Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by drshrey » Sun, Nov 06, 2016, 11:28 PM UTC

Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language
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Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by dvcrn » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 2:40 AM UTC

Very cool idea but slightly disappointed by the language options and constraint on websites. I barely use any of the sites it supports and don't learn any of the languages.

I'm wondering how difficult it would be to pipe random words into google translate and replace them.

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by pkd » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 2:56 AM UTC

Sigh. I was working on EXACTLY the same idea. Well, looks like these guys have the momentum now and the product looks good. Good luck!

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by anewhnaccount » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 2:59 AM UTC

Same thing:

* https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kypsis-language-im...

* https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mindtheword/fabjla...

* http://lifehacker.com/5907432/language-immersion-for-chrome-...

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by perilunar » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 3:04 AM UTC

dvcrn wrote: post #2

Very cool idea but slightly disappointed by the language options and constraint on websites. I barely use any of the sites it supports and don't learn any of the languages. I'm wondering how difficult it would be to pipe random words into google translate and replace them.

Pretty easy. You wouldn't even need Google - just store a list of the thousand or so most used words in the script.

I wrote bookmarklet once that replaced every word in a webpage with 'blah'. Rather amusing when used on news websites.

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by phmagic » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 3:22 AM UTC

Brilliant, keep up the good work

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by ivancamilov » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 3:27 AM UTC

Cool, but the example has a few errors. "students" in spanish is "estudiantes", the example is missing an S.

Also, "more" is "más" in spanish. Accents are important for meaning in a lot of languages.

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by lotyrin » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 3:34 AM UTC

pkd wrote: post #3

Sigh. I was working on EXACTLY the same idea. Well, looks like these guys have the momentum now and the product looks good. Good luck!

Keep it up. These guys haven't nailed it yet.

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by drshrey » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 3:46 AM UTC

anewhnaccount wrote: post #4

Same thing: * https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kypsis-language-im... * https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mindtheword/fabjla... * http://lifehacker.com/5907432/language-immersion-for-chrome-...

Oh neat. Yeah, definitely going to check this out, and do an analysis on what these guys get right and features that might need to be improved on. Appreciate the links!

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension that replaces words into a different language

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Post by drshrey » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 3:50 AM UTC

dvcrn wrote: post #2

Very cool idea but slightly disappointed by the language options and constraint on websites. I barely use any of the sites it supports and don't learn any of the languages. I'm wondering how difficult it would be to pipe random words into google translate and replace them.

Yeah, definitely not hard at all. Although, I think the harder problem is figuring out a specific word's complexity so it corresponds to the relevant immersion factor. For instance, having a lower immersion level shouldn't just mean lesser words (which is what is right now) but also more common and memorable words. Maybe a type of sentiment analysis problem?