Tag: duolingo
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Duolingo Switches from Hearts to Energy; Adds Chess
I’ve been complaining about how Duolingo punishes users for mistakes for a long time now, they’re now moving from hearts that you lose when you make a mistake, to an energy mechanic according to this article from Jay Peters writing for The Verge: “Under the new system, you’ll spend one unit of energy to complete…
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Duolingo Re-confirms: “Slop Tasty, MMM Slop!”
Yesterday Duolingo’s CEO Luis Von Ahn re-confirmed that the slop is yummy in a post to Linkedin that was also sent to the entire company: “I’ve said this in Q&As and many meetings, but I want to make it official: Duolingo is going to be AI-first. AI is already changing how work gets done. It’s…
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Language Learning Resources
I’ve started compiling and reviewing language learning resources to go along with my Learning German streams. You can find that list of resources right here including my thoughts on Duolingo, Memrise, and the rest of my recommendations.
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