why do you dislike duolingo? (assuming ur hatred isn’t recent, because Duolingo has taken a nosedive after the ai integration)

i didn't know about the ai integration. it was always bad because fill-in-the-blank sentences with zero context are not how anyone seriously learns a language. the only thing duolingo has down correct is that you have to spend some time reviewing, if not learning, every single day. i was able to quickly learn enough A1/A2 italian to get by in two weeks by going through a few grammar and phrase books for introductory students. you need to know the explicit rules, the verb forms, adjective modifications, irregular patterns, you need to see them all on a chart, and then you need to copy those charts by hand. whenever i see anyone brag about their streak, i seriously doubt whether they know much at all of the language they're learning.

the gameified apps for language learning that do work are anki cards, (especially for mandarin), memrise, conjugaison, and quizlet, which were all free when i used them extensively. reverso context is not a game memorization app, but it's phenomenal

love you, @p0nyplanet

"It's Andrew Lincoln here, drinking a cold iced tea."

Universal Music Group (UMG) says it will pull its entire music catalog from TikTok when its contract with the service expires on Wednesday (Jan. 31), accusing the platform of “trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music,” according to a new open letter.

In the letter, released Tuesday (Jan. 30) and addressed to UMG artists and songwriters, the company states that it’s particularly concerned about the rates that TikTok is offering to pay for its catalog. Other points of contention include the amount of content on TikTok that infringes its artists’ and songwriters’ works without providing “meaningful solutions” to help them combat it, the level of hate and harassment on the platform and TikTok’s stances on artificial intelligence (AI).

Day 253

Get carded >:D

erased the blood in my header and gave suguru a beauty mark :3 for science & love <333 now he’s just smiling :3

gifs and spoilers. Madeleine Phantasms helloo :DD

lg doodles,,,

USA 1990

Running with the wolves~ Wolfwalkers

Made in Sai/ Csp (6 hours)

I did it! I drew a piece of art each month for the whole year of 2022. Happy New Year.

Lera Kozlova

some doodles of apples I drew while losing my mind in school. chromebook trackpads SUCK BALLS

Apple picking stick! We enjoyed using these things to a ridiculous degree. We were wizards, warriors, lacrosse players!

i need some willard falls asleep listening to wallace think out loud at the workshop table ASMR