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threebigolsausages-deactivated2

I was taking pics of this kitten sitting on her mom when her sister came to square up

girlballs-archive

genuinely where the hell has all my harddrive space gone. i do Not have 2tb of shit on here

girlballs-archive

it's ok i can't be mad because i read the phrase "130 GB ass" and now i huave covid

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Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide

Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:

"I just want an identical experience to DL"

Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)

"I want a good audio-based app"

Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)

"I want a good audio-based app and money's no object"

Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)

Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)

*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.

"I have a pretty neat library card"

Mango (Languages: So many and all endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)

"I want SRS flashcards and have an android"

AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)

"I want SRS flashcards and I have an iphone"

AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone

"I don't mind ads and just want to learn Korean"

lingory

"I want an app made for Mandarin that's BETTER than DL and has multiple languages to learn Mandarin in"

ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)

"I don't like any of these apps you mentioned already, give me one more"

Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)

kakushusband

Robot characters who are given names like SL-308-62 but instead of their human friend going Well let's call you Sally for short, they instead ask the other if they Like their current name.

"Do you like your serial number?" they ask. "Yes, quite. It reminds me of who I am" the robot replies. "I have heard others like me go by different names after some time, and maybe one day I'll choose one for myself, too. But right now that is my full name, yes" they continue.

Because it's not your decision to make whether or not the robot will receive a new name. It should be theirs only. What's the difference? One is more complex and the other is simplified. They were both given by strangers instead of themselves.

"62 will do," they conclude. "It's my model number - there will be no other 62 after me."

quasi-normalcy

Robots who instead start assigning numbers to their human friends

dragonkidalumnus

“Not that I mind,” I tell SL-308-62 one afternoon as we enjoy our shared lunch break (I have my packed lunch, and 62 has connected themself to their portable power bank) “but why do your call me ‘four’?”

The LEDs along 62’s appendages twinkle- a tell that they’re mulling over an answer.

“It’s a nickname,” they explain, “you are my fourth acquaintance aboard the station, and I’ve assigned you a serial number. Your full designation is F-001-04.”

“What does the ‘F’ stand for?” I ask, curious and charmed.

“Friend,” SL-308-62 says, their tone fond. “It stands for friend.”

aqueerkettleofish

"It is for precision," 62 says.

"Precision?"

"Yes. There are seven Davids, six Johns, and eleven Jameses on this ship alone."

"Right, but that's why I'm David Jones."

"That narrows it down to you, two classic rock musicians, a mythical seafarer, seven actors, and two other people on this ship."

natalieironside

"You got vampire lore wrong in your story because real vampires do this and that" Buddy I have terrible news about all of vampires. Heartbreaking news. Worst news you're gonna hear all day.

tactfulsaboteur

are they problematic. did they get canceled

kodaksnacks-blog

997

and she picked just the right song

saltcircle5558355298234432204-d

whhat the f

mentethemage-deactivated2018122

today I learned you could figure skate on roller blades

angelicdevil

This kid is KILLING it!

a-dumb-bitch-apparently

I’ll be back in going to go watch Every single video about this subject

spiritsonic

Been meaning to do this for years

redbuddi

Artist for the official sonic comics ^

kimmycup

*scrolls past*

*reads caption*

*scrolls back to reblog*

homunculus-argument

It annoys me unreasonably when you want to ask people "what bird and what mammal would make the worst gryphon" as a fun thought exercise, and people with no joy and no imagination always interpret it as "a gryphon that sucks, is physically impossible, and would hate being alive", and - being predictable and lacking in imagination - always, always answer with "a hummingbird and a blue whale lol".

Like come on. Why do you have to suck the fun out of everything. Why not use a fraction of imagination and delightful whimsy. Imagine the combination of a mouse and a sparrow. That creature would be merciless, burtal, absolutely determined to get into your trash and has the power of both wings and hands to do its will. Or a crow and a cat - that thing is smart enough to fuck with people and not afraid to do it. Imagine the ungodly shriek of the noble fox-seagull, also determined to get into your trash.

A gryphon that is a combination of a kangaroo and a cassowary. The only proof we have of a loving god is the fact that those things do not exist. If hell is real, it's full of them. That thing can't fly, but it will run you down, it will kill you, and you will look stupid the whole entire time you're dying.

Why would the first thing that pops into your mind at the words "the worst gryphon" automatically be "a gryphon that hates being alive". Can you not picture a gryphon that fucking loves being alive, and has both the power and the will to make it everyone else's problem.

garaks-padded-bra

Today i tried out a new boba place and they were out of tapioca so i asked what the pudding option was, and the lady at the counter was like here ill get u a sample and i was like word. Anyways when she came back she VERY TENDERLY CRADLED MY CHIN AND FED IT TO ME ON A SPOON? Craigslist.com missed connections dublin you were a beautiful middle aged asian woman i was that guy in the 100 gecs shirt. I am willing to give up everythign i have going on get back to me girl

pissvortex

your cat is really fucked up looking man

He’s Fine.

positivepostoffice

swagpaws

[ID: A hand holding a card of paper, titled, "I love you," at the top. On the left is boxy splashes of oranges, yellows, turquoise, and dark cool gray radiating outwards, labelled, "The Experience." On the right is a small and simple swatch of each color above each other, labelled, "The Words." End ID.]

credit to britchida (link)

brit (they/them) is an abstract artist who makes these pieces as a way to heal and connect with others to offer community and resilience. i really recommend checking out more of their stuff, and i recommend crediting artists at the very least if u intend to post art without their permission

calamitys-child

I think the best most human thing in the world is strangers doing a silly thing together

calamitys-child

Examples:

- guy at work "Yes, and -" ing the bit me and my coworker were doing where we pretended to be owners of a fantasy medieval tavern not minimum wage retail staff

- at the gay club when Die Young by Kesha came on and two hundred people, all dancing and drinking separately, jumped up and down to make the "- beat of the drums *STOMP STOMP*" as loud as possible

- person who watched me stomp round the beach singing a made up song about breakfast foods to name a cat after and suggested more breakfast foods that would be good cat names

- guy who started a dance off with everyone across the road while waiting for the lights to change

- very tiny girl at the pharmacy interviewing everyone in the queue and every single one of us in turn sat down and answered this toddler's questions like we were on Letterman

calamitys-child

The three pillars of humanity, in no particular order, are Joy, Absurdity, and Sharing

littleguysdaily

my friend's dog Darcy

That's not a dog, that's a dragon in a windbreaker

womanifesting

my heart is a beautiful place and anyone would be lucky to live there

talizoraa

please can someone tell me why people sometimes screenshot posts and put them underwater

echoingkarma

To the ocean with you

talizoraa

NO PLEASE I CANT SWIM

tartrazeen

serialexperimentsdilbert-deacti

dr who is so crazy imagine your species goes extinct except for two theater kids who call themselves The Orthodontist and the Administrator and they just go around causing problems and destroying your entire culture's reputation

mortimermcmirestinks

did you hear about the ancient race of enchanted elves? they fell into the darkness of their own hubris. anyway that over there is the two survivors, Wiz and da Boss, who are only taking breaks from kicking each other in the nuts to make out