So I got a notice from Ticketmaster that my identity was accessed by an intruder and my name, contact info and /encrypted/ payment info was compromised....
I speak Polish, German, Swedish and English. 3 of them are Germanic languages so they were easy to learn because they are so closely related. Polish and German I learned as a child so it was kind of automatic....
Yep, Pimsleur to start, and then try to find very easy material in the language to consume. For example, kids shows or any shows you've already watched dubbed in the language you're trying to learn (e.g., Friends in Korean).
I think Pimsleur usually has 90 x 30min sessions, which gets you about 45hr of practice/comprehension. Then if you can consume about 150 more hrs of material, where you understand around 80-90% of what they're saying, you should be about at a B1 level at that point.
At that point, you can start trying to consume more difficult material. Audiobooks, podcasts, movies, music etc.
I have many conversations with people about Large Language Models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The idea that "it makes convincing sentences, but it doesn't know what it's talking about" is a difficult concept to convey or wrap your head around. Because the sentences are so convincing....
This is the one I got from the house to get the kids to the park and then I can go to work and then I can go to work and get the rest of the day after that I can get it to you tomorrow morning to pick up the kids at the same time as well as well as well as well as well as well as well as well as well... I think my predictive text broke
Which makes it good for hiking, and I've found it's better for bike routes too. However, I can't easily search for places to go, there's no recommendations, and generally you need to know the address of the place you're going to (not just a restaurant/bar etc.).
How have your opinions on media you once enjoyed changed over time? Are there movies or shows you used to find funny but no longer do?
Ticketmaster breach, beaches in general ( lemmy.world )
So I got a notice from Ticketmaster that my identity was accessed by an intruder and my name, contact info and /encrypted/ payment info was compromised....
Corpos being corpos ( sh.itjust.works )
How did you acquire the first 1000 words?
I speak Polish, German, Swedish and English. 3 of them are Germanic languages so they were easy to learn because they are so closely related. Polish and German I learned as a child so it was kind of automatic....
Dinosaurs wouldn't be that popular if they were small like dogs
Alternative title: Dinosaurs wouldn't be that big if they weren't that big
EU attempt to sneak through new encryption-eroding law slammed by Signal, politicians ( www.theregister.com )
Steadfast Self-Hosting, a book by Adam Monsen ( selfhostbook.com )
I've not read this yet, just passing it along, as it looks really interesting....
Recommended something to a co-worker yesterday ( sh.itjust.works )
Bacterial melanin clothes may protect us from UV rays in the future - Yanko Design ( www.yankodesign.com )
Maybe many Lemmy users don't understand "shower thoughts" because they don't shower.
Some of the posts in this community are just crazy out of whack.
Billionaire hasn't heard of Streisand effect ( www.betootaadvocate.com )
! https://www.betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/gina-furiously-demands-national-gallery-stops-showing-the-public-this-portrait-of-her-have-a-look/...
What is a good eli5 analogy for GenAI not "knowing" what they say?
I have many conversations with people about Large Language Models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The idea that "it makes convincing sentences, but it doesn't know what it's talking about" is a difficult concept to convey or wrap your head around. Because the sentences are so convincing....
Google is redesigning its search engine — and it’s AI all the way down ( www.theverge.com )
US races to develop AI-powered, GPS-free fighter jets, outpacing China ( interestingengineering.com )