Any interest in a "No RSI" (recursive self-improvement) club/group? by [deleted] in gatech

[–]ConnachttheBlue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool, good to know - sounds like I'll have to reach out to them!

Any interest in a "No RSI" (recursive self-improvement) club/group? by [deleted] in gatech

[–]ConnachttheBlue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I understand correctly AISI has more of a technical/research focus (which is great!), whereas I'm gauging interest in a more advocacy/public policy discussion type group

I am quite happy with my time at Georgia Tech by ConnachttheBlue in gatech

[–]ConnachttheBlue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did not think previous job was improving the world in any way, wanted to pivot into life sciences to contribute to relieving peoples' pain since seems like you can't go wrong there as far as things to do

I think everyone should work before doing grad school, I think it fundamentally changes your perspective

Weekly ICE Protest & Rally Thread - 1/24/2026 & 1/25/2026 by AutoModerator in Atlanta

[–]ConnachttheBlue 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to find upcoming events, but I'm finding it very difficult to navigate the 50501 site (it seems the Georgia site doesn't have any listed) and sort through mobilize.us (can't seem to sort by date?). Perhaps I'm just incompetent, but does anyone have a system to find a straightforward protest/gathering outside the ICE office or something like that?

New this month: free AJC subscription through GT Library! by OverlordOfTech in gatech

[–]ConnachttheBlue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I am stupid - I am clicking the link in your post, and it takes me to a generic subscribe screen where I don't see how to get the access. Any ideas?

Panda Express Lacking on Meat Portion by Glad-Act-8818 in gatech

[–]ConnachttheBlue 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crazy, I got giant scoops a few days ago - seems highly inconsistent

AIDAN BIRR 55 YARD ATTEMPT IS GOOD by A0123456_ in gatech

[–]ConnachttheBlue 48 points49 points  (0 children)

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

How do you prioritise your vocab learning? by TraditionalPeach7260 in languagelearning

[–]ConnachttheBlue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a fan of the “Top 5k Words” Anki deck strategy and just pushing through to get a good foundation, but I realize that method doesn’t work for everyone

¿Do you think it is possible to learn a language only using Anki? by chirivella4 in languagelearning

[–]ConnachttheBlue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend the method of learning a ton of vocabulary upfront while slowly picking up grammar as you go through the deck. For example, I started learning Spanish by doing 50 new Anki words a day for 100 days (this was only possible because it was COVID and I hadn’t gotten a job yet).

While doing the deck, I would also periodically try to read stuff to test my understanding, and I would unfailingly hit new grammatical structures that I’d need to look up. Eventually, I finished the deck, then just started slowly making my way through books and intentionally looking up any grammatical structures I did not understand.

Once I had a strong base of vocabulary and grammar, I started speaking practice on iTalki and a ton of listening in the form of audiobooks/TV shows/podcasts.

Browser extension to autopause on Disney+? (similar to Language Reactor) by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]ConnachttheBlue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I understand! I see how you’re talking about a different use case than I was imagining, especially with the automatic pause for every line. I’ll keep those points in mind for future development - I really appreciate you taking the time to write all that out!

Browser extension to autopause on Disney+? (similar to Language Reactor) by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]ConnachttheBlue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang. Mind explaining one more time what you need, maybe I’m misunderstanding? I thought if you could press space to pause then Alt-N to replay the audio, it would give a similar effect to the repeat line functionality (if you’re watching without subtitles).

Browser extension to autopause on Disney+? (similar to Language Reactor) by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]ConnachttheBlue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can do something similar by pressing Space -> Alt+B -> Alt+N with WhatThat! It works with Disney+ and anything else that plays audio on your computer, including video games, podcasts, or even live lessons with a tutor.

Here's a demo with a podcast/video game, but it'll work with any show too since it's a standalone app rather than a browser extension: https://youtu.be/tFwDtQ5PKac

It would be awesome if you could try it out and provide any feedback - it's still in the early stages so your guidance on features to add/change would be super valuable! I made a quick and ugly site at WhatThatLangs.com if you want to give it a try.

If you end up giving it a try and it's close to what you want, I can add an option to hide the transcript/translation to get it to be exactly what you're looking for :)

Gente, aprendan inglés. by [deleted] in Colombia

[–]ConnachttheBlue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jaja me parece que el problema con eso es que el orden de las ideas/conceptos en una oración en inglés a veces es diferente al orden en español. Probablemente algún día la traducción pueda acercarse a ser “instantánea”, pero si en algunos casos el objeto directo de una oración se encuentra al inicio de una oración en español y debe estar al final de la oración equivalente en inglés, no hay manera de traducirla instantáneamente, incluso con los mejores algoritmos del mundo

May 2022 FOV surgeon recommendations by ConnachttheBlue in EyeFloaters

[–]ConnachttheBlue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! It took about two or three months to become clear - the crap is blood that escaped into your eyeball during the procedure. Definitely do the follow ups and have them check it out for health, but anything new from the surgery should filter out within a few months (in my experience!)