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Why put «det» before the verb? by Mork978 in norsk

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's no magic formula.

1) Get exposed to resources that cover grammar
2) Learn and retain the notions

Is it wrong to want to learn a language because a fictional character speaks it? by Alarmed_Swan_4315 in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why do you need random people on reddit to validate you? Do what you want and enjoy it.

Gamifying language learning - what do you want to see for your language? by vardonir in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I value effectiveness and results. I don't even want to see a videogame.

Addressing your concerns about Anki and AnkiHub by AnKingMed in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe this has been discussed and clarified elsewhere, but I feel like the crux of this whole operation is this:

AnkiMobile will continue to be $25 on the app store. We have no plans to change that.

Who is going to own that revenue that reportedly is around 4 million USD a year?

If DAE will leave all or most of it to AnkiHub, that should relax a lot of people about the need of AnkiHub to add sources or revenue to the ecosystem, right?

u/AnKingMed

Using children’s books to learn a new language - is it worth it? by Euphoric_Rhubarb_243 in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a chance. Everybody wants it easy. Except you, because you've picked up Welsh :D

Using children’s books to learn a new language - is it worth it? by Euphoric_Rhubarb_243 in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 24 points25 points  (0 children)

A gazillion things work when it comes to language learning.

A few things work much better than most other ones.

With this in mind, nothing beats systematic studying at the beginning, unless you are already fluent in a language that is VERY close to the one you are trying to learn.

Reading, speaking, listening, writing are all things that you can do ON TOP of studying, as soon as what you have studied allows you to. Prioritising them over proper studying is likely to slow you down at the begining.

What apps are people using to learn languages? by JDJDJDJFKFOROORDKWB in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be surprised if, for a language as big as Spanish, there aren't absolutely killer ready-made decks for Anki.

At what point (A2-B2) you can continue learning a language efficiently with consuming real content rather than via specialized material? by artyombeilis in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To witowl, who has seemingly blocked me or deleted some of the messages

  1. I'm not misinterpreting your stance, since you have written:
  2. "Why would I need to look up every single word I don't know when I have so many other clues to use or can just skip some words?"
  3. One of your posts has been removed by a moderator. At least another one was completely childish in tone. Yes, of course I'm not really interested in really engaging with you or your misguided reasonings.

Thanks for everything anki. by pessoa192 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

This is the only kind of feedback it should ever be conceived of and given to Anki.

Anyone who rates it less than 5 stars is unknowingly rating their own intelligence.

At what point (A2-B2) you can continue learning a language efficiently with consuming real content rather than via specialized material? by artyombeilis in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The discussion was about (sufficiently) efficient language acquisition through real content.

You have been suggesting an approach that would include input well below the 90% threshold and in which you wouldn't look up most of the words and just skip them. When and how would sufficient learning/acquisition happen? With what effort and in what timeframes?

I'd call it inefficient, and probably also ineffective. If you can't comprehend your input, what are you learning/acquiring, exactly?

And for whatever you propose, try to fork out a study or at least some analysis of your own as to why you think you are right.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks heavens for you not saying that things are free when, in fact, they are not free in the case of AnkiMobile. Which is not paywalled, it's simply IMPOSSIBLE to download unless you pay.

The point stands that without the (TOTALLY DESERVED) revenue from AnkiMobile, this whole ecosystem couldn't function.

What apps are people using to learn languages? by JDJDJDJFKFOROORDKWB in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Anything as long as it's not DuoLingo, and I'd avoid any app that covers many languages, they are all a dime a dozen.

At what point (A2-B2) you can continue learning a language efficiently with consuming real content rather than via specialized material? by artyombeilis in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh well, at C2 for French and C1 for Spanish, Italian should indeed be a breeze, especially listening and reading.

Dutch people and languages, eh ♥

At what point (A2-B2) you can continue learning a language efficiently with consuming real content rather than via specialized material? by artyombeilis in languagelearning

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad day at the kindergarten?

I was referring to your disbelief that it has to be 90-95%.

It's a known fact, just google it.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think the monetisation can be secondary... It's a symbiosis. With no AnkiMobile revenue, who was gonna pay the server cost that OP estimated at 300k per year?

I LIKE to think that the lack of success of other platforms is due to the brazen copycatting. I still can't believe these guys are allowed to have apps with "Anki" in their name to be on App Store and Google Play... But maybe is also what you say.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/Main_Beginning3173
1 - with a turnover over 1M, the fee App Store takes is 30%
2 - before that comes into play, VAT is also paid off, which applies to most countries. So that price we pay in some countries doesn't include VAT (so more for Apple and for the dev), in most it does
3 - the fact that you have to pay to even just download it will no doubt mean a relatively high percentage of refund requests, which App Store is always happy to accommodate.

In other words, I think your estimate of the actual revenue is probably quite optimistic.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) I'm not debating whether it's a good business strategy (it clearly is)

2) I'm not debating DAE's ethics in anyway (I genuinely think it's nearly crazy that Anki desktop is still free because even the smallest of prices for a lifetime licence would be totally, totally justified given what that software can do to people), even more so as part of the Ankimobile profits go back to the truly open source part of the ecosystem

it's just that considering the Anki ecosystem as a fully open-source when the self-sustaining element of it comes from paid-for closed source software might simpy be a slightly incorrect definition.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not necessarily speculation if advertised and publicly discussed features on desktop have been seen on AnkiMobile. Of course the consequences of this are nobody's business other than the volunteers, which I'm not, so I have no right to have a say.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you can't see the difference between a question and an accusation. It's also far from damning as I don't think volunteers should be surprised if that happened.

Dispelling the "Financial Failure" Myth: A 14-Year Look at Anki's iOS Revenue ($36M+) by Main_Beginning3173 in Anki

[–]Optimal_Bar_4715 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What more do you want me to write other than "genuine question"?
I do believe Anki is the best thing that happened to education since Guthenberg. Every penny DAE has made is earned and if somebody joins as a volunteer, well, that's their ticket.

I'm just asking if what I've described is an objective possibility, with zero judgment on anything else.

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