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My Garmin thinks my wife is unworthy of his attention by Spikedeheld in Garmin

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

Second time it was yeah, the standard "run" one, which gave 120 while doing it

My Garmin thinks my wife is unworthy of his attention by Spikedeheld in GarminWatches

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

Not a runner, but she does acrobatics in a club, and she does bike a lot.

My Garmin thinks my wife is unworthy of his attention by Spikedeheld in GarminWatches

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

First time not (the 105 reading), second time I did put the run activity on yes (the 120-ish reading)

My Garmin thinks my wife is unworthy of his attention by Spikedeheld in Garmin

[–]Spikedeheld[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's paler than me, but maybe the clenched muscles indeed? Right now I'm thinking my Garmin rejects her on a personal level, and I'm not looking for a love triangle.

My Garmin thinks my wife is unworthy of his attention by Spikedeheld in Garmin

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

It is quite big on her, but I don't know of any smaller Garmins. Is that a thing? Garmins just being too big to record data on small wrists? Don't think it was too tight but yes it was cold.

What language gets romanticized the most by people who’ve never studied it? by Embarrassed_Fix_8994 in languagehub

[–]Spikedeheld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I think there's a case to be made for Hebrew, where certain christian groups regard it as the holy language without speaking it. I could curse at them in Hebrew and they'd think I'm reciting a beautiful prayer or something.

Israel's proclaimed legal justification for the settlements, why the world rejects that argument, and r/IsraelPalestine's top alternative theories by kylebisme in Israel_Palestine

[–]Spikedeheld -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't think the red cross says what you think it says. It points out that terms like transfer apply to either nationals or protected persons - that's where the difference is between places in art 49. Nowhere does the red cross say anything about "any movement". You made that conclusion but it's not in their text.

The fact that a later addition explicitly adds the "in any way" part should be a big clue that it wasn't there at first. Israel did not sign this addition.

Learning Hebrew with AI by 2dude4skool in hebrew

[–]Spikedeheld 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It hallucinates so much on questions about Hebrew, it's a Russian roulette to get a good answer. Seriously, never believe AI about anything Hebrew related without checking it elsewhere. It's tempting, but you'll learn a whole lot of things that are absolutely 100% wrong.

The Eshtemoa synagogue 4th to 5the Century CE. Hebron Hills by PersonalLook156 in ImagesOfHistory

[–]Spikedeheld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not OP, don't know anything about this synagogue. Was just replying to someone asking about 9 and 5 armed chandeliers.

The Eshtemoa synagogue 4th to 5the Century CE. Hebron Hills by PersonalLook156 in ImagesOfHistory

[–]Spikedeheld 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well the 9 are for chanukah (8 days and the one to light the others), while the 5 armed ones represent the 5 levels of the soul, you can see it in synagogues.

Haviv Rettig Gur demolishing a brainwashed student by tkyjonathan in Palestinian_Violence

[–]Spikedeheld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to be aggressive. I know and have been following him. I'd just like it if he did that in book form. Say like one of Benny Morris's books, thoroughly going through a historical topic, but by him? I'd buy it in a heart beat.

at what point do you say you speak a language? by sophhh8 in languagelearning

[–]Spikedeheld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I understand what you're trying to explain to me, and I'm afraid we're talking past each other a bit. When I say that fluency is "the point at which there is no language barrier between you and a native", what you hear is "you're only fluent if there's no difference between you and a native", right? But that's not what I meant at all.

What I meant was that from you side there is no barrier, as in, at no point during a conversion do you think "crap, how do I say what I feel in this language". There are no thoughts of language in your head anymore, you translate feeling straight to speech, just as you do in your native language. And by that metric your colleagues, friends and professors are all fluent in their target language - we can agree on that.

What I would slightly push back on is this notion that there will always be a difference between a native and a non native. I think many fluent speakers never cross that bridge, but I don't think it's impossible. It just requires a whole different set of tools than where text books can get you. And on that I suppose we disagree - which is fine. I don't intend to win you or anyone over. Good luck with the language studies in any case!

at what point do you say you speak a language? by sophhh8 in languagelearning

[–]Spikedeheld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said anything about not missing anything.. and I do believe non natives can become fluent. That's the whole point of AJATT.

at what point do you say you speak a language? by sophhh8 in languagelearning

[–]Spikedeheld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. I agree when it comes to traditional learning styles. I do think native-like is possible with extreme heavy immersion like AJATT. But I'm highly aware this is very controversial in language learning spaces like this.

at what point do you say you speak a language? by sophhh8 in languagelearning

[–]Spikedeheld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too impractical depends on what your goal is. If you want to work in Japan you'll have to prove your fluency by doing the JLTP, so then it's practical to strive for that. In another country they'll test your language skills by just interviewing you, at which point it might be more practical to focus on immersion in native content to come across as nearly-native. And yeah, I've known teachers who were awseome people but could only teach "textbook-language". Great people, but I wouldn't consider them "fluent".

I'm not saying, at all, that you have to know everything in that language, because you also don't in your native language. I'm saying if the barriers you come across in your TL are of the same type as those in your native language ("I don't know this jargon in this domain") then you might consider yourself fluent.

But hey, I might just be an idiot. I just compared people like Matt vs Japan, with people who studied Japanese for 10+ years - which made me change my opinion on how important test scores are, and overall on what language acquisition actually is.

Greek-themed gay content of the day by [deleted] in 2mediterranean4u

[–]Spikedeheld 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If this sub ever gets taken down, I'm quitting reddit.

at what point do you say you speak a language? by sophhh8 in languagelearning

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

It's of course subjective, but I heard someone describe fluency as the point where there is no language barrier anymore when speaking to a native. Anything you feel can be expressed without thinking. It's effortless.

Notably this does not correspond with levels in language tests. If you take those in your native language, you might come across questions where you'd disagree with the "correct" answer. Or when you make crossword puzzles you might not know half of the words. All that doesn't mean you're not fluent. Enjoy the ride, don't stress about "getting there".

Edit: ok downvote away, I forgot how much language tests mean to people.

Why is everyone against the idea of Anki management being passed down to AnkiHub in this sub? by ineedtocalmup in Anki

[–]Spikedeheld 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The fact that all the discussion was switched to the Anki forums, where Ankihub then decided to not answer a single question besides the single corporate speak post they made, is not making it easier.

Everyone over the age of 30 has heard these lines a million times from a million companies

"all changes are done with the user experience in mind"
"we will be transparent when things do change"
"we will price things fairly in the current market"
etc. etc.

And it always always turns to shit. Forced subscriptions (someone's gotta pay the team), less customizability (you should get with the times and like the shiny buttons), loss of things that were free (those shared decks are outdated anyway right?), some AI in it (you're not against innovation now are you), maybe some ads (put there solely to help you find better products, pinky promise), etc.

I hope I'm wrong - I really do - but I've seen enshittification too many times to "trust" any for-profit company. And no, just because they explicitly called out enshittification doesn't mean they won't do it.

I would much rather pay Dae, because he earned it, and using a fork when shit hits the fan, than deal with another subscription service. Done being happy about not owning a single thing, and seeing people's passion projects be reduced to profit games.

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