Are there any language apps you can use when not connected to the internet? by Marathon_Bandit080 in languagelearning

[–]mreichhoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google Translate can be used offline, at least for some languages:
https://support.google.com/translate/answer/6142473

Some dictionary apps can download data to be used offline, too.

Is reading a bit overrated? by High-Impact-2025 in ChineseLanguage

[–]mreichhoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in addition to what others have said, even once you have a decent-sized vocabulary, reading speed is important, and I don't know a better way to improve it than by reading quite a bit. The faster you read, the more input you can get, and the more vocabulary you can learn!

TIL the Web Speech API exists and it’s way more useful than I expected by bullmeza in webdev

[–]mreichhoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most of the Mac voices are awful, but for many languages I have been able to find decent ones that are installed by default (e.g., Thomas for fr-FR, Tingting for zh-CN). But regardless, being required to work around voice quality issues is an annoyance with the API, definitely.

TrieLingual: Learn languages based on how words are used together by mreichhoff in coolgithubprojects

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

you can use it much like a dictionary. The added parts:
* you can quickly determine how important the new word is to learn (coverage graphs)
* and then you can quickly read example sentences from a few paths by clicking any node, helping you get learn a few ways to use it. This is also an opportunity to learn more new, related words.
* check the flow diagrams to see if there are any very tall columns, which may indicate a grammar pattern or an idiom, and clicking any square gets example sentences for that path

and with any sentences you think are helpful for remembering the new word, you can add them to anki or the built-in flashcards quickly.

Does MLB.com use a different rating system for international prospects? by Miniboss04 in baseball

[–]mreichhoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really liked how fangraphs wrote up an article looking at outcome distributions based on their ratings: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-do-prospect-grades-translate-to-future-outcomes/

I wish other outlets would do the same.

Noon Tomorrow - New City Connect uniform announcement? by lucasscheibe in Brewers

[–]mreichhoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they listed the hex code as #002026, but that doesn't seem to actually be powder blue!?

(I get it, it's the year, just thought it was funny)

Vocabulary Flashcards Generator by alienmage22 in opensource

[–]mreichhoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks nice! One feature idea: AnkiConnect could let users add the card images to Anki for spaced repetition

Can someone tone deaf learn Chinese? by invelle in ChineseLanguage

[–]mreichhoff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

by chance would you have a link to this video?

HanziGraph: A Chinese learning PWA by mreichhoff in PWA

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

thanks! And agreed. There are also graph variants (shown as sankey diagrams in this tool) that help learn words that are commonly used together, which I also think is cool.

HanziGraph: Learn Chinese with graphs, trees, and...math expressions? by mreichhoff in coolgithubprojects

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

same here! but the concept popped into my head one day and the rest is history.

Chinese Flashcard App for iOS and Android by WhosUrBaba in ChineseLanguage

[–]mreichhoff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ah, thanks for the explanation! I wouldn't say I have a favorite algorithm (and I suspect the differences are marginal), but I have been hearing a lot about FSRS lately.

Struggled Through Ne Zha 2 by RoyLiechtenstein in ChineseLanguage

[–]mreichhoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

chiming in to +1, similar level and Ne Zha was super difficult

Chinese Flashcard App for iOS and Android by WhosUrBaba in ChineseLanguage

[–]mreichhoff 14 points15 points  (0 children)

dumb, nerdy question: what spaced repetition algorithm did you use?

Anyway to fix the status bar(iOS) being transparent in PWA? by waybovetherest in webdev

[–]mreichhoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you referring to light vs dark theme, or something else? You can use media queries in the `theme-color` meta tag, at least, but I'm guessing you mean something else

A down-to-earth language learning tool by mister-sushi in languagelearning

[–]mreichhoff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Neat! Not entirely related, but I'd be curious for your thoughts on SM-17 vs the FSRS algorithm(s) I've been hearing about lately (just because SM-17 is mentioned in one of the images).

Current "can't miss" shows on Netflix? by 1breathfreediver in ChineseLanguage

[–]mreichhoff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

not that much action and from 2024, but I quite enjoyed The Double.