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@balajis @grok who is this Indian politician?

It will help only a disciplined few learn the language and make it even harder to the rest. Same as with google translate.

Balaji @balajis

2 years ago

Also, it’s possible that using the translation glasses every day might help you actually learn the language. It depends on the interface, but you’d certainly be seeing a lot of paired text and hearing phonemes together, and that could facilitate learning.

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Good discussion on reddit on this one reddit.com/r/languagelear…

Lang Tools @langtools_io

3 years ago

How were the languages studies 500 years ago? Through the parallel Bible text. You can try it online: langtools.io/gb/

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Learning Languages as if It's the Year 1800 open.substack.com/pub/langtools/…

How were the languages studies 500 years ago? Through the parallel Bible text. You can try it online: langtools.io/gb/

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls: This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!! These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular." This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll. In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned. The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us. It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful! Read more in our announcement: scrollprize.org/grandprize

Problems with the Tinder method of learning German open.substack.com/pub/langtools/…

Tinder method for learning German open.substack.com/pub/langtools/…

new study estimates the origin of the Proto-Indo-European language to earlier date: mpg.de/20666229/0725-…

Beta version of Proto-Indo-European online dictionary is out: langtools.io/pie

Zurich: high steps warning also in Ancient Egyptian

langtools.substack.com/p/intro-to-pro…

Alpha version of Proto-Indo-European online dictionary is out: langtools.io/pie