I ended my time on Duolingo in the #NewYear, after finding out they sacked a bunch of translators and are now relying on AI to generate sentences for learning. Essentially, they are just generating the content via AI and having a limited number of translators "check the work" before putting it up into their programs.
I also noticed that, the longer I went on in my Duolingo program, the quality of the learning seemed to decrease dramatically, and after learning about the AI thing, it started to dawn on me that this could be part of the reason for that. But even if it isn't related, the fact that they are making this move toward AI only means in the future, the learning WILL decrease in quality whether we like it or not, and that's no fun at all.
So No Thanks, #Duolingo. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Hinter den Dünen des Nordstrandes ist ein kleiner Spielplatz. Und als ich die kleine Robbe dort gestern liegen sah, konnte ich vor Lachen die Kamera kaum halten. So lustig darf es gerne in Richtung des neuen Jahres gehen.
Ich wünsche euch allen einen guten Rutsch ins Jahr 2024!
There is a small playground behind the dunes on the north beach. And when I saw the little seal lying there yesterday, I could hardly hold the camera with laughter. It should be this funny going into the new year.
I wish you all a happy new year 2024!
I've been working so hard this weekend that even the pets are exhausted! I thought this was an interesting angle of Penguin. We feel blessed to be starting the New Year with her inside.
Dalek says reach for your dreams and/or something sparkly. Happy New Year from the Miao kitties and Miao cousins. May 2024 bring better things for all. 🧿
Also...
If you start "Avengers: Infinity War" at 9:48:51pm on New Year's Eve, Thanos will snap at exactly midnight, leaving the world balanced for 2024.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
Any guesses on what the doomsday clock will say this year? 1991 was the best year for the clock. It moved back 17 mins due to the end of the Cold War. Last year was the closest ever at 90secs.
Something I used to do on my socials in the past was post a little morning post about how thankful I am for anything I thought of that morning. I am going to start doing that again using the hashtag #ImThankful in case you want to mute / it's not your thing.
Today, let's start out by saying I am thankful that the Lord has entrusted me with my four wonderful children and my wife. I am lucky to have all of them in my life and love them all so much.
Chez @cooptilleuls, on a le goût du rythme, et c'est donc tout naturellement qu'on vous a conçu des playlists thématiques pour bien démarrer 2024 ! 🕺
Oserez-vous écouter ma playlist du "neues Jahr" ?
This is the face of a pup who’s not going to let some arbitrary calendar date change the way she lives her best pup life. (But she has suggested that I make a #NewYearsResolution for more scritches and more walks)