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My oldest account is at 9 years 10 months at the moment. Was a lurker for a time before that too. I haven't deleted my accounts out of concern of my comments reappearing, but I've kept any interaction with that site at a minimum.

Most of the time, I just check to see if any comments resurfaced, or if I've got a love letter from the admins. Neither has happened so far, but I'm not sure it won't happen. Until then, I will keep scrubbing my accounts.

I don't see myself returning there. I've lost any desire to do so, and my old, yet scrubbed accounts will serve as a reminder never to interact with that site ever again. Peek, if I must, but never interact.

Sorry for a response after a long time. I finally managed to find out a way to commute from LRT/Buendia to Ayala Manila Bay (and back).

There are buses going to PITX passing by LRT/Buendia (and vice versa). You are dropped off near the commuter terminal area of the mall, and when going back, just cross the street at the intersection to catch a bus going the other way.

I hope this helps any other commuter with a similar problem.

That's my Subscriptions feed, sorted by hot. This is the only post that's about that orangered site.

PS: Oh, if you're wondering, yeah, that's from Lemm.ee I am using my lemmy.world account right now to make this comment though.

Personally, I find Anki reviews to be torturous and has always been the worst part of my routine, to the point of putting me off learning entirely.

I do agree that it is not for everyone, and is, frankly, an acquired taste. In my own experience, however, once you've made it a habit, it becomes a lot lighter, eventually becoming routine.

What I use it for is a bit different though: I don't use it for drilling. I find that learning stuff through Anki to be terrible, even though it is certainly possible. Rather, once I've already learned stuff, Anki would then come in to keep that information fresh, and refresh it if I happen to forget it. It doesn't mean that I won't forget what's in my cards--that's up to me to make sure that I do my reviews honestly, and even that's no guarantee. However, I think that with all that, I'd be able to retain most of what I've learned.

Anyways, yeah~ Thanks!

No problem. I'm also glad I am able to clear that up.

Yeah, that's also an option--and that's what I'm going to do by default. This thread is just me trying to ask around if anyone's interested.

Reddit has /r/Anki and /r/medicalschoolanki, the former of which has more general questions, and the latter is more specific to those who use Anki for their medical studies. I was thinking of at least replicating /r/Anki here but I'd love it for there to be a community here for those who use Anki for language-learning purposes. That community would form as a means to exchange information about best practices on how to use Anki for the purposes of language learning, sharing decks, etc.

There's also lemmynsfw for that kind of thing.

Wouldn't that end up as porn?

Thanks for this tip. I'll keep this in mind the next time I'd literally touch grass (like a camping trip or sth), lol!

If you've got a way to access your user profile via a browser (mobile works too), you can see your saved posts there.

On any page, click/press the hamburger icon on the top-leftmost part of your screen. It'd open up a menu (or an area) where you can see your profile picture and username at the very bottom. There's a triangle next to your username, click/press that.

Another menu/area opens up that has options "Profile", "Settings", and "Logout". Click/press "Profile" to see your user profile.

You're then taken to a different page (which you can directly go to via https://your.lemmy.instance/u/your_username, for example:‌‌‌ https://lemmy.world/u/AllGoesUpMustGoDown). There, you can choose between "Overview", "Comments", "Posts" and "Saved." That last link (to your saved posts/comments) won't be visible to others (I tried).

PS: I tried looking for the same in wefwef, but I can't find it as well.

PPS: Weirdly enough, it might be faster to just go directly via the address bar of your (mobile) browser if you know what you're doing, lol!

Edit: Typos and shit. Added PPS part.

Yeah, I suppose it isn't as crazy as I thought people would perceive it to be.

I’ve always used a Bluetooth speaker for listening to music in the shower. It’s much easier and doesn’t require me touching my phone.

Doesn't this damage your Bluetooth speaker? Or is it, and especially its controls, waterproof/water-resistant?

Hahaha! Touché. I've had none. I've some weird thoughts as I drift off to sleep though.

I sometimes listen to music or watch videos in the shower. I double-bag it in clear plastic bags, and then put it in a safe location. When I change songs or videos, I‌ can interact with the screen like normal. Maybe it's just my phone or the plastic bags I use--maybe both?

I use something like below, minus the ziplock:

I suppose there are actual products meant for making phones more waterproof in these situations, but I didn't bother looking for those.

I've used my smartphone in the shower a handful of times already, but I usually take steps to double bag it (put it in a clear plastic bag upside down first, fold the excess, then put it in another clear plastic bag the right way up this time). I also just let it play music/video so that I can listen/watch while I shower.

It feels like a luxury to me when I do that.

It seems like they applied this retroactively as well. I remember my account (this one, from lemmy.world) having four reputation points, and I barely had any activity yesterday. It's now over 900.

Not that I really get to see it unless I really seek it out.

This is the one I used: https://github.com/deestan/PowerDeleteSuite

My girlfriend’s grandfather decided almost overnight that he was an old man and suddenly began to act the part.

This has brought quite a funny mental image to me.

A man like this

suddenly turning into this

almost like magic.

Having seen those volunteers pour so much time and effort into Duolingo courses (shoutout to the Duolingo Esperanto community), I don't think any of this monetization shit has ever entered their minds. As far as I can discern, it's a labor of love for the most ardent of volunteers.

For volunteers making and expounding Duolingo material in their languages, just being able to share their love of the language, and then seeing other people learn the language seems to be their main aim. Ditto for the Reddit moderators, I suppose, just being share their hobby to a community of people that has formed around their subreddit, and then seeing more people come to appreciate it, that's the main thing that makes the hard work worth it.

This labor of love is what the capitalists have sought to monetize. They look at all of these people doing what they love, and see schmucks waiting to be exploited. And these "community managers" high up the corporate ladder seek to keep this exploitation going.

• Global Head of Community at Duolingo
• Reddit's VP of Community

Duolingo, the language learning app that profited so much from volunteer input, only to kick them out once they outlived their usefulness.

Reddit, the content aggregator whose lifeblood is user-generated content and whose distinctive feature is its army of volunteer moderators.

Do I hear an ironic echo here? Or is it just me?

Coming from someone who was your age before you were born: you do you.

'Age' is mostly just a matter of experience and perspective anyways. I could be as old as earth itself but lack the experience to know any better. On the other hand, you could have a better perspective on things (compared to me) because you have been through a lot, or is more thoughtful and reflective about things.