http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/04/rw8/ Linux News, Reviews, Tips and Rambling :) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/04/rw8/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Dan Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:01:22 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=679#comment-1615 @mjjzf That sounds like a great idea. There are a lot of language training programs around but they seem to be heavily proprietary. Since translation is one of the big activities in most free software projects anyway, perhaps some of those people would be willing to help out :) Sadly I don't think I can be much use as I only know one language (to my shame) and some would say I don't know that very well. @mjjzf That sounds like a great idea. There are a lot of language training programs around but they seem to be heavily proprietary. Since translation is one of the big activities in most free software projects anyway, perhaps some of those people would be willing to help out Sadly I don’t think I can be much use as I only know one language (to my shame) and some would say I don’t know that very well.

]]> http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/04/rw8/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:35:37 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=679#comment-1614 I don't listen to HPR regularly - but I sometimes look through the site and see what is new over the last couple of months. I think you'll find his episode interesting - particularly his conclusions. As you know, I am a linguist by education, and I was actually interested in allying myself with others to create a set of quality Creative Commons (or something along those lines) language learning materials. I also have an idea for a language learning application which couples sound files with text files and some associated metadata. I don’t listen to HPR regularly – but I sometimes look through the site and see what is new over the last couple of months.
I think you’ll find his episode interesting – particularly his conclusions.
As you know, I am a linguist by education, and I was actually interested in allying myself with others to create a set of quality Creative Commons (or something along those lines) language learning materials.
I also have an idea for a language learning application which couples sound files with text files and some associated metadata.

]]> http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/04/rw8/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Dan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:18:59 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=679#comment-1576 @mjjzf - I haven't no but that sounds very interesting. Didn't realize lostnbronx was a writer too, very cool! I don't really listen to HPR I must confess because I don't get the time to listen to an episode every day. I barely keep up with weekly shows. I'm usually sat with headphones on working on audio for someone else so I can't really listen and work sadly. A few of the others in the Liverpool group do NaNoWriMo but I don't think I'll be attempting that, 50,000 words in a month is a bit daunting. You never know, we'll see. Fab should do that one since he says he wants to write a book. @mjjzf – I haven’t no but that sounds very interesting. Didn’t realize lostnbronx was a writer too, very cool! I don’t really listen to HPR I must confess because I don’t get the time to listen to an episode every day. I barely keep up with weekly shows. I’m usually sat with headphones on working on audio for someone else so I can’t really listen and work sadly. A few of the others in the Liverpool group do NaNoWriMo but I don’t think I’ll be attempting that, 50,000 words in a month is a bit daunting. You never know, we’ll see. Fab should do that one since he says he wants to write a book.

]]> http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/04/rw8/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:29:23 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=679#comment-1572 About writing: Did you listen to the Hacker Public Radio episode by Lostnbronx where he participates in NaNoWriMo? It is very interesting: http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0290 About writing: Did you listen to the Hacker Public Radio episode by Lostnbronx where he participates in NaNoWriMo? It is very interesting:
http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0290

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