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But how will they check, I’m horrified how many people tell me they check stuff with gpt
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
But how will they check, I’m horrified how many people tell me they check stuff with gpt
But also it’s scary how quickly we as humans are losing critical thinking (or rather are willingly giving up this skill)
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
But also it’s scary how quickly we as humans are losing critical thinking (or rather are willingly giving up this skill)
this is quite funky
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
this is quite funky
and no in times of AI/Grok et al there wont be a photo. but if you look up @inkybat.bsky.social 's troll that is basically me. same name too
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
and no in times of AI/Grok et al there wont be a photo. but if you look up @inkybat.bsky.social 's troll that is basically me. same name too
one of the simple examples was to go / gehen - in german it is always associated with a direction (ich gehe.... dahin / nach X) whereas in English it isnt. so using the german version you have to commit to saying where you are going. it was really interesting
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
one of the simple examples was to go / gehen - in german it is always associated with a direction (ich gehe.... dahin / nach X) whereas in English it isnt. so using the german version you have to commit to saying where you are going. it was really interesting
or at least im pretty sure i did as i wanted to send it to some relatives
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
or at least im pretty sure i did as i wanted to send it to some relatives
i'll try and dig it out, i remember i bookmarked it
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
i'll try and dig it out, i remember i bookmarked it
but people so willingly giving up on language skills is as sad as people giving up and using ChatGPT for everything. thinking and being able to speak in different languages is so cool
(and yes im digressing from the original point of this discussion)
(and yes im digressing from the original point of this discussion)
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
but people so willingly giving up on language skills is as sad as people giving up and using ChatGPT for everything. thinking and being able to speak in different languages is so cool
(and yes im digressing from the original point of this discussion)
(and yes im digressing from the original point of this discussion)
there was a podcast i heard a while back about how grammar etc influences your thinking and being able to have 2,3 or more options to use a language to address a problem is actually of benefit. in hindsight,it makes sense,and i sometimes talk problems through in different languages to get a solution
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
there was a podcast i heard a while back about how grammar etc influences your thinking and being able to have 2,3 or more options to use a language to address a problem is actually of benefit. in hindsight,it makes sense,and i sometimes talk problems through in different languages to get a solution
if used correctly, maybe thats fine.
but actually german is a really nice language and has lot of nuances to it.
ive interacted with kids who live there but barely speaks german or english properly. their parents say 'oh wow s/he's bilingual' where really they are not fluent in either.
..
but actually german is a really nice language and has lot of nuances to it.
ive interacted with kids who live there but barely speaks german or english properly. their parents say 'oh wow s/he's bilingual' where really they are not fluent in either.
..
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
if used correctly, maybe thats fine.
but actually german is a really nice language and has lot of nuances to it.
ive interacted with kids who live there but barely speaks german or english properly. their parents say 'oh wow s/he's bilingual' where really they are not fluent in either.
..
but actually german is a really nice language and has lot of nuances to it.
ive interacted with kids who live there but barely speaks german or english properly. their parents say 'oh wow s/he's bilingual' where really they are not fluent in either.
..
the other day i had to turn off a Zeit podcast as it was just unbearable. i listen to German podcasts for a different angle / to not completely forget German and they just kept using English words in the middle of sentences, but _wrong_ ones.
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
the other day i had to turn off a Zeit podcast as it was just unbearable. i listen to German podcasts for a different angle / to not completely forget German and they just kept using English words in the middle of sentences, but _wrong_ ones.
called medical education
"oh im sure induction is going ahead as planned"
me "when would that be and where"
"oh i would not know as the person dealing with it does not work mondays"
no attempt to help, or offer support or anything.
"oh im sure induction is going ahead as planned"
me "when would that be and where"
"oh i would not know as the person dealing with it does not work mondays"
no attempt to help, or offer support or anything.
January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
called medical education
"oh im sure induction is going ahead as planned"
me "when would that be and where"
"oh i would not know as the person dealing with it does not work mondays"
no attempt to help, or offer support or anything.
"oh im sure induction is going ahead as planned"
me "when would that be and where"
"oh i would not know as the person dealing with it does not work mondays"
no attempt to help, or offer support or anything.