jonathanb88

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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   I'm planning to test German, which also has big differences in language structure. I expect the app still works well for reinforcing vocabulary, but less well for demonstrating grammar.
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   You can upload an ePub file within the app.
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   I'll actually expand on this, because I think it gets at an interesting point, and at a fundamental 'bet' I'm making. The approach I use should work if there are sufficient 'scaleable' ways to improve accuracy
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   It's not primarily rules based as that would be impossible to scale. Where rules are helpful is to provide principles for when a longer or shorter phrase is chosen. Optimising the tradeoff between more frequent repetition of vocabulary
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   Not currently, but it's definitely something I want to add soon.
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   I'll look to make it available in more regions soon. I just need to check the copyright limitations for the eBooks made available in the app.
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. This is something that will improve over time - as it gets better at identifying longer phrases I can implement rules so it won't omit a neighbouring noun if the phrase contains a verb.
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   Something I'd love to look at longer-term. I think an overlay onto the real world that slowly immersed you in a new language would be a really powerful way to learn.
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   by jonathanb88 2y ago

   Many thanks for all of the positive feedback today, lots of good ideas for me to get working on; what a great community! Side-note: A few eBooks are causing errors on the backend that don't appear to be DRM-related. I will prioritise g
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    I'll take a look. I think there were a couple of features that required 17.0+, but I may be able to solve with an earlier version.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks, I'll take a look!
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks!
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! Whilst there are some, often amusing, quirks with the LLM based explanations, I agree that the utility of the app is much higher with them.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Because I'm making public domain books available within the app (from Project Gutenburg), I have to limit the territories it is launched in, as some countries may have copyright limitations. I will expand the app into more countries on
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks for the feedback, very helpful! I'll look to fix the first tomorrow, and add the rest to my list.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Definitely an idea on the roadmap. I know most people do most of their reading in a browser and not eBooks. I'll see how easy it is. I get palpitations thinking about developing on another new platform. Java and Swift were a challenge
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Some apps rely upon ongoing LLM API calls for their core functionality. Some require a lot of human editorial work up front. i.e. either high variable cost or high fixed cost economics. This app lies in a sweet spot where no ongoing API cal
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! 1. I would love to get it to work all the way from a few translations in the target language to a full translation, with a sliding scale in between. 2. It's not connected to the book content. One idea I have is
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! I'll look at adding those.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    The app doesn't do anything to remove DRM, so it'll only work with DRM-free files.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    I agree - the dream would be to bridge from beginner level vocabulary all the way to a full translation in the target language. The limitation now is getting consistently high accuracy for whole sentences - but something I'll keep work
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    English eBooks, with French, Italian and Spanish as the target languages to learn. I will also start looking at integrating German.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! Admittedly the practice feature needs a bit more work. Helpful to know the issues you are experiencing.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    It gets automatically deleted after 24 hours.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    A few people have raised this. I'll take a look. Unfortunately the App isn't available in all locations.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thank you!
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Thanks! At some point I may add it, but the difference in grammatical structure might limit how well it works. I'll try to start testing it soon.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    I think it is SwiftData that meant I had to limit to iOS 17. I will double check because it might be a limitation I can solve easily enough.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Long term audio is something I'd look at, either audio books or podcasts. AR is another long term ambition.
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    by jonathanb88 2y ago

    Right now I see this as an MVP to get feedback and see if there is interest. I have no plans to charge for any of the current features.