JackbyDev

joined 2 years ago
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

The ring tells people lies though, no?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Remake with the names on the graphic.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -1 points 4 months ago

If you can't see why someone might have a different criteria for a streak in days without alcohol as a recovering addict and days in usage of a learning application I can't help you.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Really comparing missing a day of a language learning app to alcoholism recovery?

Your streak doesn't go up on days you use a freeze.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago

No, you don't. It's only when you lose hearts. You get to make 5 mistakes. You can use gems to replenish them or they replenish over time. After playing for a while you earn plenty of gems to restore your hearts mid lesson every now and then. You can watch an ad to replenish your hearts between lessons, but not during. If you're not making mistakes then you can keep going. It's not that difficult to not make mistakes either, a lot of times they flat out give you the answer by tapping on words.

There are plenty of things to shit on Duolingo as a company. Calling the app pay to win really isn't one.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're just pretending you are doing something useful with your life instead of just slaving away at your job enriching others.

/s, obviously. What a wild take they have.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

A completely optional, side objective that has no bearing on anything else? You can completely ignore the leader board and still progress. It's not competitive.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

To win what? The lessons are not competitive.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jesus fucking Christ, lighten up lol.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 33 points 4 months ago (21 children)

I'm a long time user of Duolingo and you earn plenty to give yourself the occasional streak freeze if you can't go two days without doing a lesson. It's not really as predatory as it sounds. It's nothing like pay to win type games.

Fuck Duolingo for the AI shit though, don't mistake me for a Duolingo simp thinking their blameless. It's just that the monetization is not as predatory as it sounds.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

But for real, does it play blu rays? I was under the impression it did not and you had to get that $100 program.

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