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I’m thinking about learning French for fun, and for vacations in Canada. I hear my girlfriend doing Duolingo (in German) next to me all the time. How is it?

Also, it sounds like it’s free and too good to be true. What’s the catch? Mandatory tracking, data mining and sales, forced advertising, or a freemium tier to do anything useful? If so, are there any platforms that are more privacy-respecting? (FOSS preferred.)

Yes, I’m sure I can get a paper book at the library and do okay, but I study better with something interactive.

The overnight tornadoes are gone, but it’s been a windy, windy day in north Texas! I’ve been home focused on a bunch of work projects. But now it’s time to switch attention. It won’t be to the speech to Congress, however. Instead, I’m going to inch forward on #Duolingo.

I just cancelled my Super Duolingo subscription and let my 759 day streak end. Not because I’m abandoning my learning but because I had noticed that I had stopped really learning in the interest of maintaining my streak and other gamification perks. I was avoiding difficult “assignments”, rushing through lessons, etc… I am still doing a daily practice but I keep track myself and focus on doing a good job, not earning whatever perk is being offered up.