It’s actually kinda cool how my language learning app doesn’t require a screen now that the voice tutor is the main feature. Like I can be washing dishes and learning some stuff. I think people are right it believe that voice UIs will be a trend that pushes the internet forward.

Man, people on the internet really hate AI. It makes me feel kind sad. It has brought a lot of joy & opportunity to my life.

Damnit Gemini’s voice models are way better than OpenAI’s and they’re cheaper too >.<

Early release of an end-to-end realtime language learning tutor. Gonna make some more UX updates later to make it feel awesome-r but I’m happy that this is a real thing people can use 🙃

I’ve shipped a new realtime language tutor. It adapts based on the user’s proficiency level. The video below is a demo of me (a Japanese student) learning the basics of German. It’s an early release so probably some bugs, some ways I can improve the experience and ways to manage the cost since realtime voice is expensive but I’m happy with it.

Everyone on nostr is like “pura vida” but if you really live that Latino life most of the time you just feel “puta madre”

I’ve stopped posting on Instagram for the past two months because gaining 7000 followers resulted in one conversion which made me feel kinda sad so I just started coding some more instead. In that two months, my following has grown to nearly 10,000 which is cool. It means my content is at least enjoyable. There’s a good reason why investors avoid education technology - it’s a special place in hell.

Created a small tool to help people get their dual citizenship in Mexico

Piyali | Your Personal Language Tutor.

Piyali | Your Personal Language Tutor.

Piyali | Your Personal Language Tutor.

I’ve updated my language learning app to be more accessible to people globally. You can now use the app in the following languages: - Arabic Egyptian - Spanish - Mandarin Chinese - French - Hindi - Portuguese - English - Italian - Japanese If you would like me to add a language for you or your family/friends, feel welcome to request it & I’ll be happy to implement it.

Japanese app & language support now available

This is probably stupid but I feel like the most underrated feature on my language learning app to learn Spanish is that you can customize the personality of the voice assistant you speak to in the realtime conversation feature

Added dark mode to my coding education all

Added a new feature to my language learning app that encourages you to practice a new language outside of the app in the real world or other places online with a list of tasks.

Added light mode (paper theme) to my language learning app

I had this idea like 10 years ago that you could use AI and Bitcoin to send money to schools, teachers and students around the world by gamifying education apps to send that money any time they learn something and make progress. Turns out the hardest part in that equation was getting people to voluntarily use education apps. That, and I couldn’t have predicted that the political pathology of people most interested in such solutions (equity across socioeconomic strata) would be the most violently against it because the social capital to be gained by alternative and more nefarious algorithms had convinced them that their position was progressive and just.

Bought this lil chamaco in Mexico some tacos after he hustled me $40 for two mazapanes hahahaha eat up lil man

Upgraded my language learning app in a number of ways to improve retention and joy. You can read about it here https://www.patreon.com/posts/154801947 but tl;dr: - pet health system replaces calendar streaks - flashcard mode has spaced repetition and guided learning - realtime conversation has a better design and less bugs - small UI/UX details to improve how the app feels - less overwhelming onboarding

I think I'm settling on giving up on entrepreneurship. What I care about doesn't really work in the consumer space. It was a fun and hopeful 3 years but it's probably best to let go of expectations and just do it as a hobby.

Been working on some design upgrades for my language learning app (not yet shipped) Decided to try out that viral pretext library to control to create a neat little visual cue for realtime conversations =)

Nothing like a little bout of depression to get some decent work done