Topics created by river
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See Kamala Harris introduce her running mate Tim Walz for the first time
• • riverHer speech is so inspiring and fills us with hope. The coconut tree metaphor, combined with her joyful smile, makes it feel refreshing and uplifting.
Vice President Kamala Harris introduces her pick for running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, to a packed rally of enthusiastic Democrats in Philadelphia.
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FULL: Gov. Walz speaks at campaign rally after being announced as Harris' VP pick
• • riverWatching Waltz's speech is like reading a fast-paced book where every chapter is satisfying and keeps you hooked till the end.
Newly minted Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz makes his first speech at Philadelphia campaign rally.
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SidePal: Your Language and AI Ally in Side Panel
• • riverI recently took a detour to develop an intriguing tool for Chrome's side panel, which is an impressive new feature in Chrome that I believe many people will find it quite useful. In some cases, it could even be more straightforward and convenient compared to Dictionariez, which uses a popup window to display results. SidePal is designed to work seamlessly within the side panel, showing dictionaries that integrate perfectly with this feature.
Here is how it looks.
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It's works well with Google Translate too.
image2Isn't it handy to have ChatGPT on the sideline ready to answer any questions from you?
image 3Unfortunately, not all web dictionaries work in the side panel because they need to be embedded in an iframe, and some websites don't allow this. For example, my favorite dictionary, Longman English, doesn’t support iframe embedding.
You can still try adding more dictionaries to your collection from this site, just as you would with Dictionariez. If you receive a warning that the dictionary couldn’t be loaded, it means it’s not supported on SidePal, so I recommend using Dictionariez instead.
In this sense, SidePal is a lighter version of Dictionariez. It has its own advantages and can be used alongside Dictionariez. I hope you find it useful.
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A Plan for the development of Dictionariez Pro, your input is needed!
• • riverOver the past few weeks, I have been busy upgrading our community website pnlpal.dev to make it better host dictionaries and other learning resources. Than last week I have also started the challenging task of refactoring Dictionariez to meet Google's new Manifest V3 standards. It turns out to be a ton of hell work.
It made me realize that it's been quite a while since I have added any major new features to Dictionariez. Most of the updates have been just bugfixes, and the progress has been painstakingly slow. A big reason for this is the lack of incentives. I did receive some generous donations from a few of our amazing users, and I deeply appreciate the coffees, but it hasn't been enough to make a significant difference in the prospect of the project or my personal life.
Working on Dictionariez is something I love, but keeping an open-source project going requires more than just passion—it needs resources and time. Seeing the potential of Dictionariez and hearing your requests for new functionalities has been quite motivating but also a bit frustrating. I know there’s so much more I can do to make Dictionariez better. Balancing daily life with the desire to improve Dictionariez has been tough though. It's more and more clear to me that while the love for Dictionariez is strong, a more structured incentive could really help make some of these great ideas happen.
So here is the Plan:
To speed things up and better integrate into the software market, I’m excited to announce the launch of a pro version of Dictionariez.
Of course the basic features of Dictionariez will stay free. The pro version will include some awesome enhancements that won’t interfere with the daily workflow of the basic version but will offer advanced features for power users. Some of these enhancements have been on our GitHub issues list for years, and many of you have requested them via Telegram, Discord, and even personal emails. Imagine how cool it would be to make these ideas a reality! Here are a few examples that could be included in the pro version:
Advanced text parsers for languages like CJK Sentence translation capabilities Customizable Anki fields Mobile version Cloud-based word synchronization PDF lookup functionalityThese features will take a lot of time and effort, but they’ll be super beneficial and I’m sure many of you will love them.
Your Opinion Matters:
I need your feedback to make this happen. Do you support the idea of a pro version? How much would you be willing to pay for it, and in what ways could you support its development? I’m thinking about a subscription model, like many other software services out there. Let me ask you straightly.
Would you be willing to pay the equivalent of 1, 2, or 3 cups of coffee per month for Dictionariez Pro? What specific features would you like to see included?
Please share your thoughts in the comments. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of Dictionariez.
Thank you for your continued support!
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2023, in 7 minutes - by vox
• • river2023 was dominated by a few big stories: climate change making everything hotter; the Israel-Hamas war; blockbuster movies and concert tours. And during all the massive global shifts, celebrations, and devastation — life happened. Watch this video to remember the major events from this turbulent year.
Read more about this year on Vox.com.
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
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Sweden (not Switzerland)
• • riverPeople all over the world keep mixing up Sweden and Switzerland. To end this confusion, we are now reaching out to Swiss officials.
Find out more at https://visitsweden.com/sweden-not-sw...
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My Best Language Study Tips · Slow Swedish With Subtitles
• • river[SWE+ENG CC AVAILABLE] I think it's so important to HAVE FUN while studying and learning new things. So my absolute best tip when it comes to learning Swedish is doing things you enjoy. Even if it might not be the "correct" place to start or exactly on "your level." The best studying is the studying that takes place, whether it's ideal or not.
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Choose Equality | Choose Freedom | Study in Sweden
• • riverLooking for a study destination where you can be yourself, study at an incredible university and create a radically better world – together with other students from all over the world? Look no further.
We are the home to 40 outstanding universities who can offer you the programme of your dreams. In a country where work-life balance actually means something.
Sweden is somewhere that you can be as different as you like and not worry about taking any shit for it. Sweden is one of the world’s most progressive countries for LGBTQ+ rights and it’s supported by our society and law. So however you identify, there’s probably no better country in the world to be who you want to be, how you want to be.
We’re in love with our planet and environment has been our top priority for ages. And when you see what our nature looks like – forests and rivers and lakes and unspoiled wilderness – how could it not be?