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Problem with Mull and Duolingo (slrpnk.net)

submitted 9 months ago by franzpow@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello, I started to experience a problem with Mull and Duolingo (and also bromite) that started about 1 month ago.

Basically Duolingo tells me that my browser is not supported but it worked perfectly fine before. Anyone experienced this issue? I can't find an issue on mull repo apparently about this specific issue. Dunno if it is something about resisting fingerprint but I wonder why that happens..

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[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Hey, I don't want to discourage your language learning, but duolingo really sucks as a language learning platform. It honestly doesn't teach you anything about actually using a language.

You might be much better served by using something like babbel, memrise or even better, Rosetta Stone. They are paid options, but well worth the price I think.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

We got it for funsies and went through the final Spanish test. We're both fluent speakers, he's native. We were unable to pass the final tests--not because we didn't speak Spanish, but because it was actually a subjective interpretation of what was being said rather than an objective one, btu they treated it like it were objective. Basically you have to learn it THEIR way. As a linguist, this is a big no-no and I walked away.

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

This is the answer.

Stop supporting Duolingo.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

Rosetta Stone is there under the black flags too.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

The best one is Language Transfer. Completely free (I'm a patron, though) and speaking as someone who has learned five languages aside from English, this is the best system outside of full immersion.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I would love to switch to something else but I have not found anything that peopme say is good that offers Norwegian. Do you have any suggestions?