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500 Days of Duolingo: What You Can (and Can’t) Learn From a Language App nytimes.com/2019/05/04/smart…

500 Days of Duolingo: What You Can (and Can’t) Learn From a Language App (Published 2019)

Free language learning apps often promise the world — but don’t expect fluency from one. Here’s what to expect before you sign up.

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It may say Space Invaders on the machine, but you're clearly playing Galaga.
Bill Shorten@billshortenvcuc4 May 2019
I’ve been taking on space invaders all my life.
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Muse: designing a studio for ideas inkandswitch.com/muse-studio…
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SpaceX
@SpaceX4 May 2019
Dragon is on its way to the International Space Station! Capture by the @Space_Station crew set for early Monday morning
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A glitch is breaking all Firefox extensions tcrn.ch/2vCLDIo by @grg
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Mass-disabling of #Firefox add-ons reported after 12:00 AM UTC today due to expiration of intermediate certificate. bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bu…

1548973 - (armagadd-on-2.0) [meta] All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate...

RESOLVED (nobody) in Toolkit - Add-ons Manager. Last updated 2025-10-14.

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Orin Kerr
@OrinKerr4 May 2019
Government to review decisions of private companies to ensure protection of free speech.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump3 May 2019
I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms. This is the United States of America — and we have what’s known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! We are monitoring and watching, closely!!
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.... step three: profit! cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-…

John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children

Caliburn International, which runs a massive shelter in Homestead, Florida, confirmed Friday that the former White House chief of staff has joined its board

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When did running for president become everyone's safety school?
Yashar Ali 🐘
@yashar3 May 2019
New: De Blasio expected to announce 2020 presidential run next week nydailynews.com/news/politic…

De Blasio expected to announce 2020 presidential run next week: sources

He’s late again. Mayor de Blasio will jump into the 2020 presidential race next week, according to four people with knowledge of his plans, entering a crowded field of 21 other Democratic hopefuls...

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Paul Graham
@paulg3 May 2019
The most surprising thing I've learned from being involved with nonprofits is that they are a magnet for sociopaths. One's naive reaction is "Why would nonprofits attract them? Nonprofits do good!" But the defining quality of nonprofits is to make no profit, not to do good.
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UKIP (ultra brexit) -70% 💀 CON (hard brexit) -25% 🤯 LAB (sneaky brexit) -10% 🤬 LD (Remain) +110% 😆 GRN (Remain) +550% 😆 @bbclaurak analysis: "This could mean people want to just get on with Brexit" 🤪
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These men are/know killers. Emma Vardy didn’t flinch, not once. Fantastic journalism.
Emma Vardy@EmmaVardyTV2 May 2019
Police say the group known as ‘Saoradh’ are the political voice of the New IRA. They’ve been the focus of a backlash in Northern Ireland following Lyra McKee’s death. A clip from our piece on @BBCNews tonight
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WRONG. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG W R O N G . The unequivocal message is “Brexit - STOP IT.”
John McDonnell
@johnmcdonnellMP3 May 2019
We’ll see what final results of local elections look like by end of day as they are pretty mixed geographically up to now but so far message from local elections- “Brexit - sort it.” Message received.
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NPR Choice page - choice.npr.org/index.html?or…
RIP Peter Mayhew. To create a beloved character with warmth and humor is a testament to any actor’s spirit. To do it under a half ton of yak hair takes a true legend. ❤️❤️
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Wow, whites without a college degree really don’t like women candidates. #economicanxiety
Ryan Struyk@ryanstruyk2 May 2019
Replying to @ryanstruyk @CNN
Head-to-head @CNN 2020 poll among whites without a college degree: Trump +13% over Biden Trump +15% over Buttigieg Trump +16% over O'Rourke Trump +17% over Sanders Trump +28% over Harris Trump +34% over Warren Trump +37% over Clinton '16
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