Lorindol

@Lorindol@sopuli.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Get good.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You are correct. I majored in educational psychology and this language development in children has always been a special interest of mine.

  Baby talk is like beacon to the baby, it tells them that “This is for YOU, pay attention!”. The baby hears and learns the intonations, patterns and the rhythms of the language. It’s importance cannot be downplayed.

  A toddler can learn ~50 new words every day, so using normal speech is naturally important as well. But there is no need to try to overdo it. The mind of a small child is a massively powerful and superfocused “learning machine”, although it isn’t often apparent in their behaviour ;)

  Reading to children is especially beneficial to language development. It enriches the vocabulary and introduces common patterns and rhythms of expression. And the pictures in books help to create connections between ideas and words.

  The pace of language development is highly individual and forcing it is most likely useless. Children will learn what they can, at their own pace.

  Every one of my own children were able to use polynomial sentences and past and future tenses before they were three. We never tried to accelerate their learning in any way, they just picked it up. On the other hand, my friend’s kid did the normal baby talk phase and then remained completely mute until the age of four. One day he just opened up and said to her mom in a clear voice: “Mom, could you give me some milk, I’m thirsty.” And he spoke normally ever since.

  One advantage of quick language development is it’s effect on memory. A child that learns complex language skills early is more likely to form lasting memories of their early childhood. It may be that the memories can be stored more effectively and recalled more easily when the child is able to bind the experiences to words that can be used to express them.

  This is a very fascinating subject.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨iPod with custom shell, new screen, 512gb SSD, and a 30 day battery⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I got my 2 Gen Nano in 2008 and ditched iTunes after day one, EphPod worked just fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast”⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I collect movies that I know to be good. I’ve been a true film freak for over 35 years and I’ve learned how to find “my thing” from the vast market with the help from my friends, reviews and forums. Or when I see a truly good one at a theatre, it goes to my buy list and it might take years for it to come my way.

  I have never bought a movie just because of the covers, this has actually never even occurred to me. I did rent films this way back in the day, but I only buy stuff I know.

  Nowadays I rarely find anything I haven’t already seen before, but just few weeks ago I came by a modern classic that I was unable to see in a proper theatre. I save these specialties to watch with a projector and a good sound system, hopefully in a few weeks I’ll find the time…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast”⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This. Just yesterday I bought a batch of films, DVD’s 1$ and Blu-Rays 1,5$ a piece. And they were mostly new films.

  DVD’s are perfectly fine for TV and Blu-Rays for my projector.

  I never jumped to the streaming bandwagon and my disc collection has grown exponentially in the last few years, since most people gave up on discs. Their loss.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else feel like 90% of the population is stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Your description fits my brother perfectly.

  He has very little curiosity, hasn’t read more than 3 books in his entire life, strongly dislikes all forms of art (except shitty movies and TV-shows), isn’t capable of analytical or critical thinking and hasn’t got a clue how the political system works.

  He apes the attitudes of his spouse and friends, so much that I’m not sure he even has any opinions of his own.

  Yet this doesn’t bother him at all. He’s very happy being oblivious and he makes more than twice as much money per month than I do with my master’s degree. He is very good at what he does and I’m happy for him.

  It would still be nice to be able to have a real conversation with him, instead of just stating the factual matters or laughing at some dumb jokes. If we both didn’t share such a strong resemblance of our dad I’d assume that my mom had an affair, beyond our appearance we have almost nothing else in common.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use mine almost on a daily basis, with my headphones and when I connect my phone to my stereo system.

  I do have Chromecast Audio hooked up and I own good wireless Hi-Fi earbuds, but I prefer to use cables. They just work better, no interference or any other hassle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨plaine⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  And you also need to reverse the polarity of the shield extangulator before doing so!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canon Connections: LDS 4x07 - A Few Badgeys More⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This was my interpretation as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨amazon anti union posters put up by the company⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, from a European point of view this is something straight out of a bad comedy sketch. If unions would be bad for workers, why the hell would anyone want to advertise against them?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It would be less dramatic though⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Discovery had actual god damn flamethrowers in the bridge walls. Missing circuit breakers are nothing compared to that horror.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had general anesthesia, it was just like falling into a deep, dreamless sleep.

  If death is like that, then there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of.