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creating scholarships with learning.
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
I’ve updated my nostr based realtime language learning app to include new modalities for learning. now on 1. Stories This feature is thanks to Miguel, a member on Patreon studying computer science that forked the codebase with the intention of adding Chinese to the app and worked on a new product. He’s currently a junior and this will help him eventually land an internship in the following summer. In a nutshell, you can generate stories and the feature will allow you to listen using OpenAI’s text to speech features. Additionally, you’ll be able to practice speaking through the story sentence by sentence while earning XP 2. History As an extension of Stories, I’ve added a read only modality that generates history of Mexico, starting with ancient migration to the Americas all the way to the modern day. Similarly, you can listen to text to speech and follow along while learning about the rich history of indigenous, Spanish and Mexican culture. It covers general history, culture, wars, governments and important figures. 3. Grammar The app includes a grammar book to help people practice technical language skills using various quiz type questions. 4. Vocabulary Likewise, the app contains a vocabulary section to help people learn or recall new words In the near future I’ll be working on improving the user interface and experience by making things generally feel smoother and faster. Since this is an early release, the intent is mostly to collect user feedback to find ways to improve the app.
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
Lowkey love the food businesses on nostr lol
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
Recently launched a nostr app using OpenAI’s realtime speech API to help people practice and learn English, Spanish and Nahuatl (the most common indigenous language in Mexico) It works pretty well! Check this demo out
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
I’ve been considering wrapping software entrepreneurship and building nostr apps to go get a nice little job, get married, have kids and just make my life less complicated
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
I've written brief documentation so you can fork and run your own version of a nostr-based real-time language coach I've been working on: This will help a number of people: A. College students building their portfolios and seeking internships B. People actively looking for employment C. Entrepreneurs interested in product-market fit with AI D. People who want to learn The software includes decentralized identity protocols, usable artificial intelligence and decent UI/UX. I highly recommend using AI when making changes to the app, ideally to refactor it for your own since the RealTimeTest.jsx file is the bulk of the code and is largely monolithic. Link to the documentation:
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
It’s days like these days that are a sobering reminder how internet algorithms have conditioned millions of people to exhibit psychotic behaviors. I personally find it one of the biggest problems of our time. These algorithms are no longer designed for information, they’re designed for reaction. Charlie Kirk was someone I often vehemently disagreed with on a fundamental level, but someone I respected for his practice in discourse and exercise of democracy. His death makes me feel profoundly sad and disillusioned. RIP Mr. Kirk, may God bless your soul.
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
Hello citizens of nostr, I'm happy to release an early version of a realtime nostr-based language coach. I think the user experience is genuinely awesome and I'm excited to have you try it. Here are the following features you can play around with: 1. Realtime & intelligent communication. Able to detect tone of voice, laughter, sighs, etc. 2. Instant nostr accounts 3. User experience customization and controls (personality, voices, pronunciation help, custom help, language controls) 4. Practice English, Spanish or Nahuatl 5. Translations and translation breakdowns 6. Adaptive goals and progress 7. Localization in english and spanish 8. PWA installs on your phone Give it a spin and let me know what you think! image
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
Is it possible for people to build apps and make a living off of it on nostr? Who’s been successful at this without receiving grants or investment capital?
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
Nothing quite like poor sleep to motivate crashing out
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Sheilfer 3 months ago
Sometimes software entrepreneurship online is so depressing. It’s just hard to slug it out in spaces that seek entertainment. I imagine this is what many musicians go through. These days, you have to turn yourself into a meme first before people listen to your music.
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Sheilfer 4 months ago
Been working on this immersive realtime language tutor for Spanish built on top of nostr. A lot of people don’t know this but if you’re Hispanic and can’t speak Spanish well, folks tend to ridicule you. This has had terrible cultural consequences that push people away from their own culture. So it’s a genuine pain many Hispanics experience. I’ve come to accept that most Latino folks aren’t waking up and thinking “ah geez, I wish I knew how to code and build apps with AI.” But many do wake up and think their Spanish could be better. So far, that theory seems to be true. There is more genuine interest in getting their hands on this tool. A fun fact is that the #1 reason, by far, for learning Spanish is to connect with people. Think: being able to speak to your grandma, dating someone who’s Hispanic, etc.
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Sheilfer 4 months ago
I always find it kinda humorous when TikTok creators try to move to nostr for censorship resistance but end up leaving because they can’t generate impressions & followings that aren’t dependent on outrage & hate.
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Sheilfer 4 months ago
I'm gonna be looking for a talented Hispanic and/or Spanish speaking co-founder over the next 3 months. Someone with the following experience and skills: 1. Familiar and skilled with Al and tech. 2. Experienced communicating with investors. 3. Highly capable in sales and marketing, being able to go from $0 to 6-7 figures without a team. 4. Ability to build a media following or network. 5. Enjoys business operations. 6. Super passionate about education. If this is you, I encourage you to reach out 💯
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Sheilfer 4 months ago
I've been using nostr for nearly two years and it's pretty much the only social platform where I haven't encountered hate. That's the ultimate success of a social space not dependent and incentivized by algorithms. God bless you all, even if you think differently than me.
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Sheilfer 4 months ago
So tired. So much work and so little resources. But with AI I can fry my mind indefinitely
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Sheilfer 4 months ago
Currently upgrading my app to use real-time speech instead of prompting text to speech. Gonna add english language practice since English is the second most common language being learned in the US after spanish (and the most being learned globally)