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Why Learn German?

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N was doing so great with his Duolingo that I felt it would be great also to have something to do during breaks. Of course, I could choose any of the languages on offer but I already learned German back in college, and I remember a lot.

Based on the last names of my Jewish ancestors, they trudged through what today is Germany after the expulsion from Spain. As a result, I feel some affinity for the country and the culture. Learning a language with no particular goal is enjoyable, relaxing and fun. I highly recommend.

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    Post Alley Crackpot

    I was going to propose you learn Python, in particular Python 3.

    That way when you decide to experiment with building your own limited, slow, but usable AI on a compute rack made of yesteryear’s GPU hand-me-downs and a sufficiently big main system board, you’ll know how to begin to mod it, tune it, and maybe even retrain it.

    All of which sounds rather useful in the future, as in a future in which people beat their AI ploughshares into swords.

    BTW, it’s not so much Roko’s Basilisk you have to worry about as much as a Reverse Pascal’s Wager anyway. 🙂

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      Clarissa

      We already have one Python person in this family. Two would be one too many.

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        Post Alley Crackpot

        See, perfect reason, it smacks right into your obstinacy with all of the right moves. 🙂

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