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What if (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by nubuntus@lemmy.world to c/ireland@lemmy.world
 

"Irish Speakers" is a deceptive metric.

When we consider the gap between the number of people who speak Irish, and the number of people who can, it seems that the effort to teach Irish in school has not really been a failure. It's just that we live in a mostly English speaking country and one cannot think in Irish, in English. If that's the case, the barrier to fluency isn't educational, it's contextual. What if there is a way to "switch on" thinking in Irish? If Irish as a first language of cognition could be activated at the touch of a button; wouldn't that be worth exploring?

na ring gael is open source software for mobile devices. (landscape mode only. Tested on Android Chrome) I believe it has potential. Would anybody like to get involved?

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[–] nubuntus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you so much! I'll try to fix it for iOS, will msg back here then. Will also add some kind of prompt for the wheel UI.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] nubuntus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think it should be working now.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s a lot better. This is a screenshot from my phone in portrait mode (iPhone 12 mini). Don’t worry about supporting my device specifically though. I’ll try it on desktop too.

[–] nubuntus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

💀In☠️ainm💣Cr💥im

Maith agat an ais eolas. Sin an cruth atá ar i ndíadh

Browsáilí Epiphany a usáid i gcomhair tástál, (teip)

An tionscanamh a bhogadh go riomhaire Mac;

ceartú agus aithraithe a dheanamh, a tástál ar safari logánta (teip)

agus a tastál le 2 seiribhísí eagsúla aithriseoir iphone ar líne. (teip i ndiadh teip)

scrios ar!

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Na bí buartha. Caithfidh me a rá: is break liom Epiphany. Glan agus tapa. Úsáidim é ar Linux.

Tá an rud is tábhachtaí déanta agat: an plean, an stíl agus neart cód. Beir bua!

[–] nubuntus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

maith agat.

Tá fón iOS faighte ar íosacht agam. (Níl cábla agam go fóil cadhnra ídaithe)

Seans go mbaidh mé inánn na rudaí sin a reiteach go luaith.