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cprovias.bsky.social
Software Engineer at Google, Composer, Audio Engineer https://coltonprovias.com
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I've been a Duolingo user ever since its beta in 2012. However, Busuu recently is starting to supplant it in my language learning process. Busuu still has some bugs, but the grammar lessons and community are something Duolingo has unfortunately lost over the past few years.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

I've recently migrated from regular Android tablets to tablets with e-ink displays. After 1 month, I'm finding that the experience has improved over the previous, even if the color rendering and refresh rates have not.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

In December, I helped the Googler Orchestra sync live to an animated film. While I can't post a video of the concert for licensing reasons, I did post a writeup of the process. coltonprovias.com/posts/202501...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

One of the biggest mistakes in web design is allowing a website to override how scrolling is expected to behave. Scrolling should translate a page vertically or horizontally within the viewport, not scrub through an animation of a product with no vertical motion. #webdesign

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Airlines should have jingles that play for announcements like train companies in Europe and Asia. It would make it quicker to judge if an announcement may be relevant to you or not within the first 3 seconds. #flying

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

United airlines apparently has a feature that shows information on places you are flying over. Who needs an inflight movie when you essentially get to speedrun Wikipedia!

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

It's that time of year again to start figuring out goals for the next year. I've got some ideas with some centered on writing more. As to if that will pan out, we'll see. At the very least, I've updated my website in preparation.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Restaurants in airports should be required to bring card readers to the table for payment. It's 2024 and handing somebody your card to be run out of your sight shouldn't pass as acceptable anymore.

submitted 179 days ago • 0 comments

// TODO: Write a post.

submitted 479 days ago • 0 comments

I'm also on Mastodon at https://universeodon.com/@cprovias. I've generally been more active there, but I'll try this platform out some as well.

submitted 603 days ago • 0 comments

I've finally caught COVID-19. While it isn't fun, it is an interesting learning experience. One terrifying fact so far is that Benzonatate, a cough suppressor, can cause you to choke if you accidentally break a capsule in your mouth. https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/41/5/461/3065311

submitted 603 days ago • 0 comments