Heh, GAMES sounds legit (and yeah, I had noticed my obsession with "books about games" and "movies about games"), but I don't see it as a motivational mantra. But it won't hurt to actually try it... :)
I think it's only gonna be worse with the Big Mac... Perhaps it's time to consider a low-budget alternative? I know you must hate Windows as much as any geek, but I guess even a regular low-end PC endarkened with Windows would be preferable to a shiny Mac that doesn't work... Plus, when you get sick of Windows, it can be replaced with Linux hopefully without too much headache, and then it can continue working for another few years.
Btw the Duolingo app can be moved to SD card, as well as many other apps - have you tried to clean up the memory? e.g. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/move-android-apps-to-sd-card,news-21279.html Beware that it may make the phone unstable; my phone used to crash a few times a day until I moved everything back to memory, but it may depend on the apps (I tried to run Pokemon Go from SD card, I guess it's too heavy).
The mobile version contains ads, but even so, it seems that most of the people use the mobile version. (When I was regularly lurking on Duolingo subreddits, most of the posted screenshots were from phones.) But IMHO the desktop version is better. For example, the mobile version replaces typing exercises with multiple choice; it's much easier, but what can you learn from that?? As for the speaking exercises, the app accepts pretty much almost anything you say.
Ah, early to bed and early to rise makes this cat grumpy, braindead and morose, and fucking murderous. Funny how I still associate getting up early with productivity. Maybe it's the whole "starting the day with success" thing. Usually getting out of bed is not much of an achievement, unless it requires serious willpower. (But then, they say that willpower is a limited resource, and the more you use on daily chores, the less is left for stuff that matters.) Maybe it works better for those who can control their bedtime.
(A sidenote: when I type a comment in the comment box on my friends feed and then click for "more options" to see the preview, it more often than not clears up the comment field. I imagine it would be devastating with your creepy-crawley Mac :( I wonder if it depends on the user's style. Anyway, I've learned to compose all nontrivial comments in an external editor, and then copy/paste.)
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I think it's only gonna be worse with the Big Mac... Perhaps it's time to consider a low-budget alternative? I know you must hate Windows as much as any geek, but I guess even a regular low-end PC endarkened with Windows would be preferable to a shiny Mac that doesn't work... Plus, when you get sick of Windows, it can be replaced with Linux hopefully without too much headache, and then it can continue working for another few years.
Btw the Duolingo app can be moved to SD card, as well as many other apps - have you tried to clean up the memory? e.g. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/move-android-apps-to-sd-card,news-21279.html Beware that it may make the phone unstable; my phone used to crash a few times a day until I moved everything back to memory, but it may depend on the apps (I tried to run Pokemon Go from SD card, I guess it's too heavy).
The mobile version contains ads, but even so, it seems that most of the people use the mobile version. (When I was regularly lurking on Duolingo subreddits, most of the posted screenshots were from phones.) But IMHO the desktop version is better. For example, the mobile version replaces typing exercises with multiple choice; it's much easier, but what can you learn from that?? As for the speaking exercises, the app accepts pretty much almost anything you say.
Ah, early to bed and early to rise makes this cat grumpy, braindead and morose, and fucking murderous. Funny how I still associate getting up early with productivity. Maybe it's the whole "starting the day with success" thing. Usually getting out of bed is not much of an achievement, unless it requires serious willpower. (But then, they say that willpower is a limited resource, and the more you use on daily chores, the less is left for stuff that matters.) Maybe it works better for those who can control their bedtime.
(A sidenote: when I type a comment in the comment box on my friends feed and then click for "more options" to see the preview, it more often than not clears up the comment field. I imagine it would be devastating with your creepy-crawley Mac :( I wonder if it depends on the user's style. Anyway, I've learned to compose all nontrivial comments in an external editor, and then copy/paste.)