[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":724},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-5779473":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":45,"post_text":47,"what":48,"said":88,"maker_in_thread":243,"shape":254,"grid":258,"attempts":686,"same_week":687,"maker_shows":18,"maker_hidden":716,"reader_version":717,"card":718},"5779473","Fleex","Learn English with movies and TV Shows","title","Show HN: Learn English with movies and TV Shows","http:\u002F\u002Ffleex.tv","fleex.tv","duwip",1369743513,2013,287,158,34,1739,2,"legend","languages","language learning","desktop_app",[24,25,21,26],"learn english","subtitles","movies","curious",0.213,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},28,38,0,9,75,{"idea":36,"design":39,"execution":41,"pricing":44},{"positive":37,"critical":38},18,5,{"positive":18,"critical":40},1,{"positive":42,"critical":43},6,3,{"positive":32,"critical":32},[46,40,32,43,43,38,32,38,40,32,38,32,38,40,38,43,43,38,46,43,32,43,43,38,43,38,38,32,18,38,38,38,43,40,40,43,43,38,46,38],4,null,{"problem":49,"audience":61,"pricing":47,"motivation":47,"time_to_build":47,"stack":68,"openness":86,"stage":87,"team_size":86},{"value":50,"source":51,"evidence":52},"Learning English from native-language movies and TV is hard without subtitle help","commenter",[53,57],{"id":54,"by":55,"text":56},"5780303","mullr","> Fleex shows you mixed subtitles, so you get the hard parts in your language and the easier parts in English. This seems like a Very Hard Problem. How did you approach it? Do…",{"id":58,"by":59,"text":60},"5779938","ssw1n","I am not a native speaker, and I learned English from movies and TV shows available to me. It is very interesting to see that this idea is being commercialized only now. It would…",{"value":62,"source":63,"evidence":64},"People learning English","maker",[65],{"id":66,"by":11,"text":67},"5779607","We're focusing on English right now in an effort to stay as lean as possible. There are 2bn English learners on the planet, so from a rational point of view it doesn't really…",[69,76],{"value":70,"source":51,"evidence":71},"VLC",[72],{"id":73,"by":74,"text":75},"5781885","hk__2","Why is it Windows-only, since it’s based on VLC which is available on Windows\u002FMac OS\u002FLinux\u002F…?",{"value":77,"source":63,"evidence":78},"WordReference translation API",[79,83],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"5780138","wordreference","Hey! It is great to see good use of our API. (The WordReference translation API, you see the WR translations when you click on a word.) This is the type of application that we…",{"id":84,"by":11,"text":85},"5780240","Glad to hear that, and thanks for letting us use your awesome work in such a convenient way! WordReference rocks ;-)","unknown","beta",{"praise":89,"objections":120,"requests":151,"questions":186,"alternatives":217},[90,105],{"value":91,"source":51,"evidence":92},"Idea praised as a natural way to learn languages",[93,97,101],{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"5780056","dom96","That is precisely how I have learned English when I moved from Poland to the UK. Friends and other TV shows together with English subtitles is the best way to learn. I would love…",{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"5779961","baby","This is how I learned english. I watched all the seasons of Friends and stopped at (almost) every lines to translate words I couldn't understand (and make a list). I also learned…",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"5779575","Swizec","Brilliant! This is exactly how a lot of us exposed to US and UK culture since a young age learned English. Although I've noticed that as I age, I have far less patience to watch…",{"value":106,"source":51,"evidence":107},"Interest in other languages",[108,112,116],{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"5779582","jwarren","Smart! Any plans to work with multiple languages? I'm an English-speaker, and I'd love something similar in the other direction.",{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"5779508","melkisch","Are you planning to provide the service in different languages?",{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"5780082","cvanderlinden","And plans for doing this for other languages?",[121,133,144],{"value":122,"source":51,"evidence":123},"Windows only, Mac and Linux not yet available",[124,128,132],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"5779564","Ecio78","I do this process by downloading subtitles automatically with http:\u002F\u002Fsubdownloader.net\u002F or manually from http:\u002F\u002Fwww.opensubtitles.org\u002Fen and then play the tv series directly on…",{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"5780913","wiradikusuma","Interesting! But it's annoying to see \"Coming soon on Mac OS X\" while the teaser video is showing a Mac app!",{"id":73,"by":74,"text":75},{"value":134,"source":51,"evidence":135},"Crashes and login friction",[136,140],{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},"5780107","illyism","It crashed two times when I first tried to use it so I tried another file which didn't have subtitles. When I finally loaded a movie and downloaded my own subtitles that I…",{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"5781243","bambax","Login to play => ??? => uninstall.",{"value":145,"source":51,"evidence":146},"Flags used for language selection",[147],{"id":148,"by":149,"text":150},"5779645","polymatter","Please don't use flags for disambiguating languages. (http:\u002F\u002Fflagsarenotlanguages.com\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-flags-do-not-represent-language\u002F) is a starting point. 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Any ideas where to look?",{"value":165,"source":51,"evidence":166},"Mac version",[167,171],{"id":168,"by":169,"text":170},"5780434","codecool","Waiting for the Mac version!",{"id":172,"by":173,"text":174},"5782989","leoplct","looking forward Mac version (or web version)",{"value":176,"source":51,"evidence":177},"Linux version",[178],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},{"value":180,"source":51,"evidence":181},"Delayed subtitles",[182],{"id":183,"by":184,"text":185},"5780264","mtrimpe","Please, pretty please with sugar on top, also add the ability to delay the subtitles! From listening to a lot of Pimsleur I know that, for me, anticipation and correction is one…",[187,198,209],{"value":188,"source":51,"evidence":189},"Where subtitles come from and whether licensed",[190,194],{"id":191,"by":192,"text":193},"5780990","Flimm","Why are you getting the subtitles from? Are they good quality? 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