A QUICK WORD FROM JEFFERSON: If this page looks like your browser is broken, don't worry. It's called an RSS feed, and it's a tool that lets you take back control from the algorithms trying to control what you read. For a full explanation, check out the "About Following Me" article on my About page. Or you can cut and paste this URL here: https://creativityhacker.ca/nav/about/artifacts/2025-03-26_191111/ (Sorry, URL links aren't clickable inside RSS feeds.) https://creativityhacker.ca/tags/gboard/ Recent content in GBoard on Creativity Hacker Hugo en-us jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:09:22 +0000 https://creativityhacker.ca/projects/norsk/logs/2025-07-08_185247/ -projects Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:52:47 +0000jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) https://creativityhacker.ca/projects/norsk/logs/2025-07-08_185247/ <p>In my continuing quest for creative ways to drill my language skills, the one area I struggle with most is finding ways to evaluate my speech.</p> <p>I listen to lots of Norwegian audio, and I&rsquo;ve started reading books and film scripts aloud, so I&rsquo;m getting plenty of practice at both listening and speaking, but I don&rsquo;t get any feedback on my pronunciation and diction.</p> <p>One day soon, AI will be able to converse with me on random topics and gently correct my norsk as we go, the way a native speaker might do, but we&rsquo;re not there yet. I do intend to make use of live human coaches online, but not until I feel I&rsquo;ve gone as far as I can with my own crazy methods first. Speaking of which…</p>