Dustin Coates

Author (Manning Pub.); ML & AI, @Algolia; Blog at Talking to Computers; Here's my email: [email protected]

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@NielsHoven The "false choice" approach only works for people who don't realize that kids know the word "neither."

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

It's a pillow with a subscription plan.

[Matteo Franceschetti @m_franceschetti]

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[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

"Knock, knock."

"Who's there."

"@GeminiApp"

"@GeminiApp who?"

"It's Monday, 7:28 PM. The sun is setting in New York. Your script has an error on line 14..."

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@mercebent Wow. Is it comfy?

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@SandyBKwon @rrhoover 🙇‍♂️

I keep expecting to get some inbound sales from it...

[Ryan Hoover @rrhoover]

New meta game: Sh*t coding

(h/t @dcoates via @SandyBKwon)

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

You can check out my full thoughts here: https://t.co/r2P1Yfn7pp

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

A year ago I wrote a review of @MentavaInc and why I decided not to continue my subscription.

Well, now I'm back, and I've given it another go with my now 4 y/o daughter. It's one of the best additions (maybe "the" best) to her early education.

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

I tried to teach my 3 yr. old to read with @MentavaInc. I'm a fan, but I cancelled after the trial.

Why?

In short, I thought the cost set up misaligned initiatives, where mine was to get my money's worth, and my daughter's was to go at her own pace.

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

All-in-all, though, I'm grateful it's around and understand this would be much more difficult (for my daughter and for her parents) if it wasn't.

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@JonasBadalic Did he follow it up with "and what amount do you want it to say?"

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@melissa @MentavaInc And a couple of interesting side effects:
- My daughter now calls my foreign language workbooks "dad's learning game"
- It's pushed me down the path of exploring alternative education paths for my kids

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@melissa @MentavaInc I'll update my original review when we're a couple months in, but we plan to stick with it to the end.

(Her younger brother also sits alongside and watches her "play," so we'll probably pick it up for him, too.)

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

@EsotericCD @bendreyfuss I think it was purposefully trying to be funny. He's been doing stand up comedy since his playing days.

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

I wrote more of my thoughts here: https://t.co/PD1JGW4IQW

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

I tried to teach my 3 yr. old to read with @MentavaInc. I'm a fan, but I cancelled after the trial.

Why?

In short, I thought the cost set up misaligned initiatives, where mine was to get my money's worth, and my daughter's was to go at her own pace.

[Dustin Coates @dcoates]

I'll almost certainly come back with my daughter when she's just a bit older, although we'll probably give Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons another go first.