Ross Ensbey

The relentless pursuit of increased effectiveness in [Technology Enhanced] Language Learning.
Director, Strategic & Development Lead @mpoloproject

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

@DiscoverNZ_JP enjoying NZ wine at Alibi Wine Room in Musashikoyama, Tokyo. #NZWineJapan #ニュージーランドワインの魅力

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

@drbillgriggs Nice one Dr Griggs! Practical risk-reduction activities! This is far more comprehensive than anything I've seen from WHO. Could you point me to your original list, and the WHO recommendation you based this on? Would love to compare :)

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

@KoganMobile I bought a year's worth of credit but it over-rode my existing credit so now I'm paying more than double for the service! Every time I call I wait OVER AN HOUR and you just DISCONNECT the call. I can't fix this myself. HELP.

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

@PhilosophyGSSFC Not true:

(28×10^1-1) = 31 = prime
(28×10^2-1) = 311 = prime
(28×10^3-1) = 3111 = 3 × 17 × 61
(28×10^4-1) = 31111 = 53 × 587
(28×10^5-1) = 311111 = prime
(28×10^6-1) = 3111111 = 32 × 345679
(28×10^7-1) = 31111111 = 23 × 1352657
(28×10^8-1) = 311111111 = 19 × 16374269

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

New app by Duolingo - Tinycards! Memorize anything while playing a game. Download for iOS or register for Android: https://t.co/EUCFUSZe4D

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

@TheKohai @mlcjapanese yep, spot on. expresses anger/annoyance more commonly than actual disgust; and quite often in a teasing/joking way.

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

@mlcjapanese no, not really. きもい[kimoi] = disgusting/gross. mukatsuku = it is/you are offensive/annoying/make(s) me feel ill/sick/angry

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

Try to beat me at Chinese! #NinChallenge accepted? @Ninchanese https://t.co/5vSyOo25LH

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

I downloaded this 40-pages #WeChat White Paper from WalktheChat. You can take a look vis this link: http://t.co/mdv2dTjjRX

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

RT @withoutdoing: 猫奴 (māo nú) literally "cat slave" - slang for a human who has been trained by his or her cat to serve its every need

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

See The World’s Most Spoken Languages In One Eye-Opening Infographic, Chinese third-most learned language http://t.co/cmI8uL2mgU

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

Jisho has a new look; and voice & handwriting input! One of my original fave Japanese dictionaries, revitalised! Go~~ http://t.co/kn88lXJkbx

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

Free secure parking around Melbourne in April after 4 pm weekdays, all weekend. Book online http://t.co/WZKguCVH8b with code LOVEMELB15 :)

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Trust the machine. Electro-stimulation steers your feet so you can navigate without thinking http://t.co/0KwHk8cKIL

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

Most people aren't WEIRD (from Western, educated, industrialized, rich & democratic societies), our research skewed. http://t.co/ZDmmAsEwam

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

美研究称说汉语比英语更锻炼大脑 音调开发右脑 http://t.co/J3BwZM8Vue (Original article in Quartz, here: http://t.co/xUIYIFTGzs)

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different http://t.co/m9lEfTKBrr

[Ross Ensbey @lingo_tech]

Sweet! Multilingual online dictionary with HUGE translation examples dataset! - 多语种在线词典 - 多言語オンライン辞書 - Glosbe http://t.co/Tcd2KVqATd

[Tech in Asia @techinasia]

Gengo cracks 200 million mark for words translated http://t.co/MZpEZ0IMJY