Mentava review - how my opinion of the early reading app has changed a year later
My experience teaching my daughter to read with the iOS app Mentava and how my opinion has changed in the past year.
Dustin Coates Blog
The blog of Dustin Coates.
Latest posts
Sh*t Coding - Where sh*t posting and vibe coding meet
Let's not take ourselves too seriously here.
This Isn't a Post About Keyboard Layouts
I switch to Colemak, but this isn't about keyboard layouts.
Public Speaking Book(s) Review - The Presentation Coach, Lend Me Your Ears, & The Elements of Eloquence
Wherein I look at public speaking advice from three books - The Presentation Coach, Lend Me Your Ears, and The Elements of Eloquence.
Boyhood is a different movie ten years later
Boyhood is perhaps my favorite movie. I was surprised to find how much it had changed since my last viewing.
The Last 90 Days - Quitting My Job In France
In France, you are expected to give 3 months notice when quitting a job. How does that work in practice?
La Bible comme la littérature - entre les lignes
Deux exemples de La Bible des histoires riches en détails omis.
Les breakfast tacos à Paris
Comment je cuisine des breakfast tacos loin du Texas.
Mentava review - my first experience using the learning to read app
My experience teaching my daughter to read with the iOS app Mentava and why it didn't work for us.
Using LLMs to learn foreign language vocabulary
How I prioritize my vocabulary learning using LLMs.
Misplaced Nostalgia
Nostalgia and its folly.
Learning a Language When You're Bad at Learning Languages
How I, the person the worst at second languages, managed to learn French to a fairly decent point.
My 2023 Year in Review
I look back at my 2023.