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In a continuation of my earlier post about how watching movies and cartoons in French helps my child improve their language skills, I ran into a problem that many language learners (and movie lovers) eventually face: subtitle desynchronization. 👉 Read the first post here: How French Movies Help My Child Learn the Language The Problem Let’s take a real example — a movie I recently bought sealed for only €2: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro* (2014), directed by Marc Webb. We really enjoyed the original trilogy with Tobey Maguire, and this reboot felt like a great addition. ...

What is Hugo? Hugo is a static site generator (SSG) written in Go (Golang). It builds websites by compiling Markdown files into static HTML/CSS/JS, making them extremely fast, portable, and easy to host anywhere. It’s widely praised for its speed, flexibility, and simplicity. Hugo is often called one of the fastest SSGs in the world — and it truly lives up to that name. Why Not WordPress? Feature Hugo WordPress Performance Instant page loads ⚡ Depends on server/PHP stack 🐢 Security No backend, fewer threats 🔒 Frequent plugin vulnerabilities ⚠️ Hosting Any static hosting (Netlify, GitHub Pages, etc.) 🌐 Needs PHP/MySQL server ☁️ Simplicity One folder, Markdown, done 📁 Admin panel + database 🧩 Version Control Native Git workflow ✅ Tricky and manual ❌ Learning Curve CLI-based but logical 🧠 GUI-friendly, less control 🎛️ I’ve used WordPress in the past, and while it’s powerful, it’s also heavy, bloated, and requires constant maintenance. Hugo, in contrast, lets me focus purely on writing and structure. ...

Streaming videos directly from your PC to your Android TV box or Smart TV can be easy and efficient when using VLC Media Player and a shared folder on your local network. This guide explains how to set it up step-by-step — no internet required. What You Need A Windows PC with your video files. A Wi-Fi router (no internet needed). A TV or Android TV box with VLC installed. VLC Media Player installed on both PC (optional) and TV box. Step 1: Share a Folder on Your PC (Windows) Choose the folder with your movies (e.g., D:\Movies). Right-click on it → Properties → Sharing tab. Click “Share…” → select “Everyone” from the dropdown → click Add. Set permission level to Read (or Read/Write if you want to manage files). Click Share, then Done. Go to Advanced Sharing… → tick “Share this folder”. Click Permissions, ensure Everyone has at least Read access. Click OK and close all dialogs. Now the folder is accessible over your local network. ...

Introduction We’re a family from Ukraine who has been living in France for the past three years. My daughter is 9 years old and already speaks French quite well — she attends school here and communicates confidently with her classmates. Still, I wanted to immerse her even deeper into the language in a way that feels natural and fun. That’s how I came up with a simple idea: learning French through watching movies, cartoons, and TV series together. ...