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    Thread: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre
Post: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre

I don't know what to say. It's just great :D Thank you very much!
mypapa12 Learning resources 200 211,948 2010-05-06, 4:12 am
    Thread: Where do you get your Japanese music
Post: Where do you get your Japanese music

I'm french and there's a growing number of JPop and Enka (I love Enka :D ) albums on the french iTunes store. The price is always under 10€ ($10 for you in America) and the quality is good. I lik...
mypapa12 General discussion 34 11,181 2010-04-22, 3:50 am
    Thread: RTK1 in French / RTK1 en français
Post: RTK1 in French / RTK1 en français

Qui se sent d'attaque pour en faire une version Anki ? Je veux bien m'y mettre mais je ne promet rien :D J'ai les livres RTK 1 et 3, mais c'est diffcile de traduire tant de mots qui ont parfois des s...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 28 27,802 2010-04-08, 4:57 am
    Thread: I'm back! :) :(
Post: I'm back! :) :(

spleenlol Wrote:would you recommend doing jrtk or just doing rtk again then doing jrtk? Personnaly, I'll stick to RTK before trying again KO2001 (or JRTK that I just discovered thanks to you). But if ...
mypapa12 General discussion 9 1,376 2010-03-29, 4:04 am
    Thread: I'm back! :) :(
Post: I'm back! :) :(

jacf29 Wrote:I still remember quite a bit so I was thinking doing 100 reviews a day. I have finished RTK1 and RTK3 but stopped at the beginning of KO2001. I'm starting RTK1 from scratch at 50 kanjis p...
mypapa12 General discussion 9 1,376 2010-03-26, 10:46 am
    Thread: After RTK 1
Post: After RTK 1

I finished RTK3 two weeks ago, but I skipped RTK2. I'm doing the Anki deck of KO2001 and it's great for learning a bit of grammar, a bit of vocabulary, and a bit of pronunciation at the same time. Ma...
mypapa12 General discussion 12 1,534 2010-02-08, 2:28 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK3, please follow me" thread
Post: The "I just finished RTK3, please follow me" threa...

Finished! Next: KO2001 with Anki, 10 cards a day, readings+vocabulary+grammar. MJATT: Most Japanese All The Time! Thanks to: Khatz for the Twitter stream full of motivation, Fabrice for such a great...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 93 58,854 2010-02-02, 4:28 am
    Thread: Apple Tablet Day!
Post: Apple Tablet Day!

Bad things: - it will run the iPhone OS, not OS X - I'll have to wait 8 hours to see what the thing is all about because I have to sleep "this evening" (your morning in California when the tablet is ...
mypapa12 Off topic 37 6,271 2010-01-27, 8:18 am
    Thread: Have fun
Post: Have fun

ファブリス Wrote:so I say start a flame war or two, that'll keep him busy ;) Japanese monks stole all the kanjis from China but were too lazy to learn them all, that's what there are only 3000 kanjis in u...
mypapa12 Off topic 25 4,465 2010-01-20, 8:03 am
    Thread: Thread for cool people who do 100+ a day. 30 kanji people stay out.
Post: Thread for cool people who do 100+ a day. 30 kanj...

BooTheGhost Wrote:Get out you're not welcome here. That's the difference between you and me, I really want to learn Japanese, and I'm free to do it the way I want :D I rocks, and I win again! BTW wha...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 72 18,400 2010-01-14, 1:52 pm
    Thread: Thread for cool people who do 100+ a day. 30 kanji people stay out.
Post: Thread for cool people who do 100+ a day. 30 kanj...

I just learn 21 per day for the 3rd volume because I'm not in a hurry. But I'm awesome anyway!
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 72 18,400 2010-01-14, 11:24 am
    Thread: random OT question: learning violin
Post: random OT question: learning violin

yudantaiteki Wrote:AVATT You stole my joke, I was about to ask if he tried to put some violin in Anki :D
mypapa12 Off topic 30 4,311 2010-01-07, 12:01 pm
    Thread: Western Europe Travel Advice Needed
Post: Western Europe Travel Advice Needed

I don't know what to say, but be careful of 2 things in France: - there are pickpockets in the French subway (even though you can spend your whole life going to work using the subway without meeting ...
mypapa12 Off topic 9 1,164 2010-01-01, 10:39 am
    Thread: RTK3 2nd edition keywords
Post: RTK3 2nd edition keywords

I think I have found 1 mistake at the beginning of the book: Frame #2066 (bore): the walking stick is not a walking stick but a needle. (2 strokes instead of 1) I checked with four different fonts an...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 34 20,093 2009-12-20, 12:57 pm
    Thread: One question on RTK2
Post: One question on RTK2

Thank you. I have a last question about on/kun readings (I promise). If I understand correctly, "on" readings are Chinese pronunciations mostly used in compounds, "kun" readings are Japanese pronunci...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 5 2,077 2009-12-18, 12:52 pm
    Thread: One question on RTK2
Post: One question on RTK2

I just finished RTK1, and I'm still deciding between reading RTK2 or RTK3. I have a simple question for RTK2: in the first chapter (the kana and their kanji) the 2nd kanji (三) has a kun-yomi (I check...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 5 2,077 2009-12-18, 11:24 am
    Thread: Amazon.co.jp sale
Post: Amazon.co.jp sale

Region codes are precisely why I hate Bluray. I'm in Europe and I can play all the Japanese DVDs I want, but it changed with Bluray and the zone has changed for some reason (even though I'm happy for ...
mypapa12 General discussion 6 1,089 2009-12-18, 3:13 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finished! Next step: RTK3...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,373 2009-12-17, 5:07 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Congratulations! I'm at frame number 1985, 3 more days and I'm joining the club...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,373 2009-12-14, 11:56 am
    Thread: Incorrect Characters
Post: Incorrect Characters

I may be wrong after all. On a Mac, "Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN" shows some kanas (which should mean: font for Japan). The "Gothic Pro" has the version 7.11, and the "Gothic ProN" has the version 8 (sh...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 12 6,405 2009-12-11, 8:42 am
    Thread: Incorrect Characters
Post: Incorrect Characters

Katsuo Wrote:your computer appears to be using a Hiragino Mincho ProN font. (...) This is a recent Japanese font, and follows the new standard. That is strange, I always thought that the "ProN" varian...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 12 6,405 2009-12-11, 4:10 am
    Thread: Help - Mac - VLC - Japanese Subs - Frustrated!!!
Post: Help - Mac - VLC - Japanese Subs - Frustrated!!!

I don't know what you're talking about but I'll try to help anyway... If you're talking about those subs, I downloaded one and checked the encoding, it is UTF-8 (some kind of Unicode which VLC should ...
mypapa12 Learning resources 33 16,562 2009-12-09, 4:32 am
    Thread: Kanji Coverage Percent
Post: Kanji Coverage Percent

A very interesting application! I have a spreadsheet with the coverage of the books (currently 90.89% for RTK1 :D ) but this application gives very useful information.
mypapa12 General discussion 23 7,277 2009-12-09, 3:11 am
    Thread: 映画や音楽----->ipod
Post: 映画や音楽----->ipod

You have to drag and drop your files in iTunes before to put them in the iPod. Then, drag and drop the songs from iTunes to the iPod. It works the same way for podcasts: go to the iTunes store and fin...
mypapa12 General discussion 17 2,148 2009-12-03, 4:34 am
    Thread: garment
Post: garment

Well, while we're venting, allow me to say that I hate those symmetrical primitives/kanjis, here are a few examples of the kanjis I'm always confused with: 丁千干午夫牛半羊失平矢先朱, and don't forget the "scissor...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 5 1,329 2009-12-03, 4:10 am
    Thread: RTK in Italian!
Post: RTK in Italian!

I don't understand or speak Italian, but congratulations anyway!
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 15 9,460 2009-11-28, 5:12 am
    Thread: Loving the change to Japanese OS
Post: Loving the change to Japanese OS

Nyanda Wrote:I also wish I could afford a mac, and if they are really that easy to change language in then that's just another reason to try and get one. One day... One day... I agree that Macs can be...
mypapa12 General discussion 21 6,221 2009-11-26, 8:09 am
    Thread: Loving the change to Japanese OS
Post: Loving the change to Japanese OS

@Codexus: I agree that English is the main language of the computing world, and I've seen too many bad French translation of computer terms. But having an OS in Japanese gives you a good feeling of be...
mypapa12 General discussion 21 6,221 2009-11-26, 5:40 am
    Thread: Loving the change to Japanese OS
Post: Loving the change to Japanese OS

I'd say a Mac if he has an iPhone. Macs are easy to switch to Japanese. Ubuntu is very good too, just go to the language settings and activate the Japanese checkbox, all the required packages will be ...
mypapa12 General discussion 21 6,221 2009-11-26, 4:50 am
    Thread: Post RTK1
Post: Post RTK1

Thank you all for your answers. I'll keep on reviewing for a few months. After all, I still have a lot of kanjis in the first box, and I may study RTK3 slowly while doing sentences. I've already rea...
mypapa12 Remembering the Kanji 4 1,530 2009-11-26, 1:15 am