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    Thread: Let's Talk Cameras
Post: Let's Talk Cameras

Lumix Panasonic are great imo. The FujiFilm X100 is superb.
marcmiddag Off topic 35 7,578 2011-09-04, 6:43 pm
    Thread: Yokai
Post: Yokai

I just wanted to share a link with you: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/osar...red-demons The other day I came across this video on the Kickstarter website and found it fascinating enough to becom...
marcmiddag General discussion 3 1,803 2011-09-02, 1:49 pm
    Thread: Where to look up kanji?
Post: Where to look up kanji?

l like Tangorin http://tangorin.com/multiradical/
marcmiddag The Japanese language 7 2,214 2011-07-29, 7:10 am
    Thread: iPhone/iPad app: Juku
Post: iPhone/iPad app: Juku

tokyostyle Wrote:nadiatims Wrote:@tokyostyle people don't necessary agree with the idea that they need a computer to tell them when to study what and putting a lot of faith in this or that algorithm....
marcmiddag Learning resources 9 2,867 2011-07-28, 4:21 am
    Thread: Documentaries about Japan
Post: Documentaries about Japan

WOW the Ghibli documentary was really good. I enjoyed it. Now I even know where the name Ghibli comes from! :)
marcmiddag General discussion 51 21,889 2011-07-26, 6:00 pm
    Thread: Help with Read Real Japanese
Post: Help with Read Real Japanese

jettyke Wrote:marcmiddag Wrote:As far as I know であり is a literary form of です or more specifically of で as conjunction at the end of the sentence. Normally if you substitute であり with で you will be good...
marcmiddag Group study 12 4,978 2011-07-16, 7:59 am
    Thread: Help with Read Real Japanese
Post: Help with Read Real Japanese

As far as I know であり is a literary form of です or more specifically of で as conjunction at the end of the sentence. Normally if you substitute であり with で you will be good.
marcmiddag Group study 12 4,978 2011-07-16, 6:40 am
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

Yay thanks! Link doesnt work right now but will try later! Yeah a Koohii circle will be nice!
marcmiddag Off topic 77 14,921 2011-07-09, 10:32 am
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

mine is https://profiles.google.com/u/0/101056989710269459810 hm why is my profile URL so long?
marcmiddag Off topic 77 14,921 2011-07-09, 10:10 am
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

So far I really like it. The possibility to make circles of friends is immense in my opinion. That is a really big thing and it is implemented so easily so you can really have a group of friends wher...
marcmiddag Off topic 77 14,921 2011-07-09, 9:22 am
    Thread: Philosophy questions (the self, causation)
Post: Philosophy questions (the self, causation)

nest0r Wrote:I recommend Thomas Metzinger: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjY1fAcESs] You could introduce yourself to Hume in a reverse engineering sort of fashion, via Meillassoux: http://b...
marcmiddag Off topic 22 5,900 2011-07-08, 1:44 pm
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

ahm, sorry not to be opportunistic but anybody has an invite left? Google+ looks so much more ++ than facebook - I cant wait. Yeah I had an early invite for Google wave but somehow I was ? a bit unde...
marcmiddag Off topic 77 14,921 2011-07-08, 1:21 pm
    Thread: The new MBA are around the corner.
Post: The new MBA are around the corner.

+1 for Jarvik7
marcmiddag Off topic 51 6,796 2011-07-05, 2:29 pm
    Thread: The new MBA are around the corner.
Post: The new MBA are around the corner.

Apple is all about quality both software and hardware. You pay for what you get. Those Apple-haters jokes are old and stinky. I still do my anki reviews on a 2002 mac Powerbook.. now show me a Window...
marcmiddag Off topic 51 6,796 2011-07-03, 10:21 am
    Thread: The new MBA are around the corner.
Post: The new MBA are around the corner.

I think he meant MacBook Air. Only apple fanboys would understand that kind of language I suppose :P I got an iPad and that is more than enough for me. I am sure the MBA's will be great looking though...
marcmiddag Off topic 51 6,796 2011-07-02, 11:28 am
    Thread: Tsunami Relief Volunteering (Blog)
Post: Tsunami Relief Volunteering (Blog)

Thanks for the blog! I would like to volunteer in Touhoku. Do you have any link? Which organization are you working with?
marcmiddag General discussion 30 5,484 2011-06-16, 6:45 am
    Thread: A gift for a Japanese connoisseur of coffee
Post: A gift for a Japanese connoisseur of coffee

Check HARIO. It is a Japanese company making excellent products for coffee lovers. here some links. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/magazi...f=magazine http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/magazi...nce...
marcmiddag Off topic 8 1,820 2011-06-10, 12:44 pm
    Thread: Heisig Wallpaper
Post: Heisig Wallpaper

This looks good ! Thanks!
marcmiddag Remembering the Kanji 17 13,160 2011-06-05, 3:06 pm
    Thread: New series of JLPT study books that look promising
Post: New series of JLPT study books that look promising

I got the iphone app. No way to extract the sentences from it AFAIK! Content is locked.
marcmiddag JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 36 16,774 2011-04-14, 1:17 pm
    Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad)
Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ...

The Flashcard system they use is not SRS. It is the exactly the same as the "Japanese" app from Code From Tokyo.. It seems a pre-made building block. It doesn't look very useful to me and I think the...
marcmiddag Learning resources 89 52,882 2011-04-12, 10:30 am
    Thread: Do you believe Japan is a high tech country?
Post: Do you believe Japan is a high tech country?

If you need your toilet to greet you in 3 different languages and use hand gestures to control the intensity and position of the water cannon then Japan is very advanced. But looking at real innovatio...
marcmiddag Off topic 47 16,366 2011-04-01, 10:23 am
    Thread: Midori iOS app - opinions?
Post: Midori iOS app - opinions?

nest0r Wrote:Midori looks smooth, but Wakaru has 縦書き options for reading and Rikaichan-like functionality for web browsing. Does Midori have this? I haven't tried it. Personally I also prefer the pop-...
marcmiddag Learning resources 26 16,412 2011-03-31, 8:46 pm
    Thread: Midori iOS app - opinions?
Post: Midori iOS app - opinions?

http://www.jitouch.com/midori/features.php haha spelling mistake spotted already in the first sentence :) What haragana? Quote:Midori has a native Japanese handwriting recognition that can recognize...
marcmiddag Learning resources 26 16,412 2011-03-31, 8:35 pm
    Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad)
Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ...

I just got a reply too :) Quote:"We've just submitted Version 1.2 (with many new features, especially the key word to kanji option on flashcards) to Apple for approval (average 6-8 days approval time...
marcmiddag Learning resources 89 52,882 2011-03-31, 12:56 am
    Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad)
Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ...

I just sent them an email. I think it is a really fantastic App being screwed by actually minor things like the Flashcards order being from Kanji to Keyword instead of Keyword to Kanji. Also I found t...
marcmiddag Learning resources 89 52,882 2011-03-30, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad)
Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ...

Just inpuls-bought it! :)
marcmiddag Learning resources 89 52,882 2011-03-24, 7:42 pm
    Thread: New series of JLPT study books that look promising
Post: New series of JLPT study books that look promising

@kaiten1 I just downloaded the N1 単語 B [Image: http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2213/img0628n.png] I really just started using this app. For the price is quite good. touching the shell in the lowe...
marcmiddag JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 36 16,774 2011-03-24, 4:31 pm
    Thread: New series of JLPT study books that look promising
Post: New series of JLPT study books that look promising

Wow, this sample deck is great. Especially with the audio files.. How could I participate? I could get the book end April only. A friend is coming to visit from Japan. But I have the Obunsha iPhone ap...
marcmiddag JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 36 16,774 2011-03-24, 7:45 am
    Thread: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books
Post: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books

Let's hypothetically say that if someone was about to start to read 1-kyuu-84 in German and would love to have the Japanese version to compare the two... is there a thread where he should not be look...
marcmiddag Learning resources 277 117,241 2011-03-13, 10:24 am
    Thread: 福島についての言葉
Post: 福島についての言葉

I would rather do a shared Anki deck, in that way there is no problem of having duplicate fields. I am already doing one with yomichan. I really think that it is important to understand what the news ...
marcmiddag Off topic 14 2,281 2011-03-13, 10:12 am