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    Thread: Kanji handwriting recognition software recommendation?
Post: Kanji handwriting recognition software recommendat...

Thanks, the website is nice, I also goofed around with googles IME a bit, and I found something interesting. Apparently there is a 'Tablet PC Input Panel' on vista, (right click on the task bar, and ...
igomadness General discussion 5 9,207 2010-09-21, 5:23 am
    Thread: Kanji handwriting recognition software recommendation?
Post: Kanji handwriting recognition software recommendat...

I'm trying to tackle some material without furigana, and was thinking that some tools would make this easier. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend software where you 'draw' with the mouse and it the...
igomadness General discussion 5 9,207 2010-09-20, 2:40 pm
    Thread: Pokemon Black x White now with KANJI!
Post: Pokemon Black x White now with KANJI!

Excited about this game, my ds lite was out of commission since I dropped it a year ago. But when I heard about this game I got my geeky (geekier?) friend to open it up and solder back on the piece ...
igomadness Learning resources 81 29,448 2010-09-15, 3:50 pm
    Thread: The Top Part of 左、右、有る, etc and stroke order
Post: The Top Part of 左、右、有る, etc and stroke order

Seems like a good rule of thumb despite those exceptions. Any magic tricks for dealing with the cliff primitive? I always have trouble with that one, sometimes horizontal stroke first, sometimes ve...
igomadness The Japanese language 20 7,055 2010-09-15, 2:58 pm
    Thread: What/how to study along RTK?
Post: What/how to study along RTK?

My problem is that I kept sort of stalling on RTK, First time I got up to 400ish, then didn't review for a few weeks, which turned into months. Started over, got to 700, And again, 1200, and yes sa...
igomadness Remembering the Kanji 16 6,557 2010-07-27, 9:07 pm
    Thread: Need to Figure Out My Major.
Post: Need to Figure Out My Major.

pm215 Wrote:If you're just starting a degree, chances are good the economy will have picked up by the time you get to the end of it in three years time. This might be true, but maybe you guys are righ...
igomadness JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 43 9,905 2010-07-14, 2:54 pm
    Thread: Need to Figure Out My Major.
Post: Need to Figure Out My Major.

He probably won't starve to death with a liberal arts degree. But he might be saddled with debt and have no higher-paying job to make up for his time and money invested in the degree. And yes, high ...
igomadness JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 43 9,905 2010-07-14, 2:13 pm
    Thread: Need to Figure Out My Major.
Post: Need to Figure Out My Major.

With this horrible economy, I would stick to the vocational-style degrees, like engineering/medicine/nursing/business/teaching. If you really want to do something artsy, teach yourself. If you are a...
igomadness JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 43 9,905 2010-07-14, 1:22 pm
    Thread: smart.fm closing public API
Post: smart.fm closing public API

Ahh, I somehow missed that. thanks both.
igomadness Learning resources 25 10,148 2010-07-03, 4:49 am
    Thread: ending sentances with -su
Post: ending sentances with -su

I was watching some anime, and I have noticed that some characters seem to always tack on -su to the end of their sentances. Is this some dialect thing? or is there some sort of grammatical purpose? ...
igomadness The Japanese language 6 2,912 2010-07-03, 3:08 am
    Thread: smart.fm closing public API
Post: smart.fm closing public API

cangy Wrote:http://developer.smart.fm/ Wrote:we will withdraw support of our public Smart.fm API as of August 31, 2010 I've already made an an archive of Japanese Core. Is there anything else worth d...
igomadness Learning resources 25 10,148 2010-07-03, 2:21 am
    Thread: Non-Typical Anime
Post: Non-Typical Anime

Another vote for Durarara!!! I don't know how you can wait until it finishes, You'll end up watching the whole thing in one weekend and ruining it. Also, another show airing now that looks great is ...
igomadness General discussion 104 23,896 2010-05-12, 12:54 pm
    Thread: radical dominance hierarchy
Post: radical dominance hierarchy

Wow, some really great info here. I'm still working through rtk1, but I think from now on I will take some more time building position into my stories. I notice that a lot of the kanji in the 'exce...
igomadness General discussion 13 3,951 2010-02-09, 2:26 am
    Thread: A fresh batch of (unsynched qop123) Japanese subs
Post: A fresh batch of (unsynched qop123) Japanese subs

Hey thanks, Ive been watching tomehane, fun show. I'm sure it will be even better when i know what the sensei is talking about, haha.
igomadness Off topic 5 3,536 2010-02-08, 5:17 pm
    Thread: radical dominance hierarchy
Post: radical dominance hierarchy

I find that every so often i get the left/right side of my kanji swapped when I am reviewing. I'm surprised that it dosen't happen more often. But I just get a 'feeling' for which one should be whe...
igomadness General discussion 13 3,951 2010-02-08, 4:38 pm
    Thread: Progress in Japanese (Constructive criticism is welcome)
Post: Progress in Japanese (Constructive criticism is we...

You mean you have time to do something else in addition to what you are already doing?! Just a beginner here, but it seems to me like if there was anything you could be missing it might be working on...
igomadness General discussion 37 5,303 2010-01-21, 5:34 pm
    Thread: Which font should I mimic?
Post: Which font should I mimic?

yudantaiteki Wrote:In general you don't want to copy a computer font because certain characters look different from written forms in almost every font. Ok, I will go with plan B, kidnapping a native a...
igomadness General discussion 6 1,489 2010-01-20, 10:45 am
    Thread: Which font should I mimic?
Post: Which font should I mimic?

I generally try to write out the kanji with a pen+paper every time I review them. I've noticed some primitives like 心 can look quite different depending on the font, And I wonder if my handwriting w...
igomadness General discussion 6 1,489 2010-01-20, 3:32 am
    Thread: Reasons for learning japanese?
Post: Reasons for learning japanese?

Was watching a lot of anime, and I started to understand little bits and pieces here and there. So I figured, why not just learn the language :) Plus being able to do stuff like play jrpgs before th...
igomadness General discussion 36 9,216 2010-01-15, 10:22 pm
    Thread: Mixing up words
Post: Mixing up words

And by the way, so that you know what I am talking about when I say, tweak your stories. Ill give an example. I was repeatedly mixing up plot and plan. Similar english meanings, both start with the...
igomadness Remembering the Kanji 14 4,415 2010-01-15, 1:11 am
    Thread: Mixing up words
Post: Mixing up words

Seems a little high to me, But i suppose possible if you put in the time to keep up on the reviews. I think honestly, you shouldn't worry so much about the 65 percent failure rate as long as you tak...
igomadness Remembering the Kanji 14 4,415 2010-01-15, 1:04 am
    Thread: Mixing up words
Post: Mixing up words

Just out of curiosity, how many cards are you adding each day? Maybe you are just trying to add them too quickly if you end up getting overwhelmed by your reviews.
igomadness Remembering the Kanji 14 4,415 2010-01-15, 12:48 am
    Thread: Help with Bimoji for the DS?
Post: Help with Bimoji for the DS?

I am a beginner who is still working on RTK1. I haven't learned any readings or vocab containing Kanji yet, so navigating around the dosen or so kanji DS titles I have is a bit hit or miss. What I r...
igomadness Learning resources 9 3,709 2010-01-14, 11:29 am
    Thread: Best book about Japan?
Post: Best book about Japan?

Shogun was an enjoyable book. Maybe it isn't an accurate cultural reference, but then again I doubt any book, or any 20 books could sum up a culture.
igomadness General discussion 44 11,438 2010-01-14, 12:40 am
    Thread: Help with Bimoji for the DS?
Post: Help with Bimoji for the DS?

http://xn--wgv71a119e.heilling.net/dsbi-moji-toreningu Found this guide, Apparenlty you can get to a point where you enter your own kanji to practice, but the menu option is only available after you...
igomadness Learning resources 9 3,709 2010-01-14, 12:32 am
    Thread: Best book about Japan?
Post: Best book about Japan?

Shogun - James Clavell :)
igomadness General discussion 44 11,438 2010-01-13, 4:30 pm
    Thread: Nintendo DS Games (japanese immersion environment)
Post: Nintendo DS Games (japanese immersion environment)

Rael89 Wrote:I'm new to the subject of flash carts for DS, so can someone tell me if something like this has everything out of the box(aside from the sd card) that I'll need to use it? You need 3 thin...
igomadness General discussion 33 14,760 2010-01-05, 10:29 pm