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    Thread: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?
Post: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?

10 days? madness! congrats on winning... I'm doing it for the second time right now and I do 100 a day, also production and recognition. it's OK except on days when I'm tired.
truando Remembering the Kanji 76 23,531 2012-03-09, 4:19 pm
    Thread: kanji stroke order font script for anki
Post: kanji stroke order font script for anki

It's fantastic, Irwin1138, thank you so much! Also Eadwin!!
truando Learning resources 15 9,717 2012-03-09, 4:04 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK3, please follow me" thread
Post: The "I just finished RTK3, please follow me" threa...

NeoGlitch - well said! I totally agree with you. I made the same mistake and stopped reviewing one month after finishing RTK 1 and here I am starting again, after a one and a half year break. Had I re...
truando Remembering the Kanji 93 58,965 2012-03-05, 3:36 pm
    Thread: Kanji mosaics
Post: Kanji mosaics

Beautiful - thank you so much for sharing!
truando General discussion 18 7,610 2012-03-05, 3:19 pm
    Thread: Mac: Easy stitching movie parts? In terminal maybe?
Post: Mac: Easy stitching movie parts? In terminal maybe...

The easiest is Quick Time Player 7. Used to be the regular App for movies before they introduced the new Quick Time Player. They then hid the QT Player 7 in the Utilities, but it's still there. With ...
truando Off topic 9 1,982 2012-01-08, 8:58 pm
    Thread: Please tell me about your study methods
Post: Please tell me about your study methods

just did it
truando General discussion 20 5,802 2011-10-24, 1:43 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

I'm supposed to fly to Tokyo tomorrow morning... My flight hasn't been cancelled yet.
truando Off topic 690 113,306 2011-03-11, 2:40 pm
    Thread: How to listen more effectively ?
Post: How to listen more effectively ?

Do this (courtesy of ryuukohito): "1. Load the audiobook mp3/wave file in Audacity. 2. Select all (keyboard shortcut: CTRL-A) or a portion of the audiobook section. 3. Click Analyze, and select Sil...
truando Learning resources 24 5,950 2011-02-19, 9:38 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

ha! wonderful - cute post with the beer and all! congrats from your neighbor.
truando Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,609 2011-02-15, 3:56 pm
    Thread: Post your *ambitious* goal here!
Post: Post your *ambitious* goal here!

I want to sit in a coffee shop, sip on a latte macchiato, and read 1Q84 by Murakami Haruki by next summer. In Japanese of course. Oh - please make it happen!
truando General discussion 96 18,428 2011-02-11, 10:29 am
    Thread: The thread 4 the rest of us
Post: The thread 4 the rest of us

wemaydance Wrote:Consistency is key! It's not as exciting to write or read about I suppose, but I have a full-time job and part-time school as well as other interests, so it's more realistic for me. W...
truando General discussion 50 10,409 2011-02-10, 5:40 pm
    Thread: The thread 4 the rest of us
Post: The thread 4 the rest of us

Excellent posts, thank you. This has become an interesting thread. I'll write more later, I'm too busy right now. Cheers truando
truando General discussion 50 10,409 2011-02-10, 8:52 am
    Thread: The thread 4 the rest of us
Post: The thread 4 the rest of us

OK. I will admit here and now that I am on the slow side. Incredible things have been achieved by members of this forum. Fast forwarding through 10,001 sentences and 213,000 pieces of vocab in what 1...
truando General discussion 50 10,409 2011-02-09, 6:27 pm
    Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread
Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread

today I learned 屁放き - definitively the word of the day.
truando The Japanese language 72 24,978 2011-01-24, 2:12 pm
    Thread: When You Become Fluent In Japanese....
Post: When You Become Fluent In Japanese....

I'd go for one of the dialects, master it to perfection. Either Kanazawa dialect or Kansai dialect. Kanazawa because I once stayed there with a family for a couple of months and couldn't understand sh...
truando General discussion 124 24,836 2011-01-23, 8:12 am
    Thread: Visitors by Country for Koohii.com
Post: Visitors by Country for Koohii.com

Well during the Christmas Donation run Switzerland must have come out on top as I spent every friggin' minute on this forum, day and night...
truando Off topic 25 5,006 2011-01-13, 7:28 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

awesome, BobDG! That's good, keep reviewing and move on when you feel comfortable. I suggest continuing with the RTK supplement first as this will cover all the Joyo Kanji. You can find it here: http:...
truando Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,609 2011-01-10, 8:19 am
    Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?
Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?

good advice, caivano and Daichi. This is a great forum, thanks for taking the time to answer!
truando Remembering the Kanji 26 8,441 2011-01-09, 2:04 am
    Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?
Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?

now I understand. makes sense. I guess I just keep going: one of my goals for 2011 was to keep going no matter what. 355 days to go... I'll decide on December 31 if I continue or not :)
truando Remembering the Kanji 26 8,441 2011-01-08, 8:13 pm
    Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?
Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?

Oh, just saw your post after I posted, ta12121. Thanks. Timeboxing, I might go for that. 20 minutes. BTW; I got used to reviews, too: I did 1065 cards in 3.80 hours today (that's for various decks, no...
truando Remembering the Kanji 26 8,441 2011-01-08, 6:07 pm
    Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?
Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?

Dustin_Calgary Wrote:It was 2 years, and the first 1500 kanji were still 90%+ every review, it isn't til the last 500 that I didn't know well that the numbers started to slip, even at that, the more c...
truando Remembering the Kanji 26 8,441 2011-01-08, 6:04 pm
    Thread: A Polyglot's Daily Linguistic Workout
Post: A Polyglot's Daily Linguistic Workout

I hear you nest0r!
truando Learning resources 38 12,975 2011-01-08, 5:00 pm
    Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?
Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?

Got to be honest here: I'm having a hard time reviewing. My reviews just don't go down. Thinking of stopping reviewing. I feel my time is used better on KO2001. I'm steadily moving on with KO, enjoyin...
truando Remembering the Kanji 26 8,441 2011-01-08, 4:55 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

Happy New Year to you, Fabrice! Enjoy your iPad ;)
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2011-01-01, 4:47 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

up for the last time!
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2011-01-01, 12:51 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

Nice post, Blahah! I couldn't have said it better.
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2011-01-01, 9:06 am
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

Yep - that's it. Case closed. Thank you my friends it was fun! This is what we achieved: €1,535 / $2,032.95 / £1,1285.19 / 170,078円 Not bad, not bad at all!
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2011-01-01, 3:41 am
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

5 hours, 46 minutes, 22 seconds Last chance! Look at post #370...
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2010-12-31, 7:13 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

14 hours, 16 minutes, 25 seconds
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2010-12-31, 10:44 am
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

wulfgar, you're completely and utterly mad! should've bought that flatscreen.... this is going to ruin you in the long term. €365 and 17 hours, 18 minutes, 12 seconds left.
truando Off topic 393 86,398 2010-12-31, 7:36 am