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    Thread: Nayr's Core5000 deck (Frequency Dictionary of Japanese)
Post: Nayr's Core5000 deck (Frequency Dictionary of Japa...

anotherjohn Wrote:936: それなんや? たこ焼きや。 translation: What’s that? It’s takoyaki. word: や ya aux. COPULA (dialectal) I heard this as "それ何屋? たこ焼き屋", which seems more plausible? (Can't say for sure though) ...
Mcjon01 Learning resources 204 74,989 2015-02-24, 7:22 pm
    Thread: Nayr's Core5000 deck (Frequency Dictionary of Japanese)
Post: Nayr's Core5000 deck (Frequency Dictionary of Japa...

I went ahead and took the liberty of separating the "Word" field in to separate fields yesterday (kanji, romaji, pos1, meaning1, pos2, meaning2, pos3, meaning3). Since I don't have any programming kno...
Mcjon01 Learning resources 204 74,989 2014-11-02, 10:34 am
    Thread: lack of alcohol related violence in Japan
Post: lack of alcohol related violence in Japan

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:There's a case study of a particular tribe in South America that acquired alcohol brewing without picking up any western culture, and they developed a cultural custom of all comi...
Mcjon01 Off topic 12 3,853 2013-09-24, 10:48 pm
    Thread: Good PS3 Games to Import?
Post: Good PS3 Games to Import?

drdunlap Wrote:The Yakuza games can be fun and there's a decent amount of dialogue. What to relate them to.. maybe like a tame and less open-ended version of Grand Theft Auto... Japanized. Ok so that ...
Mcjon01 Off topic 24 8,799 2013-01-06, 7:25 pm
    Thread: Using J-E dictionary in iBunkoHD
Post: Using J-E dictionary in iBunkoHD

EBPocket isn't a J-J dictionary. It's not even a dictionary at all, really, it's a program that lets you open EPWING format dictionaries. If you don't want J-J dictionaries in it, then don't put any J...
Mcjon01 Learning resources 9 3,773 2011-09-12, 7:31 am
    Thread: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
Post: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

Huh. Didn't figure this to be something "unique". I remember getting it pretty intensely from the Halo 2 trailer, back when that was new. Just watched it again, same thing. Intense, warm tingling ...
Mcjon01 Off topic 11 3,632 2011-07-07, 10:58 pm
    Thread: The new MBA are around the corner.
Post: The new MBA are around the corner.

Oh. Apple. For a second, I thought my degree was going to be invalidated before I even started working for it. <_<
Mcjon01 Off topic 51 6,796 2011-07-02, 2:52 pm
    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

But if the pills numb you enough that you can get past the depression temporarily and start yourself on the road to recovery, then what's the problem? It's the same as taking painkillers in the initia...
Mcjon01 Off topic 152 22,497 2011-04-22, 12:20 pm
    Thread: The human event horizon of 2045
Post: The human event horizon of 2045

Eh, it's not like certainty is a bad thing for an advocate, even if it's unfounded. And it's not like he has an impossible vision of the future, just a very, very optimistic one. I certainly wouldn't ...
Mcjon01 Off topic 18 3,264 2011-04-16, 11:25 am
    Thread: Why am I so slow?
Post: Why am I so slow?

I know what you mean. I think I must have been an elf in a past life, because clearly my motivation to do things is geared toward the immortal lifestyle. If only I wasn't hampered by this feeble huma...
Mcjon01 Off topic 18 4,708 2011-04-12, 1:38 pm
    Thread: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..
Post: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..

There's pretty much no way an iPod dictionary can replace the sheer variety you get with a real (good) denshi jisho, and I definitely find both have their uses and complement each other well, buuut......
Mcjon01 Learning resources 24 4,011 2011-04-06, 12:26 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

ファブリス Wrote:Two pages of intellectual fisticuffs for what exactly? Well, trash-talking qualia is always fun. So there's that.
Mcjon01 Off topic 156 22,439 2011-03-20, 8:13 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

Bah, chemical energy is so last century anyway. Embrace glorious cyborg future.
Mcjon01 Off topic 156 22,439 2011-03-20, 2:44 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

bodhisamaya Wrote:There is no rational argument why eating beef or pork is okay, but eating your dog or cat is not. It is simply cultural bias. People eat shrimp, which are basically cockroaches of ...
Mcjon01 Off topic 156 22,439 2011-03-19, 11:39 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

It's phenomenal how little I care about what people eat. Though I admit it annoys me a bit how whenever people start talking about food everybody starts calling everybody else a hypocrite, and not a ...
Mcjon01 Off topic 156 22,439 2011-03-19, 9:16 pm
    Thread: Nintendo 3ds Japan release. Anyone getting one?
Post: Nintendo 3ds Japan release. Anyone getting one?

wishroom Wrote:Playasia dropped around $30 off the price already. Well, good for them. Another $150 and maybe we'll talk. :P
Mcjon01 Off topic 93 18,507 2011-02-28, 6:34 pm
    Thread: What's happened to Icecream?
Post: What's happened to Icecream?

Tzadeck Wrote:Well, I'm not saying it wasn't bad for the forum, it definitely was. She has a lot of helpful posts. It could also very well be rude, irresponsible, whatever else. I think it's about ...
Mcjon01 General discussion 132 25,023 2011-02-09, 11:01 pm
    Thread: What's happened to Icecream?
Post: What's happened to Icecream?

caivano Wrote:Maybe I don't get the whole online community thing but I think she's put in way more than she's taken away. Seems to me like she's taken away exactly as much as she put in. Isn't that t...
Mcjon01 General discussion 132 25,023 2011-02-09, 8:05 pm
    Thread: What's happened to Icecream?
Post: What's happened to Icecream?

Well, she was trying to learn some basic programming, right? She probably just created a hyper-intelligent AI by accident. Don't worry, we'll all be assimilated soon enough.
Mcjon01 General discussion 132 25,023 2011-02-08, 12:38 pm
    Thread: Pokemon Black x White now with KANJI!
Post: Pokemon Black x White now with KANJI!

I was just talking about Pokemon Black and White specifically, which are both DSi enhanced titles and fall within the scope of the DSi's region locking -- but only if you're playing them on a DSi. ht...
Mcjon01 Learning resources 81 29,436 2011-01-25, 7:49 am
    Thread: Pokemon Black x White now with KANJI!
Post: Pokemon Black x White now with KANJI!

It depends. From what I understand, if her American DS is a DSi or DSi XL, then Pokemon Black/White won't work. If her DS is any one of the earlier models, though, then they will work.
Mcjon01 Learning resources 81 29,436 2011-01-25, 12:43 am
    Thread: Daijirin/Daijisen iPhone apps VS Canon Wordtank
Post: Daijirin/Daijisen iPhone apps VS Canon Wordtank

I don't know about the 3GS, but the original 3G doesn't support multitasking. Hell, it doesn't even support custom backgrounds. About the only thing it got from iOS4 was folders and a performance hit...
Mcjon01 Learning resources 28 15,673 2011-01-24, 10:26 am
    Thread: Daijirin/Daijisen iPhone apps VS Canon Wordtank
Post: Daijirin/Daijisen iPhone apps VS Canon Wordtank

How useful the iPhone is as a dictionary definitely depends on how old it is, I'd say. I have an original 3G and... well, it's slow as shit, to be frank about it. It was convenient to have when I li...
Mcjon01 Learning resources 28 15,673 2011-01-21, 2:45 pm
    Thread: Are YOU as Smart as a Japanese Kid?
Post: Are YOU as Smart as a Japanese Kid?

Woo, got four of them right this time! The only one I missed was the hiking one. That's pretty bad even for a pun. <_<
Mcjon01 General discussion 32 8,287 2011-01-20, 12:03 pm
    Thread: 3DS is looking good for furigana
Post: 3DS is looking good for furigana

Well, now I wish that Play-Asia would list a price. I mean, I figured there'd be a fairly big premium over buying local, but that kind of gouging is ridiculous.
Mcjon01 General discussion 20 6,437 2011-01-19, 4:19 pm
    Thread: Where to find Community Donated RTK1 Stories?
Post: Where to find Community Donated RTK1 Stories?

Umm... here? It's more than just a forum. ;)
Mcjon01 Remembering the Kanji 5 1,438 2011-01-19, 9:26 am
    Thread: Are YOU as Smart as a Japanese Kid?
Post: Are YOU as Smart as a Japanese Kid?

Bah. Only got number 2 right. Stupid ten-year-olds, I could beat you up!
Mcjon01 General discussion 32 8,287 2011-01-19, 9:13 am
    Thread: Ipad 2 - 2048x1536 - manga and light novels :-)
Post: Ipad 2 - 2048x1536 - manga and light novels :-)

Maybe I'm just too used to trying to decipher the chicken-scratch fonts that NDS games seem to be in love with. Even the blurriest scan on the iPad feels like I'm spoiling myself. :/
Mcjon01 Off topic 18 11,282 2011-01-18, 2:35 pm
    Thread: Ipad 2 - 2048x1536 - manga and light novels :-)
Post: Ipad 2 - 2048x1536 - manga and light novels :-)

I'm just having trouble imagining the problem you're having with light novels. At the very least, the reader I use automatically resizes large pages to fit the screen, and I've never found a scan tha...
Mcjon01 Off topic 18 11,282 2011-01-18, 2:21 pm
    Thread: Are YOU as Smart as a Japanese Kid?
Post: Are YOU as Smart as a Japanese Kid?

Only got 2, 3, and 5. Still think I'm slow, though, after seeing the other answers. :P
Mcjon01 General discussion 32 8,287 2011-01-18, 1:09 pm