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    Thread: Trouble-free IME for Puppy Linux?
Post: Trouble-free IME for Puppy Linux?

astendra Wrote:The main ones for linux, excluding ibus, are scim/uim. Puppy does not have packages for those. Does anyone know which IMEs are packages for Puppy? (I'm looking in the Package Manager n...
TerryS Learning resources 14 4,824 2011-04-02, 2:18 am
    Thread: Trouble-free IME for Puppy Linux?
Post: Trouble-free IME for Puppy Linux?

Hello, I have a *really old* desktop with a 728MHz CPU, and 1 GB of RAM. I really need the Puppy for the most reliable system with the least amount of junk possible and the presence of a package mana...
TerryS Learning resources 14 4,824 2011-04-01, 4:32 pm
    Thread: Starting out with RTK1!
Post: Starting out with RTK1!

WontStop Wrote:...so while I can recognize them when typed are spoken I likely have forgotten what they mean. I had the same experience. This is where AJAT comes in...it's best to talk with other peop...
TerryS General discussion 24 3,979 2009-08-26, 7:49 am
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Congrats to everyone on their progress! For a while, I unfortunately didn't have time or energy to touch the kanji at all (though I still worked on my Japanese). School was getting too crazy -- we wr...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 526 167,172 2009-05-28, 2:04 am
    Thread: Do NOT upgrade to Firefox 3.0.4
Post: Do NOT upgrade to Firefox 3.0.4

It seems the consensus is Firefox 3.0.4 has problems on Vista, but not XP. I have also found it works fine on XP.
TerryS Learning resources 11 2,514 2008-12-02, 2:17 am
    Thread: Going Kanji to Keyword-who has done it?
Post: Going Kanji to Keyword-who has done it?

zazen666 Wrote:Please dont tell me how you think its a waste of time (unless you have tired it and it was). I did this a little by accident in the beginning...and I can see why it's better keyword-to-...
TerryS General discussion 32 4,594 2008-11-27, 11:48 pm
    Thread: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?
Post: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?

Thank you both!
TerryS General discussion 9 1,401 2008-11-27, 11:44 pm
    Thread: What do you consider "basic" grammar?
Post: What do you consider "basic" grammar?

kfmfe04 Wrote:All the arguments I see say either use one or the other or both (immersion and grammar). I don't see any compelling reasons why I shouldn't use both - so I use both. Why is everyone wo...
TerryS General discussion 118 13,443 2008-11-27, 11:41 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

MeNoSavvy Wrote:For example the Japanese for Busy People series (which was for a long time the most popular text), was initially published only in romaji versions. What I find frustrating in looking f...
TerryS Learning resources 75 16,386 2008-11-26, 11:03 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

150! I meant to do kanji the last 2 days. but had problems with my computer and wanted to back things up, just in case things get worse before I figure things out. That's not simple, since it takes, ...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-26, 3:19 pm
    Thread: What do you consider "basic" grammar?
Post: What do you consider "basic" grammar?

I use "The Kodansha Dictionary of Japanese Verbs", which is just a grammar/verb conjugation book. I wasn't getting as much out of it as I should have before, but now that I am hitting it again, actual...
TerryS General discussion 118 13,443 2008-11-26, 1:16 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

askayscha Wrote:So far I can probably confidently write and identify the meanings of 200 kanji. I am not proud of myself, yet. I miss out too many days due to exam pressure GCSE's... I am not dedicati...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-26, 1:12 pm
    Thread: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?
Post: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?

Hello, My first question is irrelevant (podcasts are just RSS feeds with audio/mp3)...it is only my second question which has no answer, and I don't see it on the Anki site or Wiki. Is there a way t...
TerryS General discussion 9 1,401 2008-11-26, 12:59 pm
    Thread: What age are you?
Post: What age are you?

This is a great thread! Age: 39 How long with Heisig: since October 20th, I think, so...1 month Frame: 126
TerryS Off topic 357 73,704 2008-11-23, 9:21 pm
    Thread: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?
Post: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?

KREVA Wrote:-By the way, what format are we speaking on behalf of? I might be able to be of further assistance should that detail be provided. I wasn't thinking of any format in particular, but the a...
TerryS General discussion 9 1,401 2008-11-23, 7:07 pm
    Thread: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?
Post: How can I convert other audio files to podcast?

[EDITED: Nevermind the first question...it turns out podcasts are just RSS feeds with MP3 inside! (I didn't know this.) I already have a regular audio converter.] I have some Japanese audio lessons I ...
TerryS General discussion 9 1,401 2008-11-23, 1:43 pm
    Thread: Firefox extension to stop procrastinating
Post: Firefox extension to stop procrastinating

This is a great extension! I got locked out of this site once already. To be really firm, I configured my 1st set (which is only this forum, for now) to not allow me to change any options during times...
TerryS Off topic 17 6,980 2008-11-23, 1:39 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Transvestor Wrote:Quick aside.. maybe its just me, but I truely believe that if this site didnt exist I would have quit after 100 or so. Seconded! I thought I could never truly "learn" all the kanji. ...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-23, 12:51 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Congradulations, playadom, on 1721!!! KristinHolly Wrote:Congratulations on using your time off so well, TerryS! I took a dangerously long break from the site earlier this autumn, but I am back to r...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-23, 12:42 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

126! Planned to do 25 tonight, but did 31 because it ended the chapter. I don't think I'm as ambitious as that other person who created a poster of all the kanji they did -- and that would take more ...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-23, 12:36 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Up to 96! (Sounds better than 71.) :D
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-22, 2:05 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

alyks Wrote:TerryS, I didn't say that. It was Phuana. Sorry, I copied and pasted and wrote the quote tags, I should have at least used the "Quote" feature and pasted over the entire quote.
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-22, 1:53 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

cdelugo Wrote:There are always people trying to discourage you from learning new things, but in the end you'll be the better for it. Ain't that the truth! I'm about to turn 40, and many times when pe...
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-22, 1:28 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

PrettyKitty Wrote:"Are you intending to marry a Japanese man? If not then what's the point? The only reason to learn Japanese is to marry a Japanese man. If that's not your goal then you need to think...
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-22, 1:08 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

phauna Wrote:Yeah, again antimoon goes really far in what they say with little proof [sarcasm]Oh, you noticed that?[/sarcasm] Seriously, it's exaggerated for sure, but it does illustrate a point -- to...
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-22, 12:29 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

mystes Wrote:alyks Wrote:http://www.antimoon.com/how/input-boydell.htm ...In particular, the section on how to read in a foreign language was very interesting Thank you, mystes, for that link! @alyks...
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-22, 12:20 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

mystes Wrote:My advice is not to get suckered into wasting your learning time by the promise of useless credits. The credits aren't useless when they are required for your degree. alyks Wrote:Languag...
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-21, 11:04 pm
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

You know, someone in my language group is reading a book titled "Japanland" about a foreigner's experiences in Japan, and about their traditions and obscure or annoying behavior and customs that perme...
TerryS Off topic 311 69,131 2008-11-21, 10:48 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

TerryS Wrote:At least I'm happy I'll have time to do 10 new kanji each night. Ha! I just got a call saying not to come into work! :D Extra 25 kanji tonight! I normally wouldn't be happy about losing ...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-21, 1:08 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

activeaero Wrote:The was another bonus I forgot to mention from my encounter with my new Japanese buddies. When they wrote Kanji that I haven't learned yet my brain instantly started assembling all o...
TerryS Remembering the Kanji 908 186,152 2008-11-21, 12:59 pm