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    Thread: 2009 Reflections + 2010 Resolutions
Post: 2009 Reflections + 2010 Resolutions

2009: + Finished Smart.fm Core 2000 and Core 6000. Useful, but boring. + Reached a total of 3500 cards in my Heisig deck. Useless, but fun. + Switched to Japanese keywords for most of my Heisig deck. ...
hknamida General discussion 76 14,413 2009-12-14, 3:14 am
    Thread: how the brain processes kanji
Post: how the brain processes kanji

liosama Wrote:Ok someone ban nest0r cause he just ruined my entire holidays. I had so much planned So many videos, so many movies, so many potential dates (?) now i see 110 links to things All in favo...
hknamida Learning resources 36 18,762 2009-12-12, 5:28 am
    Thread: Such a logically thought out kanji.
Post: Such a logically thought out kanji.

I didn't know the site could do that. Sweet.
hknamida The Japanese language 10 2,799 2009-12-11, 8:28 am
    Thread: Sceptic to RTK
Post: Sceptic to RTK

harhol Wrote:wildweathel Wrote:Disadvantages of RtK: * You'll probably be addicted to mnemonics and systematic learning. How is systematic learning a bad thing? It's not, but it's way too easy to fall...
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 52 10,515 2009-12-07, 5:23 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Deleted the remaining 2000 cards from my sentence deck (having previously deleted about 6000 a few weeks ago). Now I'm forced to get my daily dose of Japanese in enjoyable ways. I don't think that's a...
hknamida General discussion 1,389 294,398 2009-11-28, 12:40 pm
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

I've got an account, but it has been ages since I used it. I just can't think of anything interesting to write about.
hknamida General discussion 55 12,780 2009-11-08, 8:07 am
    Thread: I just sentence-mined a human
Post: I just sentence-mined a human

The thread title somehow reminded me of Sylar from Heroes.
hknamida Off topic 13 2,228 2009-10-26, 6:15 pm
    Thread: Katakana Fail
Post: Katakana Fail

The only ones that annoy me are 外来語 that don't mean the same thing as the words they're based on. (マンション, etc.) As for ウィルス, it isn't based on the English pronunciation, but the German (or Latin?) on...
hknamida The Japanese language 133 26,166 2009-10-23, 6:50 am
    Thread: Kanji in Context and KO2001 vs. Native sources
Post: Kanji in Context and KO2001 vs. Native sources

captal Wrote:... For someone who hasn't seen 5 or 6 words in a sentence, what do you do? Look up the ones that show up often or just seem interesting to you.
hknamida Learning resources 25 6,956 2009-10-23, 6:19 am
    Thread: Reasons for learning Japanese and expectations
Post: Reasons for learning Japanese and expectations

Using your list of reasons above, I'd say I'm in it for number 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and a bit too much of 10. Books would be the main reason, I think, followed closely by manga (which are pretty much the sa...
hknamida The Japanese language 16 3,004 2009-10-17, 4:26 am
    Thread: SRS sucks!
Post: SRS sucks!

Using Japanese (reading, watching movies, anything) is also spaced repetition. It's simply a matter of whether or not to go about it systematically. Edit: Also, I love the title of your thread.
hknamida Learning resources 111 18,162 2009-10-16, 10:46 am
    Thread: Multiple Pre-Made SRS Decks?
Post: Multiple Pre-Made SRS Decks?

If I plan to use the majority of the cards in a deck, I import it straight away. Right now, though, I have two decks (from the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series and Death Note, respectively) from ...
hknamida The Japanese language 18 3,164 2009-10-15, 12:39 pm
    Thread: RT1: please help me with 2 basic questions
Post: RT1: please help me with 2 basic questions

The use of the Easy button is a delicate balancing act. I used to click it too often, but now I do it too rarely. My suggestion would be to keep doing it the way you do now, but don't forget to mark c...
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 15 2,061 2009-10-11, 6:36 am
    Thread: So what committments do you have other than your Japanese study?
Post: So what committments do you have other than your J...

I've got more-than-full-time studies in non-Japanese areas, about 6 hours of aikido practice a week (10 hours if you count the time it takes me to get to the dojo) and... that's about it, really. Stil...
hknamida General discussion 67 9,132 2009-10-06, 6:42 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

mattimus Wrote:... p.s. My post RtK move is "Understanding Basic Japanese Grammar." Anyone else go through it? Yep. Great book. The one downside I can think of is that it doesn't come with audio.
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 616 180,455 2009-10-04, 4:37 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

jacf29 Wrote:hknamida Wrote:Finished Core 6000. wow grats! how long did it take you? Can't say for sure, but Anki seems to suggest something like 5.3 months.
hknamida General discussion 1,389 294,398 2009-10-04, 5:24 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Finished Core 6000.
hknamida General discussion 1,389 294,398 2009-10-04, 4:48 am
    Thread: Playing RPGs to improve your reading pace
Post: Playing RPGs to improve your reading pace

bombpersons Wrote:Speaking of RPG's, Final Fantasy 13 will be out soon! =D TGS09 Trailer Seems to have its fair share of everything I dislike about the other FF games. Too bad I'll end up buying it a...
hknamida Learning resources 87 21,500 2009-10-02, 12:07 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

100 unseen Core 6000 cards left. Edit: In response to jacf29, below: Yes, I did Core 2000 first. 10 days to go at my current pace. (Edit: Changed pace. 4 days to go, now.)
hknamida General discussion 1,389 294,398 2009-09-30, 4:13 am
    Thread: Should I quit studying Japanese?
Post: Should I quit studying Japanese?

Be a rebel. Quit Mandarin instead.
hknamida General discussion 22 4,492 2009-09-29, 4:51 am
    Thread: after an absence of some months ...would you start at the beginning?
Post: after an absence of some months ...would you start...

Starting over seems like a waste of time for the cards you can still remember. I'd suggest just chipping away at that pile.
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 11 1,623 2009-09-29, 3:49 am
    Thread: Japanese keywords
Post: Japanese keywords

wrightak Wrote:welldone101 Wrote:/drool, is it possible to get an early copy of the part you have done so far? I'd love to take a look at it and maybe drop English, sounds amazing. The raw data is fr...
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 410 149,036 2009-09-28, 12:36 am
    Thread: To remember or not to remember....
Post: To remember or not to remember....

On one hand, the ultimate goal is to bypass the stories and simply know the characters. On the other hand, making stories even for characters you know will allow you to practice making effective stori...
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 28 6,436 2009-09-27, 5:39 am
    Thread: Just need to vent (computer messed up)
Post: Just need to vent (computer messed up)

kazelee Wrote:Musashi Wrote:(sorry I have to say this) Let this be a lesson to all ya PC Window users :P *patting my Mac edit: I do feel you, things like that forced me to the Apple side, havent had ...
hknamida General discussion 40 4,650 2009-09-26, 5:51 pm
    Thread: Reading Sentences Out in the Wild
Post: Reading Sentences Out in the Wild

I often find that some words don't properly stick until I've seen them used in a few different sentences. For more common words, any pre-made collection of sentences (I've been using the smart.fm Core...
hknamida The Japanese language 17 3,202 2009-09-24, 5:32 am
    Thread: Best Japanese teacher ever...
Post: Best Japanese teacher ever...

"Get a book."
hknamida General discussion 21 7,791 2009-09-24, 12:29 am
    Thread: Silent Hill
Post: Silent Hill

I love the Silent Hill games (all three of them... <<). At the moment, though, I only have SH2 in my possession, as I sold all my English-language games and only bought Japanese versions of the ...
hknamida General discussion 33 4,189 2009-09-22, 3:34 pm
    Thread: What are your 2009 goals?
Post: What are your 2009 goals?

My remaining goals for 2009: (Finish Core 6000.) EDIT: Done as of 4 October. (Finish adding the 旧字体漢字 to my RtK deck.) EDIT: Done as of 24 September. Reach a total of at least 3500 漢字 in said RtK dec...
hknamida Off topic 82 12,988 2009-09-21, 1:43 pm
    Thread: 旧字体 stories and keywords
Post: 旧字体 stories and keywords

Sort of related to this thread: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=3838 I've started adding traditional kanji to my deck, to improve my kanji count a bit. Rather than making new keywords, I h...
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 1 1,296 2009-09-21, 3:53 am
    Thread: On why it's important to make your own stories
Post: On why it's important to make your own stories

I'd say it depends on your definition of a "story". I can only speak for myself, but by the time I've successfully internalized a story, even if someone else wrote it, I've generally tweaked it using ...
hknamida Remembering the Kanji 24 4,576 2009-09-21, 3:26 am