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    Thread: Chinese drama
Post: Chinese drama

ok, cool, this is a great start. Will search the web for those.
mpacheco Chinese and Hanzi 3 1,889 2011-10-20, 4:49 am
    Thread: Chinese drama
Post: Chinese drama

Hey guys, Any good Mandarin dramas out there? I'm a fan of Kudo Kankuro.. Dramas like Tiger and Dragon, Kisarazu Cat's Eye, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, etc. etc.
mpacheco Chinese and Hanzi 3 1,889 2011-10-18, 12:13 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

dat5h Wrote:So ... evidence in favor of no panic means there is reason to panic? No. I was pointing out a flaw in the logic. dat5h Wrote:If you don't accept two governments, 東京電力, or media telling th...
mpacheco Off topic 690 113,309 2011-03-16, 4:50 am
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

IceCream Wrote:As it is, readings from the areas surrounding the plant are still low enough not to be harmful though, so I don't think there's any massive cover up going on the way a lot of people see...
mpacheco Off topic 690 113,309 2011-03-16, 4:30 am
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

I recommend Al Jazeera for reliable, trustworthy, first-hand news. Japanese media is downplaying everything to keep the people calm, and most Western media is hyping the shit out of it because, well, ...
mpacheco Off topic 690 113,309 2011-03-16, 2:18 am
    Thread: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)
Post: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)

brianobush Wrote:check out my plugin. This was fixed. Cheers. I should have read up a bit before posting. :)
mpacheco Learning resources 195 62,255 2011-03-06, 10:00 pm
    Thread: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)
Post: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)

Got the following error, restarted Anki and things are going ok. I guess it's a problem with the progress announcement? : Support/Anki/plugins/AnkiWarrior.py", line 20, in cardAnswered calcExp(ca...
mpacheco Learning resources 195 62,255 2011-03-06, 9:36 pm
    Thread: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)
Post: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)

What's the difference between level and experience, and how is it on the scoreboard some people have such a high level with so little experience? Also, when is the NanpAnki mod gonna be put up? hahah...
mpacheco Learning resources 195 62,255 2011-03-03, 6:14 pm
    Thread: Living in Tokyo for 3 months
Post: Living in Tokyo for 3 months

aphasiac Wrote:mpacheco Wrote:I've never had nor heard of anyone else having a bad couch-surfing experience. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...years.html Quite a famous case here in the UK! ...
mpacheco General discussion 13 6,094 2011-01-12, 6:40 am
    Thread: Living in Tokyo for 3 months
Post: Living in Tokyo for 3 months

If you're still looking for a place to stay, I met my wife on http://www.hospitalityclub.org/ when I went to Fukuoka for vacation. http://www.couchsurfing.org/ is another great site. I've traveled all...
mpacheco General discussion 13 6,094 2011-01-11, 11:49 pm
    Thread: Need some advice!
Post: Need some advice!

Jenkoi Wrote:I've noticed I'm passively writing kanji in a kind of cursive (without lifting the pen from paper in some parts). Should I stop myself from doing this? A little common sense goes a long w...
mpacheco Remembering the Kanji 18 2,899 2010-12-29, 5:29 am
    Thread: Japanese TV/Movie classification database?
Post: Japanese TV/Movie classification database?

juniperpansy Wrote:what I'm wondering is if there's some website like Pandora for Japanese tv/movies? I've thought about this a number of times, and not just for Asian movies/dramas... Why should Pand...
mpacheco General discussion 3 985 2010-12-29, 5:12 am
    Thread: Am I the only one that can't stand drama?
Post: Am I the only one that can't stand drama?

Count me in as a hater of sappy Asian dramas shot on video. ugggg 電車男 sucks soooooooooo much. The only ones I can stand watching are written by Kudo Kankuro... Especially Tiger and Dragon and Kisaraz...
mpacheco General discussion 43 12,974 2010-12-21, 9:02 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Just clicked on the "Good" button in Anki for Adhere, frame 1000. About half-way there! Feels really great to reach this milestone. After two years of mediocre classes in Japanese, and after living he...
mpacheco Remembering the Kanji 908 186,078 2010-12-17, 2:39 am
    Thread: Tatoeba example sentence Anki plugin
Post: Tatoeba example sentence Anki plugin

~bump~ Nobody's tried furigana with this plugin? Man... learning python wasn't really in my Japanese study plan. haha
mpacheco Learning resources 1 3,121 2010-12-10, 2:34 am
    Thread: Tatoeba example sentence Anki plugin
Post: Tatoeba example sentence Anki plugin

This is a great little plugin that is useful for vocab decks.. I also think it can be useful for onyomi and kunyomi studying for RTK... Has anyone tried to tweak this plugin to set it up so that the e...
mpacheco Learning resources 1 3,121 2010-12-05, 10:53 pm
    Thread: Anime :: Elfen Lied
Post: Anime :: Elfen Lied

kazelee Wrote:The catgirl theme has been around since before either show came out. You're overlooking the specific examples I mentioned which, in my admittedly unqualified opinion (I don't watch much ...
mpacheco General discussion 32 7,584 2010-12-03, 11:56 am
    Thread: Anime :: Elfen Lied
Post: Anime :: Elfen Lied

kazelee Wrote:Elfenlied aired before Gankutsuō and Chobits wasn't exactly original itself. My mistake with Gankutsuo.. As for Chobits - I wasn't arguing that Chobits was original, just that Chobits wa...
mpacheco General discussion 32 7,584 2010-12-03, 11:10 am
    Thread: Anime :: Elfen Lied
Post: Anime :: Elfen Lied

On topic - Congrats to Mesqueeb for finding a tweak to RTK that works for you! Off topic - Prompted by this thread I downloaded Elfen Lied and I'm four episodes in... I don't think it's a ~bad~ an...
mpacheco General discussion 32 7,584 2010-12-03, 9:28 am
    Thread: RTK rough patches
Post: RTK rough patches

Yeah I figured it's all in the story/repetition. I wonder what others consider to be difficult parts in the book? Today I breezed through nearly 100, from 556 to 642, in about two, two and a half hou...
mpacheco Remembering the Kanji 6 1,926 2010-12-03, 8:26 am
    Thread: Japanese electronica and it's soundwaves of beauty
Post: Japanese electronica and it's soundwaves of beauty

Surprised no one's mentioned World's End Girlfriend yet. I've seen them a couple times in Shibuya. Amazing stuff. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtNntFUcar0]
mpacheco Off topic 55 19,300 2010-12-03, 6:18 am
    Thread: RTK rough patches
Post: RTK rough patches

I'm on 556 now... I've run into some primitive elements that were somewhat difficult to learn (such as sow; eel; arrow, parade, march; mend, run; etc.) and especially with their various incarnations (...
mpacheco Remembering the Kanji 6 1,926 2010-12-02, 2:18 am
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

Nukemarine Wrote:Sort of off topic, but from where can we get the Tiger and Dragon subtitles? http://project-modelino.com/japanese-movies.htm
mpacheco Learning resources 1,039 387,689 2010-11-27, 9:56 pm
    Thread: Tiger and Dragon decks
Post: Tiger and Dragon decks

Ping Pong and Spirited Away are now available in the Anki repository.
mpacheco Learning resources 38 10,718 2010-11-25, 5:24 am
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

cb4960 Wrote:Of course, I'll need a volunteer to test it since I don't have access to a Mac... Lemme know when it's ready, I can test.
mpacheco Learning resources 1,039 387,689 2010-11-19, 8:51 pm
    Thread: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)
Post: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)

Any progress on coming up with ranks/photos/etc? Would be a shame if this project died. I'd volunteer my time if I had more of it.
mpacheco Learning resources 195 62,255 2010-11-19, 7:03 am
    Thread: JLPT4 through JLPT2
Post: JLPT4 through JLPT2

Yes but why meter progress with official tests that cost money to take? I understand people want to take the tests so they can say they are JLPTx, but I'm wondering if there's a practical reason for t...
mpacheco JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 27 8,173 2010-11-18, 6:12 am
    Thread: JLPT4 through JLPT2
Post: JLPT4 through JLPT2

I understand that JLPT1 gives you some cred for jobs and is required for many school admissions over here.. But what's the point of JLPT2, 3, or 4?
mpacheco JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 27 8,173 2010-11-18, 5:30 am
    Thread: kore: core2k+core6k complete, enhanced and sorted by kanji
Post: kore: core2k+core6k complete, enhanced and sorted ...

seppukuh Wrote:Yeah, the problem with xxfurigana comes from the plugin (and the original furigana support, too, afaik) expecting a space before a 漢字. (Which is especially annoying if you have a plugin...
mpacheco Learning resources 185 77,924 2010-11-15, 4:44 am
    Thread: Iphone on Docomo
Post: Iphone on Docomo

I've never heard of anyone jailbreaking and using with Docomo... How would you activate it? When I changed phones Docomo they have to sync my phone with the phone number, or use a sim card. They're su...
mpacheco General discussion 4 674 2010-11-12, 7:47 pm