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    Thread: how long did you continue daily review after finishing rtk ?
Post: RE: how long did you continue daily review after f...

I think I stopped reviewing RTK after passing JLPT1 around 4 years ago. I don't live in Asia, and even if I did I suspect that I would almost never need to write things on paper. If I do, I can just p...
astendra General discussion 16 1,653 2016-03-24, 7:01 pm
    Thread: Calcium X Japan Height Enhancer
Post: RE: Calcium X Japan Height Enhancer

Supplements aren't necessarily safe, either. I have no idea about Japan, but in many places, the supplement industry lacks regulation and quality control to the point where many products do not contai...
astendra Off topic 6 920 2016-03-24, 6:52 pm
    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: RE: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

Hi there, another old timer, haven't been active here for a while. Currently planning to do some exchange studies in HK, so am looking for some stuff in Cantonese. if anyone can help with an invite I ...
astendra Off topic 199 73,042 2016-03-24, 5:52 pm
    Thread: Where is uisukii?
Post: Where is uisukii?

tashippy Wrote:Huh. I haven't come across any blank posts by IceCream. Are all her former posts (or posts from before a certain date) blank? edit: my last memory of her posting is complaining that th...
astendra Off topic 27 4,948 2013-12-20, 4:53 am
    Thread: DotA2
Post: DotA2

I wouldn't mind having someone to play with every now and then. Frankly, I think solo queuing is pretty boring; I really prefer to play over voip or something. Either way, I emailed TheVinster my stea...
astendra Off topic 8 2,540 2013-05-27, 2:42 pm
    Thread: Accessing interesting AND challenging reading material easier!
Post: Accessing interesting AND challenging reading mate...

Why start a web server when you can just do: file:///path/episode01.txt
astendra Learning resources 13 4,619 2013-04-30, 4:57 am
    Thread: Torchlight 2 - Japanese version
Post: Torchlight 2 - Japanese version

If you want to know how one may hypothetically acquire such a thing, should one be so inclined, you might want to look for "japanese p2p". Purely out of academic interest, of course.
astendra Learning resources 4 1,511 2013-04-27, 9:57 am
    Thread: What to do in a situation like this?
Post: What to do in a situation like this?

I don't really care what Heisig says, but I think the end goal is about remembering the kanji and not the story itself. I don't do stories anymore, I just remember whole kanji by phonetic association...
astendra Remembering the Kanji 7 1,950 2013-04-15, 5:49 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

I just read them out in my head while typing.
astendra General discussion 135 48,917 2013-04-10, 9:52 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

I type my vocab review answers in kana (unless I do them on the phone) and they're still at 2-4 sec/review for me. Helps me focus a bit better and doesn't slow me down anyway, since I type pretty fast...
astendra General discussion 135 48,917 2013-04-10, 8:13 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

Yeah, I never really got that either. But I guess that's why Damien added the daily cap thing.
astendra General discussion 135 48,917 2013-04-08, 9:00 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Francesca2207 Wrote:Just to connect this sex topic back into food, did you see the new study by Harvard that said a diet high in dairy results in low sperm quality? Okay, this is one of my pet peeves,...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-05, 9:17 am
    Thread: NSTF plans for the future
Post: NSTF plans for the future

Combining resistance training with HIIT can be problematic due to recovery though. Kind of why it's also hard to improve both strength and endurance at the same time. As for taurine, I tried to read ...
astendra Off topic 11 2,742 2012-12-02, 2:04 pm
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Yeah, but we aren't carnivores, we're omnivores. We've also adapted to using tools and strategy for hunting and to digest cooked food. Hence we don't need sharper claws, vision or smell and we also ha...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-02, 8:49 am
    Thread: NSTF plans for the future
Post: NSTF plans for the future

If you're interested in goal vs process orientation, this is a great read. (2 parts) It sums up the issue pretty neatly. Of course, this doesn't only pertain to training either. http://www.bodyrecompo...
astendra Off topic 11 2,742 2012-12-02, 6:20 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

nadiatims Wrote:I think part of it is the body responding to the increased calories. For evolutionary reasons, people crave high calorie foods. Meat is high calorie presumedly because of the fat conte...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-02, 4:59 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Quote:The very particular diets phenomenon seems to have appeared as a result of nutritionists trying to patent their advice (can't ask people to pay for telling them to eat in moderation, that's just...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-02, 4:52 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Aijin Wrote:For nutrition alone, I don't really think any single diet is better than another, it's just a matter of balance. A well balanced omnivore diet that includes a lot of healthy plant foods, a...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-02, 4:37 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

nadiatims Wrote:About the only thing meat has going for it is high calorie density. Vegans generally have to eat a larger volume of food to get the same calories. Only fatty meats are high in calories...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-01, 11:31 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Yeah, vegetarianism isn't "the healthy choice". As I tried to point out earlier in this thread, people become healther/drop weight when they start improving upon the standard diet and adding exercise,...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-12-01, 5:28 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I think the speaker is the one recieving the favor. He asked Tanaka to see the man (per the translation), and Tanaka complied.
astendra The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,159 2012-11-28, 11:27 am
    Thread: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)
Post: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)

Yeah, but we weren't talking about native speakers. Imagine you're applying for a job in a foreign country, and a requirement is being able to speak the local language. There is a standardized test f...
astendra General discussion 29 6,047 2012-11-04, 6:47 pm
    Thread: Japan and negativity
Post: Japan and negativity

comeauch Wrote:Thanks for the suggestions! Also, anything written by Urobuchi Gen. (eg Fate/Zero, Madoka)
astendra General discussion 33 6,793 2012-11-04, 2:59 pm
    Thread: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)
Post: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)

uisukii Wrote:Is there any point in spending money and time to take tests to "judge" how "fluent" you are, when there are hundreds of cheaper and more interesting alternatives which require a reasonab...
astendra General discussion 29 6,047 2012-11-04, 1:08 pm
    Thread: ~Pimsleur-ish Intervals in Anki - HELP PLEASE
Post: ~Pimsleur-ish Intervals in Anki - HELP PLEASE

Yes, it's too much. This is easy to do in Anki 2 with filter decks; try making one with intervals 0.5, 9, and 90 minutes. That should be enough IME. Of course, you can alter that at your own discretio...
astendra Learning resources 9 3,306 2012-11-04, 11:09 am
    Thread: Moving on, but how?
Post: Moving on, but how?

Not sure what no masturbating is supposed to do for anything; that's psychological at best, and for that, everyone has their own triggers. Anyway. I'm genetically predisposed to anxiety, and the best...
astendra Off topic 20 3,804 2012-11-01, 5:53 am
    Thread: Eroge / adult visual novels
Post: Eroge / adult visual novels

You can buy digital copies of some VNs nowadays, but you usually need - you guessed it - a Japanese credit card. I tried buying Steins;Gate since it was good, but failed miserably. It exists on the Ap...
astendra Learning resources 31 32,064 2012-11-01, 5:19 am
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

I disagree with the health argument. There is nothing inherently healthy (or unhealthy) about vegetarianism, or with eating meat for that matter. It's more that the standard diet is so awfully bad tha...
astendra Off topic 316 42,830 2012-10-30, 3:50 am
    Thread: Which 炊飯器 / rice-cooker?
Post: Which 炊飯器 / rice-cooker?

http://www.yumasia.co.uk/ is the only place I've found that sells them online in Europe. Don't know about retail stores; importing is expensive so I think it'll be hard to find an actual reseller, but...
astendra General discussion 22 11,083 2012-10-27, 11:54 am
    Thread: Multitasking: Exercise and studying
Post: Multitasking: Exercise and studying

chamcham Wrote:Exercise FIRST Thing in the morning. By that, I mean as soon as you wake up, roll out of bed and exercise IMMEDIATELY. Eh, I wouldn't obsess about it. It's mostly a preference issue. It...
astendra Learning resources 17 4,500 2012-10-26, 4:25 pm