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    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

Though the inflation rate in Japan seems stagnant, the value of the currency's buying power versus the american dollar has dropped significantly over the last year, so you could put your money into Ye...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-10, 11:54 am
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

nadiatims Wrote:KMDES Wrote:pm215 Wrote:Ah, right. (To me "account earning interest" means "(cash) savings account" rather than some kind of fund or stock investment.) And that's also a good reason wh...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-10, 1:42 am
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

pm215 Wrote:Ah, right. (To me "account earning interest" means "(cash) savings account" rather than some kind of fund or stock investment.) And that's also a good reason why so many people are broke. ...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-09, 9:42 pm
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

pm215 Wrote:KMDES Wrote:One thing I do suggest is to build up a nice nest egg worth of money in an account earning interest (6-7% is usually a fairly stable amount). ...where do you find 6% interest s...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-09, 5:34 pm
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

When it comes to business, working with others, even if the others seem to just be profiting off you with very little work can be a good thing. I had a situation where another computer tech had a need...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-09, 12:57 pm
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

I ran a computer sales and repair shop, though by far most of the money came from sales. As for solid advice, I think look before you leap, and then when you go to leap, don't leap and look again. I ...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-08, 4:36 pm
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

Jarvik7 Wrote:KMDES Wrote:Having been on both sides of the coin, I'll tell you right now, having your own business is going to make you a heck of a lot more money than having a job unless your're a in...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-08, 3:11 am
    Thread: Making Money Online
Post: Making Money Online

Having been on both sides of the coin, I'll tell you right now, having your own business is going to make you a heck of a lot more money than having a job unless your're a investment banker or CEO of ...
KMDES General discussion 77 12,731 2011-11-07, 2:33 pm
    Thread: putting the Fun back into learning Japanese
Post: putting the Fun back into learning Japanese

You going to learn more the more fun/exciting/different it is because it stimulates your brain to be interested. All the studying in the world won't help you if you don't rather go chew tinfoil than k...
KMDES The Japanese language 50 11,241 2011-11-06, 3:07 pm
    Thread: Heisig Wallpaper
Post: Heisig Wallpaper

rinkuhero Wrote:i made one for those of us who use dual monitors (3840x1080) http://pics.livejournal.com/rinku/pic/001d9q0x i don't know if anyone here uses dual monitors but me, but i figured i'd s...
KMDES Remembering the Kanji 17 13,161 2011-09-17, 10:48 am
    Thread: Do you stop for failed cards?
Post: Do you stop for failed cards?

You could always try the approach where you leave all leech cards behind and keep going until you hit the end and then refocus your attention on the cards you failed. This way you won't bog yourself d...
KMDES Remembering the Kanji 7 1,857 2011-07-28, 8:50 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

tokyostyle Wrote:KMDES Wrote:Not if you go by AJATT gospel, which tells you to do kana after doing kanji. Which is WTF right there. That is the most logical order for those whose goal is proficency. ...
KMDES The Japanese language 46 13,610 2011-07-28, 1:22 am
    Thread: Has anyone NOT used RTK?
Post: Has anyone NOT used RTK?

One thing to point out about SRSing methods. If you don't enjoy the act of studying with SRS it ain't gonna amount to a hill o' beans (crazy world or not). Most of everything they study will be forgot...
KMDES The Japanese language 107 23,178 2011-07-28, 1:02 am
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

nest0r Wrote:Doing kana first is a given, isn't it? It's what I've always advocated. Don't we have a bunch of threads about that (and Reviewing the Kana, which I also recommend)? ^_^ Not if you go by ...
KMDES The Japanese language 46 13,610 2011-07-27, 9:25 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

I'm gonna have to disagree with your nest0r. I think a person should first learn how to pronounce and write all the kana first before anything else. It'll give you the most bang for your buck as it's ...
KMDES The Japanese language 46 13,610 2011-07-27, 4:39 pm
    Thread: are PS3 region locked?
Post: are PS3 region locked?

Some games are region-locked, but I don't know any off hand. The region locking is the responsibility of the disc, not the system. But you know if you end up using the PSN there's a goo chance someon...
KMDES Learning resources 11 3,371 2011-07-23, 11:26 pm
    Thread: Taxes in Japan?
Post: Taxes in Japan?

That'd be just like living in Alberta again. :D
KMDES General discussion 7 2,284 2011-07-22, 11:10 pm
    Thread: Do you think that life in Japan can be fun?
Post: Do you think that life in Japan can be fun?

Life isn't fun. Life is supposed to be pain, suffering and then death. Nothing else. Have a nice day. 8D
KMDES General discussion 55 10,857 2011-07-21, 10:52 am
    Thread: Memorising vocab
Post: Memorising vocab

jkun666 Wrote:KMDES Wrote:My method. http://kmdes.com/kms-japanese-blog/2011/...n-1-guide/ I found despite that I haven't actually SRSed like I was supposed to, I still manage to remember most of the...
KMDES The Japanese language 19 7,244 2011-07-20, 10:41 am
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

What, the argument is over? :( QQ
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 8:15 pm
    Thread: Japanese stupid culture should die.
Post: Japanese stupid culture should die.

I figured it'd be universally suckage to have a door come back at you when you try to go into the doorway.
KMDES General discussion 37 19,443 2011-07-19, 8:08 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

bodhisamaya Wrote:KMDES Wrote:So what you really have a problem with is people. Pharmaceutical industry is infected with the same lack of integrity as other monster industries not due to the researche...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 6:39 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

bodhisamaya Wrote:They are attracted to the money, not the lard on the guys ass. KMDES Wrote:The industry is 2nd because people don't like dying and will do whatever it takes to not die. Are they ...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 6:37 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

bodhisamaya Wrote:I really do wish they would stick to areas where they have had a positive effect like with curing infectious diseases and I would have a much different impression of them. They have...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 6:34 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

And how is that any different a way of thinking that people had before pharmaceutics were invented? The industry is 2nd because people don't like dying and will do whatever it takes to not die. And h...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 6:22 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

IceCream Wrote:bodhisamaya Wrote:You reject the idea obesity is bad for you? ?? are you purposely being obtuse?? no, of course i don't reject the idea that obesity is bad for you. Then again, that's ...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 6:13 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

bodhisamaya Wrote:Clinton endorsement of a vegan diet I can't imagine a Republican would ever take such a stance as pharmaceuticals would become obsolete within a generation if people stopped believi...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 6:09 pm
    Thread: Memorising vocab
Post: Memorising vocab

My method. http://kmdes.com/kms-japanese-blog/2011/...n-1-guide/ I found despite that I haven't actually SRSed like I was supposed to, I still manage to remember most of the vocab I learned in that t...
KMDES The Japanese language 19 7,244 2011-07-19, 5:55 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

bodhisamaya Wrote:It is interesting people trust the integrity of the pharmaceutical industry and government watchdogs to give honest information over their own eyes and reasoning ability. Where can...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 5:24 pm
    Thread: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!
Post: HIGH cholesterol?....Fear not!

nadiatims Wrote:There have been studies linking higher consumption of animal protein with increased incidence of various cancers. Northern Europeans who traditionally consume more animal products (par...
KMDES Off topic 68 8,989 2011-07-19, 4:54 pm