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    Thread: Mobile system with key interface to memorize Heisig kanjis
Post: Mobile system with key interface to memorize Heisi...

jokoto Wrote:Palm can not sync any software under Vista. But I can just use another pc to sync one times the heisig list and program to palm and then just work with Twinkle. Maybe that's the best and ...
laxxy Learning resources 14 3,075 2007-03-21, 11:38 pm
    Thread: Mobile system with key interface to memorize Heisig kanjis
Post: Mobile system with key interface to memorize Heisi...

jokoto Wrote:Hi jreaves, thank you very much for your detailed information. I was also thinking about supermemo but it is not developed for that a long time. I had also an eye on twinkle and am thinki...
laxxy Learning resources 14 3,075 2007-03-21, 2:02 pm
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

jreaves Wrote:Sure, I'll be glad to share, though it's just the first 4 chapters. I'll send you an e-mail. Basically, I type the information into Excel, export as UTF-16 (this is the only unicode enc...
laxxy Learning resources 72 34,438 2007-03-13, 11:20 am
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

jreaves Wrote:I started working my way through JfE in January and covered the first 4-5 chapters over the course of several weeks. I put the vocab, example sentences, and some of the exercises into Ex...
laxxy Learning resources 72 34,438 2007-03-12, 8:32 pm
    Thread: similarity problem...
Post: similarity problem...

ファブリス Wrote:Needles and nails are quite different concepts and bring different images. Nails can be associated with construction, while needles are typically associated with "syringes" (drugs, nurses,...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 10 3,191 2007-03-08, 10:38 am
    Thread: kanji recall rate statistics
Post: kanji recall rate statistics

ericshun Wrote:The model of recall for someone learning through Heisig should be something like R = a + b*(story strength) + c*(# of strokes) + d*(# of primitives) Why did you choose to base it on f...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 21 5,454 2007-03-05, 11:21 am
    Thread: Kanji Psychoanalysis
Post: Kanji Psychoanalysis

BTW, I've computed a few statistics about this some time ago, there was a post about that -- i looked at that data, and kanji 歳,殉,魔,畳,量 are easier than comparable ones in terms of the number of stokes...
laxxy The Japanese language 7 2,510 2007-02-25, 10:56 am
    Thread: Kanji Psychoanalysis
Post: Kanji Psychoanalysis

gandal Wrote:Good: 繊 歳 銭 殉  魔 (these kanji really dance) Bad: 畳 量  宜 但 I am really interested to hear if anybody has had such musings along his kanji memorizing journey. And sorry for the wordy ...
laxxy The Japanese language 7 2,510 2007-02-25, 10:36 am
    Thread: Where to Find volume 1
Post: Where to Find volume 1

have you tried checking smth like addall.com? this one looks available (3rd ed. though) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...booksearch
laxxy Learning resources 10 2,714 2007-02-23, 11:15 pm
    Thread: Kanji Dictionary for Palm OS
Post: Kanji Dictionary for Palm OS

markbir21 Wrote:I looked for that written answer option you mentioned but couldn't find it. Paper on the back should work fine though. It's in the Details menu (tap the little triangle to the left of ...
laxxy Learning resources 16 5,680 2007-02-23, 2:17 pm
    Thread: Those kanji you don't use the story for...
Post: Those kanji you don't use the story for...

I think Heisig is being a bit too exessive in his recommendations -- if you know a character and are sure you are not going to forget it (like 日) there is no need for a story. Moreover, I think it is ...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 14 2,506 2007-02-22, 9:14 am
    Thread: RTK for Japanese students?
Post: RTK for Japanese students?

I can see how smth like Vol.3 could be useful, but it would probably need to be completely rewritten and also made self-contained...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 18 2,862 2007-02-22, 2:42 am
    Thread: Kanji Dictionary for Palm OS
Post: Kanji Dictionary for Palm OS

synewave Wrote:And another thing, with an English OS on your palm, you need to download the fonts for the dictionary and Twinkle (they use the same ones). So the flashcards in Twinkle look great. But ...
laxxy Learning resources 16 5,680 2007-02-18, 8:59 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

Have you resolved the issue with the characters being small and of bad quality? With high-res fonts they should look pretty good (and quite decent with medium-res too). BTW, do install PADict, it use...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 38 34,571 2007-02-08, 8:19 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

I see your message, I'll reply there too, but here is some advice, perhaps some of it could be of use -- 1. You will not see Japanese characters under an English OS Palm anywhere except the card revi...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 38 34,571 2007-02-08, 8:16 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

synewave Wrote:laxxy Wrote:It seems that clicking on many of these groups (especially on most of those with just 1 kanji listed) results in an "invalid data" error in Firefox... Is it a bug? Have a lo...
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 38 34,571 2007-02-08, 7:57 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

It seems that clicking on many of these groups (especially on most of those with just 1 kanji listed) results in an "invalid data" error in Firefox... Is it a bug?
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 38 34,571 2007-02-08, 3:11 pm
    Thread: Studying Vocabulary: Tactics?
Post: Studying Vocabulary: Tactics?

Serge Wrote:I'd be more than happy to share my stacks with anyone but bear in mind that all translations are Japanese -> Russian. One of the reasons is that some of the features of the Japanese voc...
laxxy General discussion 82 22,969 2007-02-07, 2:22 pm
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

The book does sound interesting from what you are describing here and from the table of contents that I can see on Amazon; I have a couple small questions though: the TOC includes answers to exercises...
laxxy Learning resources 72 34,438 2007-02-07, 12:28 am
    Thread: High rates of acquisition?
Post: High rates of acquisition?

I think high rates for the first 500 or so are quite common.
laxxy Remembering the Kanji 10 2,746 2007-02-03, 9:56 am
    Thread: Palm or Pocket PC?
Post: Palm or Pocket PC?

Did you try different browsers?
laxxy Learning resources 10 2,665 2007-01-30, 10:33 am
    Thread: Palm or Pocket PC?
Post: Palm or Pocket PC?

Christoph Wrote:Hi all, I'm looking into getting a PDA, and I was just wondering if anyone could tell me which is better and why. Any and all opinions would be appreciated. I like Palms more in gene...
laxxy Learning resources 10 2,665 2007-01-30, 5:05 am
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

synewave Wrote:> laxxy - Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I can't see any data in your file that I downloaded. I downloaded RTK2.pdb; launched Twinkedit; then opened the file using File > op...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-30, 5:03 am
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

synewave Wrote:I got your files, thanks! Do they work? Quote:Rather than PM, I'll keep asking you Twinkle questions on the forum coz they might be of interest to others... sure, go ahead. Quote:laxx...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-29, 7:10 pm
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

I re-dl'd the file from rapidshare and looks like it got somehow corrupted on upload. I've sent it to you again. synewave Wrote:And another question...can you remove duplicates in Twinkedit or using ...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-29, 6:39 pm
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

Hmm, that is interesting -- email me and i'll send you the file as an attachment.
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-29, 8:44 am
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

synewave Wrote:laxxy Wrote:Note that there is no limit on how many fields you display, so if you want to display two lines of different information for multiple cards, you can just create two fields a...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-29, 12:00 am
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

Note that there is no limit on how many fields you display, so if you want to display two lines of different information for multiple cards, you can just create two fields and they will display in dif...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-28, 9:51 pm
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

synewave Wrote:That list I uploaded is basically kanji from past JLPT2 tests from 1991-2004 or something. As they are words from the tests each year, some were likely to be repeated. As you'll have se...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-28, 9:23 pm
    Thread: Twinkle users
Post: Twinkle users

scooterinjapan Wrote:Synewave, where did you order your Palm from? They used to be sold in Japan, but Palm pulled out of the country from what I was told. Are you having it delivered directly to you? ...
laxxy Learning resources 17 4,889 2007-01-28, 7:17 pm