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    Thread: I'm fed up with...
Post: I'm fed up with...

1. Stop pressing 2 for everything. Use the spacebar, it will automatically press 3 for you on young cards, and a 2 on new/failed cards. 2. Don't add new cards if you have too many reviews. 3. As a fi...
Squintox Off topic 11 4,344 2012-02-05, 1:28 pm
    Thread: My Intermediate Japanese learning approach
Post: My Intermediate Japanese learning approach

iPod Touch does indeed have a Korean keyboard and the language of the device can also be changed to Korean/Japanese. By the way, it's spelt 한국어, no 한구거 :P
Squintox The Japanese language 15 3,996 2010-06-30, 1:27 am
    Thread: Korean Learning Resources
Post: Korean Learning Resources

yukamina Wrote:Those are awesome links, thanks Squintox! Do you have anything else like the kids stories? Simple language + audio(and transcript)? 죄송합니다! Sorry for the late reply. What sort of sites...
Squintox Off topic 21 16,743 2010-05-08, 5:49 pm
    Thread: Korean Learning Resources
Post: Korean Learning Resources

http://ezcorean.com/ -6000 most common words. -Readings and example vocabulary for almost 3500 hanja -Huge grammar database. -Other Stuff. Really useful site. Okay, other stuff- Children's Stories...
Squintox Off topic 21 16,743 2010-04-29, 7:41 pm
    Thread: WHat do you think about AJATT's commercialization?
Post: WHat do you think about AJATT's commercialization?

ta12121 Wrote:I agree, you could just ask here. Everyone gives helpful advice and suggestions to others. I remember when I first found the AJATT site. The method wasn't really directly stated. It req...
Squintox General discussion 142 43,286 2010-04-08, 2:41 pm
    Thread: WHat do you think about AJATT's commercialization?
Post: WHat do you think about AJATT's commercialization?

I was disappointed at first, but then I realized I never use comments anyway. I still think he'll answer questions over Twitter though - as long as they're not one of those 'figure it out yourself'-ty...
Squintox General discussion 142 43,286 2010-04-08, 12:48 pm
    Thread: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星
Post: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星

LaLoche Wrote:Squintox Wrote:Wth, veoh is blocked in my country O_O @ squintox [looks at Squintox's signature location] Are you in Canada? I am, and can see it fine. I was in Kuwait back then, it w...
Squintox General discussion 76 16,368 2010-03-19, 3:11 pm
    Thread: Why does Rosetta Stone fail?
Post: Why does Rosetta Stone fail?

Aggressive advertising and the seemingly instant results plus good reviews from people who don't know better (beginners). Not to mention, the ones who preach Rosetta Stone are likely to be the type o...
Squintox General discussion 11 7,005 2010-03-18, 11:12 pm
    Thread: Thread for cool people who do 100+ a day. 30 kanji people stay out.
Post: Thread for cool people who do 100+ a day. 30 kanj...

I'm still waiting for the guy who does 1,000 kanji a day. Everyone has wimped out of my challenge though.
Squintox Remembering the Kanji 72 18,407 2010-03-17, 1:32 pm
    Thread: Learning Vocabulary with Stories
Post: Learning Vocabulary with Stories

I use mnemonics for leeches.
Squintox General discussion 12 7,098 2010-03-13, 12:30 pm
    Thread: Having problems making decks/using Anki
Post: Having problems making decks/using Anki

PkmnTrainerAbram Wrote:Downloaded the plugin and the Anki Reader.exe it told me too. Nothing. Seriously, what the hell? Settings -> Deck Properties -> (under "models) Press Add -> If you dow...
Squintox Learning resources 14 7,230 2010-03-10, 7:57 pm
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

FutureBlues Wrote:@Squintox: Well you and I obviously have very different backgrounds. I was raised to believe that rules without reason shouldn't be rules at all and that you know, people could get t...
Squintox General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-08, 9:13 pm
    Thread: Just started using AJATT's Method
Post: Just started using AJATT's Method

yukamina Wrote:Here I was reading this thread, thinking it was new, and wondering at how both mentat and alyks showed up to post in it... A lot of people don't post anymore :( I pretty much recognize...
Squintox General discussion 26 8,500 2010-03-08, 9:04 pm
    Thread: Movie speech too fast to understand?
Post: Movie speech too fast to understand?

The more movies you listen to, the "slower" it will become. The only way to get better at listening, is to listen more. I'm trying to improve my listening comprehension in Korean right now, watched a...
Squintox General discussion 9 2,964 2010-03-08, 9:01 pm
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

FutureBlues Wrote:The whole point of that part of his post was that assuming "makes an ass out of u and me." It's not a big deal that someone doesn't apply the correct suffix to your name until they s...
Squintox General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-06, 5:03 pm
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

FutureBlues Wrote:Being a part of Japanese society involves being party to an extremely strict social contract that involves myriad rules. As a foreigner, luckily we fall outside of some of these rule...
Squintox General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-06, 11:05 am
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

Fishface Wrote:Squintox Wrote:I doubt the walls will be all yellow if you go to a smoker's house. What kind of logic is this?! I think smoking actually does turn walls yellow. Upon further research, I...
Squintox General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-03, 10:08 pm
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

Oookay... I don't see why anyone has to know this, no offence to the TC :s There are many people who rant about Japan, you can even see them in this forum. Don't see why you're linking us to one whic...
Squintox General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-03, 6:41 pm
    Thread: A new kind of sentence deck?
Post: A new kind of sentence deck?

I use it. Front: Word Back: Meaning Example sentence --- Nothing special really. I don't see any method being inherently better or worse. It just took me 25 minutes to find and add 10 vocab. cards...
Squintox General discussion 12 1,888 2010-02-26, 5:16 pm
    Thread: Travelling to India & Asia, any tips?
Post: Travelling to India & Asia, any tips?

India is a pretty poor country, so be prepared for some (a lot) of culture shock. And by poor I mean child beggars with no hands or feet. Plenty of 'em.
Squintox Off topic 16 3,212 2010-02-23, 6:20 pm
    Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods?
Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods?

JimmySeal Wrote:I think we're not giving Ben as much credit as he deserves. I didn't realize it until I read this post. Ben Bullock Wrote:Just a small correction. Here you should say "horse's mouth"...
Squintox Off topic 204 29,651 2010-02-23, 7:04 am
    Thread: The 1 year ***month challenge.
Post: The 1 year ***month challenge.

Tobberoth Wrote:Same here. Deleting a card = Using Anki wrong. That's what the easy button is for. Delete should be used when you have a card with stuff you don't want to remember for some reason. Not...
Squintox General discussion 51 8,761 2010-02-19, 5:03 pm
    Thread: Sentence Review Efficiency
Post: Sentence Review Efficiency

Read the sentence which should create an image in your head, if the image is correct, move on... Takes about ~10 seconds a card. 300 sentences an hour. I timebox in 10 minute sessions though, who sits...
Squintox General discussion 20 5,050 2010-02-19, 4:56 pm
    Thread: One rat race after another...
Post: One rat race after another...

I like the Will-do list: http://litemind.com/will-do-lists/
Squintox Off topic 47 7,071 2010-02-09, 5:52 pm
    Thread: What's your Leech Threshold?
Post: What's your Leech Threshold?

Hmm, I never bothered with that feature (so it's still at 16). I think I might try it, 'cause I've been having trouble remembering more trivial vocabulary like "seseme oil". But I've had a few RTK Ka...
Squintox Learning resources 5 3,667 2010-02-07, 10:19 pm
    Thread: Users study methods
Post: Users study methods

Well, I'm learning Korean and I have a log here which I (try to) update daily. I try to listen as much as I can in one day, my average is 4.8 hours a day, it's mostly passive but I still try to get u...
Squintox The Japanese language 178 128,259 2010-02-07, 6:19 pm
    Thread: Beginner's plan of attack for learning J-dramas
Post: Beginner's plan of attack for learning J-dramas

I just watched a lot of J-dramas and it got easier and easier as I watched more. I probably only knew 3,000 words and my grammar was still beginner (never used grammar guides, learnt grammar the AJATT...
Squintox The Japanese language 10 2,193 2010-02-07, 1:21 pm
    Thread: Blind leading the blind?
Post: Blind leading the blind?

We use what we choose to use, what works best for us. And that is why this forum has amongst the most successful language learners, it's full of over-achievers. All is well. Also, I'd like to know a...
Squintox General discussion 92 16,248 2010-02-06, 1:49 pm
    Thread: Science studies with SRS
Post: Science studies with SRS

I SRS'd the genetics and digestive system part of my Biology course and got 55/55 and 54.5/55 respectively on their tests. Sadly I stopped SRSing after that because I felt it was too time consuming (3...
Squintox General discussion 18 2,986 2010-01-29, 12:54 pm
    Thread: Are sentences really necessary for certain terminologies?
Post: Are sentences really necessary for certain termino...

I think a sentence is important. Because usually, the word tends to come up with another word in the sentence. Like how "a cold" (the disease), and "to catch" are likely to show up in the sentence, "D...
Squintox General discussion 31 4,761 2010-01-17, 3:14 pm