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    Thread: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide
Post: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide

I just downloaded the first Harry Potter book (just the sample for now as I want to make sure I can get it working before I buy it) from the Pottermore Store. I converted the book from Epub3 format t...
distefam Learning resources 57 50,972 2013-08-11, 4:45 pm
    Thread: Advice on where to go from here...
Post: Advice on where to go from here...

JusenkyoGuide Wrote:My (probably insane) goal is 1kyu in 5 years, of which I'm mostly through year one. I've finished RTK1 and daily tests are more or less holding steady at 85-95%. I just finished th...
distefam The Japanese language 14 4,064 2013-08-08, 5:45 pm
    Thread: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide
Post: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide

totsubo Wrote:I went and created a Japanese/English dictionary myself and published it on Amazon and wanted to let others know about it. It's 100% based on Jim Breen's fabulous JDICT and has over 150,...
distefam Learning resources 57 50,972 2013-08-06, 2:31 pm
    Thread: RevTK Software Developer Showcase
Post: RevTK Software Developer Showcase

Goi - Intelligent Japanese Vocabulary is an iOS app (iOS 6+) for learning and reviewing Japanese vocabulary. Goi uses your existing knowledge to help you learn new words. Each person will be taken o...
distefam Learning resources 26 26,144 2013-08-06, 2:26 pm
    Thread: Vocabulary won't stick. Does it take longer than RTK?
Post: Vocabulary won't stick. Does it take longer than R...

Not to thread hijack here but I must agree with the following. Wrenn Wrote:[...]When selecting words to learn I try and find related words. For example a single kanji like 宅 has three words with the ...
distefam The Japanese language 46 10,130 2013-08-06, 12:48 pm
    Thread: Vocabulary won't stick. Does it take longer than RTK?
Post: Vocabulary won't stick. Does it take longer than R...

Some people brought up mnemonics for vocabulary. While visual mnemonics really help with RTK and kanji I didn't find them all that useful for vocabulary. It's very easy for one's mnemonics to get clut...
distefam The Japanese language 46 10,130 2013-08-06, 12:46 pm
    Thread: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocabulary
Post: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocab...

This thread has turned into a fantastic resource on various vocabulary acquisition strategies. I am glad that our application has sparked this debate. It seems that a latent interest in "smarter" meth...
distefam Learning resources 48 9,492 2011-06-13, 1:12 pm
    Thread: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocabulary
Post: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocab...

vix86 Wrote:With Android owning a larger market share than iOS now, I'm have a hard time understanding why people still only make exclusive Iphone/Itouch apps. Same here, can't care since I only use ...
distefam Learning resources 48 9,492 2011-06-13, 11:43 am
    Thread: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocabulary
Post: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocab...

True, but I thought it would be best to err on the side of caution. This is not an edict wrapper and has some very unique concepts built in, concepts that we have been tweaking for months. The entire ...
distefam Learning resources 48 9,492 2011-06-08, 3:15 pm
    Thread: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocabulary
Post: Sign up to beta test Goi, a new way to learn vocab...

Hello everyone, I am posting with permission from ファブリス to invite members of this site to participate in a private beta testing phase of an application I have been developing for learning vocabulary....
distefam Learning resources 48 9,492 2011-06-07, 3:30 pm
    Thread: SRS vocab acquisition/reviewing: Slow and strict vs fast and lenient?
Post: SRS vocab acquisition/reviewing: Slow and strict v...

fightswumbrellas, thanks for your tips, they were much appreciated. A few questions if you don't mind. You mentioned that you added anywhere from 50-300 cards a day, yet you say you suspended your dec...
distefam General discussion 21 5,347 2010-01-15, 2:44 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

I'm done, I'm finally done. What a long, strange trip it's been. I've started the book 3-4 times, but alas the journey is complete. Rather, it is just beginning I feel. I am in Japan for a year on a s...
distefam Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,380 2009-10-19, 9:16 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...

b0ng0 Wrote:I have a question (sorry if it's already been answered). Most of my files that have subs, have them encoded into the file (not as seperate sub files). Can I extract them somehow? Not if t...
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-06, 7:26 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...

I executed the above commands and it did create the file. However, when running the commands as they were written windows was unable to find the command. I'm not familiar to DOS as I am on a mac and i...
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-06, 6:12 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...

Looks like you're right, when I play it with Mplayer it works fine. Should have thought of that myself. So it looks like the encoding is working properly, do you have any ideas about the audio?
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-05, 8:55 pm
    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...

I've attempted to locate the audio files and they definitely haven't been made. I attempted the same process but with video this time. Video files were output, however, they have scrambled audio when ...
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-05, 5:21 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...

I tried with another video that used AAC audio, which didn't work either. Do you have any suggestions? I don't think it could be putting the audio in another directory (other than the one I specified ...
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-04, 1:16 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...

I am able to get everything to work perfectly, except that my output media folder does not include the mp3s. Both jpegs and pngs (vobsubs) are output, but no mp3s. While running I see that the mp3 is ...
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-03, 10:30 pm
    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...

When I attempt to run subs2srs I get the error: "The application failed to initialize properly". I am running Windows XP with SP3 through Parallels, however it is the TinyXP build, which has left out ...
distefam Learning resources 1,039 387,034 2009-10-02, 11:19 pm
    Thread: So I'm probably going to need to switch to another SRS...
Post: So I'm probably going to need to switch to another...

Glad I could help. Apple changed the default firewall settings to be application specific rather than port specific with Leopard. It was a controversial move and it took me a while to realize that was...
distefam General discussion 16 3,000 2009-03-28, 11:52 am
    Thread: So I'm probably going to need to switch to another SRS...
Post: So I'm probably going to need to switch to another...

yo6shi9 Wrote:I got a problem with the connection at the stage of connecting my ipod touch to the ianki server. everything else worked as a charm but I am stuck now since more than 2 hours inputting ...
distefam General discussion 16 3,000 2009-03-22, 5:44 pm
    Thread: So I'm probably going to need to switch to another SRS...
Post: So I'm probably going to need to switch to another...

I just made the switch because I'll be away without internet for 10 days. I was kind of nervous considering there is no way to get the data back into the site. However, I do like the prospect of havin...
distefam General discussion 16 3,000 2009-03-21, 11:59 am
    Thread: subs2srs - How are you using it? What are you using with it?
Post: subs2srs - How are you using it? What are you usin...

How will we be sharing the decks now that pseudosphere is down? We could prepend each file with a specific "tag" and upload to mediafire or public torrent site which would negate the need for links.
distefam Learning resources 62 31,672 2009-02-16, 3:24 am
    Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course)
Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ...

I can second the Shiina Ringo and Tokyo Jihen recommendations. My favorite Japanese band right now is ACIDMAN. I would classify them as a downtempo rock band with Jazz influences. They have an amazi...
distefam Learning resources 106 32,603 2009-02-16, 12:24 am
    Thread: iKnow
Post: iKnow

Nukemarine Wrote:I must say that using iKnow's list on Anki in the last month has been very enjoyable lately. I like the time boxing, the stats, the ability to change my sentences (kanjify a few words...
distefam Learning resources 599 116,960 2009-02-08, 4:00 pm
    Thread: 'Reviewing the Kanji' Twitter users
Post: 'Reviewing the Kanji' Twitter users

Finally, a use for twitter. I just added all of you. My profile: http://twitter.com/distefam
distefam Off topic 97 52,724 2009-02-02, 2:08 am
    Thread: Japanese Torrent Sites (music, anime, etc.)
Post: Japanese Torrent Sites (music, anime, etc.)

tokyostyle Wrote:usis35 Wrote:Anyone knows where I can download Friends or Seinfeld in Japanese? You probably want to set up Perfect Dark in order to find stuff like this. Getting older stuff is near...
distefam Learning resources 27 131,519 2009-01-31, 2:21 pm
    Thread: iKnow
Post: iKnow

Nukemarine Wrote:3. iKnow versus Anki - Seeing that these items are common use (download everything and use for free, no problem), there is no versus. Here's my ultimate goal should a more detailed sp...
distefam Learning resources 599 116,960 2009-01-11, 9:10 pm
    Thread: RevTK and Anki on Asus EEE PC
Post: RevTK and Anki on Asus EEE PC

I should be getting mine today or tomorrow and plan on installing eeeXubuntu on it. I'll be sure to report back with full details.
distefam General discussion 45 10,803 2008-01-17, 8:26 pm
    Thread: RevTK and Anki on Asus EEE PC
Post: RevTK and Anki on Asus EEE PC

ファブリス Wrote:I wonder if setting the Safari 3 beta to the 480 pixel width would be sufficient to emulate the iPhone's screen estate? If you have an iPhone or iTouch which browsing is the most handy, ...
distefam General discussion 45 10,803 2008-01-07, 12:21 pm