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    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: RE: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

@astrenda Send me a pm with email. I'll get one to you.
blackbrich Off topic 199 73,064 2016-03-26, 5:16 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Tzadeck Wrote:For me someone not attempting to evaluate the evidence or validity of their claim is the height of stupidity, and Khatz was guilty of precisely that. He did not seem at all cautious abo...
blackbrich Off topic 529 103,240 2015-08-21, 8:30 am
    Thread: Listening Fails
Post: Listening Fails

Wow. This is news to me. Always enjoyed buonoparte's threads and useful knowledge. Also if her friend didn't keep the thread updated, all of the links would eventually die and also the archives she b...
blackbrich General discussion 12 2,124 2015-05-07, 8:36 am
    Thread: Listening Fails
Post: Listening Fails

Wait wait wait. Late buonoparte?
blackbrich General discussion 12 2,124 2015-05-07, 1:52 am
    Thread: how long until you're able to read manga
Post: how long until you're able to read manga

A few questions. When was the last time? Is this the first time you started learning? Like were you starting at 0? When you say nothing, do you mean not any useful understanding? or not even a single ...
blackbrich The Japanese language 38 5,773 2015-04-07, 12:43 pm
    Thread: What happened to Rawscans?
Post: What happened to Rawscans?

Not translated. Just scanned.
blackbrich Off topic 4 4,016 2015-01-10, 11:49 am
    Thread: Does anyone do this as a learning strategy?
Post: Does anyone do this as a learning strategy?

I believe there's a guy on YouTube called Glossika that does a method similar. I believe he calls it the mass sentence method. From what I remember he would read a sentence record himself speaking it ...
blackbrich Learning resources 10 2,676 2014-12-07, 1:23 pm
    Thread: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence deck?
Post: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence ...

I used mainly media that I could read. So mainly manga, light novels, anime with subtitles, and visual novels. The sentences from textbooks I used to use were from the the Dictionary of Beginner, In...
blackbrich The Japanese language 10 2,930 2014-11-21, 12:25 am
    Thread: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence deck?
Post: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence ...

When I did sentences, I would typically just use the sentence that the word came from.
blackbrich The Japanese language 10 2,930 2014-11-20, 11:44 pm
    Thread: Begin Japanology
Post: Begin Japanology

They have the series on Asiatorrents with Japanese dubs for most of them. If you're a member that is, Edit: changed to dubs instead of subs
blackbrich Off topic 2 1,250 2014-10-28, 3:52 am
    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

It says its open registration now.
blackbrich Off topic 199 73,064 2014-10-20, 11:53 pm
    Thread: Samsung Galaxy tab S SM-T700 (japanese support)
Post: Samsung Galaxy tab S SM-T700 (japanese support)

May be wrong, but coming from a Galaxy S4. I had to root my phone and then change to a custom rom to be able to get Japanese. This effectively changed me back to the vanilla version of android instead...
blackbrich General discussion 6 1,855 2014-10-08, 9:32 pm
    Thread: The General Debate Thread
Post: The General Debate Thread

Well, if the deaf groups spent their money and lobbied and the companies weren't willing to spend more money counter-lobbying then it would seem that it's "right". In this case I would assume it would...
blackbrich Off topic 67 19,018 2013-12-24, 3:21 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

sholum Wrote:*snip* Don't read or respond to them. I believe a few members here practice that when something is becoming exasperating. Helltrixz Wrote:*snip* Have you mastered both left foot clave an...
blackbrich General discussion 856 195,488 2013-12-17, 1:10 pm
    Thread: Vocab study without Anki
Post: Vocab study without Anki

Thanks for all the replies. Some of these I may need to try. The nadiatims one sounds promising.
blackbrich The Japanese language 6 1,670 2013-12-07, 2:43 am
    Thread: Vocab study without Anki
Post: Vocab study without Anki

Anyone who does vocab study out of Anki? My studying usually goes through phases that vary from 95% reading 5% active watching/listening to 95% active watching/listening 5% reading. I'm at another po...
blackbrich The Japanese language 6 1,670 2013-12-05, 12:19 pm
    Thread: Burnout - need a new strategy
Post: Burnout - need a new strategy

I believe AJATT bridged the gap with doing sentence cards. I know you say you didn't do vocab cards, but did you do sentence cards?
blackbrich General discussion 60 11,126 2013-11-30, 7:42 pm
    Thread: Demonoid is back!
Post: Demonoid is back!

I searched it earlier this morning and it had a different URL. http://www.d2.vu/. Not sure if all the old accounts were purged or whatever. Edit: oops. I'm an idiot. I should have tea the first page....
blackbrich Off topic 28 6,648 2013-11-28, 2:19 pm
    Thread: Demonoid is back!
Post: Demonoid is back!

Anyone still here that uses demonoid? Got an invite? Just thought I'd ask.
blackbrich Off topic 28 6,648 2013-11-28, 7:48 am
    Thread: Continuation of tangent discussion/civil debate about religion thread
Post: Continuation of tangent discussion/civil debate ab...

Not sure if you were responding to me. But my personal view is that a religion can't make you do bad. But you can do bad/their own gain things in the name of it and/or use it to manipulate people. It...
blackbrich Off topic 465 58,543 2013-11-21, 7:46 am
    Thread: Tolerance
Post: Tolerance

How is it even possible for him to be a anarchist and socialist? He wants the government to control businesses but also for there to be no government?
blackbrich Off topic 38 7,231 2013-11-21, 5:23 am
    Thread: Tolerance
Post: Tolerance

He would probably simply disagree with the premise that the Muslims would impose their values on them or rape their women or force them to resort to "indigenous flight". If he rejects that premise the...
blackbrich Off topic 38 7,231 2013-11-21, 5:09 am
    Thread: Continuation of tangent discussion/civil debate about religion thread
Post: Continuation of tangent discussion/civil debate ab...

As a net, probably more harm than good. The amount of good that's done in the world because of religion while not minuscule, is much smaller than the amount greed, hate, crimes, etc., done in it's nam...
blackbrich Off topic 465 58,543 2013-11-21, 4:57 am
    Thread: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed in Japan?
Post: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed i...

I'm gonna have to call BS on world peace without religions. As long as there are resources there will be wars. As long as there are people that want power there will be wars. As long as there is gove...
blackbrich Off topic 123 30,639 2013-11-20, 6:58 am
    Thread: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed in Japan?
Post: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed i...

undead_saif Wrote:I'd say most people don't even understand evolution and how sure scientists are of it, this is my observation from samples on the Internet and real life, no hard facts. There's too m...
blackbrich Off topic 123 30,639 2013-11-19, 11:08 am
    Thread: Tolerance
Post: Tolerance

I don't think that makes you intolerant to religion though. I do follow a religion, but when someone constantly talks about it starts to become annoying. The only times I really want to hear it are if...
blackbrich Off topic 38 7,231 2013-11-19, 7:04 am
    Thread: Tolerance
Post: Tolerance

I'm fairly tolerant of most things and people. I'm even fairly tolerant of other people's intolerance. Only exception being people who misrepresent science.
blackbrich Off topic 38 7,231 2013-11-17, 7:55 am
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

Yeah I think he got banned, but from what I saw his main issue was: Irish accent = fart. But he can't defend himself anymore so I don't want to put words in his mouth. Actual serious question: If t...
blackbrich General discussion 856 195,488 2013-11-10, 1:52 pm
    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

ryuudou Wrote:Can we please get a post count minimum limit for this? These leechers keep signing up for koohii solely for this. So much agree. I believe I've invited 4 people from here. 3 have been le...
blackbrich Off topic 199 73,064 2013-11-01, 3:43 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Was recently watching some NHK 高校講座 and ran across this phrase during the course of the show. I may understand it but I'm still kind of loss. The program was about Rome. 誰であれ愛するものはすこやかであるように。愛することを知ら...
blackbrich The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,201 2013-09-22, 2:43 pm