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    Thread: Interval Training and Healthy Eating Is Solution to Obesity, Study Sho
Post: Interval Training and Healthy Eating Is Solution t...

elhnad Wrote:In any case this is an indictment on most dieters as being mentally challenged since I'm sure most dieters don't expect the body fat regain to happen when they resume their pre-dieting li...
aargh57 Off topic 34 6,221 2011-05-02, 3:29 pm
    Thread: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?
Post: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?

Kuma01 Wrote:Any person that would obsess over nothing but Japanese over a year would become fluent in it, unless they're mentally impaired or something. I think this is the whole point of his method....
aargh57 Learning resources 145 39,691 2011-05-02, 11:45 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks a lot.
aargh57 The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,850 2011-05-02, 10:53 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

From an e-mail from a friend: "漢字がどこまで読めるかわからないから とりあえず日本語で書いてます." Something about I'm trying to write the kanji right now (どこまで=to what extent?). And for now they'll write to me in Japanese. Th...
aargh57 The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,850 2011-05-02, 8:15 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hi, I'm currently going through Minna no Nihongo I and am having trouble with something. What's the difference between these two sentences? 1.これはだれのノートですか。 2。このノートはだれのですか。 They both mean, "Whose not...
aargh57 The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,850 2011-04-22, 4:28 pm
    Thread: kanji amnesia post from Tofugu(have I wasted my time?)
Post: kanji amnesia post from Tofugu(have I wasted my ti...

Cranks Wrote:To give you an example of what I am saying. I want to understand (like 100% of almost everything heard) and sort of read Japanese (just what I need to get by). I do this in three ways: 1...
aargh57 The Japanese language 56 12,144 2011-03-30, 3:21 pm
    Thread: Doing stuff that benefits both parties? Jap+Eng
Post: Doing stuff that benefits both parties? Jap+Eng

There is a book called "You teach me English, I'll teach you Japanese." Which is bilingual and attempts to put a bunch of lessons for 2 people to work through with example sentences and conversations...
aargh57 General discussion 3 1,115 2011-03-29, 4:23 am
    Thread: kanji amnesia post from Tofugu(have I wasted my time?)
Post: kanji amnesia post from Tofugu(have I wasted my ti...

Here's a post from the tofugu.com site titled "Kanji Amnesia and Why It's Okay to forget the kanji"http://www.tofugu.com/2010/08/27/kanji-amnesia-and-why-its-okay-to-forget-kanji/ Basically it says t...
aargh57 The Japanese language 56 12,144 2011-03-28, 8:24 pm
    Thread: anyone else having problems with kotoba app?
Post: anyone else having problems with kotoba app?

Hi, I've had this problem before but it usually clears up pretty fast but this time it's been sticking around for a couple of days. In the i-phone kotoba app it won't give me any results for a dicti...
aargh57 Learning resources 2 2,508 2011-03-28, 8:04 pm
    Thread: Does anyone have opinions on textfugu/tofugu and/or skritter
Post: Does anyone have opinions on textfugu/tofugu and/o...

Thanks for the help on this guys. I broke down and bought a tablet to try skritter out on and not sure if I'm going to keep using it or not. I bout Minna no Nihongo so I started to study that list o...
aargh57 Learning resources 10 20,165 2011-03-08, 6:41 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

OK, this may be a little long but I'm trying to translate an original japanese bluegrass song. I don't have any lyrics so I'm doing this off of what I can hear on the band's myspace site (check it ou...
aargh57 The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,850 2011-02-28, 6:48 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finished for the second time!!!! About 1-2 weeks after I finished the first time my hard drive crashed and I had no backup so I lost all my Anki. What a horrible feeling, but I'm soooo happy now tha...
aargh57 Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,368 2011-02-27, 6:11 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

paasan Wrote:I've mentioned it somewhere else in the forums before, but don't forget to backup. Backup is a nice car they say, and you'll wish you have that car the day you lose your decks or somethi...
aargh57 General discussion 135 48,910 2011-02-21, 6:48 am
    Thread: Does anyone have opinions on textfugu/tofugu and/or skritter
Post: Does anyone have opinions on textfugu/tofugu and/o...

Hi, I was considering subscribing to one (or possibly both) of these sites. I get $500/year from my company (I made a different post about this and appreciate the advice their as I will probably ...
aargh57 Learning resources 10 20,165 2011-02-21, 6:42 am
    Thread: Looking for Japanese comedy movies (farce, satire, etc.)
Post: Looking for Japanese comedy movies (farce, satire,...

Does anybody know what the movie(s) are that are from the T.V. personalities with 3 guys dressed in drag? I used to think the T.V. show was hilarious even though I couldn't understand what they were ...
aargh57 General discussion 10 4,608 2011-02-05, 10:24 am
    Thread: Smart.fm closing down
Post: Smart.fm closing down

I think one nice thing about smart.fm is that it's for initial learning more so than anki. What I mean is that in order to get through one word you are quizzed multiple times in a session and then th...
aargh57 Learning resources 143 43,670 2011-02-05, 10:18 am
    Thread: Japanese App Word Lists: Why didn't I think of this before.
Post: Japanese App Word Lists: Why didn't I think of thi...

Is there any way to do this on Kotoba for the i-phone?
aargh57 The Japanese language 21 6,766 2011-02-02, 10:11 am
    Thread: Smart.fm closing down
Post: Smart.fm closing down

Why don't one of you smart computer types make up a new website that basically does what smart.fm did. I would think this would be a decent business opportunity. Not everything that makes money is a...
aargh57 Learning resources 143 43,670 2011-02-01, 12:22 pm
    Thread: Rush Limbaugh Chinese Accent Imitation
Post: Rush Limbaugh Chinese Accent Imitation

bodhisamaya Wrote:Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, George W Bush, Sarah Palin.... Sometimes it is embarrassing to admit being an American. Yes, I'm sure we have the monopoly on dumb politicians and dishones...
aargh57 Off topic 38 8,784 2011-01-30, 2:41 pm
    Thread: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?
Post: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?

Thanks for all the suggestions all. I do have an iphone with a couple of apps that I'm going to see if they'll pay for (the apps not the phone). Probably get anki mobile too.
aargh57 Learning resources 24 4,949 2011-01-30, 2:23 pm
    Thread: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?
Post: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?

Maybe I should mention I have no need or desire to study for the JLPT. (Although I'm sure that some of the study material is still decent.)
aargh57 Learning resources 24 4,949 2011-01-29, 12:20 pm
    Thread: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?
Post: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?

JimmySeal Wrote:All I can say is, you lucky b@$+@/d! Where the heck do you work? I work on a Ferry based out of Naha.
aargh57 Learning resources 24 4,949 2011-01-29, 11:42 am
    Thread: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?
Post: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?

scuda Wrote:Perhaps you can use that $500 to make a big impact on your personal environment. I.E. get rid of as much english stuff as possible and replace with japanese things, media, radio, etc....
aargh57 Learning resources 24 4,949 2011-01-29, 11:40 am
    Thread: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?
Post: What is the best learning material(s) for $500?

My employer will reimburse me up to $500 a year for personal education material (including language learning). What would you spend it on if you could? I've got Heisig's RTK1 and Rosetta Stone(n...
aargh57 Learning resources 24 4,949 2011-01-29, 10:44 am
    Thread: question about smart.fm's core 2000 series
Post: question about smart.fm's core 2000 series

Twinsen Wrote:I did them in parts using the smart.fm site. It works like an SRS, when they reach 100% they will show up for review again, with longer and longer intervals. When you go on to the next ...
aargh57 Learning resources 17 8,704 2011-01-11, 7:06 pm
    Thread: question about smart.fm's core 2000 series
Post: question about smart.fm's core 2000 series

OK, thanks. I added that deck and took a quick look. However, it seems to me that maybe I should do the deck after I learn the vocab. Did you already know most of the words or did you learn them by...
aargh57 Learning resources 17 8,704 2011-01-11, 7:04 pm
    Thread: question about smart.fm's core 2000 series
Post: question about smart.fm's core 2000 series

Hi, I started the core 2000 series and then I saw that they had it in 10 parts so I started doing it in parts. I then got to thinking, is it better to do it with all 2000 of them not broken up? If ...
aargh57 Learning resources 17 8,704 2011-01-11, 6:35 pm
    Thread: The Worst of the Japanese Lovers
Post: The Worst of the Japanese Lovers

Caaann'ttt waaaatch viddddeeoooooo. Life too shooort.
aargh57 Off topic 81 18,819 2010-11-25, 1:24 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

adoette Wrote:aargh57 Wrote:I finally figured out that the "BS" and "CS" buttons on my remote in my hotel room will get me more T.V. channels (although I've got a sneaky suspicion that the CS is the j...
aargh57 General discussion 1,389 294,131 2010-11-21, 4:06 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I finally figured out that the "BS" and "CS" buttons on my remote in my hotel room will get me more T.V. channels (although I've got a sneaky suspicion that the CS is the japanese equivalent of the Sh...
aargh57 General discussion 1,389 294,131 2010-11-21, 2:44 am