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    Thread: lingvist.io
Post: lingvist.io

i've been using it for 3 or 4 days now -- still very fun, i feel like some progress is coming along. the built in analytics on the dashboard are nice for basic learning metrics. wish i had something l...
kodorakun General discussion 2 1,494 2014-11-30, 3:16 am
    Thread: lingvist.io
Post: lingvist.io

Have any of you heard or looked at http://lingvist.io? They are focusing on English->French for now, but beta testing a method that is supposedly highly efficient. Fully web-based, in-context vocab...
kodorakun General discussion 2 1,494 2014-11-28, 1:46 am
    Thread: Gacco. University lessons (in japanese) online for free?
Post: Gacco. University lessons (in japanese) online for...

Well the videos seem watchable via youtube as well. My favorite and easy-to-use script for ripping youtube videos is "youtube-dl" which works on the command line. Great little utility: http://rg3.gith...
kodorakun Learning resources 27 9,678 2014-05-29, 7:27 am
    Thread: OMG Gacco!
Post: OMG Gacco!

Hey All, I don't know if this is old news, but I just stumbled upon a Japanese Coursera clone called Gacco. It seems that they put a lot of effort into making a slick interface. There's only one cour...
kodorakun Learning resources 2 551 2014-05-27, 8:21 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 Scores Available - Discuss!
Post: JLPT December 2013 Scores Available - Discuss!

I took N1 and got this: December: Language Knowledge: 40/60 Reading: 1/60 Listening: 35/60 The messed up thing is I took it in July and got: Language Knowledge: 30/60 Reading: 26/60 Listening: 26/60...
kodorakun JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 39 12,046 2014-01-31, 6:03 am
    Thread: Screwed up JLPT bubbles...
Post: Screwed up JLPT bubbles...

And thanks for the comments guys -- kind of a crummy situation but it's nice to hear some feedback. At the end of the day we should all focus on enjoying the language and supporting each other. Thank...
kodorakun JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,852 2014-01-28, 11:29 am
    Thread: Screwed up JLPT bubbles...
Post: Screwed up JLPT bubbles...

Yep, I figure I'm screwed. Lol... But, it just so happens that I specialize in statistics and data analysis (my life outside of studying Japanese) and can demonstrate that it's more probable (ridiculo...
kodorakun JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,852 2014-01-28, 11:27 am
    Thread: Screwed up JLPT bubbles...
Post: Screwed up JLPT bubbles...

So I just got my N1 results and found that I got nearly a passing score, and then the detailed breakdown showed 1/60 for reading comp. I'm not going to inflate my sense of understanding, but this is ...
kodorakun JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,852 2014-01-28, 4:14 am
    Thread: Vobsub subs disappear after seek?
Post: Vobsub subs disappear after seek?

Better than VLC?! Impossible! ^^
kodorakun Learning resources 2 779 2013-10-29, 8:00 am
    Thread: Vobsub subs disappear after seek?
Post: Vobsub subs disappear after seek?

Hi All, I was watching Tiger and Dragon with the Japanese vobsub subtitles available from d-addicts,which is quite nice, but I noticed with VLC that if I seek forward or backwards the subtitles disap...
kodorakun Learning resources 2 779 2013-10-27, 11:33 pm
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Thanks Stian, added your comment to the list.
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-30, 3:57 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

I started putting together a spread sheet of conversational "connectors". The Japanese parts aren't complete, but it'll get filled in over time. Any feedback would be welcome, or if anyone wants to pu...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-30, 1:58 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Amazon.co.jp says it will take 2 or 4 weeks to deliver. That usually means they have a record but don't have the book. Sometimes I've ordered books that they, in the end, can't find or deliver and off...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-28, 3:29 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

ktcgx Wrote:NinKenDo Wrote:I haven't had time to read this thread. But God DAMN, that was a great talk. Well worth the hour and much more. But does anybody know which video he talks more about the boo...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-27, 3:41 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Hi Uisukii, I was thinking more the connectors posted on the link I gave above. Here's a sample. Just looking at them and thinking about how I speak in English I think they would be very practical to...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-26, 8:32 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

By the way, I would like to reiterate the recommendation of the book: http://www.scribd.com/doc/18179640/How-t...n-Language I skimmed the first chapter ("Show your Stuff") and it was an obvious but v...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-26, 3:37 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Does anyone want to help get the "connectors" listed on Lauder's page translated into Japanese? It really does seem like a great list of very common phrases that would really add a degree of naturalne...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-26, 3:32 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Aspiring, thanks for the link to the massive spreadsheets but that's not quite what I had in mind. I was thinking more like a concentrated effort to replicate the connectors listed for English to Czec...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-19, 10:13 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

As an interesting note, regarding the 1million words per year: Assume a language-independent estimate of 250 "words" per page, then: 1,000,000 words / 250(words/page) = 4,000 pages And over a year ...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-19, 7:51 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

alenaroo, thanks for the summary! I was thinking just that sort of list would be very useful for people. Just to add two things: The speaker has a list and "theory" (approach/method) about using "con...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-19, 7:45 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Great to hear you guys are enjoying the video as much as I did. The author's web site really does offer some great language learning advice (on what he calls "connectors"). I'm going to think his sugg...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-18, 5:06 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

This was a very enjoyable talk -- the first five minutes were pretty goofy but from the 5:00 mark onward it starts becoming quite informative. Taken from the Polyglot Conference 2013. Points of part...
kodorakun General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-17, 10:14 pm
    Thread: "new" jp audiobook site? Febe
Post: "new" jp audiobook site? Febe

Hi All, I just stumbled across http://www.febe.jp/ when I was looking up info on a book I wanted to read. I was pleasantly surprised to see an "official" audiobook exists (the audio sample sounds goo...
kodorakun Learning resources 0 900 2013-07-31, 9:56 am
    Thread: Business Japanese book mining project
Post: Business Japanese book mining project

I would love to see a similar project for this book: http://www.amazon.co.jp/TOEFL-TEST%E5%BF...4939076733 It's loaded with parallel essays in jap/eng, has pretty advanced grammar and sophisticated t...
kodorakun Group study 6 1,854 2013-07-05, 4:58 am
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

cb4960 Wrote:I have just uploaded version 18.1 of the Rikaisama Firefox extension. ● Added the Notes ($o) save token (thanks kodorakun!). This token allows you to specify additional information a...
kodorakun Learning resources 859 243,918 2013-06-18, 11:18 am
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

Thanks cb4960. Is there any chance an optional "context" field could be added? I like to create cards that have some contextual information like "Article on night club law change" so when I see some r...
kodorakun Learning resources 859 243,918 2013-06-02, 4:08 am
    Thread: DVD's w E and J subtitles
Post: DVD's w E and J subtitles

I'd say your best bet is going with any of the dramas listed on D-addict's Japanese subtitle index that have complete (or partial) E and J subs.
kodorakun Learning resources 6 1,830 2013-05-09, 4:19 am
    Thread: Ahhh, Dig is no more?!? Now I need to find a replacement!
Post: Ahhh, Dig is no more?!? Now I need to find a repla...

Yeah, bummer :((((( This new podcast has some of the same people and similar categories, e.g. N検, NEC Wisdom Square, etc http://www.tbsradio.jp/ss954/
kodorakun Learning resources 2 483 2013-05-07, 11:46 pm
    Thread: dorama with diverse vocabulary...
Post: dorama with diverse vocabulary...

shinsen Wrote:kodorakun Wrote:But this got me wondering if people had thought about these feature of specific dramas -- the style, the impact on language, the diversity and all that. What dramas do pe...
kodorakun Learning resources 8 2,293 2013-05-05, 10:08 am
    Thread: iPod/Phone Note App?
Post: iPod/Phone Note App?

Hi All, I was just curious if anyone happened to know or use a particularly nice note-organizing app. I'm mostly interested in writing down small phrases or sets of questions for different categories...
kodorakun Learning resources 2 619 2013-05-05, 3:15 am