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    Thread: Any way to quickly convert an Anki deck to J>J?
Post: Any way to quickly convert an Anki deck to J>J?

Yeah, I was thinking about just changing each card as it comes up, which would be easier to spread out over time, but still take a long time.
Megaqwerty Learning resources 3 1,422 2008-02-21, 7:58 pm
    Thread: Any way to quickly convert an Anki deck to J>J?
Post: Any way to quickly convert an Anki deck to J>J?

So, I was thinking about making the jump to Japanese definitions with my vocabulary flashcards, but I was wondering if there was anything quicker than just manually copying and pasting the Japanese de...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 3 1,422 2008-02-21, 7:01 pm
    Thread: RtK Omnibus?
Post: RtK Omnibus?

And by that, I mean RtK I and III put together to be form one big bulk of 3007 cards. While, yeah, that might scare some people off, the updated dependencies would make learning the actual kanji a lo...
Megaqwerty Remembering the Kanji 7 3,354 2008-02-06, 9:52 pm
    Thread: Online text adventure games in Japanese?
Post: Online text adventure games in Japanese?

Transtic Wrote:The game seems interesting, but unfortunately the options appear as mojibake. :( For XP, go to your Regional and Language options and set the non-Unicode language to Japanese; that shou...
Megaqwerty General discussion 23 13,686 2008-01-26, 6:11 pm
    Thread: The Ultimate Kanji
Post: The Ultimate Kanji

Floatingweed5 Wrote:Incidentally, what does it mean? According to Wakan, "lottery, lot, raffle", with the only word given that uses it being 貧乏鬮 (びんぼうくじ), meaning "unlucky number, lbank, bad bargain."...
Megaqwerty General discussion 19 10,323 2008-01-05, 10:07 pm
    Thread: The Ultimate Kanji
Post: The Ultimate Kanji

But is it a kanji? Most Chinese fonts don't even have it.
Megaqwerty General discussion 19 10,323 2008-01-05, 7:02 pm
    Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories?
Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories?

Floatingweed5 Wrote:Where on earth did you dig up that monster? I just looked at kanji list by stroke count, went to the bottom, and picked the thing that looked the most complex. I was thinking abou...
Megaqwerty General discussion 138 45,373 2008-01-05, 12:34 pm
    Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories?
Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories?

For what it counts, one of the first primitives introduced in RTKIII is "streetwalker." Make of that what you will.
Megaqwerty General discussion 138 45,373 2008-01-04, 9:31 pm
    Thread: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?
Post: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?

Transtic Wrote:Put it onto the "Reading tutor" and make your own glossary (J-J, of course) automatically Whoa, never seen that before: very cool!
Megaqwerty General discussion 57 24,817 2008-01-04, 9:26 pm
    Thread: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?
Post: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?

Transtic Wrote:If you have a normal scanner you can do the same with office's language tools. That's true: my scanner automatically tries to OCR my drawings whenever I scan them in. I've never thought...
Megaqwerty General discussion 57 24,817 2008-01-03, 10:28 pm
    Thread: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?
Post: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?

Wow, never ever heard of anything like that: that's pretty incredible, if the accuracy rate works as well as advertised. Too bad it's so pricey: it would be incredibly useful for just harvesting book...
Megaqwerty General discussion 57 24,817 2008-01-03, 4:12 pm
    Thread: Wikipedia in Japanese (ウィキペディア)
Post: Wikipedia in Japanese (ウィキペディア)

erlog Wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if even the current older generation would have trouble pronouncing or understanding ディ. Yeah, one of my teachers mentioned that her grandma always used either ジ or...
Megaqwerty General discussion 35 7,119 2007-12-31, 1:15 pm
    Thread: Do you really need the exact connotation of a keyword?
Post: Do you really need the exact connotation of a keyw...

In the long run: no. Ideally, as Heisig states in the introduction, you will forget the keyword (or rather it will no longer consciously register) much like you will eventually no longer consciously u...
Megaqwerty General discussion 8 1,796 2007-12-27, 12:24 pm
    Thread: Manga for teenage boys
Post: Manga for teenage boys

Anything Shonen Jump related would probably be good, as that is designed for his demographic.
Megaqwerty Off topic 9 2,758 2007-12-26, 1:16 pm
    Thread: Anki discussion (no bug reports)
Post: Anki discussion (no bug reports)

suffah Wrote:Great update, I'm especially grateful for the Undo function! Ditto! Very nice: major thanks, resolve. Now if we could only get something similar on here...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 309 61,815 2007-12-26, 1:11 pm
    Thread: how do i get around 'no japanese' on my work pc?
Post: how do i get around 'no japanese' on my work pc?

wrightak Wrote:I completely agree. Does anyone know if Vista improves the situation? You still have to flick the switch in the Language panel, if that's what you mean, but it doesn't require admin acc...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 40 7,839 2007-12-19, 2:17 pm
    Thread: Most reviews in a day?
Post: Most reviews in a day?

The awesome glory of an SRS is that your review stacks get smaller and smaller over time; I used to do 300+ reviews a day back when I actually added cards, but I now only have 40-70 a day, which is mu...
Megaqwerty Remembering the Kanji 12 3,922 2007-12-17, 5:25 pm
    Thread: Kanji digital watches?
Post: Kanji digital watches?

I never thought about a kanji watch before, but the idea does certainly entice: that L watch linked is a perfect example of style over substance, but I can't say that I don't want one.
Megaqwerty General discussion 14 9,615 2007-12-16, 12:31 am
    Thread: The Failed Avatar Project
Post: The Failed Avatar Project

Very cool, ruisu! Well, RTKIII sort of breaks the picture (155% of the 常用?), but it's not exactly complete. Off-topic, but you mentioned signatures. I have User Signatures enabled under my Profile Op...
Megaqwerty Off topic 6 1,491 2007-12-10, 5:00 pm
    Thread: (Japanese) Typing Game
Post: (Japanese) Typing Game

Dragg Wrote:TThis other one is a demo of the 2004 version. Its a better demo and features the whole first level with randomly produced Japanese vocab. After trying this out, I have been gladly correc...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 22 8,454 2007-12-08, 4:23 pm
    Thread: New Kanji RPG for Remembering The Kanji
Post: New Kanji RPG for Remembering The Kanji

I read "a verson of NetHack that uses RTK" and I jumped for joy, high-fived a shark, and promptly went to download this splendid use of technology. Turns out I was thinking of something that replaced ...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 5 3,227 2007-12-07, 11:27 pm
    Thread: A RevTK "Lite" Option
Post: A RevTK "Lite" Option

Jarvik7 Wrote:The entire Heisig method is based upon learning the characters in a way that new characters are built upon previously learned characters and radicals. If you remove a large portion of th...
Megaqwerty Remembering the Kanji 209 126,824 2007-12-06, 5:09 pm
    Thread: (Japanese) Typing Game
Post: (Japanese) Typing Game

Looking back, I actually alluded to TotD in an earlier post. I would link Typingmania, but not only is the link in that thread, it seems to be dead. I was being wholly facetious with the ローマ字 remark:...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 22 8,454 2007-12-04, 11:48 pm
    Thread: (Japanese) Typing Game
Post: (Japanese) Typing Game

JimmySeal Wrote:Please don't say romanji. Shall I also use macrons and italics whenever I am so inclined to use this foreign word? I kid. Sure: ローマ字. Take your fruits. ファブリス, what you're saying sound...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 22 8,454 2007-12-04, 9:49 pm
    Thread: (Japanese) Typing Game
Post: (Japanese) Typing Game

suffah Wrote:From what I remember, the arcade had the game set up in romaji instead of kana...which sucked. This is probably related to the fact that only two people use direct kana input, so romanji ...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 22 8,454 2007-12-04, 5:44 pm
    Thread: Young learners?
Post: Young learners?

uberstuber Wrote:IIRC the Japanese version of Pokemon uses only hiragana. Confirm'd. And spaces. You're never grateful for kanji until they're gone.
Megaqwerty General discussion 20 3,461 2007-12-03, 7:03 pm
    Thread: Learning other languages using FSI
Post: Learning other languages using FSI

Mcjon01 Wrote:In any case, if anyone happens to have a copy in his local library (or a membership with BitMe... not that I advocate file-sharing or anything...), I'd certainly check it out. Whoa, I ne...
Megaqwerty Learning resources 25 10,469 2007-12-01, 2:50 pm
    Thread: reading kana
Post: reading kana

Try ひらがなめがね. I haven't used it in a while, but it should be what you're looking for.
Megaqwerty The Japanese language 7 2,770 2007-12-01, 2:11 pm
    Thread: Young learners?
Post: Young learners?

I was about to say, "Why not?", but then I remember the whole abstract part of the RTK method. Ultimately, that question is for you to answer: do you think your daughter could visualize stories and w...
Megaqwerty General discussion 20 3,461 2007-11-29, 6:35 pm
    Thread: Your anki deck stats!
Post: Your anki deck stats!

khatzumoto Wrote:What about, hold on, so, "Moo" first tone? Where's the accent on the moo? Whoa, he can read our minds!
Megaqwerty Learning resources 23 7,577 2007-11-27, 6:12 pm