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    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

@Blahah: HAHAHAHA!!!! That was great!!!
Nomad Off topic 393 86,431 2010-12-17, 9:05 am
    Thread: 2010 Reflections and 2011 Resolutions
Post: 2010 Reflections and 2011 Resolutions

vinniram Wrote:This is totally unrelated to Japanese, but I passed my driving test for manual this morning!!! ... Manual? What's that, driving stick? You have different tests for stick shift and autom...
Nomad General discussion 69 15,718 2010-12-12, 7:28 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

I have just made a modest 10 € donation, an insignificant sum compared to the benefits I get from this site. Fabrice, thank you very much for all the hard work that goes largely unpaid, and Merry Chr...
Nomad Off topic 393 86,431 2010-12-11, 7:21 pm
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

mezbup Wrote:I too definately learn stuff through my SRS. Saying you can't learn new stuff through an SRS is like saying you can't learn stuff through a text book. You have to see something for the FI...
Nomad Off topic 74 10,213 2010-11-17, 9:24 am
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

Holly shit. You guys are crazy! Hahaha!!!
Nomad Off topic 74 10,213 2010-11-16, 2:28 pm
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

nest0r Wrote:I do two types of individual word cards: When I encounter interesting words 'in the wild' I make a note of them... It's a good idea, but in your extemporaneous deck you keep only isolated...
Nomad Off topic 74 10,213 2010-11-15, 7:05 pm
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

Never tried learning isolated words, but pretty much of what you're saying makes perfect sense, nest0r.
Nomad Off topic 74 10,213 2010-11-15, 3:01 pm
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

Not yet, I haven't. I didn't mean in any way that all bloggers share the same opinion, I probably should have said "...to watch *this blooger* ranting...". I'm slowly working my japanese sentences, an...
Nomad Off topic 74 10,213 2010-11-15, 2:29 pm
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

It's really annoying to watch these bloggers ranting about subjects they clearly don't master. As many people wrote before me, that guy probably just used his SRS to blindly cram word lists or phone n...
Nomad Off topic 74 10,213 2010-11-15, 12:57 pm
    Thread: I'm starting today!
Post: I'm starting today!

I was never able to learn more than 25 kanji a day. 100 is just insane, for my brain at least.
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 26 6,813 2010-08-28, 1:49 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

bombpersons Wrote:Bokusenou Wrote:Umm... I got invited (Thanks bombpersons!) and I'd like to return the favor but I can't find an "invite friends" or something like that, link. (When I was in the Gmai...
Nomad Off topic 168 22,148 2009-11-12, 7:12 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

ropsta Wrote:What's google wave? You'll learn more on this thread's page #2.
Nomad Off topic 168 22,148 2009-11-12, 7:08 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

bombpersons, thank you so much!!! :D
Nomad Off topic 168 22,148 2009-11-10, 11:06 am
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

This is very, very interesting. If there's anyone out there with an invite left, I would love to receive it. My email: nmsalgueiro@gmail.com Thanks in advance!!
Nomad Off topic 168 22,148 2009-11-09, 11:26 pm
    Thread: Norwegian musician wanting to study japanese -RTK Start-up help needed
Post: Norwegian musician wanting to study japanese -RTK ...

Zorlee Wrote:My question now is - do I review the new cards right after I´ve studied them? Or do I wait till the next day? This thread may give you some insights. I'd say: choose a path, learn a coupl...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 18 2,619 2009-04-25, 6:09 am
    Thread: Stop after finishing?
Post: Stop after finishing?

Codexus Wrote:And this is fine until, you can't keep up anymore. Then the SRS has the opposite effect on many people. It acts as a demotivator. All you see is that xxxx due cards. Instead the softwar...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 55 8,374 2009-04-24, 10:19 am
    Thread: Norwegian musician wanting to study japanese -RTK Start-up help needed
Post: Norwegian musician wanting to study japanese -RTK ...

I'd say Heisig's introduction has 95% of everything you need to know about the method. Don't be afraid to re-read it until you've assimilated it. The remaining 5% will come both from this forum and, m...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 18 2,619 2009-04-23, 2:34 pm
    Thread: Norwegian musician wanting to study japanese -RTK Start-up help needed
Post: Norwegian musician wanting to study japanese -RTK ...

Hello, and welcome! Just a tiny advice that is repeated dozens of times in this forum and that you shouldn't forget: don't worry if you don't add new cards in some days, but never *ever* skip reviews ...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 18 2,619 2009-04-22, 4:29 pm
    Thread: what do you use to write the kanji?
Post: what do you use to write the kanji?

I just use any scrap paper and whatever I got to write (ballpoint pen, wood pencils, even a carpenter pencil does the job). I think one should be able to write quickly and fluidly with whatever there ...
Nomad The Japanese language 46 21,005 2009-04-15, 2:43 pm
    Thread: Using SRS program for other uses than language learning.
Post: Using SRS program for other uses than language lea...

theasianpleaser Wrote:Ah...solid state physics..."We can do everything for the hydrogen atom but what?! You want to figure out the same stuff for helium?! You have no idea how much pain that extra e...
Nomad Off topic 27 8,292 2009-04-02, 4:24 pm
    Thread: Using SRS program for other uses than language learning.
Post: Using SRS program for other uses than language lea...

I'm using it for everything I want to remember, from optoelectronics to poker knowledge. Lately I've been reviewing some physics stuff, so I'm inputing a lot of stuff from Neil Ashcroft's "Solid State...
Nomad Off topic 27 8,292 2009-04-02, 8:12 am
    Thread: How to use the book?
Post: How to use the book?

I believe the best program you can use to learn the kanji in Heisig's order is the one based in this site. As you move higher on the kanji count, you'll be able to use hundreds of incredible and vivid...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 16 2,215 2009-04-02, 7:54 am
    Thread: Spam mail from forum "member"
Post: Spam mail from forum "member"

Same message here. Not worried, though, I just clicked the "Report as Spam" in Gmail, so I shouldn't receive any more of that mumbling.
Nomad Off topic 33 7,095 2009-03-21, 3:53 pm
    Thread: Anki backups the easy way
Post: Anki backups the easy way

bombpersons Wrote:Is their a way to have an anki deck get it's media from somewhere else than filename.media? If I keep my media folder in my dropbox, and my anki deck elsewhere, how can I get the med...
Nomad Learning resources 24 6,818 2009-02-27, 6:12 pm
    Thread: Anki backups the easy way
Post: Anki backups the easy way

stoked Wrote:Edit: Or does it only upload the diffs and not the full file? Then it's fine! Yep, I think they call it "delta syncing", only the differences are transfered.
Nomad Learning resources 24 6,818 2009-02-26, 12:49 pm
    Thread: Anki or RvTK
Post: Anki or RvTK

I use this site for kanji reviewing, and have to say it's a wonderful tool for that job. I'm not yet on the sentence stage, so I'll probably use anki when I do. I'm currently using anki for general an...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 18 5,678 2009-01-22, 7:07 am
    Thread: A thread for non-native English speakers doing RTK1 in English
Post: A thread for non-native English speakers doing RTK...

I've seen people saying that Heisig should have chosen "easier" english keywords, but imo that attitude is flawed, ie, I agree with you. It's indeed a nice opportunity to expand my english vocabulary ...
Nomad Remembering the Kanji 11 1,759 2009-01-15, 6:49 am
    Thread: Food for thought
Post: Food for thought

You may want to read this Khatzumoto topic on the relevance of JLPT: http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blo...-and-money
Nomad General discussion 10 1,413 2008-10-23, 11:18 am