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    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

Thanks for the responses, I won't be responding to all of them this time, I got a bit tired :) tokyostyle Wrote:Regardless, if there was something I hated about it then I would just modify Anki itsel...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-07, 12:12 pm
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

Okay, have some time before I catch my flight :) Inny Jan Wrote:I don't think you quite understand what you are talking about, so to straight things out for you: Anki = Database (of facts/cards) + Sc...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-05, 6:46 pm
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

I would like to respond to all of your comments, unfortunately I don't have time right now since I need to catch a flight. I'll come back to it later. However, there is one thing I would like to respo...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-05, 1:19 pm
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

Thanks for the replies so far. Sorry, this post is a bit technical. You are right that one may be able to create a prettier UI by developing plugins or using the Anki library. Admittedly, I haven't l...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-05, 9:05 am
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

Stian Wrote:Being able to customise cards helps alot to me, because 12pt black text on white background is both painful and hard to read (albinism + low vision). Yeah, but editing fonts are not for cu...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-04, 9:40 am
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

partner55083777 Wrote:My ideal SRS will have most of the functionality of git. Ideally, you could use libgit to keep track of all the edits that happen to all cards. This would also give you the abi...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-04, 9:02 am
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

Thanks for the replies so far. JimmySeal Wrote:Honestly, I think it would be a colossal undertaking to come close to all the stuff Anki has, and I don't think I'll ever defect to another SRS, but I w...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-04, 8:32 am
    Thread: I want to replace Anki
Post: I want to replace Anki

Hi everybody, (I know this is not the Anki forum, but I feel this is the right place since there are lots of power users here) Don't get me wrong, I believe Anki is a great tool, incredibly flexible...
ThomasB Learning resources 49 10,607 2013-02-04, 7:16 am
    Thread: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?
Post: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?

Thank you for the interesting post, it definitely helped me a lot! And it's very interesting to hear from someone who has lived in both places. erlog Wrote:I've worked very hard to understand Japanes...
ThomasB Off topic 26 20,638 2012-04-25, 2:35 am
    Thread: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?
Post: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?

My assumption that it would be relatively easy to learn Korean when knowing Japanese comes from the fact that Korean people in Japan speak Japanese extremely well, compared to other foreigners at leas...
ThomasB Off topic 26 20,638 2012-04-24, 9:46 am
    Thread: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?
Post: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?

Thank you for your helpful post. It has been a while since I started this thread is still very relevant for me :) It's a bit off-topic but since you've lived in both Japan and Korea I hope it's okay ...
ThomasB Off topic 26 20,638 2012-04-24, 2:52 am
    Thread: Looking for a couple of people to test a learning tool
Post: Looking for a couple of people to test a learning ...

Hello, In my free time I have been working on a language learning website (for Japanese, but could also be used for other languages), based on this thread: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=...
ThomasB Off topic 1 773 2012-01-22, 3:31 am
    Thread: Please tell me about your study methods
Post: Please tell me about your study methods

It has been a while. I've been rather lazy about this but I occasionally spent some evenings and weekends working on a new "study tool". It is still missing a lot of features I had originally planned ...
ThomasB General discussion 20 5,802 2012-01-20, 6:37 am
    Thread: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?
Post: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?

Hello, I have a quick question for those of you who have experience with the Korean language. I am thinking about spending a year in Korea but, well, I don't know any Korean. That's a problem : ) I k...
ThomasB Off topic 26 20,638 2012-01-13, 5:56 pm
    Thread: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker
Post: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker

I doubt that there are many Japanese people who can pass the test above. I think that even some of my Japanese friends who spend several years abroad would have a pretty hard time passing it. I would ...
ThomasB General discussion 11 6,693 2011-11-14, 7:21 pm
    Thread: The Best option for my situation
Post: The Best option for my situation

It's great that you like Japan and I wish you all the best for learning Japanese. However, I discourage you from building your future career on it. Teaching English in Japan is more or less a dead-en...
ThomasB General discussion 38 7,354 2011-10-30, 9:58 am
    Thread: Please tell me about your study methods
Post: Please tell me about your study methods

Thank you, I will look into it! By looking at the site though it seems like if you want to use a movie you will actually have to buy it and pay the full price for the DVD. Pretty expensive for 2 hours...
ThomasB General discussion 20 5,802 2011-10-26, 7:55 pm
    Thread: Please tell me about your study methods
Post: Please tell me about your study methods

Thanks for all the feedback. A lot of the ideas from IceCream's thread were actually very high on my priority list. However, dealing with video is always difficult, especially when it comes to officia...
ThomasB General discussion 20 5,802 2011-10-25, 8:31 pm
    Thread: Please tell me about your study methods
Post: Please tell me about your study methods

Thanks a lot for the responses already, many of them are really detailed and helpful. You guys are great : )
ThomasB General discussion 20 5,802 2011-10-24, 12:45 am
    Thread: Please tell me about your study methods
Post: Please tell me about your study methods

Hey everyone, I am currently working on creating a new comprehensive study tool for Japanese. I have a really long list of features I would like to integrate. That's why I would like learn something ...
ThomasB General discussion 20 5,802 2011-10-23, 10:07 pm
    Thread: Genki 1&2 Level
Post: Genki 1&2 Level

My university used Genki1 in the first semester and Genki2 in the second semester. My Community College had them in the first and second year respectively (4 semesters total). Level is around N4 I thi...
ThomasB General discussion 12 7,003 2011-10-21, 10:07 pm
    Thread: how far does 2 years of university classes take you?
Post: how far does 2 years of university classes take yo...

Quote:I think it's pretty clear that when it comes to foreign language education, Europe (and much of the rest of the world) are a little more clued-in than us in the anglosphere... Much of Europe is ...
ThomasB Learning resources 81 18,126 2011-09-30, 5:23 am
    Thread: how far does 2 years of university classes take you?
Post: how far does 2 years of university classes take yo...

merlin.codex Wrote:Of course, there are people who slack but generally most people aim for JLPT (N)2 after the aforementioned 2 years. Where do you to go university? Either you guys are working much h...
ThomasB Learning resources 81 18,126 2011-09-30, 1:46 am
    Thread: how far does 2 years of university classes take you?
Post: how far does 2 years of university classes take yo...

2 years of Uni are probably around JLPT N3, of course it depends on the uni. 2 years of HS Japanese are most likely much less than that, I guess around JLPT N4.
ThomasB Learning resources 81 18,126 2011-09-29, 8:12 pm
    Thread: A questionnaire
Post: A questionnaire

I get that it's some kind of provocation but I'll play with you just because I'm bored right now. I'll do the questionnaire for English, German and Japanese. German is my native language but my Englis...
ThomasB General discussion 52 9,548 2011-09-17, 9:18 pm
    Thread: Anyone have this experience?
Post: Anyone have this experience?

I know what you mean and that's definitely true but it didn't apply in my case. Sure, the people I went out with knew each other but they are not close friends or something like that. There are no ins...
ThomasB General discussion 12 2,106 2011-09-16, 9:46 pm
    Thread: Anyone have this experience?
Post: Anyone have this experience?

Sure, and it's totally fine as long as I can at least understand what they're talking about, that's usually the case. Sometimes the grammar/vocab is simply missing or I can't quite catch what they're ...
ThomasB General discussion 12 2,106 2011-09-16, 8:08 pm
    Thread: Anyone have this experience?
Post: Anyone have this experience?

This thread doesn't really have any deeper purpose, just wanted to share something. I'm nowhere near being fluent, in terms of textbooks/vocab/grammar I'm somewhere between N2 and N1, based on past te...
ThomasB General discussion 12 2,106 2011-09-16, 7:51 pm
    Thread: Proof that your Japanese sucks.
Post: Proof that your Japanese sucks.

Guys, don't overanalyze stuff. While 「日本語が上手」doesn't necessarily mean your Japanese is truly good it doesn't have any hidden meaning that's your Japanese is bad either. People don't make these comment...
ThomasB The Japanese language 19 9,224 2011-09-09, 6:31 pm
    Thread: Anyone up for something in Tokyo?
Post: Anyone up for something in Tokyo?

Where in Tokyo are you staying? I can make some time if you have any suggestion of what you'd like to do. Is this your first time in Tokyo? Have you been to all the sightseeing spots? Edit: Well, I g...
ThomasB Off topic 9 1,939 2011-09-06, 10:21 pm