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    Thread: DingLabs Desktop Player for Listening-Reading
Post: DingLabs Desktop Player for Listening-Reading

I'm just posting this for those that may be interested. I have not tried this out yet. This is an offline tool for reading along with audio-books. This one in particular has support for dual transcri...
Axlen Learning resources 7 4,895 2011-02-09, 9:45 pm
    Thread: Japanese Commercials thread
Post: Japanese Commercials thread

...and the account has been terminated...
Axlen General discussion 28 5,963 2011-01-30, 2:45 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

Perhaps the next mini-goal should be to reach the 100,000円 (€920) level since this is a Japanese learning site. I'll add another €15 to help us get there.
Axlen Off topic 393 86,409 2010-12-23, 4:02 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

I donated € 15 on December 6th before you posted this thread. Can you count that?
Axlen Off topic 393 86,409 2010-12-12, 12:12 pm
    Thread: Jコミ - ラブひな - Mangaka Ken Akamatsu - Love Hina 1-14 Complete!
Post: Jコミ - ラブひな - Mangaka Ken Akamatsu - Love Hina 1-14...

JCOMI is an experiment in providing free downloads of out of print Manga with advertising interspersed. The first series offered is "Love Hina" by Kan Akamatsu. I bought and read it in English already...
Axlen Learning resources 6 1,902 2010-11-26, 12:30 am
    Thread: Japanese TV mocks TSA security
Post: Japanese TV mocks TSA security

That is exactly what I needed after a long day at work. ROFL
Axlen Off topic 3 1,194 2010-11-12, 7:56 pm
    Thread: Does sugar makes your mind fuzzy/hazy?
Post: Does sugar makes your mind fuzzy/hazy?

I've tried to cut HFCS out of my life too. I used to consume 2 to 3 cans of soda a day. I liked the boost I got from the caffeine and sugar in the afternoon. About a year and a half ago I switched to ...
Axlen Off topic 27 8,110 2010-11-10, 9:17 pm
    Thread: where to find manga in Japanese to view online?
Post: where to find manga in Japanese to view online?

Here's one: コミックハイ!公式サイト 》 WEBコミック I think this site has one of the best online flash reading tools I've ever used.
Axlen Learning resources 8 18,385 2010-10-06, 7:56 am
    Thread: Could we make a Buy/Sell/Trade section?
Post: Could we make a Buy/Sell/Trade section?

Personally I would not want to see this idea implemented on these forums. There are plenty of other sites available online where you can buy and sell stuff using tried and true methods. Let's keep the...
Axlen General discussion 11 1,946 2010-09-26, 9:27 am
    Thread: Hannah Minx 花°ミンクス - JWOW
Post: Hannah Minx 花°ミンクス - JWOW

liosama Wrote:ugly bitch 0/10 Do you fail to see the humor here liosama? She's rather funny in a perverse sort of way I think. Freedom of speech and freedom to make a fool of herself. Anyway I'd say...
Axlen Off topic 73 29,330 2010-09-06, 8:08 pm
    Thread: Hannah Minx 花°ミンクス - JWOW
Post: Hannah Minx 花°ミンクス - JWOW

I stumbled across this YouTube author and well, you see, um, well just go have a look. http://www.youtube.com/user/MissHannahMinx 運動する?
Axlen Off topic 73 29,330 2010-09-06, 1:52 pm
    Thread: Reccomended Manga?
Post: Reccomended Manga?

Biglobes Manga-Boshi website with FREE manga in Japanese and English. You can read ANN's post or visit the site
Axlen General discussion 56 26,477 2010-09-04, 1:37 pm
    Thread: Where can I buy japanese manga?
Post: Where can I buy japanese manga?

Mitsuwa now has online shopping. I know they have a store near Chicago with a nice bookshop. They have lots of manga at the store. You might like to take a trip there sometime. They have also have a ...
Axlen General discussion 17 13,223 2010-08-05, 10:16 pm
    Thread: How many new cards do you add each day?
Post: How many new cards do you add each day?

I started last October and I'm up to 1045 as of last night. I try to do 5 a night, but if I have trouble with a group of kanji I might not add any for a few days. I review daily however. What others...
Axlen Remembering the Kanji 25 5,008 2010-07-27, 4:38 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Tonight I reached Heisig #1035 善 - Virtuous. I started last October and add about 5 kanji a day. While reviewing I remember on average about 80%. The number of cards per review session varies between ...
Axlen Remembering the Kanji 616 180,460 2010-07-17, 9:52 pm
    Thread: Studying without Anki
Post: Studying without Anki

You know at first I thought this was a sort of April Fools day joke, or a troll post. But of course I know you've been here for a while "brianobush" and I have found your posts to be well reasoned and...
Axlen The Japanese language 20 10,629 2010-07-06, 9:05 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Today I reached Heisig# 1000 付 - adhere. I guess I really ought to qualify that. I'm using RtK Fifth Edition without the recent supplement ;) I started in October 2009 and I'm going at this at a leis...
Axlen General discussion 1,389 294,528 2010-07-04, 1:08 pm
    Thread: Photos in Japan
Post: Photos in Japan

resolve Wrote:Axlen: what time of day were you shooting? There's hardly a person to be seen in your Tokyo photos, which I found a bit surprising. (never had a chance to visit there myself) Most of tho...
Axlen General discussion 7 1,631 2010-06-27, 7:15 pm
    Thread: Photos in Japan
Post: Photos in Japan

Here's some of my photos from during a business trip I took back in 2006. Tokyo - Tokyo Dome Hotel and Surrounding Area Nagoya Castle
Axlen General discussion 7 1,631 2010-06-27, 2:55 pm
    Thread: Where does you nickname come from?
Post: Where does you nickname come from?

I choose my handle when I started playing MUD's back in the early 90's. I wanted a name that sounded strong and male and thought Axlen hit the mark. At the time I was not aware that there are people ...
Axlen Off topic 66 10,374 2010-05-22, 4:30 pm
    Thread: First Synthetic Living Cell
Post: First Synthetic Living Cell

Mother nature always gets her revenge in the end. Over time any novel genes we add to the worlds genome is bound to get watered down anyway. There might be devastating consequences both short and long...
Axlen Off topic 13 2,211 2010-05-21, 6:55 am
    Thread: Today I Learned... Thread
Post: Today I Learned... Thread

Today I learned that this thread has been horribly derailed from its original purpose and has been co-opted by forum extremists. ;)
Axlen Off topic 71 9,141 2010-05-11, 1:45 pm
    Thread: Today I Learned... Thread
Post: Today I Learned... Thread

Today I learned on IRC that Smackle wants me dead. <@Smackle> AXLEN DIE
Axlen Off topic 71 9,141 2010-05-10, 10:22 pm
    Thread: A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms
Post: A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms

This is a really cool use of space. I just had to share this. Viral Video - Tiny Apartment...
Axlen Off topic 1 645 2010-05-07, 6:16 am
    Thread: Heisig index for the new "official" kanji?
Post: Heisig index for the new "official" kanji?

This has been a topic of discussion before. Here's one link I found after a short google search. I know there is more about this scattered around the forums. New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently
Axlen The Japanese language 3 1,229 2010-05-05, 12:46 pm
    Thread: Non-Typical Anime
Post: Non-Typical Anime

vinniram Wrote:I like Shion No Ouu Seconded. Excellent series. I'll add a couple of my favorites: Zettai Shonen Bokura ga ita However you did say you wanted otaku culture stuff. Genshiken was a...
Axlen General discussion 104 23,883 2010-04-28, 7:27 pm
    Thread: Handwriting questions
Post: Handwriting questions

How to use genkoyoshi As far as discerning kanji and kana I too have problems with the size of the characters. I wear bifocals so that compounds the problem. At least on web-pages I can use the zoom...
Axlen General discussion 9 7,515 2010-04-23, 12:24 pm
    Thread: 'Reviewing the Kanji' Twitter users
Post: 'Reviewing the Kanji' Twitter users

hxxp: slash slash twitter.com slash kuroboese need some anti-spam protection
Axlen Off topic 97 52,850 2010-04-14, 3:29 pm
    Thread: .cue sheets for videos files?
Post: .cue sheets for videos files?

I've re-timed the trs file I created for The Frog Prince sample, so it should sync perfectly now. You can update your copy from here: updated: The Frog Prince trs. Re-timed: The Frog Prince via DingL...
Axlen Off topic 36 12,715 2010-04-01, 1:10 pm
    Thread: tool for interactive subs + streaming video; 'controlled' shadowing
Post: tool for interactive subs + streaming video; 'cont...

nest0r Wrote:... I think I'm doing something wrong though, the timings seem right when I'm doing it, but they're slightly out of synch when I play them back. But I think resynching isn't too hard, tho...
Axlen Learning resources 27 13,850 2010-04-01, 12:47 pm