
I read about this strategy on Lifehacker (you can read the whole thing here) about a week ago, and thought it would be particularly useful for kanji (and vocab) learning. Learning a new language isn't so much about the … [Read more...]
by Koichi

I read about this strategy on Lifehacker (you can read the whole thing here) about a week ago, and thought it would be particularly useful for kanji (and vocab) learning. Learning a new language isn't so much about the … [Read more...]
by Koichi

For all you Japanese language learning ηεΎ out there, this isn't your normal "found on a Q&A site 'What does yoroshiku onegaishimasu mean'" kind of post. No. This is the ultimate 'What does Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu … [Read more...]
by Koichi

I wasn't particularly good at studying when I was in school, and to make up for this I got really good at cramming. In case you aren't familiar with the term, the definition of cramming is: To study hastily for an … [Read more...]
by Koichi

Last week, @andoryuu3 on Twitter told me about Google IME. Since then, I've been trying it out to see if it's worth writing about. Obviously it is (if you haven't figured that out already), so I've written up a little … [Read more...]

Do'h. Smart.fm is closing down, and taking your content with it (holy crap, I made a lot for them, including a good amount of semi-pro audio, which I paid someone for). Well, they're only kinda-sorta closing down. The … [Read more...]
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For the last few weeks I've been pretty fascinated by the idea of "lucid dreaming." Basically, this is the ability to know when you're dreaming, then being able to take control of it to do whatever you want. Of course, … [Read more...]