January 2010
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NihongoUp for iPhone/iPod Touch
And there it is. I now have my favourite desktop app on my ipod touch! Definitely gonna bring me closer to “All Japanese All The Time”. Might even go to the effort of reviewing it, seeing as I was the first to do so on the app store. It would be a shame to see such a good app get no attention when there’s a ton of shitty free ones out there and this only costs £3… are...
Why It's Better To Pretend You Don't Know Anything... →
adoredee:
This reminded me of Stu.
^6
Story of my life… *sigh*
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New Theme and Comments
Right, well I got fed up of not having comments on my blog. Its not like anyone will use them, but its still something that I think every blog should have… just in case.
So with that in mind, if you go to any post on my tumblelog now, you’ll see a disqus comments thing underneath. Feel free to use it. And if you happen to be on the homepage, you’ll probably wonder why...
“Yo momma’s so fat, she uses an iPad as an iPhone.”
– (via tomlawrence)
“The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologising for our families.”
– via PonderAbout.com (Definitely true, you know who you are)
ハル(はる)の紹介(しょうかい)
こんにちは！はじめまして！
僕(ぼく)たちはハル(はる)大学(だいがく)の学生(がくせい)です。
プレステ(ぷれすて)ーション(しょん)のトピック(とぴっく)はʳハル(はる)のしようかい ̡です。
僕(ぼく)はスチュ(すちゅ)ー(う)アト(あと)です。ハル(はる)大学(だいがく)の学生(がくせい)です。コンピュ(こんぴゅ)ー(う)タサイエンス(たさいえんす)と日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)しています。二十百七(にじゅうひゃくしち)年(ねん)からはじめました。コンピュ(こんぴゅ)ー(う)タ(た)ー(う)サイエンス(さいえんす)のほうがかんたんです。でも、日本語(にほんご)のほうがコンピュ(こんぴゅ)ー(う)タサイエンス(たさいえんす) よりおもしろいですよ。日本(にほん)に行(い)きたい！ そう、それは僕(ぼく)でした。
ヂイ(ぢい)ープ(ぷ)
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Advice from Somewhere →
Out of Context
Girl: Friends are like potatoes. When you eat them, they die.
Boy: Hmmm... thats tempting.
Girl: Fuck it, if you won't then I will.
Boy: Fine. Be like that. You do it.
No pressure.
adoredee:
Well clearly there is!
-bwahahaha-
“First day, first shift at work DONE. I’m 8.5 hours and £40.89 closer to...”
– @stuarthicks
“Delores breezed along the surface of her life like a flat stone forever skipping...”
– Winning sentence, 1990 Bulwer-Lytton bad fiction contest.
Gotta Love Progress
So, I just got back the results for the Japanese writing and listening exams that I took just before christmas, and I gotta say, I’m well chuffed.
At the end of last year, I was looking close to failing the writing, and only got about 43 (if I remember correctly), but in just a semester, it seems I’ve managed to pull it up to a 60! All from obsessing about the kanji and doing lots of...
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No Signal, No Brain
3 Mobile: Hi, would you like to receive a free usb mobile broadband dongle?
3 Mobile: As a valued three customer, you can receive a 1GB allowance, and for only £5 per month. That is far less than what most people pay.
Me: No thanks, I tend to only go places where there's WiFi access anyway. I don't have need for a mobile dongle
3 Mobile: And when you go to places without WiFi? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to check the internet and your emails then?
Me: My phone is great for internet and emails, so in those situations I can use it instead of my laptop or a PC.
3 Mobile: Then what about those times when you don't have a mobile signal?
Me: *facepalm*
“If Back to the Future were made today (in 2010), Marty would have travelled back...”
– kottke (via thatisawesome)
*MIND BLOWN*
Well That's One Way To Put It
Girl: In life you have to be your own cheerleader.
Girl: Good God man.
Girl: -slap-
Girl: Have some faith in yourself.
Girl: It's insulting to God.
Mekuru for Blackberry – Test Download Site →
While its far too early to expect complete (or even existant) functionality in the app, I have set up a test page for my new Blackberry app. This page can be visited on any Blackberry and then…
Empathy →
The empathy IM client on linux has long baffled me. It didn’t look as nice as pidgin, and would NEVER sign into my msn. When the ubuntu team made it the new default client, I couldn’t understand…
Avatar 3D - Review.
adoredee:
Jaw-droppingly pretty.
the end.
My Review:
3D was kinda nice, but *yawn* at the length. Go watch Pocahontas, its basically the same thing. ^^
そうです。。。
今日は今日でした、明日は明日です。僕は今が勉強したい。でも、「ZZZzzz…」。
“I have CDO. It’s like OCD, except all the letters are in alphabetical...”
“Vegetarians will be the first to go. That’s my plan. Vegans haven’t...”
– Sleep Talkin’ Man
Introducing "Mekuru"
So, unless I think of a better name, my Japanese Flashcard App for the Blackberry shall henceforth be called “Mekuru”. “Mekuru” in english means “to flip, or “turn over” and seems appropriate. I have also drafted a design for the icon (left) and feedback on both the icon and name are welcome.
What do you think?
“Ute av syne, ute av sinn”
– Norway
International Trailer: FF XIII
The english voice acting is certainly better than expected. Check out the trailer at http://www.gametrailers.com/video/international-trailer-final-fantasy/60729
PS. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS GAME.
Google's New Approach to China →
[extract]
We launched Google.cn in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results. At the time we made clear that “we will carefully monitor conditions in China, including new laws and other restrictions on our services. If we determine that we are...
“History induction:
Lecturer: “What is History?”
Student:...”
– Overheard at Hull Uni
牛B (Mandarin)
Ok so I don’t know Mandarin and that had to be explained to me, but still… I lol’d.
What My Subconscious Tried
I asked earlier, 「日本でどこに行きたいですか?」. For those who can’t read it, it means “Where in Japan do you want to go?
Actually I asked this because last night I had the weirdest dream, but I couldn’t be bothered to make a real post on it straight away. Last night was the first time I dreamt in Japanese… kinda…
Actually only about half the dream was in Japanese. I was in Tokyo...
So, I dreamt I was in Tokyo...
日本でどこに行きたいですか?
In 28 Days...
Maybe saying goodbye to the past is a scarier thing than I thought it’d be. If it’s weird now, what’s it gonna be like in 28 days?
Frozen Britain →
So, last night some areas of the UK got -22.3C. Brrr! Click this link to see just HOW frozen Britain is from space.
It's the Zombie Apocalypse; Bring Friends
Girl: Doooooood.
Girl: I miss zombies.
Girl: The last time I played they brough some n00bish girl to play.
Boy: You can come round and kill many zombies.
Boy: We can do 2 player splitscreen co-op on pc (hax).
Girl: -dies-
Girl: *promotedtobestfriend*
WatchVisit http://vimeo.com/7847200 to read the video’s fantastic description and definitely full screen this one. Then sit back and enjoy…
“No resolutions, just change.”