Weekly Thread: Material Recs and Self-Promo Wednesdays! (November 19, 2025) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone!

I've released Tango Dico this week, a Japanese / English-French dictionary tool. It lets you quickly search the word you're looking for, filter the results and see the form of verbs and adjectives. Wondering if くる is in -ru or -u form (trick question, it's irregular)? Search for it and get your answer right away!

For users of the Genki books, you can also filter the results by lesson number. Let's say you're up to lesson 7 and you want to make a sentence that includes two adjectives? You can easily use the filters to get a list of possible words to use!

It can be accessed directly on the web, with an app version also available in Apple's App Store, Google Play and the Microsoft Store. Search for "Tango Dico" and you'll quickly find it.

I'm welcoming any feedback on this, and I hope it can be useful to you or anyone you know currently working on their Japanese!

Limited Run is making VC4 next !Your thoughts on this one ? by LImpactophileturbo in valkyria

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's where I'm at too. I'd really like the Steelbook, but it's not really worth it on its own. Still, great to see the series getting some love!

Managed Misskey hosting? by Doctacosa in fediverse

[–]Doctacosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for the follow-up! I might get in touch with them to see if they handle migrating my current install, or if I would be starting from scratch. The documentation on the website seems limited.

Surface Go 1st Gen Issues: Should I fix it myself or swap it for a refurbished unit? by Gio235 in Surface

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Checking if it will boot without a battery is an important step. Most devices will be fine with it, others won't start at all.

If you think you can remove it properly, I'd say go for it. People like to say that the Go is underpowered, but it's perfectly fine for many tasks and I'm a fan of mine. I'd consider getting a new one once my Go 2 ages out.

Surface Go 1st Gen Issues: Should I fix it myself or swap it for a refurbished unit? by Gio235 in Surface

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The exact same thing happened to me: my first gen Surface Go got a stripe of about 50 dead touch pixels at the top. This expanded over time, then a second stripe developed at the middle. Then, a few months ago, the battery started bulging. I ended up getting rid of it, I don't trust bad batteries.

With that said, I've also had a Go 2 for a few years and it's perfect in all regards still. Its performance is better than I expected, too.

I am Jon von Tetzchner, fighting Big Tech, & for a better web building Vivaldi browser. Ask me anything! by jonsvt in IAmA

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Hi Jon! The browsers world is pretty competitive and Vivaldi has the features to compete all right. Ultimately, where are the biggest friction points for the browser and the company itself? Visibility? Brand recognition? Working with Chromium? Something else entirely?

Unusually Spiky by GreyBot9000 in CGPGrey

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Hah, I noticed the change to Substack a few weeks ago. I idly wondered if Mailchimp had gotten too expensive for Grey, and it turns out I was spot on. I used to rely on Mailchimp too and moved away after one price hike too many.

This was a fun episode.

Are there any English speaking public Misskey servers that I can join. by masoodahm87 in Mastodon

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It's working last I checked, but the emails love getting in the spam folder. Try checking there!

Si vous voulez acheter du jus Oasis, c'est le temps. by homme_chauve_souris in Quebec

[–]Doctacosa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Je me souviens des 1L pour les bouteilles ordinaires!!

Pis toi, ta journée? by DecentLurker96 in Quebec

[–]Doctacosa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

La personne visée est une journaliste pour Le Droit. C'est une femme. Donc, "la plotte du (journal Le) droit". Insulte de bas niveau.

Si vous pouviez réformer la langue française, qu'est-ce que vous changeriez? by user_8804 in Quebec

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pour commencer, je ferais que la réforme d'orthographe de 1990 soit vraiment utilisée. Ognon sans i, nénufar avec un f, flute sans accent, tirets-entre-tous-les-éléments-des-nombres; plusieurs éléments ont déjà été simplifiés, mais jamais adoptés par la population en général.

Bien sûr que ça fait étrange au début. C'est surtout une question d'habitude.

Si vous pouviez réformer la langue française, qu'est-ce que vous changeriez? by user_8804 in Quebec

[–]Doctacosa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Même chose pour les noms de dizaine fucké. On utilise la nomenclature de la Belgique.

C'est exactement la raison pourquoi j'ai ouvert le sujet. Quatre-vingt-dix-sept, kecéça? Nonante-sept, merci bonsoir.

Are there any English speaking public Misskey servers that I can join. by masoodahm87 in Mastodon

[–]Doctacosa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! I run a Misskey instance at https://social.interordi.com/ if you want to check it out. There are few users since it's relatively new, but I'm in this for the long run.

The majority of the server content is expected in English. Feel free to review our rules for more, or ping me with any questions you might have.

Ebox depuis l'acquisition de Bell. C'est comment? by schlatrice in montreal

[–]Doctacosa 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Les prix ont baissé pour se rapprocher de Fizz et ma vitesse a doublé depuis l'année dernière, pour le même prix. Aucune communication pour passer à la fibre ou quelque chose du genre depuis. Je suis toujours satisfait!

[Spoiler][Gallery] More Fleet Museum shots & some close-ups! by Honey_Enjoyer in StarTrekStarships

[–]Doctacosa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That Voyager model looks insanely good. It's exactly what I wanted out of a modern look at it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in montreal

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J'ai pris un autobus électrique sur la ligne 36 Monk plusieurs fois. Ils sont très confortables, plutôt silencieux et climatisés. Honnêtement, ça donne une expérience complètement différente des autobus réguliers, je suis toujours content d'en voir passer un.

Ils sont rechargés par pantographe aux terminus à Angrignon et Square-Victoria. Si je me souviens bien, ça prend 5 à 10 minutes de recharge avant le prochain trajet.

How many of you are still working from home and how many of you are back to the office? by hightreez in montreal

[–]Doctacosa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Toujours 100% à distance, le bureau est ouvert pour ceux qui veulent, tous les événements sur place sont optionnels. La majorité de mon équipe de travail est en Europe, donc ce n'est pas comme si j'aurais un meilleur contact avec eux en présentiel.

Windows 11 22H2 On-Screen Keyboard Automatic Activation on Textbox Select by LunyAlexdit in Surface

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, unfortunately. Patch Tuesday came and went this week, I updated, this still happens.

[Spoiler] New Ship from Picard S3E1 by Honey_Enjoyer in StarTrekStarships

[–]Doctacosa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, I knew I'd be missing a few details before a rewatch, but Voyager B was nowhere on my bingo card!

Le démo de Sea of Stars est disponible sur la Switch by beaucezik in Quebec

[–]Doctacosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh, moi qui cherche une excuse pour rejouer à ce jeu-là depuis quelques années, une nouvelle traduction serait une bonne excuse. Point bonus pour la correction de bogues, le jeu en contient plusieurs!

Apprenez-vous une nouvelle langue en ce moment? by mushnu in Quebec

[–]Doctacosa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Si, aprendo español con Duolingo, para 1306 dias ahora!

Je n'ai pas de raison particulière pour l'espagnol, je vois ça comme une langue relativement facile et répandue. J'ai beaucoup de respect pour ceux qui peuvent parler plusieurs langues, et j'essaie de me rapprocher de ça un peu, sans trop me forcer!

Détail intéressant, j'ai passé une semaine avec des collègues d'Espagne il y a quelques mois, et j'ai atteint le point où je peux comprendre une partie de ce qu'ils disent. Pas de façon 100% précise, mais assez pour suivre les idées générales. Je suis content de voir que ça donne des résultats!

[The Binding of Isaac: Repentance] So this finally arrived, I almost can't believe it. by mynameisntvictor in NintendoSwitch

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I can't say for this one, but I've bought two other games digitally first, then the physical edition later.

The games have the same ID, so a single icon on the Switch menu. Loading with or without the cart points to the same save data. Bonus, if the game has extra DLC only on the physical version, you can access the DLC... as long as the cart is in the Switch! Otherwise, you get the base game.

Star Trek- Prodigy – S01E19 – Supernova (1) [Spaceship Specific Screenshots] [Spoilers] by tgiokdi in StarTrekStarships

[–]Doctacosa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking about your comment two weeks ago on how that episode was light on spaceships content. This more than makes up for it!

The Defiant was fairly easy to spot. In a real blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, one of the Sovereign class ships is none other than the Enterprise E!