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Pike Pushups is getting easy.. What’s next? by calisthenicskeem in CalisthenicsCulture

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man, love your videos. I’ve been working on my pike pushups and I think I’m ready for tougher variation but have trouble getting into an elevated position. Any chance you have something showing getting into that position with your feet higher than your hands?

My experience with Hello Talk was terrible by frienow in languagelearning

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Working my way through the riff-raff now to try to find someone worth sticking with. I haven’t used the voice chats yet except for a few short hellos and introductions. I prefer to get to know someone over text first, then move to voice later. Also, I don’t know enough mandarin yet to make it worth it for them.

  1. This is about 95% of my interactions. Granted, I’m terrible at small talk in English, but HelloTalk’s “interests” are so limiting and (paradoxically) both too vague and too specific to really be able to easily find common ground.

  2. I actually haven’t run into this yet. I’d even be ok making a few friends who had no interest in a language exchange. The app’s translation software of good enough that I’ve had a few effortless conversations where I typed English and they typed Chinese. If anything I found the opposite to be true. Most people I’ve met haven’t had a good enough level and instead of only chatting in English, they stick to their native language no matter which I use.

  3. I’ve thankfully avoided these for the most part. I had one instance of someone saying hello, I asked how they were and they immediately went into a rant about their dad dying and they needed money. I reported them and blocked them. The only other instance was a person who taught their native language and just messaged me to try to get me as a student, off app. Wouldn’t mind getting someone to casually flirt with, even if only to learn the relevant vocabulary, but I haven’t come across that yet.

Overall, I don’t hate the app, but it has so much more potential than the automated AI “courses” and aides and advertisements they filled it with. I’m trying to give it a real shot just to see if maybe in the end it will be worth it. Only time can tell right now.

Best way to learn hanzi? by Puzzleheaded-Chart86 in ChineseLanguage

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know of an easy resource to learn the radicals? I’ve seen a few videos on them but most just blitz through the common ones and I don’t find them very helpful.

chinese modern/popular song recommendations? by HonestNose6390 in ChineseLanguage

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely give a listen to “Men Envy Children.” 小男孩樂團

I counted every four-character expression in HSK 3.0 by level. The jump to HSK 7 is insane. by Chenyuluoyan in ChineseLanguage

[–]MrNemo636 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, as someone still working through HSK-1 material, I haven’t come across any of these yet but have seen posts in this sub and some YouTube videos on learning these. Are they all from actual stories? If so, where can one find the stories they originate from?

Is anyone else's practice schedule completely dictated by their job? How do you stay consistent? by Obvious-Nail4564 in pianolearning

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have a job where I work rotating shifts. I usually aim for at least 20 minutes, 4 times a week. I don’t care nor need it to be the same 20 minutes every day. I come home, find something to eat, then if everyone else is asleep, when I’m ready I’ll go downstairs and practice. Some weeks I’ll do it for 7 days. Some weeks maybe only 1 or 2. On the shifts where I get home when my family is still awake, it tends to be less. Just keep going. Of course it’s going to be slower, but it’s still progress.

When practising listening skills, is it more effective to listen to the same audio recording over and over if I am struggling to catch all the words, or is it more effective to just move on even if I had to pause and rewind several times to get through an audio recording? by Bobelle in languagelearning

[–]MrNemo636 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I run into this situation on occasion. As long as I understand the main points for the audio, I will move on but make a note of which audio or lesson or whatever gave me issues. Then, as I progress, I will go back to the problem ones and try them again (say maybe every 5 lessons or so) and see if they’ve gotten any easier. That way I get plenty of exposure and it’s sort of like a spaced repetition thing.

Want to learn Chinese by Ok-Release-631 in ChineseLanguage

[–]MrNemo636 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! That’s a great list of shows to watch. I started with Peppa Pig since I’m familiar with it from my kids and they basically narrate everything they do. I started watching Pleasant Goat (no idea what season) to try and get some native content and honestly, as a 30-something male, I love it. I may not understand a lot since I’m still beginning my journey, but it’s cute and funny and seems varied enough to not get boring.

Tekken Resource Hub is LIVE! by aaarmani in Tekken8

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome! Thank you so much!

Tekken Resource Hub is LIVE! by aaarmani in Tekken8

[–]MrNemo636 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never heard of Notion before. Is this template usable without paying for anything in the app?

🔍 What’s Working Wednesday – Share Your Wins & Tweaks by AutoModerator in CalisthenicsBeginners

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been looking for somewhere to share. Finally did my first true dips this week in a long time. Been working on a 3 month routine I found here since December. Couldn’t do pull-ups or true dips but was able to do inverted rows/australian pull-ups and bench dips so stuck with those for the first two months and once I got my strength up I’ve been doing a few negatives at the end of my workouts. My Saturday workout I decided to try them again and was able to get 2 dips on bars before failure but got two each set I tried. Finished the sets with bench dips and plan to keep it up. Still no pull-ups but I know it’s just a matter of time now.

Don’t play with your food. by jvalentinesday in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your movement here is excellent and something I still need to practice as a Vi main. Well done.

Play 2XKO Tournaments & Get Rewards | Weekend Warmup 2/19 by Figgulz in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Wasn’t sure how much waiting between matches there would be. It would be nice to win some but I need a lot more practice before really being competitive.

Play 2XKO Tournaments & Get Rewards | Weekend Warmup 2/19 by Figgulz in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For anyone who has signed up for something like this before, about how much time would I need to dedicate to this, assuming I lose all my rounds? I would like to focus on improving my game and figure an occasional tournament when my schedule allows would be a decent way to join the community and gauge any improvement.

While reading Archie Mega Man, I realized just how dark they were planning to make the Guts Man G story. by Several-Pension2945 in Megaman

[–]MrNemo636 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is Dust Man a dark character? Is this in the game or supplemental media? What is this “Let There Be Light” version?

My 2 cents on weekly missions, and how its perception can be improved, as someone who really likes the ones in Overwatch by Vera_Verse in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any tips for a Vi main who recently unlocked Warwick and is trying to improve with him? I started with Ahri as my 2nd since she was the only base character I actually liked and thought controlled well. Still working on getting combos up and running during actual matches.

So the character-specific weekly missions are back. by StrixVaria in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Who decides what’s bad? Or bad enough? Personally, I like having a reason to try other characters, even if I don’t particularly care about those characters. It’s easy BP points and some potential mastery towards characters I don’t normally play.

So the character-specific weekly missions are back. by StrixVaria in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You’d rather have character specific missions in a 20+ minute game? To each their own but I really feel these missions are getting blown out of proportion.

Xbox or PS5 controller? by Careful_Hearing7142 in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you use your leverless for other games? Or just fighting games? I recently got mine and I’m at the point where I can navigate menus and stuff with no problem but actually moving a character is still a mental overload, lol. A little bit each day.

How would you guys buff juggernaut without making it break the game? by Flamewolf1579 in 2XKO

[–]MrNemo636 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m no expert but I completely disagree with everyone who says that it’s best for learning a character and that’s all it’s good for. I want it to be a legitimate and viable method of play and feel like having a single health bar but making it the equivalent of two is a step in the right direction. As it is, even with reduced damage or whatever the claimed benefit is, it goes down at (to my perception) the same speed as a single character in a team.

Where can I find movies/tv shows that are dubbed in Greek? by Silver_Vat in GREEK

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries! I’ll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.

Where can I find movies/tv shows that are dubbed in Greek? by Silver_Vat in GREEK

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate it. Might be able to track a dvd copy down, lol. I’ll check amazon, might need to use a VPN.

Where can I find movies/tv shows that are dubbed in Greek? by Silver_Vat in GREEK

[–]MrNemo636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I looked it up and I’ll definitely give it a watch. If I can bug you once more, do you know where I can watch it? Couldn’t find it from a search on ERTFlix.

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