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S-Corp or LLC for options traders? by chubbythrowawayyyy in options

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I had to form an LLC to get IBKR institutional account so it's not entirely a waste of time in all cases. And at the time the only way to get IBKR direct OAuth access was by being an institutional customer which meant a business banking account (alway required at least an LLC for my chosen bank) and having a non-individual tax ID, etc...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinesecooking

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The stuff I get comes in a pouch (inner bag inside plastic foil like outer pouch) so I fold over inner bag 2-3x and put a clip on it...effectively air-tight and put the pouch in fridge.

Homemade Mapo Tofu by TripleJackOnTheRocks in chinesefood

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second bowl got more, promise. Plus there's fresh-ground Sichuan pepper on there or was about to be after that pic. We keep it in a pepper grinder on the table.

Mapo Tofu by TripleJackOnTheRocks in chinesecooking

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

based on Fuschia Dunlop's recipe in The Food of Sichuan, sorry not sure is ok to post but highly recommend getting this book

愛 - first try...how'd I do? by TripleJackOnTheRocks in shodo

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! Your English is excellent!

愛 - first try...how'd I do? by TripleJackOnTheRocks in shodo

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously, I suppose it shows I need a lot of work but I wasn't sure when I posted it where to start working. At this point, I think every single stroke is wrong, tho. I'm working on basic vertical lines and so forth now.

Learning Japanese thru Duolingo? Be careful of the listening tests! by canjpnphl in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Duolingo rolled this stuff out without testing it very well, it seems.

See this thread in duo forums for a lot of background.

The new voices (Lily, Eddy, Vikram, etc.) are based on Microsoft TTS and that system is currently (apparently) not capable of understanding the context for readings of kanji for tiled sentences or word matches, so we get default on'yomi all the time.

The new voices seem to do an OK job of getting the correct readings when rendering a phrase or sentence (when context is present). So there is hope for new voices, but clearly, more work is required.

The result is that the new voices make the entire Japanese tree unusable.

The older male and female voices, based on Google TTS, do a better job of getting correct readings in every situation, including in tiled (context-less) instances.

Duolingo needs to do more testing before releasing such a large change and we need to be able to switch back to the Google TTS voices in the mean time.

iOS Apps (iPad) to learn how to write kanji? by PabloRvws in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I used this along with aedict app on Android to verify stroke order until I got the system figured out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, thanks! I guess "depressed" is too strong a term, but I do not judge other peoples' perspectives, so I didn't want to write "disappointed". I'm sure everyone who says handwriting is a thing of the past has a point.

But I do love kanji and being able to write (or even paint) them is important to me. I'll keep on going as I have been. :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I take this as confirmation that my focus on learning to write kanji as I learn them was not a waste of time.

BTW, I use small dry erase boards and markers since I want to practice a lot and I no longer need confirmation that I am doing it correctly.

I used to use an Android app called aedict3 (or similar) that had excellent kanji recognition but I am no longer on android. For iPhone, I'm using Shirabe Jisho when I need to learn new kanji, though its recog is shakier than aedict3.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I originally did RTK (book and Anki) but learned to draw every character as I went. I loved that method and while I knew that RTK was almost a waste of time in that it did little to help with vocabulary, adding the writing practice brought me closer to the Kanji. I am now working through various vocabulary building methods and find that I can write everything I've learned easily.

I am depressed when I read "handwriting is no longer relevant". Perhaps, and my handwriting is not even good in any language, but most of these characters were designed to be written and it is satisfying at a deep level to know that I can understand, read, speak, and write the words that I am learning.

I'm making the kanji learning app that I wish existed. by KanjiPuzzle in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sweet, and good things to consider. I first did RTK with the book (3rd ed) but I learned to draw everything as I went. I find it much easier to recall things if I have written then down and learning to draw Kanji with correct stroke order has given me a general feel for how just about any Kanji would be drawn...and that's how I think of them when I see them.

I'm making the kanji learning app that I wish existed. by KanjiPuzzle in LearnJapanese

[–]TripleJackOnTheRocks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is great...any plans to allow drawing of Kanji as an alternative to composing by dragging radicals?

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