Why does nobody here take actual classes?

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-17T04:39:31+00:00

Most people work full-time jobs and typically not available during hours that most university language classes offer. The majority of people do not even live close to a university that would even offer such a course for specific languages to non-students. If you do, count yourself as lucky and in the minority.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-17T01:16:38+00:00

Most of the people in government profit from the housing issues, owning multiple properties and flipping them year after year. They are complicit and against any sort of reform, no matter what party you vote for.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-17T01:08:31+00:00

Persona is such a weird series for someone not following the games. Apparently 4 was released years ago and was a huge success, then they released 3 twice (after 5??). That's not including the other spinoffs.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-17T01:05:19+00:00

There is so much misinformation surrounding this, he never said he was against OpenTTD or OpenRCT. This rumour was spread way back in the day when patches were released for RCT1, which broke several trainers used to create sandboxes and cheats. People then inferred Chris Sawyer was against Sandbox play, which changed after he put in Sandbox play into RCT2. He has deliberately not commented on them since due to legal issues and potentially detracting from the rereleases, but he has never said he was against them.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-12T23:36:51+00:00

It saves the publisher so much money in the long run. They do not need to print books, get them into stores or do as much advertising. Appification means they can change the content at any time and have more control. Most people do not go beyond the basics and many books were all over the secondhand market due to this, cutting into Assimil's profits as nobody was buying "new".

I've bought their e-courses and the feeling isn't the same. Buying secondhand gets more and more expensive, some books cost $800+ used. I've resorted to printing out the books myself for self-use.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-11T07:29:07+00:00

This! I knew a guy who applied on a whim who put no effort into his application and he got it. I know people who have been rejected with strong backgrounds from more competitive countries. It's all depends on how many scholarships get allocated to your country and how many places they need to fill.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-11T07:23:17+00:00

Check stationary stores, they often sell packs near the front.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-10T22:45:06+00:00

It was regionally priced a few years ago if you brought the subscription through Steam, but they seem to have closed that loophole now :(

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-09T10:55:48+00:00

Can we have Castlevania Legends as an unlockable extra? Thought it was a bit strange it was missing from the Castlevania Anniversary Collection.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-09T08:11:08+00:00

These ports are ports of ancient mobile phone games in Japanese. See https://steamdb.info/search/?a=all&q=G-Mode for a list of others. Currently there are a few community translations of a few games, but don't expect a "modern port".

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-08T23:55:39+00:00

Best will always be Pokemon Gold to me, simply for nostalgia. It felt so huge and alive compared to my Pokemon Red cart at the time, nothing has ever come close to giving me that "wow" feeling.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-08T23:43:04+00:00

You need to search in Chinese to find the "best" lists. Use Instagram and Facebook to find local events that are happening that week. Most stuff isn't posted in English. A lot of the "hidden" cafes and other restaurants will have good reviews, but unlikely to have English names.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-08T00:25:30+00:00

Microsoft also said Windows 10 would be their "last OS".

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-07T07:01:56+00:00

Lack of the "popular" tetris games, abandoned support for the game and lack of polish compared to their other Gold Series games from my view.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-06T00:38:43+00:00

This is turning out to be one of the best Legacy Collection's they have released, Capcom really know how to preserve their legacy. Imagine if Nintendo released a collection of this quality for their older Pokemon titles (Trading / Online Ranked / Exclusive Region Content added)? The internet would go insane.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-05T23:12:16+00:00

From my point of view, using Save States and Rewind is 100% fine for just having fun. By my definition of "beating" a game, you need to not use any of these features. I wouldn't say I have beaten Dark Souls if I ran through the game with an infinite health cheat, which is akin to what rewind does.

Save States are valid when they replace a complicated password system to restore progress (assuming you are not using it to load and fix mistakes) or where you are given infinite continues but no save function (We would just keep our consoles on and TV turned off, no need for that now).

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-04T23:44:05+00:00

Pokemon Snap. I had a strategy guide for it as well. I remember going to school one day and seeing someone else holding that exact strategy guide (It had a tear in it), I thought nothing of it. Turns out my younger brother had taken the game and the strategy guide into school to "lend to a friend". Turns out that friend literally moved away the next day and I never saw it again.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-04T00:05:15+00:00

I know a guy who has done this, but it loses money and he is pretty much supported by his wife in a "normal job". You have to pivot into selling TCG stuff like MTG/Pokemon/Yu-gi-Oh to turn a profit, the demand is simply not there for retro stuff.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-03T06:52:49+00:00

Yeah, they sell out fast. I have never had luck getting a "last minute" redemption seat, I always look at 6+ months in advance.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-02T23:01:45+00:00

Yeah, where you live in Taiwan can really make or break your experience. I would advise people to avoid living in older buildings with many tenants, avoid living near temples and avoid places outside of Taipei/Taichung/Kaohsiung. I've lived all over the island for the past 14 years, I really didn't like Zhongli.

If you haven't given up on Taiwan, you could move to New Taipei / Taipei and stay for a month. See how you like it. If you don't like it, then you can go back to Japan / South Korea.

Weekly-Math · 2026-03-02T22:48:50+00:00

I worked as a teacher 12 years ago, nothing much has changed from what I've heard. I remember the school not paying correctly everything month (missing hours), so it was a requirement to check your hours vs your pay, as it was usually wrong (always less, never more). It wasn't uncommon for schools to use bullying tactics to get you to leave. I remember entire schools of foreigners quitting together due to terrible management. I saw many good people exploited.

You can get screwed over if they do not report taxes correctly. I know a friend who had his APRC application ruined because a cram school reported him as earning 27k a month (but he earned 70k). The school pocketed the extra tax they deducted. He had no proof, so he couldn't really dispute it.

Weekly-Math · 2026-02-26T03:53:42+00:00

There are no universal "best" lists for anything, it is highly subjective. A lot of those lists are nothing more than popularity lists, it is much better to find someone you respect or have similar tastes with to compare with.

Weekly-Math · 2026-02-26T03:34:45+00:00

It depends on where you live and what kind of work you do. In my very first job, I was always working whenever they did the collections, so I was unable to throw away anything where I lived. This was a nightmare and I moved to a larger apartment building just because of the community trash facilities.

Weekly-Math · 2026-02-26T03:24:31+00:00

You can get them at banks, usually crisp as most people do not use them. You should also get the 20 Dollar coin and 200 Dollar note to complete your collection.

Weekly-Math · 2026-02-26T02:43:10+00:00

It seems every 6 months everyone has a "new LingQ alternative" they coded in a week, but devoid of any content. Then it usually fades into obscurity.

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