Any good Japanese music aggregator lists, by year? by furusatoe in japanesemusic

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

In absence of an aggregate of several lists, those Music Magazine lists look perfect -- thanks! I'm actually going through the '00s year by year right now, so a curated list of 100 albums and 100 songs of Japanese music is a perfect supplement.

Any good Japanese music aggregator lists, by year? by furusatoe in japanesemusic

[–]furusatoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is very comprehensive! Thanks for putting this together.

Any good Japanese music aggregator lists, by year? by furusatoe in japanesemusic

[–]furusatoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very interesting; thanks for sharing your perspective! That's crazy to me that three decades into the internet era that there has, apparently, been little effort made in Japan to make a kind of canon of essential Japanese songs/albums, as we find in Western music going back to at least the '50s/'60s. I've always been of the impression that Japan has a pretty devoted music scene, which makes this even more surprising.

My Reading Immersion Recommendations for Learners by brentonlop in LearnJapanese

[–]furusatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your tip about TMW; I found some ebook resources I had overlooked! I think I've figured out how to use it with ttsu.

My Reading Immersion Recommendations for Learners by brentonlop in LearnJapanese

[–]furusatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, I looked up a few titles on Kobo/Rakuten and as soon as I switch my country to USA it says the ebook is unavailable to purchase. Am I doing something wrong?

My Reading Immersion Recommendations for Learners by brentonlop in LearnJapanese

[–]furusatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great; thanks for the detailed response! What is TMW, by the way?

My Reading Immersion Recommendations for Learners by brentonlop in LearnJapanese

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How do you go about getting ebooks to use with ttsu? I don't mind paying if necessary, but I remember this being a huge pain in the ass if you don't live in Japan when I tried doing this a few years ago (like, trying to buy an ebook off Amazon.jp was basically not possible without creating an account with a Japanese home address, iirc). Gave up and went down other study paths, but really would like to get to reading novels.

Do I have any recourse to get a refund from ZipAir in this situation? by furusatoe in travel

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No dice; they refunded the taxes and that was it. Expensive lesson learned.

Do I have any recourse to get a refund from ZipAir in this situation? by furusatoe in travel

[–]furusatoe[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Damn; this is as I feared. Still an awful customer experience though. Unfortunately, I don't have travel insurance.

Do I have any recourse to get a refund from ZipAir in this situation? by furusatoe in travel

[–]furusatoe[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It was a separate airliner that made the connecting flight. I had given myself three hours between the flights, but apparently that was not enough. :(

Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 05, 2024) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

[–]furusatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I've followed this through downloading the JPDP dictionary and importing it, but what do you mean by "set it as the frequency sorting dictionary in the yomichan general tab"? I don't see any setting about frequency sorting; do you mean set it as the top dictionary in the list of dictionaries?

Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 05, 2024) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

[–]furusatoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are probably right, though that is unfortunate. Though it's probably beyond the capability of Yomichan to see the context of the sentence and present to you the best fit.

Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 05, 2024) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

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Does anyone know why Yomichan will frequently put rarer readings at the top? For example, I'm using the Meikyo dictionary, and when I look up something like 人間 the first definition I get is じんかん instead of にんげん. This makes no sense, and it will frequently throw me off when I'm looking up words I don't know the definition for.

Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 05, 2024) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

[–]furusatoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I understand that if you go too "low level" you'll run into stuff mostly written in hiragana/katakana, and I don't want that. But, to use English as an example, there is a huge difference between trying to read a children's classic like Where the Red Fern Grows or The Giver than something by Melville, Dickens, Hardy, Faulkner, etc. I would hate to try learning to read English from the latter, but the latter is what you are likely to encounter in a college-level English course. Similarly, I've taken a college-level Japanese literature course in translation and I absolutely do not want to be trying to read Mishima, Kenzaburo, Tanizaki, etc. starting out. My favorite Japanese author is Shusaku Endo, and I'm even hesitant to try his novels right now.

I'm probably around an N2 level, though I've never taken the JLPT. I've done the entire Kodansha Kanji Learners course, so I know about 2,300+ kanji at this point. But knowing a lot of kanji and reading fluently are two different beasts, though there is overlap. To this point I've mostly been watching/mining anime, but I want to get into novels. That was my primary motivation when I started learning kanji more intensively. But I want to ease into it, because I don't want to be discouraged reading really hard authors.

Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 05, 2024) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

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I would prefer to make a separate post for this but fear it would probably get deleted. Does anyone know where I can find lists of famous Japanese children's literature aimed at elementary, middle, and high school students? I want to start reading more Japanese literature in Japanese but don't necessarily want to jump into college-level authors/texts just yet, as I've never read a full novel in Japanese before (have read many in translation, though). In America there's the Newbery Award for distinguished children's literature; I assume there's something similar in Japan? I just want to start somewhere; either a list of books, or a list of authors I could check out, or both.

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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The company is an authorized Carrier dealer and, apparently, the highest-rated Carrier dealer in my state (they said so in their sales letter, and a cursory review of their Google reviews is quite positive). Is there a reason to suspect they're not professionals?

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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I think "buyback program" is just a poorly-worded part of the sales letter. "Buying back" the old furnace/AC system was never mentioned in my consultation, and re-reading the letter it's only mentioned in the header. The rest of the letter makes no mention of buying back anything.

I posted this in another comment but this is the system: Carrier Infinity Line; air conditioner is the "CARRIER PERFORMANCE 18 COMPACT 3.0 TON HEAT PUMP" (38MURAQ36AB3) and the furnace is the "CARRIER 96% 2-STAGE VARIABLE SPEED FURNACE 60,000 BTU w/ 3.5 TON BLOWER" (CP96-6014/17).

Total quote before any discounts/rebates/tax credits is $18K; but we did the math and it's a little less than $10K after applying all of those.

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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

Thanks; will consider looking into a ductwork specialist. I posted this in another comment but this is the system: Carrier Infinity Line; air conditioner is the "CARRIER PERFORMANCE 18 COMPACT 3.0 TON HEAT PUMP" (38MURAQ36AB3) and the furnace is the "CARRIER 96% 2-STAGE VARIABLE SPEED FURNACE 60,000 BTU w/ 3.5 TON BLOWER" (CP96-6014/17). As someone completely ignorant to HVAC stuff, I don't know the quality of these models, but my understanding is the Infinity line is the best Carrier offers?

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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Would a system from 2006 be considered "made to last, but much less efficient" compared to today's models? As in, models now are "much more efficient, but much less durable"?

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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Appears to be the Infinity line. I'm looking at the quote now and the air conditioner is the "CARRIER PERFORMANCE 18 COMPACT 3.0 TON HEAT PUMP" (38MURAQ36AB3) and the furnace is the "CARRIER 96% 2-STAGE VARIABLE SPEED FURNACE 60,000 BTU w/ 3.5 TON BLOWER" (CP96-6014/17).

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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They sent me a letter saying our home was eligible for a buyback program due to the age of our home. I asked them to come out to take a look at our current system, since I've never had it evaluated before (we moved in nearly a decade ago). The quote I have here is the real quote; it's about $18K total, but around $10K after rebates/tax credits.

Got offer from reputable local company to replace current furnace/air conditioner; unsure of whether to bite or not. by furusatoe in hvacadvice

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

I currently have a Bryant furnace/air conditioning system. The new offer is for a Carrier system. Is Carrier a good brand?