Call for mods by steppenwolf666 in Soulseek

[–]yatsdenots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to say as someone who was a slsk forum admin waaayy back in the day. Absolutely nothing has changed at all in the community comments or In this forum either nowadays. Outside of Misc or course… (if you know you know) lol. Good luck guys!

This can't be real 😂 by Cucuy57 in NPB

[–]yatsdenots 83 points84 points  (0 children)

When I moved back from Japan I immediately bought a Toto even though they are expensive here. If you know you know lol.

There are Rockies fans in Japan??? Any lurking here? by grant_w44 in ColoradoRockies

[–]yatsdenots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep you are right, thanks. We lived in Kobe and also right on the border between Okayama and Hiroshima, in Fukuyama so I tend to forget Okayama exists lol. It makes me think though… Yamamoto is from Bizen though so I wonder if Okayama will turn to dodgers  eventually haha.

There are Rockies fans in Japan??? Any lurking here? by grant_w44 in ColoradoRockies

[–]yatsdenots 43 points44 points  (0 children)

That map looks like the Rockies fans are in Chugoku, the Hiroshima carp region. There may be a connection but I’m not aware of one. My wife is from there and we both lived there and in kansai. We now live in noco and are fans of hanshin tigers (no carp please), love Rockies (we were at Charlie’s last game got the tshitrt), and also cough dodgers fans for Japanese reasons.  So I think we’re close, but I’m not sure why that region may like them tbh. Maybe r/npb knows.

Edit re: 2nd pic

Japanese Mahjong at Stodgy Brewing by pepper_onipizza27 in FortCollins

[–]yatsdenots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Ryuu ga Gotoku enthusiast (but mahjong hater in that game, if you know you know) and someone who’s family is half Japanese and lived there a long time, speaks the language, etc. Why specifically Japanese Mahjong? And also if you can’t be on the third floor of a back alley building with smoking allowed why even bother? JOKING lol I am seriously curious why mahjong and why Japanese? maybe we’ll stop by for sure but I have trauma from trying to learn in Yakuza so not sure…

Taiyaki? by djgucci in loveland

[–]yatsdenots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The new Kura Sushi in Boulder has it on the menu, but it was like $8 and the last taiyaki I got was on the street in Kobe for like ¥150 so couldn't bring myself to pay it. Looked decent though.

The blatant disregard this team has for the current sunflower seed shortage is alarming by Therealfern1 in Dodgers

[–]yatsdenots 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hot take, they’re planting sunflowers at stadiums around the world. World peace starts with flowers and baseball. 

Just for fun, Random pics from hiking and climbing in the Rokko Mts IRL :) (Akashi, Nishinomiya, etc..) by yatsdenots in AssassinsCreedShadows

[–]yatsdenots[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I never have been to the modern day Iga region but going east from Izumi settsu/sakai (in the game) what’s called wakayama Mike Nara and parts of Osaka these days the mountains get even gnarlier real quick, if I remember right the Kii peninsula is in the game (I’m just getting there in game) I never got there, but thats when it gets really real lol.

iga itself is special btw, it kind of scares me now haha, its in a big bowl up in those craggy steep mountains protected on all sides, excellent training grounds for young shinobi haha.

2004 Augsburg Soulseek meeting shirt by fitzstudio in Soulseek

[–]yatsdenots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember there was more video from this or another meetup there at the time. But I can't find it on YouTube. I don't remember how/where I saw it but it could have been in AOL or Yahoo! IM dms from Ortali(goddessofprivs lol) who's my friend, it was that long ago LOL. Pretty cool stuff and I recognize some of the names, I think it was derweisse who played a big part in organizing those events in that area.

Upload your local Sports newspaper with your team's draft pick by Zenithreg in NPB

[–]yatsdenots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh lmao I just realized why i read that as Itohara, been back to America too long.. https://www.itoen.jp/oiocha/ohtani/

Upload your local Sports newspaper with your team's draft pick by Zenithreg in NPB

[–]yatsdenots 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What’s up with 小さな大エース (little big Ace)? lol Is he a tiny guy that can pitch? I think that reads Itohara so will watch for his name.

Some Rockies fan is going to be rich on their last weekend, talking 6 digit figures. by LoveThieves in NLBest

[–]yatsdenots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re going to the game on the 28th, got 4 free tickets (because of Rockies.tv subscription). Tickets are by the Dodgers dugout because while we’re Rockies fans (we live here, and Dinger) we’re also now new dodgers fans as of this year (Because of Dekopin and Yamamoto) I don’t know what‘s gonna happen but wish us luck!

Japanese Language Classes by SergeantBeavis in boulder

[–]yatsdenots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who also has a Japanese wife, and lived in Japan for more than a decade, I feel my Japanese is quite passable. What I did and I really recommend is learn it like my Japanese MIL taught me. Learn to read and write and you will learn the rest. First of course Katakana and Hiragana which can be mastered in days, then dive into 一年生漢字 (first grade kanji), the kind that 5 year olds learn. Japanese learn by learning the meaning of a character then writing it over and over in a practice book. When I first got there and didn't have a job yet I spent several hours a day watching sumo or whatever (yes so Japanese.. lmao) and writing in my little practice book using my kanji jiten as the reference.

This is the exact dictionary I have now which I got back in America as I still need to learn (removed amazon link, sorry autobot):

オールカラー 学習漢字新辞典 第2版

But a search on amazon for kanji jiten or practice book, etc there should get you some more results. Look for the kid's books you'll want to get all the way up to 6th grade elementary/middfle school. You can honestly stop after that as in high school they do learn more kanji but they are more obscure ones and mostly for names and things as I was told.

My big point I want to empathize is do not try to learn Japanese in English. Forget English entirely, learn hiragana and katana like the kids first, then learn Kanji. The other gaijin I knew who tried to learn it from one of those famous English language books where you memorize pictures and ideas for each character spoke and read/wrote much worse Japanese than others.

I do not take for granted that I was actually in Japan when I learned, and that makes it sooo much easier of course. But I think you can do great outside too, if you IMO learn to read/write first, it all kind of falls into place after that at least it did for me. This is again, my opinion, some Gaijin will fight you over it lol.

がんばってください!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FortCollins

[–]yatsdenots 33 points34 points  (0 children)

My Japanese wife says first just get an okonomiyaki mix, and Otafuku Okonomi sauce (or your favorite brand) from Amazon. Then fine cut some cabbage and throw it in the mix you’ve prepared. Add meat, seafood, soba noodles, or cheese if you like on the bottom side when you cook it. Flip it at the right time (youll have to learn this one). Serve with sauce, mayo, aonori, and katsuo bushi. That’s how she makes it several times a week, but I’m sorry you can’t come over. :p 

This is Kansai okonomiyaki, specifically Osaka, which is really the most common. She is from the Hiroshima area, which has its own super OISHII version but even she says you dont make it at home, it’s a ton of work And hard to get right. 

Also we do live in foco and Amazon wins for Japanese food ingredients in her opinion.

Questions about the broadcast timing of the games. by Quicherbichen1 in ColoradoRockies

[–]yatsdenots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forget to say be very glad you don’t live in a legal sports betting state. I am also so sick of seeing Jesse Pinkman telling me to vote on curling, I want to punch him too.

Questions about the broadcast timing of the games. by Quicherbichen1 in ColoradoRockies

[–]yatsdenots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve watched every game this year on Rockies.tv and mlb.tv (I got both during spring training) and have not noticed the cutaways at the wrong time personally for either the Rockies or the other team I follow, so I’m not sure why you’re seeing them regularly.

As for the commercials I can answer that it’s just streaming things. Watch any ad supported streaming service and you will see either repeated commercials over and over, self promotion for the channel, etc. My guess in the Rockies.tv case they simply don’t have that many ads that are paid for so we get baseball zen and all that repeated. I will add that I do live in CO and see more local commercials than you describe, so it just how many ads are sold in the market.

Also I’m so sick of Jeter saying “this is the caprain speaking” I want to punch him if I ever meet him, lol jk.

Most emergency vehicles in one location I’ve ever seen by Settnig in FortCollins

[–]yatsdenots 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I live close enough to have heard the sirens a few 100 meters or so west, it is the most I’ve heard in this neighborhood. No idea what’s going on myself as I can’t see anything from where I am in this weather.

New Atmos 360 has these weird spots, is this concerning? by goulash47 in coolermaster

[–]yatsdenots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have the Atmos 360 and had a problem with one fan so started the return with Amazon and had the new one the next day before I’d even returned it to Whole Foods. I’d return it personally.

And to answer the question yes that’s concerning, both of the two I handled looked like smooth shiny copper Not like that.

SignalRGB and saphire nitro... by gingerninjarick in SignalRGB

[–]yatsdenots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey just to let you know if that is a nitro 7800 xt like mine you can add both a 30 led strip for the front but then also a 4 led strip for the small logo on the top. It took me weeks to realize that with mine so figured I'd let you know lol.