What I am doing These are my ongoing Japanese learning actions.? Nice short section so everything all at once… Kanji I use Anki daily – more specifically, I use the iPhone app on my iPod touch. It’s really handy, especially as my daily commute has specific “dead” times – waiting for the bus, travelling on [...]

Immersion Japanese learning sites put a lot of emphasis on “immersion” – listening to as much Japanese throughout your day as possible. Although at the start you won’t understand much (if at all), the idea is that you will “tune” your ear to the language, getting an idea of how people actually speak Japanese, the [...]

Vocabulary and Grammar I suppose I should count the Japanese classes I took a year ago (nearly 18 months ago, now). There is some debate over whether taking formal classes is good or not, but as said previously, I definitely think that neglecting my Kanji study for the vocabulary and grammar I leaned in the [...]

First post in my “State of the Education Address”, where I talk about where I am in my Japanese studies, and what the future might hold.

I’ve not been blogging lately because I was going to migrate the blog, so obviously I couldn’t add more posts because that would just mean I’d have to redo the backup. And then the migration process stalled and I got out of the habit.

v 1.4 Added blocks that can take more than one hit. Added a map that demonstrates said ablative block, and also celebrates Scotland. Made the blocks “fixed”, which I’m hoping fixes some odd bounce/physics issues. Added “Yay!” sound when you clear a level.

Changed “Press X to start” to “Click to Start” (as it’s a mouse-driven game) The ball will now bounce differently depending on where it hits the bat, allowing control over the ball. Ball will speed up if you complete a level (but will reset if you die – may wish to fix that later) myBreakout [...]

On the way down to visit Mum, Dad and 2/3 of my siblings, I took the work laptop with me. I, like most of my family, have a rather unhealthy fear of being bored. The intention was to continue with some of the Flash game development I’ve been doing. Somewhat to my surprise, I actually [...]

I know some hold that the decade doesn’t end until 2011, but in my opinion, if the tens digit clicks over, it’s a new decade! So here’s hoping that 2010 is a good one, and the ‘teens treat you well!