“Cantonese is a difficult language to learn — not because of its sounds or syntax, but because it’s hard to find good learning resources” — Eldon Well, let’s remedy that one mini-transcript at a time, as has been the custom established by Edwin and CanteHK! The movie is Triple Tap. Situation: At the investment bank…
AJATT Twitter Tweets for Week Of 2010-10-17
by khatzumoto
"Chinese is just a language…Developed by human brains, for consumption by other human brains" bit.ly/cA50dQ # "learn to read. Show those 3-year old native Chinese speakers how things are done." bit.ly/cA50dQ # YouTube – ECFA雙英辯論 100425 part 12 bit.ly/a4oTf2 # @woochinese can you 推薦 any Mando podcasts? # "『希望は、人を成功に導く信仰である。 希望がなければ何事も成就するものではない』 ヘレン・ケラー 幸せのヒント 「まず希望をもつことから」 " bit.ly/cWamRt #…
Birthlines, Part 2: Birthlines, Digital Sampling, Immersion
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series BirthlinesBirthlines are to projects as digital sampling is to sound and frames are to motion pictures. The sampling rate, sample rate, or sampling frequency defines the number of samples per second (or per other unit) taken from a continuous [i.e. analog] signal to make a discrete…
Birthlines, Part 3: If You Want To Win, Stop Trying To Finish
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series BirthlinesThis entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Mediocre Excellence“The only time you mustn’t fail is the last time you try.” ~ Charles Kettering Stop trying to finish things. The reason you have trouble getting stuff done is because you’re always trying to…
AJATT Twitter Tweets for Week Of 2010-10-10
by khatzumoto
"It’s what you leave out that makes all the difference" bit.ly/afhEzy #SRS # It's often better to start than to start well. Start first. "Well" can come later. #timeboxing # アーロン・ソーキン Wikipedia bit.ly/bBxSOI # "事を遂げる者は愚直でなければならぬ ― 勝海舟 ―" bit.ly/b0HT2Z #meigen # ELECTIONS-ETATS-UNIS: Le rôle clé des émissions satiriques dans l'élection présidentielle bit.ly/a0Y7XU # @Cush1979 中谷彰宏 – Wikipedia…
Birthlines, Part 4: If You Want to Succeed, Start Off On The Wrong Foot
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Birthlines“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can.” ~ Sydney Smith “I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.” ~ Sara Teasdale “Do not wait;…