This entry is part of 10 in the series What Shogi [Japanese Chess] Can Teach You About Languages, Learning and Life 負けたくなければ勝負をしない事。 If you don’t want to lose, don’t play. 負ける＝まける 勝負＝しょうぶ 事＝こと The only way to guarantee not losing at a game is to not play it in the first place. But then, of…
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Phrasing in “Shell-Shocked” by Cream, Jazee Minor and Takuma the Great (Juicy J Cover)
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This entry is part of 1 in the series Awesome Japanese Rap Lyricsチェケラッチョー！ (Yes, that’s actually how you say “check it out, y’all” in katakana). Hip-hop of one form or another is by far my favorite type of music. I won’t waste your time here going into a full history — that’s what books like…
HABU Yoshiharu’s “The Big Picture”, Part 1: The Ludic Fallacy
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This entry is part of 10 in the series What Shogi [Japanese Chess] Can Teach You About Languages, Learning and LifeSo, it occurred to me that this series was never going to get started until it got started, so here we go. You’re never going to be 100% ready, but don’t let that be an…
Why Everything Is Everything: Jeff Hawkins On Intelligence (With Apologies to Lauryn Hill)
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This entry is part of 10 in the series What Shogi [Japanese Chess] Can Teach You About Languages, Learning and LifeWay back in 2005, computer scientist Jeff Hawkins produced…I’m not so hot with the adjectives but I’m just going to call it an unbelievably awesome book called “On Intelligence”. Although I only discovered it many…
Thinking Aloud: Shogi is Essentially a Language
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This entry is part of 10 in the series What Shogi [Japanese Chess] Can Teach You About Languages, Learning and LifeIt’s a set of symbols and patterns… Experienced chess players (of all variants) can easily recall, produce and communicate in “words” and “phrases” — chunks and patterns of legal moves and board positions. But they…
Where to Get Japanese Audiobooks (Including HABU Yoshiharu’s)
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This entry is part of 10 in the series What Shogi [Japanese Chess] Can Teach You About Languages, Learning and Life So, in English, I think it’s safe to say that Audible is the undisputed leader in audiobooks. And Amazon now has a Japanese version of Audible as well. But you know what? …