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chowraid

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@chowraid Twitter, GitHub, and pretty much the internet.

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chowraid··on Ask HN: Most effective way to learn a new language (not the programming kind)?
I would say that I got to the point that I was able to understand the majority of the words on Japanese songs and movies. The reading part on the other hand was another story. Talking I was at a elementary level. I was able to defend myself somewhat.
chowraid··on Ask HN: Most effective way to learn a new language (not the programming kind)?
I committed to this for 6 months. Also I studied around the same time every day. What also helped me was that on the course of the day I would force myself to count in Japanese and to try to think in Japanese. Sometimes I would be so distracted that I would catch myself actually thinking in Japanese for a good amount of time.
chowraid··on Ask HN: Most effective way to learn a new language (not the programming kind)?
I'm also curious about this. To my knowledge I managed to learn a good amount of Japanese by literally studying every day for 1-2 hours, listen to a good amount of Japanese music. Rented Japanese books to see if I could recognize any symbols and try to figure out what the book was about. I hope this helps.
chowraid··on Going Diamond: on Amway
The same happened to me at 17 and keept it going till I was 19. I really didn't buy that many Amway products, but I did enjoy reading the monthly self help books they sent, many of those books were really helpful.
chowraid··on Unparalleled': Snapchat snaps up ad talent ahead of IPO
This should be interesting. I would actually buy a considerable amount of snap-stock(snapchat stock). I just hope if there is ever an IPO; that the price holds, and climbs up not just only disappears like its messages pun intended.
chowraid··on Ask HN: How would you make $1000 from $20 in 90 days?
This is just an idea. It being feasible depends if it goes viral. Use the $20 to run a VM for the 90 days. Host a minimal viable product with different micro services that people will want to use, and charge like 1-5 dollars depending on the microservice. One microservice could be: A person uploads a recording of someone talking, then it gets transcribed and emailed to them as a word document. All must be automated.

Hope this give you an idea. cheers.

chowraid··on WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to switch to Signal
True. they have to monetize their acquisition somehow. I could now see many angry people getting a bunch of unwanted calls. This should be fun to see unravel.
chowraid··on WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to switch to Signal
I'm also going to be in that minority since I am moving away from android to iPhone.
chowraid··on WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to switch to Signal
This are some news I am not happy to hear since I am a really heavy user of WhatsApp. I gues is time to move over to Telegram or I could give Signal Private Messenger a try.
chowraid··on Ask HN: I am 21 and lost
That may be it. Maybe I need to find friends who I really click with,aside from the current ones that I have.

Focusing on small things/projects is what I will start doing. The last thing you wrote reminded me of something I had already long forgotten. Sincerely thank you.

chowraid··on Ask HN: I am 21 and lost
Thank you for your advice.
chowraid··on Ask HN: I am 21 and lost
I know my question seemed vague, and lacked information. I never thought about it that way. I will try my best to focus on what is ahead and work out a definite plan to follow.

Thank you.

chowraid··on Ask HN: I am 21 and lost
Thank you for your advice. "friendships are false" by that I mean; that my "friends" only need and ask for my help wen in deep trouble, and I don't feel they are asking the way as a favor. For some reason my "friends" seem fake.
chowraid··on The blessing and curse of people who never forget
It's such an interesting article. I do see the association of the "open wounds", if used wisely it can prevent an individual from repeating the same error. I would love to see this app that the researchers are trying to release.