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September 2008 Blog Posts (5)

Reviving Mandarin in Emperor Toastmasters

I thought myself crazy when I decided to bring back the full Mandarin meetings of Emperor Toastmasters Club. I am already President of two clubs and bringing back the Mandarin meetings is certainly like taking on the presidency of a third club.

I recall it was the discovery of italki (爱拓奇) that led me to declare the return of the full Mandarin meetings at a club meeting last January 9, 2008. I actually only had a single language session in italki… Continue

Added by Zaldy O. Co on September 22, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Winterwell Associates

My company provides practical solutions to tough problems drawing on techniques from mathematics, computer science and artificial intelligence (AI).

Tapping into the power of mathematics and AI can deliver substantial returns - enabling you to improve efficiency, maximise your effectiveness and identify new opportunities. Whatever your sector or your size, we can help you understand what is possible and where it will deliver real value.

We work with clients in a diverse… Continue

Added by Daniel Winterstein on September 14, 2008 at 11:53am — No Comments

Platypus Innovation

My actual blog is hosted here:
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Added by Daniel Winterstein on September 14, 2008 at 11:50am — No Comments

iTalki 101

iTalki has been great so far. It has replaced my usual craving to clubhop to various Toastmasters clubs. Both iTalki and Toastmasters have things in common--they both relate to communications, learning, and meeting people. The main difference is iTalki is an online thing and Toastmasters is an offline activity and I stay home and need not spend money with iTalki unlike Toastmasters. I have done much clubhopping already in Toastmasters so the gains are not as much as my earlier days with the… Continue

Added by Zaldy O. Co on September 6, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Language Learning 2.02 - Building Vocabulary

One lesson in building vocabulary is to find someone who will communicate mostly in Chinese text. The example sentences are from actual conversations in italki.

耳机 - earphone
空闲时间 - leisure time
聊天 - chat (隐身后也可以正常聊天)
汉字 - hanzi (你可以打汉字吗?)
在线, 上网 - go online (我看到你几乎每天都在线 , 你每天都上网做什么？是学习?)
没关系 - never mind
看懂 - read (我用中文打字你能看懂吧)

Added by Zaldy O. Co on September 5, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments