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Pennsylvasia t1_jacup71 wrote

I posted another reply to your question but it has been removed / hidden, so until it appears I'll just mention Duolingo isn't the greatest for Japanese (and is awful for Korean, for that matter). It's okay for improving memorization of hiragana and katakana, but you don't learn how to write them, which is half the point. It also introduces kanji without explanation, and, again, if you're not learning how to write characters you're not learning too much. The vocabulary it brings up is introduced kind of hap-hazardly. If you are just learning for some quick lessons on spoken Japanese, go through the NHK World lessons for free: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/learnjapanese/

Whatever you choose, just try to stick with it and find ways to introduce it into your life to build meaningful context. You're not going to be fluent after four weeks of free lessons, but you can find things to read, things to listen to, etc. Too many weeby websites promise too much, and focus on too narrow stuff.

I messaged the mods about my other post about finding teachers / tutors, so if that gets approved there will be some other suggestions.

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SuperRocketRumble t1_jacthe9 wrote

I’d check with Gourmet PA out in cranberry. That thing looks like it would be small enough to transport to their location.

Those dudes are pretty damn good and they service a variety of gear, in addition to just like “guitar amps”. Best in the area that I have found.

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Rusty_McShredalot t1_jacpndl wrote

Better to settle for any amount of $$ then have it come out that this doctor was having sex with residents in the parking lot or getting drunk at the Duquesne club while he was supposed to be overseeing surgeries. $8m seems like nothing to keep that suppressed.

UPMC protects this guy bc he does exactly what they want him to (crank out procedures), and they know they have leverage over him. The ppl who have tried to whistleblow on this before have been fired. This is just how our world works when $$ and power are involved.

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