Comments for Tom Malaher's BrainScan http://malaher.org Thoughts on software, best practices, and life in general. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Pet Peeve: Learning Curve Misuse by tmalaher http://malaher.org/2007/03/pet-peeve-learning-curve-misuse/#comment-337 tmalaher Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:29:00 +0000 http://malaher.org/2007/03/pet-peeve-learning-curve-misuse/#comment-337 Dan Moore writes: I thought you'd enjoy this article about online poker that uses 'steep learning curve' correctly: Yet it is also part of a trend. Youngsters are flocking to poker as never before, attracted by its growing cachet and the ever-expanding pots. The plethora of books, blogs and DVDs now easily accessible, and the rapid growth of poker online, means newcomers can learn the art much more quickly than in earlier eras. "When I started out it took years of hard grind at the table to get good. Now the learning curve is much steeper," says Howard "The Professor" Lederer, a professional player. It is often said that while Texas Hold 'Em, the most popular version of poker, may take only minutes to learn, it takes a lifetime to master. Annette_15 may beg to differ. http://economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10281315 Dan Moore writes:

I thought you’d enjoy this article about online poker that uses ’steep learning curve’ correctly:

Yet it is also part of a trend. Youngsters are flocking to poker as never before, attracted by its growing cachet and the ever-expanding
pots. The plethora of books, blogs and DVDs now easily accessible, and the rapid growth of poker online, means newcomers can learn the art much more quickly than in earlier eras. “When I started out it took years of hard grind at the table to get good. Now the learning curve is much steeper,” says Howard “The Professor” Lederer, a professional player.

It is often said that while Texas Hold ‘Em, the most popular version of poker, may take only minutes to learn, it takes a lifetime to master. Annette_15 may beg to differ.

http://economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10281315

]]> Comment on links for 2007-08-01 by Dan Moore http://malaher.org/2007/07/links-for-2007-08-01/#comment-28 Dan Moore Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:39:25 +0000 http://malaher.org/2007/07/links-for-2007-08-01/#comment-28 Hi Tom, Where did you see that Timeplot doesn't support IE? I gave the docs a cursory overlook, and didn't see that. Also, timeline (the related project) has been on my list of 'things to look at' for a long time. It seems like it has some fascinating possible uses. (Does something change over time? Make a cool representation of it.) Hi Tom,

Where did you see that Timeplot doesn’t support IE? I gave the docs a cursory overlook, and didn’t see that.

Also, timeline (the related project) has been on my list of ‘things to look at’ for a long time. It seems like it has some fascinating possible uses. (Does something change over time? Make a cool representation of it.)

]]> Comment on links for 2007-07-14 by Sandra http://malaher.org/2007/07/links-for-2007-07-14/#comment-26 Sandra Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:58:26 +0000 http://malaher.org/2007/07/links-for-2007-07-14/#comment-26 iMacros for Firefox is a good and simple web testing tool written in JavaSCRIPT. iMacros for Firefox is a good and simple web testing tool written in JavaSCRIPT.

]]> Comment on Del.icio.us Feed by Dan Moore http://malaher.org/2007/03/del-icio-us-feed/#comment-4 Dan Moore Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:50:06 +0000 http://malaher.org/2007/03/del-icio-us-feed/#comment-4 Here's an article explaining how to do this: http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=499 Here’s an article explaining how to do this:
http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=499

]]> Comment on Pet Peeve: Learning Curve Misuse by BruceG http://malaher.org/2007/03/pet-peeve-learning-curve-misuse/#comment-3 BruceG Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:57:09 +0000 http://malaher.org/2007/03/pet-peeve-learning-curve-misuse/#comment-3 Tom - you have too much spare time, get a puppy. How about "Lumpy capital". Tom - you have too much spare time, get a puppy. How about “Lumpy capital”.

]]> Comment on Pet Peeve: Learning Curve Misuse by Randall Gaz http://malaher.org/2007/03/pet-peeve-learning-curve-misuse/#comment-2 Randall Gaz Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:55:28 +0000 http://malaher.org/2007/03/pet-peeve-learning-curve-misuse/#comment-2 And did you know that biweekly means BOTH twice a week and every other week. Stomp that one out too. And did you know that biweekly means BOTH twice a week and every other week. Stomp that one out too.

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