[matmat]

Gerben42, on Dec 19 2008, 10:42 AM, said:

Astronomy:

Wow! Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Right Now. Smack!

aaaaaaaaaaaa

that is *TERRIBLE*

[matmat]

Al_U_Card, on Dec 19 2008, 10:07 AM, said:

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Goes Willingly (electronics)

these resistor codes?

[Al_U_Card]

matmat, on Dec 19 2008, 10:56 AM, said:

Al_U_Card, on Dec 19 2008, 10:07 AM, said:

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Goes Willingly (electronics)

these resistor codes?

As I learned them back in the early 70's, color codes for the various ohm values shown as bands on each resistor.

[Fluffy]

is mnemonic actually worth it?, seems like you attach some info to the data in order to remember it better, why don't you attach some real data instead?, for example the temperature of each planet, if you remember that you won't fail about its location hehe.

[Al_U_Card]

I gather that it has a lot to do with pattern recognition. WE easily remember a song lyric (an easily recognized form) but have trouble remembering the 3 things that our wife asked us to pick up at the store...

Mnemonics can be used to attach recognition "significance" to a list or series to allow it to be associated with things that are readily retained and can be easily retrieved.

[blackshoe]

Seems to me Ron Klinger wrote a book or two about the use of mnemonic devices in bridge.

[Echognome]

Fluffy, on Dec 18 2008, 04:31 AM, said:

When my friend comes back from Saudi Arabia, I hope we will finally start learning Viking club wich we have been talking about for 2 years.


*Help*: How do you say in english when your work sends you to a different city/country for a long period?

Gonzalo,

No offense, but why would you want to learn Viking Club? I mean I have the book and have read the system, but it seems like an outdated relay system for today's times. Why not learn one of the symmetric relay systems instead?

For your *help* question, I would use the term "secondment":

se⋅cond⋅ment   /sɪˈkɒndmənt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [si-kond-muhnt] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun British. the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.

Although in colloquial speech, I might say "my friend is working as an expatriate in Saudi Arabia."

[Fluffy]

Hey gnome, thx for your help.

First of all I want to try a different system, I have moved from french standard (advanced SAYC), to 2/1, to transfer walsh (with 2/1), its always the same system with more gadgets, I need to explore something new to learn.

I've read many people saying strong club systems do better than other aproaches, so it looks clever to try there.

Also my friend has played Viking club at top level (+0.36 IMPs at European Championship I think), and he has told me that the system had quite a lot to do with their success, not only on slam biddings, but also:

On his own words: "The system bids for you, you have to think very little, this saves more energy than you'd imagine for card play"

I studied computer science, and Viking Club has always appeared to me like a smart application of the Information Theory principles into Bridge.

I have no feedback from symetric relays nor any other strong club system. And also I know my friend is not willing to drop Viking Club, he has some improvements in mind (wich answers, why outdated might not be important).

[keylime]

1. Aspire to get to the round of 32 in the Open Spingold.
2. Gain the next rank I need to achieve.
3. Play more with Larry.

[kfay]

TBH I kinda want to quit bridge. Or at least go cold turkey long enough where I could go for a few weeks and not feel like I really really really want to play.

[JoAnneM]

I plan to start saying "no"

[awm]

Mine is to try to play slower.

When I'm "on my game" I'm quite happy with my quality of play. The issue is that sometimes I just look at a hand and take the "most obvious" line rather than thinking it through and taking the best line. Combined with the fact that I spend a lot of time waiting around (finish every round 5 minutes early) it seems like remembering to take my time a bit more would improve my results a lot.

Anyway, I'm sick of finishing my Swiss Team round and having to wait half an hour for the other table!

[y66]

Get a dog.

Teach dog to play bridge. Not Viking Club though! Not symmetric relay system either!

Spend more time walking, hiking and biking around DC with my wife and friends. And dog, of course.

Work on play and defense. And concentration.

Win an open event at the local club.

[han]

Elianna, on Dec 19 2008, 08:32 AM, said:

whereagles, on Dec 19 2008, 04:04 AM, said:

han, on Dec 18 2008, 06:30 PM, said:

I've seen you use mnemonic in another thread and from the context it was clear that it has a different meaning for you than it has for me. How do you mean it here?

'Mnemonic' refers to something with a structure that's easy to remember. Check wiki for a better definition

No, a mnemonic device IS the structure that helps one memorize something.

Example:
"My Very Educated Mother Just Sent Us Nachos" is the mnemonic that helps us memorize the order of planets in order of distance from the sun.

Reference:
http://dictionary.re...browse/mnemonic (specifically http://dictionary.re...ic#dict_header)

Yeah this is how I've seen it used, in bridge we have CRASH (color, rank, shape) and many others.

[Al_U_Card]

Echognome, on Dec 19 2008, 04:43 PM, said:

Fluffy, on Dec 18 2008, 04:31 AM, said:

When my friend comes back from Saudi Arabia, I hope we will finally start learning Viking club wich we have been talking about for 2 years.


*Help*: How do you say in english when your work sends you to a different city/country for a long period?

Gonzalo,

No offense, but why would you want to learn Viking Club? I mean I have the book and have read the system, but it seems like an outdated relay system for today's times. Why not learn one of the symmetric relay systems instead?

For your *help* question, I would use the term "secondment":

se⋅cond⋅ment   /sɪˈkɒndmənt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [si-kond-muhnt] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun British. the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.

Although in colloquial speech, I might say "my friend is working as an expatriate in Saudi Arabia."

I concur.

Early in my career, I was "seconded" to one of the company's branch plants (open-ended but turned out to be for 8 months). Means that you are there to be a "second" (like in a duel) to support and help for as long as needed.

[PeterGill]

NY Resolution:

No post mortems.

[Tcyk]

matmat, on Dec 19 2008, 03:56 PM, said:

Al_U_Card, on Dec 19 2008, 10:07 AM, said:

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Goes Willingly (electronics)

these resistor codes?

It shows your age. When I learned the resistor code it was ... behind victory garden walls. People today don't know what victory gardens are.

[Al_U_Card]

Tcyk, on Dec 20 2008, 09:37 AM, said:

matmat, on Dec 19 2008, 03:56 PM, said:

Al_U_Card, on Dec 19 2008, 10:07 AM, said:

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Goes Willingly (electronics)

these resistor codes?

It shows your age. When I learned the resistor code it was ... behind victory garden walls. People today don't know what victory gardens are.

As in growing your own vegetables so that food crops (that were rationed) would be available for the troops overseas to keep them fed and eventually victorious?

[sceptic]

Bridge resolution, stop playing while drinking, get a regular p and read a few books and do what I should be doing all tthe time, thinking first instead of winging it


Normal resolution, put on some weight and stop breaking so many hearts

[jillybean]

Hope for next year;
Stop taking everything to heart.
Play more tournaments (live), get to a NABC
THINK before clicking, slow down.
Get 100% parallel on ski’s.