Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:56:52 -0700
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From: Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>
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Subject: [lojban] Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: SuperMemo + PalmOS Emulator
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On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:32:28PM -0500, Ken Comer wrote:
> > Many of you have heard me attribute most of my success with
> > Lojban to a memory aid (read: flashcard on steroids) program
> > called SuperMemo, specifically the PalmOS version.
> 
> Is this really much better than the (now outdated but, so far as I
> can tell, mostly correct)
> well-engineered-but-didn't-work-for-me-with-a-30-minute-per-
> day-lesson-schedule logflash (LF.EXE) program?

Yes.  Vastly.

1.  SuperMemo doesn't require that you try to memorize the entire
freaking vocabulary it once.  I still only have ~1500 words (out of
~2000) in my SuperMemo rotation, because the rest are mostly
useless.

2.  The SuperMemo databases I've provided are sorted in frequency of
use order, so you can memorize only the stuff you'll need.

3.  SuperMemo doesn't require you to type in what it thinks is the
right word, so if you have a good handle on the concept you're not
penalized for not knowing the exact keyord.

4.  LogFlash is designed for some research goal I don't understand.
SuperMemo is designed to help you learn things, and its algorithm
for doing so is *superlative*.

5.  I haven't spent 30 minutes a day on SuperMemo in months.

-Robin

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