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Thanks. I was just wondering if there was a similar open source project. Anki: http://ichi2.net/anki/ http://ichi2.net/anki/ Wikipedia entry about this techni

by cesare 17y ago

Thanks. I was just wondering if there was a similar open source project. Anki: http://ichi2.net/anki/ http://ichi2.net/anki/ Wikipedia entry about this technique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition

sandGorgon 17y ago
Mnemosyne is actually very good http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ it works on Win, Mac and Linux - written in Python
- andymism 17y ago
  Thanks for the rec! The first thing I'm going to be using Mnemosyne for is scheduling guitar practice. I often forget the number of songs and scales that I actually know. Eventually, they get dusty enough that I won't remember them at all. I'm hoping this will help me to retain much better.
- trapper 17y ago
  I use this when learning a new subject. It's insanely good
- bjelkeman-again 17y ago
  This should really be made into a web service. Where all the new card decks are shared for free. I think it could become a very powerful collaborative environment.
  - r7000 17y ago
    Hi! It has been by a few people including me. My site is here: http://flashcarddb.com http://flashcarddb.com FlashcardDB allows a choice between two spaced repetition algorithms: Supermemo's SM-2 (like Anki, Mnemosyne) or the Leitner System. New card decks are shared for free.
asdf1011 17y ago
Anki is a great spaced repetition tool; despite only using it for 20 minutes each day to remember the Japanese Kanji, it has resulted in me remembering a lot of characters (but English -> Kanji and vice versa). If you're looking to memorise a lot of data, it's definitely worth a look (runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux).
mwerty 17y ago
I tried anki and while I liked it, I want to be interrupted while working on code/browsing to test/reinforce. Is there an app that does that?
- andymism 17y ago
  I'm curious why you want to be interrupted while coding to test be tested. That kind of task switching would be horrible for me and is the reason why I have email turned off during coding sessions.
  - mwerty 17y ago
    It would not work for involved things. My hypothesis is that if it's really quick recall, I'll be fine: I'm trying to reinforce the map from numbers to sounds (Harry Lorayne).
hyperbovine 17y ago
+1 for Anki. I loaded up a list of GRE vocabulary words in Anki, studied it for three months, and got a 1600. I probably spent two hours studying for other portions of the test. Takeaways: 1) SRS works; 2) the GRE is a joke :)

by cesare 17y ago

sandGorgon 17y ago

Mnemosyne is actually very good http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ it works on Win, Mac and Linux - written in Python

andymism 17y ago
Thanks for the rec! The first thing I'm going to be using Mnemosyne for is scheduling guitar practice. I often forget the number of songs and scales that I actually know. Eventually, they get dusty enough that I won't remember them at all. I'm hoping this will help me to retain much better.
trapper 17y ago
I use this when learning a new subject. It's insanely good
bjelkeman-again 17y ago
This should really be made into a web service. Where all the new card decks are shared for free. I think it could become a very powerful collaborative environment.
- r7000 17y ago
  Hi! It has been by a few people including me. My site is here: http://flashcarddb.com http://flashcarddb.com FlashcardDB allows a choice between two spaced repetition algorithms: Supermemo's SM-2 (like Anki, Mnemosyne) or the Leitner System. New card decks are shared for free.

asdf1011 17y ago

Anki is a great spaced repetition tool; despite only using it for 20 minutes each day to remember the Japanese Kanji, it has resulted in me remembering a lot of characters (but English -> Kanji and vice versa). If you're looking to memorise a lot of data, it's definitely worth a look (runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux).

mwerty 17y ago

I tried anki and while I liked it, I want to be interrupted while working on code/browsing to test/reinforce. Is there an app that does that?

andymism 17y ago
I'm curious why you want to be interrupted while coding to test be tested. That kind of task switching would be horrible for me and is the reason why I have email turned off during coding sessions.
- mwerty 17y ago
  It would not work for involved things. My hypothesis is that if it's really quick recall, I'll be fine: I'm trying to reinforce the map from numbers to sounds (Harry Lorayne).

hyperbovine 17y ago

+1 for Anki. I loaded up a list of GRE vocabulary words in Anki, studied it for three months, and got a 1600. I probably spent two hours studying for other portions of the test. Takeaways: 1) SRS works; 2) the GRE is a joke :)