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I attempted backing up hm2(6gig database) and since then my monitor went into sleep mode and I haven't been able to do anything with the comp since.

over 1 hour now.

Is the backup actually running and turns off all functions or what? My comp is still on and the HD light is blinking


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Moving back to Cali in November to resume training with Team Quest full time and take my shot at going pro.


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So anywhooooooo I got a job again. At the same company! But Im gettin a raise not too big
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btw for those who dont know i havnt been working sine november 2011, 6 months ive been away in asia travelling, phils etc. Been back 3 months in sydney and finally able to get a job..... back at my old company- its a railway company(hence the title of this blog). But now its a better job, different project- i will be site engineer instead of office which was super boring. Lets hope this site works is fun. And also its signalling, which will pay heaaaaaaps once ive got few years experience.

The main thing is that its close to my house and only takes like 20 min drive to get there against the traffic. Not like 1 hr travels before which fucking drained me.

anywayz babes below.


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I feel I should preface this with: "Nerding before birding"

So, after quitting poker (again) I'm looking to learn new skills in computer programming and language, and to support that I'm doing alot of study about memory, and memory techniques.
Flashcard software is allowing me to learn subjects really quickly, and retain the knowledge, and I want to talk about it.
Check it out:

The forgetting curve
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We learn a new fact like "in mountaineering, the death zone refers to altitudes above 8000m" or "Japanese for vending machine is 'jidou han baishi'" Recall of a fact drops off sharply without repetition. So we make a flashcard for it, and repeat the exposure, then after the second viewing, recall drops off more slowly. and so on.

This pattern in human forgetting leads to the idea repeating the flashcard at just the right time. Too soon, and you have wasted a few valuable seconds on something you already recall, too late, and the memory pathway has eroded and it won't stick.
You might have heard that the best way to study your notes from a class is 2 hours after class, then 2 days after, then a week after that etc. This is how to get the material lodged in long term memory. doing a ton of repetitions at first learning won't make it stick in long term memory any better. Our minds need the space of time in between.

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So this software called supermemo, basically keeps track of that time-spacing for each flashcard, and every evening I spend ~20minutes running through the repetitions it throws up. The flashcard question appears, I try to recall the answer as best I can, then I push 'show answer' and rate how easy it was to recall, from a rating of: bright, good, pass, fail, bad or null. This tells the program when to ask me about that flashcard again. It's actually quite entertaining to run through the days repetitions, because everything it throws up is just on the edge of recall, so its challenging. And if you are learning multiple subjects, you get alot of variation in questions. By letting the program manage what I cram, I gain alot of time to read new topics, adding key points to my supermemo library as new flashcards.

So basically this is super useful for learning anything, I'm currently using it to learn Japanese, SQL programming, Perl Programming, the mnemonic major system (might make another post about this) and some nice arguments I want to be able to remember from 'Fooled by Randomness'

Anyway, this is running a bit long, so let me end with a delicious quote from this article:
"The problem of forgetting might not torment us so much if we could only convince ourselves that remembering isn't important. Perhaps the things we learn — words, dates, formulas, historical and biographical details — don't really matter. Facts can be looked up. That's what the Internet is for. When it comes to learning, what really matters is how things fit together. We master the stories, the schemas, the frameworks, the paradigms.
The disadvantage of this comforting notion is that it's false. "The people who criticize memorization — how happy would they be to spell out every letter of every word they read?" asks Robert Bjork, chair of UCLA's psychology department and one of the most eminent memory researchers. After all, Bjork notes, children learn to read whole words through intense practice, and every time we enter a new field we become children again. "You can't escape memorization," he says. "There is an initial process of learning the names of things. That's a stage we all go through. It's all the more important to go through it rapidly." "



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Sorry everyone, was down to 22bb, 3bet/called with AJ against some loose overaggro kid and ran into AQ


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It sucked, I played good I ran bad.

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I shall play the rest of the BR out, if anyone wants to buy out this is the time, or else lets do it for basketball on the next sunday donkaments


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401 out of 1533

29801 stack.

semi softish table i think~~ lotta nits.


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20k stack at 2nd break (coming 2nd). Very nice start - running hot. A bit annoyed that I've had 3 fish move away from my table but what can you do.

Do have 1 fish that's remained - one of my notes on him "min 4 bet called j7o for 50bb nlhe hu" :D


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Happy I did not bet on that one. Some great fights though.

SPOILERS:s

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have 16% swapped out as of now, will swap another 24%. 5% max per person just so i can get the most sweats possible


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Selling action at 1.15 if anyone wants to buy
pretty much 300$ for 5%, PM me or post here if interested, I'll list those I booked here

willing to sell/swap up to 50%


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i got a new laptop recently and when i use it i put it directly on my lap. so lately i've been worried about if using it like this too much is going to make my sperm impotent from the radiation or something? i feel like they might be dying already but maybe it's just psychosomatic or something idk. i like to use it primarily when i'm on the couch watching TV so it's hard to use a desk or anything, i'm currently putting a blanket between the laptop and my lap but i don't know how much that will slow down the radiation.


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Yeah, I'm back on the consumer bandwagon and made a big purchase! Went ahead and dropped a few thousand dollars this week on some bling!

Purchase #1:
Ok, maybe only a little of my purchase was bling; I've been thinking about buying some silver bars as a hedge against the US Dollar going kaput and our financial system collapsing. Pretty much just a hyper-inflation insurance policy. I picked up my first purchase of silver for just 0.89 over spot value, which is a pretty good rate from what I've researched, but let me know if any of you know of better rates. I bought generic Morgan silver bars, as the spot price on these versus the spot price on Silver Eagles was much lower.
Morgan silver bar (.99 over spot)
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Silver Eagle (2.99 over spot)
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My cost-basis for the purchase (after shipping/fees) is $36.77 per ounce. Silver is currently trading at $34.41, but I'm not too concerned with the current price because, like I said, I am only really holding some precious metals in my portfolio to protect against economic collapse. If it dips in the near future I will likely pick up some more.

Purchase #2
Ok, enough with that speculative investment, on to the next purchase. For stocks, I generally seek out strong companies with a history of dividend increases over time, and with balance sheets that can sustain future dividend growth. You could say I'm a "dividend growth investor". I seek out companies with an entry dividend yield of 3% or higher, but I will consider companies with lower yields who I suspect will be raising dividends in the future. Another qualification for my watch list is a P/E Ratio less than 20 so I do not over-pay for a company's stock. Now, on to the purchase:

Intel, ticker INTC
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Intel has been a dominant player in tech, specifically PC chipsets/processors for years, but has been particularly slow in creating something for tablets and mobile devices. They have, however, recently developed a lower-consumption processor built for mobile/tablet devices known as the atom microprocessor. Their R&D budget is huge. Because of it they have forced out one-fierce competitors such as AMD and others. Couple that with a P/E ratio of 9.79, a current yield of almost 4% (3.89%) and a history of sustainable dividend increases (9 years and counting), and it becomes hard to do anything but buy Intel at these levels. I think that with their large R&D budget that they will catch up to their smaller competitors in the mobile space over the next 5-10 years so I'll buy Intel on sale at 23.12 and be happy to allocate more money if it is still on sale next month.

Purchase #3
Norfolk Southern Corporation - NSC
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Norfolk Southern is a railroad company that transports goods, including coal, across the united states. It recently lowered it's guidance for 2012 citing higher fuel costs and a decrease in the demand for coal. This guidance drastically dropped the price of the stock 10% from the mid seventies, to where it now sits at $65 per share. NSC is an extremely strong company, and in a market that doesn't offer a lot of value right now, I think this stock is offered at a heavy discount for long term investors. Coal transport makes up about a third of NSC's business, but NSC isn't going anywhere. Train transportation is a vital part of the US economy. After the drop in price, NSC is trading at a P/E ratio of 11.15, offering a dividend yield of 3.08%, and have raised dividends for the past 11 years. I would be a buyer still if my position weren't so large in it already. I will buy more if it dips much lower though.

Well, that's it, 3 purchases this month. Looking forward to doing some more stuff like this in the future if you guys like reading about it.


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No, they absolutely aren't. But they are excellent for drawing attention. Thanks for coming here and reading my first blog post.

Hello LP, i'm a former poker player (never was much serious tho), I've been reading LP for I don't know how many years and I feel I can find here people of good will who would be able to give me a little advice. I'm about to start writing my diploma thesis, which is going to be a large and complex project. I would like to be able visualize its structure somehow, but I don't want to use whiteboard and Post-It notes. My question is, do you have any suggestions for a program in which I'd be able to model structures and mind maps? I don't want to be blind testing these Mind mapping programs.

I'll appreciate any suggestions and advice, let me thank you with a bunch of pictures.

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Literally the day after I wrote my last blog, I ended up meeting up with her downtown. The night died down a bit after some drinking and dancing. We sat a bench and started talking about dreams and aspirations. What we wanted from life etc. There was a cute couple who walked by us and the girl kissed the guy on the cheek. I said something like "Oh that's how they probably kiss in Asia."

She says "What do you mean? How do they kiss in America?" truly sounding surprised...

I put my arm around her waist destroying the surface skin on one of my knuckles on the back support things on the benches, but sucked it up and just went for it "Like this..."

Her lips were tense for the first 2 seconds, before she started kissing me back...

Sigh...she's from Gangnam
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News to me, but Hero Poker likes to think so...

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Moved to South Korea, pretty awesome here! Trying to get Pokerstars to change my location, but I haven't been billed for anything yet (next month I'll get my first bill).


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