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Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by johnsea »

dfc wrote: post #70
johnsea wrote: post #67

Brrr, I didn't like, much too complicated and - I hope I remember correctly - the install size was huge. (But it's free so what shall I complain? And people here seem to have a different view than me)

Anki's deb package is 3MB, Windows installer is 24MB and OSX installer is 30MB. The package in the debian repos is 854K and the installed size is 5.4MB, with 2.7MB in locale files. I imagine the " huge " 20MB+ installer file you are put off by includes a ton of third-party libraries/tools to ease installation for novices.

Thanks for the numbers. It was on OSX. Checking out some different flashcard options I was surprised about the 30 MB size for Anki. - But yeah, 30 is not 'huge' nowadays... I'm likely still spoiled by old Delphi applications.

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by Micaiah_Chang »

tomsthumb wrote: post #72
ralmeida wrote: post #59

One thing I've been doing in the past months, with great results, is memorizing passwords. I don't know how prevalent this is in the US, but here in Brazil, we use a lot of cards with chips, so that you type a password instead of signing a paper. To make it worse, there are sometimes different passwords for the same service in different situations (for example, most banks use a 4 or 6-digit password for debit purchas…

Please tell me you encrypt your anki deck, or something.... This could be a huge problem if your phone/laptop/whatever is stolen.

I was also concerned about this issue, and have instead taken a nice medium path: After changing a password, I would try to log into the service at approximately the same intervals the Anki algorithm dictates until I feel the interval is long enough (i.e. I can reproduce it after two weeks with no reminder, which corresponds to a forgetting curve of about a month later). Just because I won't use the program doesn't mean I won't use the idea!

Ideally I would have a reminder in my Anki deck to log into some service, but I spend most of the time on Anki via phone and it'd be a PITA to stop my current session and laboriously type out long passphrases on the tiny iphone screen.

I'd be interested if anyone else has found a better solution than this.

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by auxbuss »

tedks wrote: post #75

This comment was killed -- mods, why? It's the only comment in this thread mentioning image occlusion, a hugely powerful anki technique. I've reproduced it below in it's entirety. """ Medical student here. I've tried many flashcard programs (StudyBlue, Quizlet, gFlashcard, MentalCase, and more), and Anki is by far the best for my needs. One thing that puts Anki in an orbital beyond the other programs is the ImageOccu…

Serious question, I see this from time to time, but have no idea what triple double-quotes means? These """..."""

Mentally, I transcribe it as CAPS LOCK, and ignore what is written. Should I interpret it in another way?

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by benwr »

auxbuss wrote: post #83
tedks wrote: post #75

This comment was killed -- mods, why? It's the only comment in this thread mentioning image occlusion, a hugely powerful anki technique. I've reproduced it below in it's entirety. """ Medical student here. I've tried many flashcard programs (StudyBlue, Quizlet, gFlashcard, MentalCase, and more), and Anki is by far the best for my needs. One thing that puts Anki in an orbital beyond the other programs is the ImageOccu…

Serious question, I see this from time to time, but have no idea what triple double-quotes means? These """...""" Mentally, I transcribe it as CAPS LOCK, and ignore what is written. Should I interpret it in another way?

They're from Python; they're a third kind of string delimiter, alongside '...' and "...". They allow multi-line strings (or, as in this case, quotations) that contain both unescaped " and ' characters.

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by [deleted] »

auxbuss wrote: post #83
tedks wrote: post #75

This comment was killed -- mods, why? It's the only comment in this thread mentioning image occlusion, a hugely powerful anki technique. I've reproduced it below in it's entirety. """ Medical student here. I've tried many flashcard programs (StudyBlue, Quizlet, gFlashcard, MentalCase, and more), and Anki is by far the best for my needs. One thing that puts Anki in an orbital beyond the other programs is the ImageOccu…

Serious question, I see this from time to time, but have no idea what triple double-quotes means? These """...""" Mentally, I transcribe it as CAPS LOCK, and ignore what is written. Should I interpret it in another way?

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Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by pgcudahy »

y4mi wrote: post #74
egh wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is this named AnkiApp? I won't use software that creates deliberate confusion by using the same name as another application with the same purpose.

because its anki for iphone there is also an ankidroid apk for android i think he meant to say that using the desktop appliation isn't really good to stay on top of the cards, while using a phone makes it very manageable.

The link is not to Damien's AnkiMobile which is the legit Anki for the iphone (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ankimobile-flashcards/id3734...) but to some other Anki I've never heard of.

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by dang »

tedks wrote: post #75

This comment was killed -- mods, why? It's the only comment in this thread mentioning image occlusion, a hugely powerful anki technique. I've reproduced it below in it's entirety. """ Medical student here. I've tried many flashcard programs (StudyBlue, Quizlet, gFlashcard, MentalCase, and more), and Anki is by far the best for my needs. One thing that puts Anki in an orbital beyond the other programs is the ImageOccu…

The comment was posted from an IP that had been banned for previously spamming HN. We unkilled it and unbanned the IP, since this user is clearly legit and presumably unrelated to spam.

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by thesoonerdev »

I made an app which uses the idea of spaced repetition to help you memorize flags. I was really amazed when I learned about this system a while back, and made this app to help my niece learn some interesting stuff. My app is really rudimentary and buggy, but I believe we are soon going to be seeing plenty of apps which incorporate these kind of ideas and really help us hack our learning process.

http://www.amazon.com/Touched-By-Designs-Flags-30DMC/dp/B00I...

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by gerbal »

chrisBob wrote: post #77

Free for the computer and android but $24.99 for iOS? That seems like a strange price scheme.

AnkiDroid is an open source project developed by a third party, AnkiMobile is developed by the Anki developer, who is perpetually trying to find ways to fund the development of Anki.

Re: Anki – Powerful, intelligent flashcards

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Post by djulius »

kissgyorgy wrote: post #39

A lot of people point out other software. The whole point is the algorithm [1] which how Anki schedules your cards. It is based on Supermemo's [2], and improved a lot over the years, so I think it's the most optimal from all of the SRS software's out there. Also I think Anki has a very simple UI, not sure how people can find it complicated. You just add cards, and by review you press a button, that's all. Cards are j…

Is see in this comment and its answers, "most optimal", "more optimal".

An algorithm is optimal, not more, not most, just optimal.

For the case going here, you will have difficulty to prove any optimality, since the process involves humans. Efficient would be a better term than optimality.

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