(via Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition software | Derek Sivers ) I’ve been doing this for a year, and it’s the most helpful learning technique I’ve found in 14 years of computer programming. See also: Janki Method – Using spaced repetition systems to learn and retain technical knowledge. Effective learning: Twenty rules of formulating knowledge Software: Anki – friendly, intelligent flashcards
Learn the ropes of Mobile Services with Brent Simmons | Windows Asure Mobile Services makes it easy to store data for your iOS app in the cloud, authenticate users, and send push notifications via APNS. Join Brent in a walkthrough of the basics.
Writing Email Subject Lines: 6 Ways to Improve Your Open Rate – Copywriting by Copy Hackers So, what can you do to improve your open rate so you stand a better chance of converting your list? Get Permission – Clean Lists Are Worth the Work Only Send Emails Where There Is More Value for the Recipient Than for You Use Words the “Lizard Brain” Hears Make Sure They’re Expecting Your Email Remind Them That They Know + Trust You Keep It Short and Casual, Like a Friend’s Subject Line
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Graphic violence in the media Does it glamorize violence? Sure. Does it desensitize us to violence? Of course. Does it help us tolerate violence? You bet. Does it stunt our empathy for our fellow beings? Heck yes. Does it cause violence?… Well, that’s hard to prove. The trick is to ask the right question!
So, just for fun, let’s appreciate the sheer numerical accomplishment of Tarantino’s mass cinematic bloodbath: in eight films, 560 people die on-screen. To the breakdown… (via All the Deaths in Quentin Tarantino’s Movies, Charted )
The Making of Pulp Fiction: Quentin Tarantino’s and the Cast’s Retelling | Vanity Fair The first independent film to gross more than $200 million, Pulp Fiction was a shot of adrenaline to Hollywood’s heart, reviving John Travolta’s career, making stars of Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman, and turning Bob and Harvey Weinstein into giants. How did Quentin Tarantino, a high-school dropout and former video-store clerk, change the face of modern cinema?...
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90% of the decisions you make don’t matter; real success comes in being able to identify the 10% that do and focus on those. via Charlie Kindel | cek.log