[sf-lug] (forw) Re: SF-LUG meeting notes of Sunday March 1, 2020

[Rick Moen]

Another unexpected private-mail comment from a public mailing list
thread.  Redirected back on-list.

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Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 21:00:15 -0800
From: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com>
To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting notes of Sunday March 1, 2020
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On 3/4/20 8:44 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Alex Kleider (akleider at sonic.net):
> 
>> Leaving graphing conventions out of it, I've certainly always taken
>> 'steep learning curve' to mean one needs to spend a lot of time.  Is
>> that not in fact what it means?
> It's not.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_curve
> 
> 
> 
    Actually in informal usage it means "hard to learn" but in
technically exact
language it means "quick to learn".
<https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6209/what-is-meant-by-steep-learning-curve#6226>

    For some people like me all learning curves are extended i.e.
taking a long time to gain very
little knowledge.  It used to be different for me but while I am game
the whistle of exhaustion
blows too soon.

    bliss


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