Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book, The Theory of Backgammon?...
On Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 9:04:17 PM UTC, ra...@clara.co.uk wrote:
Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book, The Theory of Backgammon?...
Almost certainly, yes.
I think it's highly unlikely that no one has read it.
The author has presumably read it, and so has the publisher.
Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book, The Theory of Backgammon?
Here are the contents: https://dirk-schiemann.de/download/content.pdf?fbclid=IwAR06TSWaPxc1e98hkgjlT4sa20sy3mjc_3yHnIZsySDB9SwJ48hx6ngNnwo
If this has been done well, it will be a tremendous achievement.
On 12/11/2021 4:04 PM, Raymond Kershaw wrote:
Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book, The Theory of Backgammon?Thanks for the pointer. I just attempted to order the book.
Here are the contents: https://dirk-schiemann.de/download/content.pdf?fbclid=IwAR06TSWaPxc1e98hkgjlT4sa20sy3mjc_3yHnIZsySDB9SwJ48hx6ngNnwo
If this has been done well, it will be a tremendous achievement.
I don't know if it will work because I don't know how he wants
to be paid, and I don't want to sign up for some new method of
electronic payment just for the sake of buying this book.
It might not be the worst idea in the history of our solar system to contact him at schiemann@sciwie.de
If there is some secret non-obvious trick to buying his book (for example, maybe you need to find his mobile phone number
and leave a voice mail with him reciting the first 1000 digits of the decimal expansion of pi in reverse order), then it would be good for the rest
of us to know what to do.
Well, as I said, I attempted to order his book, meaning I
filled out the form on his website, which presumably sends him
an email and will prompt him to tell me how he wants me to send
payment.
On 12/12/2021 9:20 AM, I wrote:
Well, as I said, I attempted to order his book, meaning IHe emailed back promptly, saying that he accepts PayPal.
filled out the form on his website, which presumably sends him
an email and will prompt him to tell me how he wants me to send
payment.
Or if you prefer, you can wire the money directly to his
bank account (which I guess is pretty standard in Europe).
The book isn't cheap (99 Euros plus shipping, which works
out to about US$140), but if you want to order it, his
website URL is:
https://dirk-schiemann.de/
The book isn't cheap (99 Euros plus shipping, which works...
out to about US$140)
And I assume that there is a terrible lot of work in it. It lies just behind me, but I have to finish the Zizka book first ( and ignore the Stick book and the 3rd Michi book and the recent Robertie book...) but I glanced over it and I had read / gavefeedback to the bot chapter before publishing.
Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book,
The Theory of Backgammon? .... If this has been
done well, it will be a tremendous achievement.
Ok, so the number of decimal places to which you should
recite pi in reverse order in order to obtain the book is zero.
On a less flippant note, googling him reveals that he's
absolutely a world-class player with a PR of approx 3.
... Too many bg books are written by terrible players.
On December 11, 2021 at 2:04:17 PM UTC-7, ra...@clara.co.uk wrote:
Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book,
The Theory of Backgammon? .... If this has been
done well, it will be a tremendous achievement.
Ignoring that you must be his advertising agent
here, my first reaction was "Oh, no! Not another
BG book by another mathematician gambler!" :(
This one only half qualifies though, because he
is not a math PHD but just studied math (took
101 and 102??)... I don't know which ones are
actually more destructive?
This reminds me of my long time wondering what
attracts "mathematicians" to gambling, whether
playing poker, backgammon, etc...??
Except for a few who actually make "a good living"
by beeing "professional gamblers", most whos see
themselves as such never make more money per
hour of their lives spent on it than teenagers who
mow lawns and deliver newspapers for minimum
wage.
Surely they can make more money and live as more
respectable people using their "math skills" in other
ways. So, why?
There are numerous novels, movies about "scientists"
who ruined their lives by being addcited gamblers. A
few years ago, I had seen a sad one about a math PHD
who. His mother was disgusted with him but supported
his addiction, as mothers love their childrens even if
they murder their wives and sell their daughters for
gamling money... :(
Anyway, any statistics on what percentage of gamblers
are mayhematician in all games? Just in backgammon?
Among all gamblegammon player of all levels? Among
just the "giants" of gamblegammon? Among bg book
or bot peddlers??
Would anyone in the circuits be willing to help tabulate
this kind of info?
I would expect that "mathematician gamblers" should do
this eagerly just to brag about themselves... ;)
Oh, BTW, the book you publish may be better if paperback.
Just in case it's shoved up your mathematician/amateur
gambles asses, hard-cover would hurt more... :))
MK
On December 12, 2021 at 8:05:01 AM UTC-7, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, so the number of decimal places to which you should
recite pi in reverse order in order to obtain the book is zero.
But 99 Euros even, plus shipping, handling, fingering, etc.
with no specific decimal places, converted to US Dollars
in 6 decimal places comes out $143.4824
When ordering, in order to avoid further complications,
make sure you add the remark "Keep the change!"... ;)
WTF!? Horde of sick MFO's... :(
MK
Has anyone read Dirk Schiemann's new book, The Theory of Backgammon?
Here are the contents: https://dirk-schiemann.de/download/content.pdf?fbclid=IwAR06TSWaPxc1e98hkgjlT4sa20sy3mjc_3yHnIZsySDB9SwJ48hx6ngNnwo
If this has been done well, it will be a tremendous achievement.
I guess the production cost is not that high. And compared
to the books of Michi, paperback and less than half the stuff
I feel the price is ok.
And I assume that there is a terrible lot of work in it.
.... but I glanced over it and I had read / gave feedback to the
bot chapter before publishing.
I will carefully go through all the math to check my code and
maybe get some new ideas.
And he is not only in the top ten of the bmab but studied Math
before becoming a BG Pro.
On December 13, 2021 at 3:07:26 PM UTC-7, Frank Berger wrote:...
I guess the production cost is not that high. And comparedIn this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
to the books of Michi, paperback and less than half the stuff
I feel the price is ok.
going paperless, why are some people so willing to pay more
for some books just because they are "plywood-cover"..? Why
couldn't he publish it digitally for the same price and why
wouldn't you all pay the same price for a digital edition? Are
you paying for the content or for the paper by the weight?
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
going paperless
On 12/19/2021 5:13 AM, MK wrote:
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
going paperless
Despite what one might naively think, going paperless doesn't
"save trees."
Timothy Chow <tchow...@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 12/19/2021 5:13 AM, MK wrote:
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
going paperless
Despite what one might naively think, going paperless doesn'tParadoxically, going vegetarian does.
"save trees."
On 12/19/2021 5:13 AM, MK wrote:
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees byDespite what one might naively think, going paperless doesn't
going paperless
"save trees."
On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 2:11:18 PM UTC, Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
Timothy Chow <tchow...@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 12/19/2021 5:13 AM, MK wrote:Paradoxically, going vegetarian does.
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
going paperless
Despite what one might naively think, going paperless doesn't
"save trees."
Are you vegetarian? (I'm not.)
The reason I'm not is just selfish hedonistic reasons.
I enjoy the taste of meat, and I'm not prepared to give it up.
If you are, congrats. I agree that it's a fine moral stance.
peps...@gmail.com <peps...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 2:11:18 PM UTC, Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
Timothy Chow <tchow...@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 12/19/2021 5:13 AM, MK wrote:Paradoxically, going vegetarian does.
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
going paperless
Despite what one might naively think, going paperless doesn't
"save trees."
Are you vegetarian? (I'm not.)
The reason I'm not is just selfish hedonistic reasons.
I enjoy the taste of meat, and I'm not prepared to give it up.
If you are, congrats. I agree that it's a fine moral stance.It's not a religion, Paul. I eat meat occasionally.
--bks
If environmentalism is a concern, then I would have thought publishing digitally would be the way to go.
On December 19, 2021 at 1:52:32 PM UTC, Tim Chow wrote:
On 12/19/2021 5:13 AM, MK wrote:
In this digital age of some people fighting to save trees by
going paperless
Despite what one might naively think, going paperless doesn't
"save trees."
I'm a bit surprised by this response. Suppose a backgammon
author wants their ideas known, but has no interest in benefiting
financially from the work, so piracy issues are irrelevant.
If environmentalism is a concern, then I would have thought
publishing digitally would be the way to go.
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