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MIT vs. Las Vegas

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the avoid-that-little-room-with-deniro dept.

spellcheckur writes "Techno-mag-turned-fashion-rag Wired Magazine has an article about MIT kids counting cards in Las Vegas. I wish I could have made seven figures while I was still in college. Maybe I should get a how-to book." Also, any chance is a good chance to mention The Eudaemonic Pie.

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  1. Re:Not TOO hard. by unicron · · Score: 2, Troll

    I think the whole cheating/not cheating arguement is getting lame. Put simply: You're doing something in a game of cards that gives you an unfair advantage so that you can win more money. That sounds like the definition of cheating to me, just because you aren't using a mechanical device or magnets or some shit doesn't mean it's not cheating. The "using your brain to win" is not cheating. Your brain didn't physically place the bet, so that logic is flawed. That's like saying "I killed someone with a portable rail gun but it's not murder because I had to really put my mind into making the gun".

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    Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.