Your real name is "Oliver Wendell Jones", I take it?
No, Oliver Wendell Jones is the name of the hacker character from Bloom County, and he was my idol growing up.
If not, does that mean you're gay? By your logic, yes!...not that there's anything wrong with that.
Where the hell does that come from? Because I use the name of a fictional cartoon character I'm gay?
Now that I've "proven" you to be homosexual, does that prove that your post is idiotic? As a matter of fact, no, it doesn't. It's a non sequitur. Fortunately, the idiocy of your post can be demonstrated quite easily by other means, so it's not a big issue.
You've proven nothing except what an ass you can be. My post is not idiotic, it's just pointing out that unlike some mentally challenged individuals (to remove all doubt, that would be you that I'm referring to), the author of the original article lists his name (or at least A name) and takes credit for his work.
I do have one question, though: Were you born that stupid, or did you have to get surgery?
Don't you remember? I was in the waiting room with you for our surgery, but I chickened out. Glad to see you were more brave than I was.
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The writer may be an imbecile, but at least he is man enough to use his own name...
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Who the heck modded that as a Troll? It's a JOKE people...
If you don't like the joke, then mark it as offtopic or flamebait... but Troll?
Actually, I think you'll find that in most casinos dealers do not count cards and they do not double deal... why? Oh, a funny little think I like to call The Law.
Most dealers are barely making enough money to stay alive, and if they are caught doing either of these things they will be fired and will most likely end up hungry and homeless.
The Nevada Gaming Commission has very strict rules on what kind of behaviour is allowable by casinos, and cheating is not allowed. If a dealer is caught cheating (and remember those cameras watch both players and dealers) they lose their dealing priveleges and have to find a new job.
Many casinos hire professional card manipulators, but not to deal, they use them to watch dealers and look for double-deals or anything else that is illegal.
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Dealers are not supposed to shuffle until they reach the break card, a solid colored piece of plastic the same size as a playing card that is randomly inserted into the lower part of the deck after the deck is cut. If they suspect card counting, they are to report it to the floormen and they may then be told to shuffle more often, but dealers are not supposed to take actions against players on their own initiative.
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They won't ban you for winning a lot of money.
What they will ban you for is playing $5 per hand until the shoe is >50% empty then suddenly betting $50 per hand (and winning) until the deck is shuffled. Do that often enough and they will notice and take action.
Believe me, the casinos will let you win (temporarily at least) because they have to have some winners or people will eventually wise up and move on.
Last time I went to Vegas (last spring) I won enough to cover the cost of airfare, hotel, meals, rental car and a couple of evenings at the girlie-shows.
Will I win again next time? Probably not. Will that stop me from going back? Probably not.
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If they have a hand below 17, they have to hit, no matter what
I should know... my father was a blackjack dealer, and he hit me until I turned 17...:-)
not a game of chance a.k.a. gambling (which is illegal)
Have you ever even been to Vegas? Gambling IS legal there...
Can you imagine a casino setting up a game of skill, i.e., the swing the sledge-hammer and ring the bell? Every strong guy in the world could walk in and win money, and that's not good for business. There has to be a chance for the casino to win, or there's no point in them offering it.
Just remember that so far Toshibas are the number 1 brand on the "won't play DVD-R, DVD-RW or DVD+RW" list, so as long as you don't plan on ever burning your own DVD movies (legal or otherwise - I just took my family to the zoo last night, captured 60 minutes on my mini-DV camcorder, got home and fire-wired the video to my PC and burned a DVD of the video) go with the Toshiba.
If, however, you think you think you might want to someday play a burned DVD, consider a different brand. Check here for more information on compatible DVD playes.
My tactile feedback is a Logitech iFeel optical mouse, and it's surprisingly addictive.
Opening fire with a chain gun in UT is so much more fun when your mouse is actually thrumming along with the gun... I just wish more games supported it.
For $9.99 you can buy an AD&D game pack at Wal*Mart or K-Mart that includes most of the SSI gold box games, plus parts I-III of the Eye of the Beholder series, Hillsfar and Blood & Magic.
I just picked it up and I'm in the process of playing the original (and still the best!) Pool of Radiance.
It's amazing how great a game you can fit in 1.5 MB of space...
FYI, Movie DVDs are 99% of the time dual layer, 9.4 GB discs and they can not be 'duplicated' in the traditional sense, as DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW discs are 4.7 GB single layer, so a movie doesn't fit on a single recordable.
Yes, there is software that will rip the files and split them up so you can burn a movie back to two discs, or reduce the quality and strip out extra information (subtitles, foreign audio, etc) and try to make it fit on one DVD recordable, but if you figure your time to be worth more than $1/hr, you're better off just buying the DVD in the first place.
Luckily most porn discs are small as they don't include a lot of additional information, so they can usually be duplicated... at least that's what I've heard
My guess is the main reason you don't see more chemistry sets and similar 'toys' for children is fear of litigation.
I can remember when I was about 8 or 9, my grandmother bought me the Mr. Wizard's Chemistry Set, which came with real glassware and real chemicals.
Within a couple of years, I had progressed to more advanced chemistry sets that came with glass tubing and instruction on how to heat it up in an alcohol flame and bend your own custom glassware. Can you imagine the amount of disclaimers you would need to include in this day and age to protect yourself (legally) from children burning the house down or seriously injuring themselves?
I used to buy all the chemistry experiment books I could find at garage sales and I can remember seeing experiments involving mercury and other experiments that would make a corporate lawyer's hair turn white if you tried to distribute them today!
I think the legal issues combined with the 'if it doesn't use batteries or hook up to the TV, it's a sucky toy' feelings that are so prevalent today have killed off the toys that we all enjoyed when we were children.
Oh, and for what it's worth, because of my interest in chemistry, I grew up (well, I grew older!) and I got a job as a research scientist for a major medical diagnostics company, and I've been there for over 13 years now.
Hey, it's probably too late for you to see this response, but that's a damn good question - what's the point of having a company credit card if you can't use it for the one thing you need it for the most. I wish I knew...
The point is that when my boss says "pack your stuff, you're off to Japan for a week, and you leave in 3 days", I need to either keep a large amount of cash in my bank account so I can afford to stay in an expensive Tokyo hotel for 6 nights and pay for all my meals and other travel expenses, or I'd better have a credit card.
Some numb-nuts (see parent post) said that there was no earthly reason for anyone to ever need a credit card, and if you couldn't afford what you need to buy right now, then you shouldn't be living beyond your means.
Maybe he's rich and doesn't have to worry about whether or not he has enough cash on hand to be able to afford $250+ a night for 6 nights plus meals for 7 days PLUS all of his normal bills and expenses, or more likely, he's completely messed up his credit history to the point that he can't get a credit card, and rather than admit that he screwed up, he'll make himself feel better by telling everyone that they don't need credit cards, and they're somehow 'weak' if they can't get by without one.
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Nope. You can do it. Once.
Is not, is not!
Ok, my browser apparently didn't properly render the sarcasm or humor tags in your first reply...
Your real name is "Oliver Wendell Jones", I take it?
...not that there's anything wrong with that.
No, Oliver Wendell Jones is the name of the hacker character from Bloom County, and he was my idol growing up.
If not, does that mean you're gay? By your logic, yes!
Where the hell does that come from? Because I use the name of a fictional cartoon character I'm gay?
Now that I've "proven" you to be homosexual, does that prove that your post is idiotic? As a matter of fact, no, it doesn't. It's a non sequitur. Fortunately, the idiocy of your post can be demonstrated quite easily by other means, so it's not a big issue.
You've proven nothing except what an ass you can be. My post is not idiotic, it's just pointing out that unlike some mentally challenged individuals (to remove all doubt, that would be you that I'm referring to), the author of the original article lists his name (or at least A name) and takes credit for his work.
I do have one question, though: Were you born that stupid, or did you have to get surgery?
Don't you remember? I was in the waiting room with you for our surgery, but I chickened out. Glad to see you were more brave than I was.
The writer may be an imbecile, but at least he is man enough to use his own name...
Who the heck modded that as a Troll? It's a JOKE people...
If you don't like the joke, then mark it as offtopic or flamebait... but Troll?
Actually, I think you'll find that in most casinos dealers do not count cards and they do not double deal... why? Oh, a funny little think I like to call The Law.
Most dealers are barely making enough money to stay alive, and if they are caught doing either of these things they will be fired and will most likely end up hungry and homeless.
The Nevada Gaming Commission has very strict rules on what kind of behaviour is allowable by casinos, and cheating is not allowed. If a dealer is caught cheating (and remember those cameras watch both players and dealers) they lose their dealing priveleges and have to find a new job.
Many casinos hire professional card manipulators, but not to deal, they use them to watch dealers and look for double-deals or anything else that is illegal.
Dealers are not supposed to shuffle until they reach the break card, a solid colored piece of plastic the same size as a playing card that is randomly inserted into the lower part of the deck after the deck is cut. If they suspect card counting, they are to report it to the floormen and they may then be told to shuffle more often, but dealers are not supposed to take actions against players on their own initiative.
They won't ban you for winning a lot of money.
What they will ban you for is playing $5 per hand until the shoe is >50% empty then suddenly betting $50 per hand (and winning) until the deck is shuffled. Do that often enough and they will notice and take action.
Believe me, the casinos will let you win (temporarily at least) because they have to have some winners or people will eventually wise up and move on.
Last time I went to Vegas (last spring) I won enough to cover the cost of airfare, hotel, meals, rental car and a couple of evenings at the girlie-shows.
Will I win again next time? Probably not.
Will that stop me from going back? Probably not.
If they have a hand below 17, they have to hit, no matter what
:-)
I should know... my father was a blackjack dealer, and he hit me until I turned 17...
not a game of chance a.k.a. gambling (which is illegal)
Have you ever even been to Vegas? Gambling IS legal there...
Can you imagine a casino setting up a game of skill, i.e., the swing the sledge-hammer and ring the bell? Every strong guy in the world could walk in and win money, and that's not good for business. There has to be a chance for the casino to win, or there's no point in them offering it.
Just remember that so far Toshibas are the number 1 brand on the "won't play DVD-R, DVD-RW or DVD+RW" list, so as long as you don't plan on ever burning your own DVD movies (legal or otherwise - I just took my family to the zoo last night, captured 60 minutes on my mini-DV camcorder, got home and fire-wired the video to my PC and burned a DVD of the video) go with the Toshiba.
If, however, you think you think you might want to someday play a burned DVD, consider a different brand. Check here for more information on compatible DVD playes.
Forgive my possible ignorance, but is DTV (Digital TeleVision) the same as HDTV (High Definition TeleVision)?
I didn't think they were the same thing, but I could be wrong...
My tactile feedback is a Logitech iFeel optical mouse, and it's surprisingly addictive.
Opening fire with a chain gun in UT is so much more fun when your mouse is actually thrumming along with the gun... I just wish more games supported it.
Neuromancer, the game for the C64 (with soundtrack by Devo!)
Didn't that have a sticker on the package announcing "Soon to be a major motion picture - with soundtrack by Devo!"
I'm glad I didn't go down to the theater and camp out waiting for tickets to go on sale...
I hope they can leave the camera in, as I'm sure lots of Americans would like to watch that.
On Pay-per-View.
For $9.99 you can buy an AD&D game pack at Wal*Mart or K-Mart that includes most of the SSI gold box games, plus parts I-III of the Eye of the Beholder series, Hillsfar and Blood & Magic.
I just picked it up and I'm in the process of playing the original (and still the best!) Pool of Radiance.
It's amazing how great a game you can fit in 1.5 MB of space...
FYI, Movie DVDs are 99% of the time dual layer, 9.4 GB discs and they can not be 'duplicated' in the traditional sense, as DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW discs are 4.7 GB single layer, so a movie doesn't fit on a single recordable.
Yes, there is software that will rip the files and split them up so you can burn a movie back to two discs, or reduce the quality and strip out extra information (subtitles, foreign audio, etc) and try to make it fit on one DVD recordable, but if you figure your time to be worth more than $1/hr, you're better off just buying the DVD in the first place.
Luckily most porn discs are small as they don't include a lot of additional information, so they can usually be duplicated... at least that's what I've heard
Could the problem be that the people doing the hiring don't even know what they want so they let positions go unfilled?
In a word... Yes!
Dang, then I hope you never eat Krispy Kreme doughnuts...
This is one movie with a HIDEOUSLY done CG car stunt. I've seen better Playstation graphics before...
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0164334
Which leads us to the number one rule of laboratory safety.
1) Hot glassware looks EXACTLY like cool glassware.
My guess is the main reason you don't see more chemistry sets and similar 'toys' for children is fear of litigation.
I can remember when I was about 8 or 9, my grandmother bought me the Mr. Wizard's Chemistry Set, which came with real glassware and real chemicals.
Within a couple of years, I had progressed to more advanced chemistry sets that came with glass tubing and instruction on how to heat it up in an alcohol flame and bend your own custom glassware. Can you imagine the amount of disclaimers you would need to include in this day and age to protect yourself (legally) from children burning the house down or seriously injuring themselves?
I used to buy all the chemistry experiment books I could find at garage sales and I can remember seeing experiments involving mercury and other experiments that would make a corporate lawyer's hair turn white if you tried to distribute them today!
I think the legal issues combined with the 'if it doesn't use batteries or hook up to the TV, it's a sucky toy' feelings that are so prevalent today have killed off the toys that we all enjoyed when we were children.
Oh, and for what it's worth, because of my interest in chemistry, I grew up (well, I grew older!) and I got a job as a research scientist for a major medical diagnostics company, and I've been there for over 13 years now.
Hey, it's probably too late for you to see this response, but that's a damn good question - what's the point of having a company credit card if you can't use it for the one thing you need it for the most. I wish I knew...
did I leave anything out?
Yeah, "Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of..."
Other than that, you got most of them.
So, what's the point?
The point is that when my boss says "pack your stuff, you're off to Japan for a week, and you leave in 3 days", I need to either keep a large amount of cash in my bank account so I can afford to stay in an expensive Tokyo hotel for 6 nights and pay for all my meals and other travel expenses, or I'd better have a credit card.
Some numb-nuts (see parent post) said that there was no earthly reason for anyone to ever need a credit card, and if you couldn't afford what you need to buy right now, then you shouldn't be living beyond your means.
Maybe he's rich and doesn't have to worry about whether or not he has enough cash on hand to be able to afford $250+ a night for 6 nights plus meals for 7 days PLUS all of his normal bills and expenses, or more likely, he's completely messed up his credit history to the point that he can't get a credit card, and rather than admit that he screwed up, he'll make himself feel better by telling everyone that they don't need credit cards, and they're somehow 'weak' if they can't get by without one.