It doesn't matter if there's a 95% payout or a 0% payout; you're still most likely to lose. The government has no business regulating this
A 0% payout means you're DEFINITELY going to lose, not likely to lose. At fairly run gambling games the house is 'more likely' to win than you are but you do not have unreasonably low odds at many games.
There are different levels of risk averseness in different people. Apparently you are highly risk averse and consider all gambling not worthwhile. I tend to agree; while the odds are x/y that you might win at a certain game when conducted according to the game's rules then some people think its worth the chance or worth the entertainment to try. We can mathematically calculate the odds of getting jackpot on a slot machine with so many wheels and so many symbols per wheel to be x/y. When the online casino's unregulated computer makes the odds really x/(y^2) then players who are expecting x/y odds are being cheated and there's practically no way to know it. A B&M casino can be inspected physically for evidence of this even in their computerized slot machines because regulators can go in person and check it out - examining the executing binary if necessary. With a server in who knows where on the wild internet, there ain't no telling what its odds are even if it claims x/y. They can pay people to claim to have made big winnings in ads, etc, when really the odds are 0/y. They could publish completely fake auditing reports to show they only make a small percentage, etc, etc.
That's why its a big deal and that's why government needs to regulate it.
Judge Posner is probably one of the best legal minds of the age, it's sad that he wasn't one of the nominees to the Supreme Court.
I have to disagree because the proper end to this sentence is: To shield children right up to the age of 18 from exposure to violent descriptions and images is a decision best left up to parents, not the government.
Note that the good judge has gone on about his opinion of to what children should be exposed to and not to whose rights are what. It's this kind of judging that gets orders handed down from the bench as to what we should or shouldn't do instead of protecting our rights. Just because this judgement against censorship coicidentally falls on the side of individual rights it may be just that - coincidence. Otherwise the reasoning given indicates a judge who decides what is best on your behalf.
big blue also had help from kasparov's previous competitors to look over and recommend moves
Since they kept tweaking the program even between games it wasn't possible for Kasparov to do the same. And then there's the way the computer has the first 20 or so moves ( a LOT more than the typical chess program of the day) already precalculated and didn't need to use time on its clock to whip out the next perfect move.
it had apple logos and names all over it! More and bigger than the real iPod
I found this the funniest thing when travelling in China; everyone is so 'new money' and totally insecure about having brand name stuff that all the logos are at least 4x the size as on the same US product. You never forget the first time you see a 4 inch long Alligator logo or the 3 inch tall Polo player on a guy's shirt...
The link you cite mentions nothing of vote swapping, only exchanging something of value for a vote. Since its illegal to sell a vote they have no value and can therefore be swapped all day long without fear of running afoul of this law.
Atmospheric heating of the objects, if there are enough of them, can result in a significant increase in the temperature of the atmosphere in general
Thanks, I needed a good laugh. Please see: This list of meteor storms that happen annually: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteor_shower s Notice that some of them last for weeks and you'll stop stressing over one asteroid shattered to bits to be vaporized in the atmosphere. There's concern for climate change and there's complete hysteria...
Models of vehicles that were build during the war years (because they were for the war) are still referred to as being a war model even if they were still in production a year later just due to association. The planes in question were apparently made from 1939 - 1946, which is definitely a war model: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Wirraway
I think MOST shunned buyers would just be a little disappointed and get on with their lives
That's true for all the miscellany whatnot that changes hands on eBay. The article in question here is over 6 figures and for a vintage aircraft of which there are only 5 left in the world. Not a knicknack that dozens of sellers are peddling. This is hardly a whiny loser with a frivolous case.
And then there's at least one laptop I've seen that has integrated GMA950 *and* a GeForce chip. The driver somehow figures out when to activate the GF so that its huge power consumption isn't being used all the time.
Two reasons: Slots cost more during manufacturing than headers. And modern video cards with hugemongous heatsinks overlap at least one of the spare slots (mine has a passive heatsink and takes up 2 other slots plus the one its plugged into) so slots are really less useful than having ports built in elsewhere.
I was surprised to read in the blurb that it had three PCI-Express x16 slots, but the hardware summary on the story says it only has two
2 of them are for SLI video cards and are x16, the third is for whatever is only x8. In the pictures the orange one is the 8x while the 2 blue ones are for x16 SLI video. The blurb is incorrect - maybe the submitter just looked at the pictures?
The problem isn't that the NSA is tapping the phones of US citizens, it's that Nixon did it
During the Nixon administration specific US citizens were targeted for wiretapping. The NSA is tapping calls made from the US to suspected AQ people overseas. See the difference? Anyone, foreign or citizen, can buy a prepaid cell or even subscribe to a regular one without proof of US citizenship. So how does a US phone number confer US citizenship rights?
You forgot the most important: 5. An extremely corrupt anything-goes-as-long-as-you-have-cash political infrastructure. And I don't mean people from wealthy family tend to be the ones who run for office (in the USA this refers to both parties). I mean if you don't give the policeman enough of a bribe that he bothers to arrest you for jaywalking/software piracy/industrial accidents/mass murder you can give something to the judge and still get out of it.
You laugh, but the US dollar really is in trouble. It's a short 4-5 cents before the Canadian dollar is above the US dollar
You must be an importer. For everyone who wants to export goods, or compete against imported goods, or sell stuff (and services) to foreign tourists, sell stuff to domestic tourists who decided not to go to more expensive other countries, etc, a low dollar against other currencies are a GOOD thing.
All those dollars (note: dollars, not debt instruments - that's another discussion) held by people in other countries can only do ONE THING in the long run: Come back to the USA and buy something from here. A low dollar is just going to *finally* reverse the flood of US dollars out of the country to the mideast oil producers and Chinese factory owners. It's about time.
Of course. Have you never noticed that a woman who is driving and talking to you at the same time is constantly glancing over at you? It can be terrifying depending on traffic conditions.
The real reason to not let the wife drive the car is not the stereotype of being poor drivers - it is the difference between the genders' behavior preferences in that women like to talk and look towards the person they're talking to. Men think that's confrontational and talk much more peacefully if they can look somewhere else. So if the husband is driving he gets a built in excuse to look somewhere else (out the front window) all the time while the wife not only gets to look at him but isn't offended that he isn't looking straight back.
I'd be interested to see what kind of weapon they're planning to pop out the bottom of this thing @ Mach 6. Doesn't seem like a terribly bright idea...
A metal dart like a large version of a tank sabot round. The kinetic energy at that speed is nuts - the explosive power is like a small nuclear explosion. This is what was proposed for a bomber version of the SR71 back in the 60's but the generals at the time wanted 'real' explosives from a 'real' bomber so the taxpayers got fine worthwhile programs like the Valkyrie.
I am wracking my brain to figure out what it means to have 24,000 searchable databases
No kidding; Just setting up the linked DB server trusts would be the work of several DBA's entire lifetimes. And then there's the aliases in the queries to search across them all. The resulting SQL statement would fill a CDROM of text.
Excellent page you've linked. Here's a choice bit:
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $63,866,000 Tax - Property: $292,632,000 Miscellaneous - General Revenue: Interest Earnings: $23,905,000
24 million just in interest from investments, nevermind the 1/3 billion in property taxes and they don't have a lousy 5 million to pay off an honest debt?
Slashdot Mirror
it can produce the whole spectrum of colors, even ultraviolet and infrared light, using only incident light
So if you use it outside on a moonlit night, is it greyscale?
It doesn't matter if there's a 95% payout or a 0% payout; you're still most likely to lose. The government has no business regulating this
A 0% payout means you're DEFINITELY going to lose, not likely to lose. At fairly run gambling games the house is 'more likely' to win than you are but you do not have unreasonably low odds at many games.
There are different levels of risk averseness in different people. Apparently you are highly risk averse and consider all gambling not worthwhile. I tend to agree; while the odds are x/y that you might win at a certain game when conducted according to the game's rules then some people think its worth the chance or worth the entertainment to try. We can mathematically calculate the odds of getting jackpot on a slot machine with so many wheels and so many symbols per wheel to be x/y. When the online casino's unregulated computer makes the odds really x/(y^2) then players who are expecting x/y odds are being cheated and there's practically no way to know it. A B&M casino can be inspected physically for evidence of this even in their computerized slot machines because regulators can go in person and check it out - examining the executing binary if necessary. With a server in who knows where on the wild internet, there ain't no telling what its odds are even if it claims x/y. They can pay people to claim to have made big winnings in ads, etc, when really the odds are 0/y. They could publish completely fake auditing reports to show they only make a small percentage, etc, etc.
That's why its a big deal and that's why government needs to regulate it.
Judge Posner is probably one of the best legal minds of the age, it's sad that he wasn't one of the nominees to the Supreme Court.
I have to disagree because the proper end to this sentence is:
To shield children right up to the age of 18 from exposure to violent descriptions and images is a decision best left up to parents, not the government.
Note that the good judge has gone on about his opinion of to what children should be exposed to and not to whose rights are what. It's this kind of judging that gets orders handed down from the bench as to what we should or shouldn't do instead of protecting our rights. Just because this judgement against censorship coicidentally falls on the side of individual rights it may be just that - coincidence. Otherwise the reasoning given indicates a judge who decides what is best on your behalf.
Got put into the accelerated track my senior year and my GPA literally doubled
A 4 -> 5 = 25%
B 3 -> 4 = 33%
C 2 -> 3 = 50%
D 1 -> 2 = 100%!
My GPA doubled thanks to accellerated high school classes too, but I don't brag about it.
big blue also had help from kasparov's previous competitors to look over and recommend moves
Since they kept tweaking the program even between games it wasn't possible for Kasparov to do the same. And then there's the way the computer has the first 20 or so moves ( a LOT more than the typical chess program of the day) already precalculated and didn't need to use time on its clock to whip out the next perfect move.
it had apple logos and names all over it! More and bigger than the real iPod
I found this the funniest thing when travelling in China; everyone is so 'new money' and totally insecure about having brand name stuff that all the logos are at least 4x the size as on the same US product. You never forget the first time you see a 4 inch long Alligator logo or the 3 inch tall Polo player on a guy's shirt...
The link you cite mentions nothing of vote swapping, only exchanging something of value for a vote. Since its illegal to sell a vote they have no value and can therefore be swapped all day long without fear of running afoul of this law.
Atmospheric heating of the objects, if there are enough of them, can result in a significant increase in the temperature of the atmosphere in general
r s
Thanks, I needed a good laugh. Please see: This list of meteor storms that happen annually: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteor_showe
Notice that some of them last for weeks and you'll stop stressing over one asteroid shattered to bits to be vaporized in the atmosphere. There's concern for climate change and there's complete hysteria...
How will people defend themselves against this?
Use the MAD method: Wear mirror sunglasses.
Models of vehicles that were build during the war years (because they were for the war) are still referred to as being a war model even if they were still in production a year later just due to association. The planes in question were apparently made from 1939 - 1946, which is definitely a war model: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Wirraway
I think MOST shunned buyers would just be a little disappointed and get on with their lives
That's true for all the miscellany whatnot that changes hands on eBay. The article in question here is over 6 figures and for a vintage aircraft of which there are only 5 left in the world. Not a knicknack that dozens of sellers are peddling. This is hardly a whiny loser with a frivolous case.
And then there's at least one laptop I've seen that has integrated GMA950 *and* a GeForce chip. The driver somehow figures out when to activate the GF so that its huge power consumption isn't being used all the time.
but bit torrent downloads can be tracked
You mean one of your neighbors isn't running a open WAP, er, I mean 'torrent anonymizer'?
An added bonus is three free HD-DVD's
Pink Flamingos, Alone in the Dark, and The Star Wars Holiday Special.
Two reasons: Slots cost more during manufacturing than headers. And modern video cards with hugemongous heatsinks overlap at least one of the spare slots (mine has a passive heatsink and takes up 2 other slots plus the one its plugged into) so slots are really less useful than having ports built in elsewhere.
I was surprised to read in the blurb that it had three PCI-Express x16 slots, but the hardware summary on the story says it only has two
2 of them are for SLI video cards and are x16, the third is for whatever is only x8. In the pictures the orange one is the 8x while the 2 blue ones are for x16 SLI video. The blurb is incorrect - maybe the submitter just looked at the pictures?
You're thinking of KittenAuth:
http://www.thepcspy.com/kittenauth
The problem isn't that the NSA is tapping the phones of US citizens, it's that Nixon did it
During the Nixon administration specific US citizens were targeted for wiretapping. The NSA is tapping calls made from the US to suspected AQ people overseas. See the difference? Anyone, foreign or citizen, can buy a prepaid cell or even subscribe to a regular one without proof of US citizenship. So how does a US phone number confer US citizenship rights?
You forgot the most important:
5. An extremely corrupt anything-goes-as-long-as-you-have-cash political infrastructure. And I don't mean people from wealthy family tend to be the ones who run for office (in the USA this refers to both parties). I mean if you don't give the policeman enough of a bribe that he bothers to arrest you for jaywalking/software piracy/industrial accidents/mass murder you can give something to the judge and still get out of it.
You laugh, but the US dollar really is in trouble. It's a short 4-5 cents before the Canadian dollar is above the US dollar
You must be an importer. For everyone who wants to export goods, or compete against imported goods, or sell stuff (and services) to foreign tourists, sell stuff to domestic tourists who decided not to go to more expensive other countries, etc, a low dollar against other currencies are a GOOD thing.
All those dollars (note: dollars, not debt instruments - that's another discussion) held by people in other countries can only do ONE THING in the long run: Come back to the USA and buy something from here. A low dollar is just going to *finally* reverse the flood of US dollars out of the country to the mideast oil producers and Chinese factory owners. It's about time.
Of course. Have you never noticed that a woman who is driving and talking to you at the same time is constantly glancing over at you? It can be terrifying depending on traffic conditions.
The real reason to not let the wife drive the car is not the stereotype of being poor drivers - it is the difference between the genders' behavior preferences in that women like to talk and look towards the person they're talking to. Men think that's confrontational and talk much more peacefully if they can look somewhere else. So if the husband is driving he gets a built in excuse to look somewhere else (out the front window) all the time while the wife not only gets to look at him but isn't offended that he isn't looking straight back.
I'd be interested to see what kind of weapon they're planning to pop out the bottom of this thing @ Mach 6. Doesn't seem like a terribly bright idea...
A metal dart like a large version of a tank sabot round. The kinetic energy at that speed is nuts - the explosive power is like a small nuclear explosion. This is what was proposed for a bomber version of the SR71 back in the 60's but the generals at the time wanted 'real' explosives from a 'real' bomber so the taxpayers got fine worthwhile programs like the Valkyrie.
I am wracking my brain to figure out what it means to have 24,000 searchable databases
No kidding; Just setting up the linked DB server trusts would be the work of several DBA's entire lifetimes. And then there's the aliases in the queries to search across them all. The resulting SQL statement would fill a CDROM of text.
Excellent page you've linked. Here's a choice bit:
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $63,866,000
Tax - Property: $292,632,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue: Interest Earnings: $23,905,000
24 million just in interest from investments, nevermind the 1/3 billion in property taxes and they don't have a lousy 5 million to pay off an honest debt?