Currently, GMO corn is only in animal feed. But the problem is that you cannot simply go to the elevator and request "GMO Free" corn. Feed corn is feed corn, whether it's GMO or not. That was the big coup that Monsanto pulled off a few years back. It took a lot of lobbying, I'm sure.
I raise "all natural" free-range chickens and sell them to friends and neighbors. I wish that I could get corn that was GMO-free, but the only way is to purchase "organic" (TM) corn, at about 10 times the price. At that point, I'd have to sell the chickens for $5/lb and no one in their right mind would pay for it.
Monsanto knew that if their corn had to be silo'd separately from other varieties, that it would be worth a lot less, so they had to get it commoditized with the rest, or all of that R&D would have been wasted. Good for them. Bad for us.
As others have stated, I believe that playing "perfect blackjack" will put you in the neihborhood of losing $2 out of every $100 that you bet, which makes your post irrelevant. That means that the more you play, the more you will lose. It has a negative expected value (-EV).
Craps has slightly better odds, but the odds still favor the house. Slot machines vary, but are normally over 90%, but keep in mind that this includes hitting the jackpot. Given that this is very unlikely, slot machine odds become much worse in small doses. Roulette is one of the worst.
Thanks for the post, but I was largely honest about what I said about not being a gambler. Does the English language define playing poker as gambling? Sure. But that does not mean that I gamble in the truest sense of the word, any more than a typical mutual fund investor. I measure myself based upon on my positive ROI.
Using the broadest definition of "Gambling", anyone who buys a house, has health insurance, life insurance, 401(k), etc. is gambling. Likewise, anyone who DOESN'T do any of those things is gambling. You are (hopefully) measuring your risk and making an informed judgement based upon your (hopefully) proper assessment of the given situation, with the expectation that in the end, you will be better off. Sometimes, you will be wrong. That's the risk.
I have been playing poker online for quite awhile now. I am NOT a gambler. I do NOT like to play blackjack or other games where I do not have an advantage. I have made quite a bit of money by playing poker online, as have many others. In fact, many players have quit their regular jobs, because they can make enough money playing online poker.
To some of you, when I say "I'm not a gamber", you must think that I'm nuts. Google Chris Ferguson: he only plays poker tournaments. He's not a gambler. He's much more of a business man and all business entails some risk, but at the end of the day (well, "year" perhaps), he's making money, consistently.
Find me a slot machine player that can do that. The only way to win with slots is to get really lucky once, and then stop. The same goes for Blackjack, craps, video poker and all other casino games where the house has an edge. Poker is different. Good players can play and play continue to generate revenue for themselves.
Ok, in the strict sense of the word, I'm a gambler. But if I didn't have an edge, I would not be playing online poker anymore. I would have quit a long time ago. Instead, it's a fun way for me to make a few extra bucks.
"That being said, simply finding it creepy is enough reason not to do it in my opinion. You're talking about shoving foreign objects in your body for a reason other than saving your life. That's really a stupid thing to do unless you *really really* want to. If you don't, there's no reason you should do it or be compelled by external forces to do so."
And that's exacty why I'm only going to have my RFID tags attached to one of the following: a) My earring b) My nose ring c) My tongue stud d) My belly button ring...
Well, initially they thought about unveiling the new WWII from Japan. They were planning on having it debut at Pearl Harbor. But for reasons they couldn't understand, it caused an outcry among certain elderly Americans.
Many of you people show up at the theatre late, and miss the previews. This violates your contract with the theatre and is in-effect, just like stealing. Anyone purposely skipping these previews is stealing the movie.
-- Jamie Kellner Chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting
Sometime since, he lent out his copy and it has never been returned. Intel would like an original copy of the now defunct magazine and is offering $10,000 for a copy...
Was I the only one that thought they were going to stop making n-guage trains? I realize that HO scale was always more popular, but this headline really scared me.
Yes, most OSS developers have day-jobs, which give them enough money to continue their OSS habits.
From the letter, it sounds as if the student thought having a day-job, producing closed-source software, would be an affront to his belief system.
If that's the case, the student does need to grow up, or else get a day-job that has nothing to do with writing software. Sure, maybe he could be one of the lucky few that works at RedHat or something, but realistically, that's probably not going to happen. If it does, good luck to him. If he can develop his own revenue generating OSS software support scheme, more power to him. But the odds are definitely not in his favor.
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Did anyone else think this was going to help them pick up chicks? ;-)
Currently, GMO corn is only in animal feed. But the problem is that you cannot simply go to the elevator and request "GMO Free" corn. Feed corn is feed corn, whether it's GMO or not. That was the big coup that Monsanto pulled off a few years back. It took a lot of lobbying, I'm sure.
I raise "all natural" free-range chickens and sell them to friends and neighbors. I wish that I could get corn that was GMO-free, but the only way is to purchase "organic" (TM) corn, at about 10 times the price. At that point, I'd have to sell the chickens for $5/lb and no one in their right mind would pay for it.
Monsanto knew that if their corn had to be silo'd separately from other varieties, that it would be worth a lot less, so they had to get it commoditized with the rest, or all of that R&D would have been wasted. Good for them. Bad for us.
Excellent. I wasn't expecting any thoughtful replies on this topic. Thank you. I hope you get modded up.
This entire topic flame bait, plain and simple. There's nothing I can possibly post here that will not fan the flames.
Nice sig.
As others have stated, I believe that playing "perfect blackjack" will put you in the neihborhood of losing $2 out of every $100 that you bet, which makes your post irrelevant. That means that the more you play, the more you will lose. It has a negative expected value (-EV).
Craps has slightly better odds, but the odds still favor the house. Slot machines vary, but are normally over 90%, but keep in mind that this includes hitting the jackpot. Given that this is very unlikely, slot machine odds become much worse in small doses. Roulette is one of the worst.
...and some people apparently don't read the entire comment, poo.
Thanks for the post, but I was largely honest about what I said about not being a gambler. Does the English language define playing poker as gambling? Sure. But that does not mean that I gamble in the truest sense of the word, any more than a typical mutual fund investor. I measure myself based upon on my positive ROI.
Using the broadest definition of "Gambling", anyone who buys a house, has health insurance, life insurance, 401(k), etc. is gambling. Likewise, anyone who DOESN'T do any of those things is gambling. You are (hopefully) measuring your risk and making an informed judgement based upon your (hopefully) proper assessment of the given situation, with the expectation that in the end, you will be better off. Sometimes, you will be wrong. That's the risk.
I have been playing poker online for quite awhile now. I am NOT a gambler. I do NOT like to play blackjack or other games where I do not have an advantage. I have made quite a bit of money by playing poker online, as have many others. In fact, many players have quit their regular jobs, because they can make enough money playing online poker.
To some of you, when I say "I'm not a gamber", you must think that I'm nuts. Google Chris Ferguson: he only plays poker tournaments. He's not a gambler. He's much more of a business man and all business entails some risk, but at the end of the day (well, "year" perhaps), he's making money, consistently.
Find me a slot machine player that can do that. The only way to win with slots is to get really lucky once, and then stop. The same goes for Blackjack, craps, video poker and all other casino games where the house has an edge. Poker is different. Good players can play and play continue to generate revenue for themselves.
Ok, in the strict sense of the word, I'm a gambler. But if I didn't have an edge, I would not be playing online poker anymore. I would have quit a long time ago. Instead, it's a fun way for me to make a few extra bucks.
He should of known better then that.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Yes.
"That being said, simply finding it creepy is enough reason not to do it in my opinion. You're talking about shoving foreign objects in your body for a reason other than saving your life. That's really a stupid thing to do unless you *really really* want to. If you don't, there's no reason you should do it or be compelled by external forces to do so."
...
And that's exacty why I'm only going to have my RFID tags attached to one of the following:
a) My earring
b) My nose ring
c) My tongue stud
d) My belly button ring
Well, initially they thought about unveiling the new WWII from Japan. They were planning on having it debut at Pearl Harbor. But for reasons they couldn't understand, it caused an outcry among certain elderly Americans.
Someone had to say it...
As has the spelling of "definitely".
Give us Americans a few minutes to "reorientate" ourselves to this new spelling..
Many of you people show up at the theatre late, and miss the previews. This violates your contract with the theatre and is in-effect, just like stealing. Anyone purposely skipping these previews is stealing the movie.
--
Jamie Kellner
Chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting
Cars... Euros... GWB...
You must be thinking of _Michael_ Moore...
Well, you are 64 years old now... Perhaps it's time you moved out...
Sometime since, he lent out his copy and it has never been returned. Intel would like an original copy of the now defunct magazine and is offering $10,000 for a copy...
And they say that crime does not pay... ;-)
Was I the only one that thought they were going to stop making n-guage trains? I realize that HO scale was always more popular, but this headline really scared me.
Yeesh.
It certainly looks very much like ball lightning to me. Googling "ball lightning" seems to confirm this, in my opinion.
Unfortunately, ball lightning is often dismissed.
I remember that being the cover of PC-Magazine in (I think) 1989.
;-)
The Price? It was posted on the cover in big-bold letters at a mere $10,000.
It was probably only a couple issues later where they announced that the "386 is dead".
I don't know why this was modded down. Someone didn't moderate properly, imo.
Yes, most OSS developers have day-jobs, which give them enough money to continue their OSS habits.
From the letter, it sounds as if the student thought having a day-job, producing closed-source software, would be an affront to his belief system.
If that's the case, the student does need to grow up, or else get a day-job that has nothing to do with writing software. Sure, maybe he could be one of the lucky few that works at RedHat or something, but realistically, that's probably not going to happen. If it does, good luck to him. If he can develop his own revenue generating OSS software support scheme, more power to him. But the odds are definitely not in his favor.
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Slashdolt