"I once had to email a copy of Arnold's poem "Dover Beach" (http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/arnold/writin gs/doverbeach.html) to somebody, and a Bayesian spam filter bounced it. Go figure."
I followed your link. As a human Bayesian, let me say that if I got an email with those lines, I'd presume it to be spam, too!
"Actually, the six-deck shoe is easier to count than the single, or at least it's more likely to give you an advantage at some point."
As someone who practices the art (as opposed to getting information from a novel), let me say that this is wrong. First, there is no universal inequality that says 6D is better/worse than 1D always. It depends on conditions (rules, cards dealt before reshuffle, etc.). Second, if these things are relatively equal (relatively), then the count is more volatile in 1D than 6D. This is simply a statistical fact: smaller numbers (1D) lead to more variance.
"Some MIT students did a bunch of card-counting; one of the things done to counteract the counting was switching to single deck shoe"
Now I'm not sure we even read the same novel. Casinos don't "switch to single deck" to foil counters; they'd be shooting themselves in the foot! If you know of such a casino, please let me know where. I can sell that information to interested parties who'd make much more from it than I would as a recreational counter. I'll even give you a cut!
Mod parent and grandparent up, but can we also have a breakdown on full-moon weekdays Vs non-full-moon weekday figures? Wiccans may have a tendency to take the day off during full moons, hence have a higher likelihood of using FF during such days. Just don't forget about the Julian calendar...
(All joking aside, do we really need to verify that a large contingent of Slashdotters don't use IE?)
As chance would have it, I was in Bastogne in March, and saw the museum.
The museum described something close to what GP posted (though with a little less elaboration). Now keep in mind I was hearing a Belgian describing the way English ("Nuts") was explained to a German 60 odd years ago, so this is not an exact science. But the story being told in the Bastogne museum is that "Nuts" had to be explained to the German general, and that he was told it meant "something like 'Go to Hell'" by the translator.
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"Is it really that easy now to learn an undocumented language, just from verbal radio transmissions and knowledge of related war events?"
...is the opinion of the judge in this mp3. Listen to it starting at 3:25.
No, I suggest listening to the whole thing. That was the most enraging thing I've heard in a long time. It disgusts me that a person like this is passing judgments on behalf of society. Well, at least he ruled in favor of plaintiff, so I should probably calm down.
"Though I'll probably got modded a troll for this post, I think Judge Nault makes some good points in that audio. It's worth listening to with an open mind."
Name one "good point". I heard none. OTOH, here are some things he says to our hero (pseudo-quoting from memory):
"You're hear to get some money for nothing, right?"
"This law is stupid."
(In response to plaintiffs claims about the big cost of spam on society) "Baloney, people get those big numbers by doing a lot of multiplying."
Miscellaneous rants against "the Feds". Etc.
I wouldn't have the patience to put up with this guy. Perhaps that was the judge's strategy: infuriate the plaintiff to the point that he gets tossed out of court before judgement is issued. Hats off to the hero for not taking the bait.
I had the same thought, having collected coins as a kid. Turns out it was the nickels that had around a three-year run of wartime material substitution. Maybe that's what you were thinking of, too.
"However, I do appreciate HTML emails and they have good uses. It's cost-effective and a great way to deliver attractive marketing messages to customers. Of course, that's when I (or one of my companies customers) ask for that email. "
Well if your customers were so eager to see your marketing, wouldn't they be willing to put forth the minimal effort of clicking on a simple http link in a text email? As GP said, there is no need for html in email, even for you.
"In other words, you make the only people your enemies who could actually overthrow the dictator you're trying to get rid of - the rich upper-class with ambitions."
Yes, the rich upper class is always the one starting revolutions.
"Great plan. No surprise you're doing so well in Iraq, you have all these excellent ideas.;-)"
Did you read the post to which you responded? GP was contrasting his idea to the ones used in Iraq. But don't let that get in the way of a chance to make an Iraq crack.
If GP weren't already maxed out, I'd be shoving my karma points his way.
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Come on over and join us in the States for awhile. Didn't you know? Everyone's a victim! That is, except on the days when everyone's a hero.
I hereby nominate asteroid "65535 Gates".
"Actually, my entire post was meant to be read with a tone of sarcasm, as the moderators who modded it funny evidently realized."
Funny rather than insightful? I guess nobody with mod points realizes just how low the IRS audit rate actually is.
"No, evolution and a belief in men created in the image of god just doesn't mix."
Why? You're basically telling people "You can't believe that a god planned it would all work out this way, including the evolution bit."
So I have to presume you're an atheist. As an agnostic, I have a hard time distinguishing such views from religious ones.
"Has this ever happened to anybody here (while in their home country)?"
Two words:
Vegas.
Tunnel.
Rarely do I make a "that was funny!" post, but... hats off, sir.
"I once had to email a copy of Arnold's poem "Dover Beach" (http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/arnold/writin gs/doverbeach.html) to somebody, and a Bayesian spam filter bounced it. Go figure."
I followed your link. As a human Bayesian, let me say that if I got an email with those lines, I'd presume it to be spam, too!
"Who modded this funny? It's actually very sound advice."
Don't worry, some moderators from the US Patent Office came around and fixed that right up.
"7 - Discover of sulfur suggests Mars stink."
Nothing like a stinky Mar to ruin your day.
I had to look it up, myself.
"Imagine how deep the personality problems must run in a person who gets all hot because of someone's DNA sequences!"
You must be new here.
"Actually, the six-deck shoe is easier to count than the single, or at least it's more likely to give you an advantage at some point."
As someone who practices the art (as opposed to getting information from a novel), let me say that this is wrong. First, there is no universal inequality that says 6D is better/worse than 1D always. It depends on conditions (rules, cards dealt before reshuffle, etc.). Second, if these things are relatively equal (relatively), then the count is more volatile in 1D than 6D. This is simply a statistical fact: smaller numbers (1D) lead to more variance.
"Some MIT students did a bunch of card-counting; one of the things done to counteract the counting was switching to single deck shoe"
Now I'm not sure we even read the same novel. Casinos don't "switch to single deck" to foil counters; they'd be shooting themselves in the foot! If you know of such a casino, please let me know where. I can sell that information to interested parties who'd make much more from it than I would as a recreational counter. I'll even give you a cut!
"With ... no outcry from the privacy community, Anonymizer Inc. discontinued its web-based Private Surfing service"
No outcry?! A private company makes decisions well within its rights, and there's no outcry!? Wow, I almost feel young again.*
* If you're not "old", please ignore this seemingly incoherent post.**
** By "old", I mean, like, mid 30's and up.
Mod parent and grandparent up, but can we also have a breakdown on full-moon weekdays Vs non-full-moon weekday figures? Wiccans may have a tendency to take the day off during full moons, hence have a higher likelihood of using FF during such days. Just don't forget about the Julian calendar...
(All joking aside, do we really need to verify that a large contingent of Slashdotters don't use IE?)
"YAY New Hampshire!!!! You ROCK!!!!!! Now to get the 40-some states to do the same...."
Had you been willing to settle for Sceond Post, you'd have had time to perform the mental gymnastic of computing 50-1.
As chance would have it, I was in Bastogne in March, and saw the museum.
The museum described something close to what GP posted (though with a little less elaboration). Now keep in mind I was hearing a Belgian describing the way English ("Nuts") was explained to a German 60 odd years ago, so this is not an exact science. But the story being told in the Bastogne museum is that "Nuts" had to be explained to the German general, and that he was told it meant "something like 'Go to Hell'" by the translator.
"Is it really that easy now to learn an undocumented language, just from verbal radio transmissions and knowledge of related war events?"
What slashdotter doesn't think so?
Or this one: 10 .
(base 13,256,278,887,989,457,651,018,865,901,401,704,64
Somebody had to end this stupid subthread.)
No, I suggest listening to the whole thing. That was the most enraging thing I've heard in a long time. It disgusts me that a person like this is passing judgments on behalf of society. Well, at least he ruled in favor of plaintiff, so I should probably calm down.
"Though I'll probably got modded a troll for this post, I think Judge Nault makes some good points in that audio. It's worth listening to with an open mind."
Name one "good point". I heard none. OTOH, here are some things he says to our hero (pseudo-quoting from memory):
"You're hear to get some money for nothing, right?"
"This law is stupid."
(In response to plaintiffs claims about the big cost of spam on society) "Baloney, people get those big numbers by doing a lot of multiplying."
Miscellaneous rants against "the Feds". Etc.
I wouldn't have the patience to put up with this guy. Perhaps that was the judge's strategy: infuriate the plaintiff to the point that he gets tossed out of court before judgement is issued. Hats off to the hero for not taking the bait.
"The next time I see a "FreeWiFi" I'll jump on and thank them hardily"
That's not the thanks they were looking for.
"You sure it was only one year?"
I had the same thought, having collected coins as a kid. Turns out it was the nickels that had around a three-year run of wartime material substitution. Maybe that's what you were thinking of, too.
"However, I do appreciate HTML emails and they have good uses. It's cost-effective and a great way to deliver attractive marketing messages to customers. Of course, that's when I (or one of my companies customers) ask for that email. "
Well if your customers were so eager to see your marketing, wouldn't they be willing to put forth the minimal effort of clicking on a simple http link in a text email? As GP said, there is no need for html in email, even for you.
"In other words, you make the only people your enemies who could actually overthrow the dictator you're trying to get rid of - the rich upper-class with ambitions."
Yes, the rich upper class is always the one starting revolutions.
"Great plan. No surprise you're doing so well in Iraq, you have all these excellent ideas. ;-)"
Did you read the post to which you responded? GP was contrasting his idea to the ones used in Iraq. But don't let that get in the way of a chance to make an Iraq crack.
If GP weren't already maxed out, I'd be shoving my karma points his way.
"Sell these products do, especially in Asia where the prices are low, few questions are asked and in many cases, the quality is actually pretty good."
I'll never complain about Slashdot editors again.
"I imagine that disabling images and what not would improve your chances. Simple common sense stuff,"
Disabling images is common sense... until they throw a captcha (or other critical graphic) at you that you need to see to claim the prize.