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by andy800 3y ago
When this happened for me the first time, about 6 months ago, I initially thought it was the start of "geographic atrophy", a syndrome that Henry Winkler (The Fonz) does a commercial for, which is very scary, and irreversible. A b
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by andy800 3y ago
I built a similar project, for a single industry. Same concept strategically: scraping a bunch of web sites for job listing, aggregating, then providing direct link to the source: https://www.casinojoblist.com/
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The Skyrocketing Costs Driving Cheeseburger Prices Up, and Restaurant Owners Out(webview.wsj.com)
2 points by andy800 3y ago|1 comments
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by andy800 3y ago
Give the guy a break, he had Parkinson's disease and was still willing to shoot a scene playing golf. Curb is an incredibly good show that easily stands on its own without celebrity cameos (of which, there have been many). But absolu
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Hosted Postgres provider ElephantSQL is shutting down(elephantsql.com)
6 points by andy800 3y ago|3 comments
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by andy800 3y ago
Vice only survived as long as it did because some MBAs insisted that if they wanted to do cool stuff (documentaries, TV channel) they needed to do something else on the side that actually generated revenue. The majority of Vice's reven
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by andy800 3y ago
For a brief time, their HBO series was essentially a blueprint for a 21st-century 60 Minutes (which long ago became a hollow shell of its former self).
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by andy800 3y ago
The George Washington Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing both connect New York City (on the east) with New Jersey (on the west) but are about 45 minutes apart, even with no traffic.
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by andy800 3y ago
Maybe I'm weird but I think NYC area has numerous semi-poetic sounding roads (while most of the country just uses route numbers): Harlem River Drive, Cross Bronx, Major Deegan, Van Wyck, Belt Parkway, Grand Central Parkway, the Taconic
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by andy800 3y ago
A bomb threat last year? Hmmm, I wonder why Caesars chose not to renew the contract.
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by andy800 3y ago
You don't understand casino accounting. Gaming WIN is revenue. If you put $100 in and get $75 out, that's $25 in marginal revenue with zero corresponding costs. The $100 is a statistic that the casino records, but it does not fact
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by andy800 3y ago
> I'd expect security (including digital security) to be literally top notch I know why you'd expect that, regardless, you'd be very wrong
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by andy800 3y ago
Primarily, it's about public image. It would look idiotic to host this group, regardless of intention. And it's about insurance -- logical or not, their insurer probably insisted they quit inviting DEF CON and associating, in any
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by andy800 3y ago
Yes, most likely. That's why it would make zero sense for Caesars to state anything publicly that would antagonize members of the community. Saying nothing (or even praising DEF CON, and claiming it was a "change in strategy"
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by andy800 3y ago
Let's say Caesars states, "we just got hacked and, as has been reported in every major newspaper, paid $10 million as ransom. We have reason to believe one or more attendees of DEF CON were part of that group." How does makin
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by andy800 3y ago
> for some reason To avoid any legal liability. Stating a specific reason would open them to possible "breach of contract" depending on whether the act(s) were significant enough or justifiable, based on the contract terms. Jus
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by andy800 3y ago
Hoop Dreams is not on a list of the 50+ best documentaries? There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane - investigation of a car crash that killed 8 people Art of the Steal - walks through the back-room negotiations and money resulting in
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Under Attack: behind the MGM & Caesars cyberattacks(ggbmagazine.com)
2 points by andy800 3y ago|0 comments
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by andy800 3y ago
This comment is naive, from someone who doesn't understand the different dynamics. The "play-for-fun" casinos successfully utilize the onboarding process to attract, and even create, the people most likely to be exploited by
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by andy800 3y ago
Why do people play Tetris or any other game? For most it is just a fun way to pass some time. However for others, it's an obsession that is prioritized over real-life -- jobs, finances, etc. The clubs appear to be like guilds or teams
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by andy800 3y ago
The fact that the exterior is a giant ad is exactly what makes it a revenue generator
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by andy800 3y ago
Funny that this is the general perception of Las Vegas after 50 years of marketing itself as a budget destination
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by andy800 3y ago
Which was dismissed recently, although the judge allowed it to be refiled, if some additional details are included. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.reviewjournal.com/business/...
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by andy800 3y ago
Thanks for the info, and for trying the game. I think the game saw you splitting 10s, realized how irrational that was, and that's what crashed it :)
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by andy800 3y ago
There's a big "repeat bet" button following every hand. Casinos and regulators require a game's house advantage to be "certified" by one of two specific third-parties. A big expense (both cost and time) when I
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by andy800 3y ago
There is significant money to be made as a ticket broker, unfortunately there is nothing of substance in this particular article, such as, how does he obtain a lot of tickets at below-market-value in the first place.
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by andy800 3y ago
There are alternatives to Godot, in particular I'll mention ZimJS https://zimjs.com/about.html#features Like you, I recently created an online casino game, Cheat at Blackjack https://play.cheatatbj.com/
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by andy800 3y ago
What value are you adding here by shitting on another poster's job? Just because it isn't something that interests you personally, is it necessary to announce that?
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by andy800 3y ago
The majority of game mathematicians work on video slot machines. These games have somewhat complex payout structures, seeing that they may have 40 or 50 "lines" (directions in which identical symbols trigger a payout), one or more
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by andy800 3y ago
Fake ID? Did you read the story? He did not have ID with him when he requested a replacement room key.

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