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reubeniv
9y ago
It misses a few things, noting the time taken to reach zero portion you'll notice the large spike at the beginning, the machines are intentionally generous at the start to hook the player. That said, the odds are actually fixed and the
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reubeniv
9y ago
He does, 'efficient' is a relative term.
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reubeniv
9y ago
Tricky, because I would also think it's almost impossible to factor in the likelihood of deterring a first offence either might have
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reubeniv
9y ago
Possibly because once you label one group a victim everyone else naturally goes "what about me?" I think they're right to as well, because pretty much everyone is oppressed to some degree; if you're short you're opp
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reubeniv
9y ago
Unfortunately with the internet being the internet, especially on Twitter, people are digging through his history as we speak, maybe witch hunt is the wrong word, I'm not sure what else to call it. https://www.wired.com/
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reubeniv
9y ago
That's where I got that impression too. I'm not sure how that changes things, but it does seem to make his firing especially harsh.
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reubeniv
9y ago
I'm trying to understand his motivations, maybe it is just naivety, but that he wanted to talk about something that was bothering him, and didn't understand why he couldn't (or shouldn't) talk about it publicly seems fai
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reubeniv
9y ago
Tempted to invest in cryptocurrency, however I'm acutely aware a sure sign a market is in for a fall is when I become tempted to invest, I've been saying that about BTC for a couple of years now, though.
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reubeniv
9y ago
I grew up relatively poor; single disabled, unemployed parent. We couldn't afford a computer, because computers are (or were until very recently) expensive things. Programming too was, until very recently, not taught outside of univers
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reubeniv
11y ago
I feel the same guilt, I'm a student - I'm excluded from scholarships, meetups and career events because of my gender, that plus the regular criticism aimed at the industry - I feel ashamed every time I'm asked to fill out an