Forum: Internet Gambling
09-05-2007, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 220
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Forum: EDF
09-02-2007, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 384
Re: What do you want to do when you grow up?
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Not planning your adult life out before you begin it is like not planning for a long term vacation. You will end up just wasting tons of time doing absolutely nothing.
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I...
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Forum: EDF
08-31-2007, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 331
Re: Honor Systems
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I liked the earlier mention of all the homes left empty every day. We never even locked the door when I was a kid. Neither did anyone else. We trusted our neighbors not to rip us off and...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
08-21-2007, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 585
Re: Prima/Microgaming - New features
I have a new one.
When I wanna reload I have to click "OK" after entering the amount. Then a pop-up says that the money will be added after this hand and I have to click "OK" again. Then when the...
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Forum: EDF
08-17-2007, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
OK, everyone, this thread turned into a long one, with pretty advanced economics discussions. My understanding of money has improved but I would like to step back a little bit and ask some more...
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Forum: About the Forums
08-16-2007, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 228
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Forum: EDF
08-13-2007, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
Thanks tw0please, you seem to know your stuff. I don't know enough to get into a debate about this, but I'm learning. It seemed like the more I read about our current system, the more it felt like...
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Forum: EDF
08-13-2007, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
Thanks Leaky, quality post.
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Fractional reserve banking is a tool used by the government to direct money supply to where it is needed. To say that banks are independently increasing...
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Forum: EDF
08-13-2007, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
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DH you don't appear to understand what money is.
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Maybe not. I created this thread 'cause I wanted to learn more about that.
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Also, money is government created.
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Forum: EDF
08-13-2007, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
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I think our system works pretty damn well. Our monetary system is one of the silent 'wonders of the world'. One of those things that moved civilization along so much that people never...
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Forum: EDF
08-13-2007, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
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The fact is that the money we use is created by loans, while there are other possible ways of doing this. And that is what I would like to discuss. Is this system the best way...
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Forum: EDF
08-13-2007, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
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And if your book says the money is "created", it quite simply is wrong. Created is a very, very poor word choice. I think if someone actually pointed out this to the author he would word...
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Forum: EDF
08-12-2007, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Re: Monetary reform, anyone?
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Ten years pass and now, John has a house, the bank made 10% profit, AND NO [censored] MONEY WAS CREATED.
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Well, this is just a matter of how you define the word, right?...
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Forum: EDF
08-12-2007, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 562
Monetary reform, anyone?
After watching this little movie (linked in a thread in the financial forum) I can't stop thinking of how money works. I will discuss part of it below so if you wanna watch it first, don't continue...
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Forum: About the Forums
08-06-2007, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 141
Re: NSFW Avatars
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Isn't it kinda silly labeling posts as NSFW so that people take care in opening them at work but then allow NSFW avatars everywhere else?
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I guess the difference is that...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
07-28-2007, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 585
Re: Prima/Microgaming - New features
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I played one sng at gnuf, then realised that you can't see the bet sizes without looking to the chat area or putting your mouse over the stack.
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Mini view.
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
07-06-2007, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 125
Re: Olympic event
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Poker is not a sport. Thus, it has no place in the Olympics.
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They used to compete in art at the Olympic Games.
"With the founding of the International Olympic...
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Forum: EDF
06-29-2007, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 174
Views: 1,305
Re: Post here if you want to start threads in EDF
I wanna.
Also, I have a thread idea if that helps. I would like to discuss the Why Socialism (http://www.monthlyreview.org/598einst.htm) article by Albert Einstein. I imagine that in a crowd like...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
06-28-2007, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 46
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
06-27-2007, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 1,137
Re: Lindgren\'s $340k Golf Prop Bet Today
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If he's good at golf why would he not do it? Only problem would be the heat, but some people can cope with that.
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The heat is not the only problem. His feet will ache, his...
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Forum: About the Forums
06-21-2007, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 372
Re: LOOK! again. Please?
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- The width is far too narrow. Content is king. Other sites have fixed width because it's way easier for their programmers to control layout with complex menus, ad placement, etc on...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
06-12-2007, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 351
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-12-2007, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 585
Re: Prima/Microgaming - New features
Another thing that I think someone mentioned earlier (maybe in another thread). Could we remove some of the limits, or is there really a demand for e.g. NL300 (1.5/3) and NL500 (2.5/5)?
At...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-12-2007, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 585
Re: Prima/Microgaming - New features
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Am I the only onw who somtimes has the bug that the bet amounts are not displayed properly. For example sometimes when I am in the big blind in a 5/10 game my blind is displayed with 20$...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-11-2007, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 585
Re: Prima/Microgaming - New features
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I'd like resizable tables. Multitabling at prima is a pain.
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I think that the mini view at Prima is very good. Have you tried it?
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