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Forum: EDF 11-29-2007, 11:00 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 2,873
Posted By starbird
Re: Man kills 2 People While 911 Is Telling Him Not To

"Sir, if you leave your house, you are likely to be shot by the responding officers."
Forum: Probability 11-29-2007, 10:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 199
Posted By starbird
Re: Random walk on a symmetric interval

/images/graemlins/heart.gif random walk theory.

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The analogous statement is false for asymmetric intervals.

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This should be clear from the fact that if there are 2n...
Forum: News, Views, and Gossip 06-09-2007, 08:45 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 1,826
Posted By starbird
Re: I Don\'t Ever Give Woman Money

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I can't handle the idea that people think I am that kind of sucker.

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DS:

This is a leak. Fix it if you can.
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 02-16-2007, 05:26 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 352
Posted By starbird
Re: A Technical Question Regarding Blind Stealing

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Now in order for the SB to switch to raising, the increased equity from playing *postflop* against the widened distribution has to exceed the difference between the equity of playing out...
Forum: EDF 02-14-2007, 07:30 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 1,526
Posted By starbird
Re: Unknown must visit restaurants in your city

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Portland
Escape From NY Pizza on 23rd


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Go visit the Pizza Nazi at Apizza Scholls on Hawthorne.

Los Tres Hermanos is a taco truck that can be found parked near the...
Forum: EDF 02-08-2007, 10:02 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 4,805
Posted By starbird
Re: obscure MUST SEE movies

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Brazil, The Killing, Persona, M, Rope, Fail Safe

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--some dudes who think obscurity is automatically attached to any movie made more than 10 years ago, even if...
Forum: EDF 02-07-2007, 06:53 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 4,224
Posted By starbird
Re: Documentaries

American Splendor -- Brilliant, but is it a documentary? /images/graemlins/heart.gif Harvey Pekar.

I'm a Ross McElwee fan -- Charleen, Sherman's March.
Forum: EDF 02-07-2007, 06:08 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 4,805
Posted By starbird
Re: obscure MUST SEE movies

The Killing. Kubrick does film noir.
Forum: Omaha High 01-13-2007, 05:29 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 315
Posted By starbird
Re: blitzing on third and long and the problem with poker forum advice

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For every difficult situation against even slightly observant opponents, the "best" play is the optimal mixed strategy, not any one of the plays that it contains, no matter how much more...
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 12-29-2006, 03:08 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 1,344
Posted By starbird
Re: Politics-Ethics Question

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These babies serve no purpose.

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Euthanization would be humane in this case.

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Forum: Video Games 12-21-2006, 06:16 AM
Replies: 243
Views: 2,688
Posted By starbird
starbird needs Kadorto now

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Wizardry (anyone remember Wizardry?), 'cause I wrote it.

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You serious? That was a great game.
Forum: Video Games 12-20-2006, 07:28 AM
Replies: 243
Views: 2,688
Posted By starbird
Re: Your five favorite games of all time?

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Backgammon.

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The only answer possible.

If I limit myself to videogames, things are a bit different:

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 12-03-2006, 10:19 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 1,361
Posted By starbird
Obligatory Shannon quote

Claude Shannon, when asked if machines can think: "I'm a machine and you're a machine, and we both think, don't we?"

Optional starbird quote: "The difference between a human being, and, say, a...
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 11-30-2006, 09:29 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 443
Posted By starbird
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 11-30-2006, 09:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 411
Posted By starbird
Re: A Decision Making Error - Easy Question

The people who prefer gift B prefer it by a large margin, so that the aggregate utility of the hotel guests is higher with B in the mix.
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 11-30-2006, 09:04 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 1,710
Posted By starbird
Semi-hijack: football modeling

A couple of guys I know wrote software to model NFL play-calling decisions.

Louisville Courier-Journal story...
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 11-30-2006, 08:43 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 1,710
Posted By starbird
Re: The Two Point Conversion When Eight Down

If we pretend that kicking the extra point is 100%, the issue becomes very clear: going for it wins the game outright (vs. a guaranteed tie) when the first attempt works, and loses the game outright...
Forum: Poker Theory 11-24-2006, 07:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 74
Posted By starbird
Re: Bill Chen Type Pure Math/Poker Problem

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Everybody should bet with a frequency that prevents a renegade from profiting with lesser hands.

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Yes. Another way of looking at it is that if your hand is right on the...
Forum: Student Life 11-15-2006, 07:55 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 269
Posted By starbird
Re: Greatest Collegiate Achievement (Non-Academic)

Some friends and I stole a parking lot.

It was in the way.
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 10-18-2006, 01:19 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 360
Posted By starbird
Re: ask pryor15 about anything--anything at all

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born in Maine


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Where in Maine?
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 09-20-2006, 11:56 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 171
Posted By starbird
Re: tips for getting full-time offer on Wall St.

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Tell them you play poker and blackjack, I remember when I was talking to some Susquehanna reps at a job fair, one of the hot chicks asked me if I played blackjack...

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Forum: Other Other Topics 08-25-2006, 09:21 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 421
Posted By starbird
Re: Thoughts on high-end shoe salespeople RANT

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The best of the best for clothing is Boyd's of Philadelphia (http://www.boydsphila.com/index.asp).

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Props to Boyd's for using the word "optimal" in their sales literature...
Forum: High Stakes 08-23-2006, 12:57 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 389
Posted By starbird
Re: paying taxes

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If you are a born a US Citizen, the only way to avoid taxation is to renounce your citizenship or die. If you do the former, you can never return to the USA.

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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 08-23-2006, 02:03 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 972
Posted By starbird
Re: AWESOME GRAPH FROM THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER

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i was going to see Talladega Nights tonight with my niece, who I never get to see. but dealing with your [censored] challenge and subsequent pussying out meant i missed the showing.

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Forum: High Stakes 08-23-2006, 12:50 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 389
Posted By starbird
Re: paying taxes

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If you are a born a US Citizen, the only way to avoid taxation is to renounce your citizenship or die. If you do the former, you can never return to the USA.

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False.
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