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I thought some of you might be interested in the fact of this, I was not aware of it, even if not in the math of it.
http://www.maa.org/m...ing-the-lottery
Abstract: For five years, a group of MIT students exploited a loophole in the Massachusetts State Lottery to win game after game, eventually pocketing more than $3 million. I'll talk about how they did it, why they got away with it, the mathematical notions of expected value and variance, and the surprising relationship of all this with projective geometry. - See more at: http://www.maa.org/m...y#sthash.LgYaF9
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Posted 2014-May-22, 16:01
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
3 weeks remain...
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Posted 2014-June-10, 12:09
aaron rodgers is a bum
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Posted 2014-June-10, 12:27
it's been a while since we had cats here. I came across this one: https://www.youtube....h?v=570khFoaE4s
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Posted 2014-June-10, 14:02
jjbrr, on 2014-June-10, 12:09, said:
aaron rodgers is a bum
But he is a nice guy when you meet him.
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Posted 2014-June-10, 14:59
helene_t, on 2010-January-06, 06:47, said:
Agree with Nuno.
Who is Nuno?
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Posted 2014-June-10, 15:25
Winstonm, on 2014-June-10, 14:02, said:
But he is a nice guy when you meet him.
what's he got that i don't have, huh?
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Posted 2014-June-10, 15:38
helene_t, on 2014-June-10, 12:27, said:
it's been a while since we had cats here. I came across this one: https://www.youtube....h?v=570khFoaE4s
i've probably posted this before but this is the greatest cat in the history of the internet
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Posted 2014-June-19, 19:26
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
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Posted 2014-June-20, 00:14
Actually, I think THIS cat video is the best ever, if you don't mind a little profanity (the f-bomb, s***, and hell). His videos on Cleveland Tourism are also hilarious.
"It's not enough to win the tricks that belong to you. Try also for some that belong to the opponents."
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"One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts."
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"Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself."
"One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts."
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Posted 2014-June-22, 02:45
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2014-June-22, 18:27
Congratulations Michelle Wie.
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Posted 2014-June-27, 05:13
The world would be such a happy place, if only everyone played Acol :) --- TramTicket
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Posted 2014-July-07, 13:45
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... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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CNN reports a new Pink Floyd album in the works, no word about Roger
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Posted 2014-July-08, 03:32
mike777, on 2014-July-07, 17:33, said:
CNN reports a new Pink Floyd album in the works, no word about Roger
The material for this new album has been recorded during the "Division Bell" sessions around 1993/94. Instrumental works remastered now with adding Gilmours vocals.
Waters was not involved in these activities, no need for word about him.
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Posted 2014-July-08, 13:18
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2014-July-08, 13:50
That is hilarious, and sad at the same time. I just hope the guy is hydrated and warmed up his vocal cords before reading off those 4000+ names (and with 24 days to go, who knows how many more people will sign up!). The best part is, I live close enough that I am tempted to give just so I can go chill out at this dining hall and eat me some potato salad!
EDIT - I have never been on Kickstarter before, it's actually a very interesting website.
EDIT - I have never been on Kickstarter before, it's actually a very interesting website.
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"Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself."
"One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts."
-Alfred Sheinwold
"Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself."
"One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts."
-Alfred Sheinwold
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Posted 2014-July-08, 15:44
chasetb, on 2014-July-08, 13:50, said:
EDIT - I have never been on Kickstarter before, it's actually a very interesting website.
I'm actually working on a Kickstarter funded project atm
https://www.kickstar...titans?ref=live
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In a condemnatory speech last week against the Obama administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency carbon emission regulations, Kentucky state Sen. Brandon Smith ® claimed that man-made climate change is scientifically implausible because Mars and Earth share “exactly” the same temperature.
And who would know more about planetary temperatures than an owner of a Kentucky coal mining business, eh?
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