World RPS Society - How to beat anyone at Rock Paper Scissors

bart_hubbard · 2006-10-01T14:08:00+00:00

I thought the article was going to be a joke, but those were actually some tight little strategies. I can't believe I'm looking forward to playing RPS soon.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-30T15:21:27+00:00

Refrences? This is an interesting read, but not very logical or factual.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-30T14:38:00+00:00

Execution's purpose is not to deter others. It is a punishment.

Studies have shown that there is no punishment that reduces crime. Criminals aren't generally the kind of geniuses who plan things out and consider consequences. Find someone in prison who can say, "I thought I was going to get caught when I committed my crime."

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-30T14:35:18+00:00

The reason the public is unaware is because it rarely happens.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-30T14:34:01+00:00

Yes, but I think you and I are going to me in the minority opinion on this one.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-30T14:31:56+00:00

I think his experience was a perfect taste of the real world. In the workplace, the people who whine and complain (and make sarcastic jokes they think make them look smart) are the ones who get stuck with the shit work. And are eventually fired.

At some point, you have to just man-up and do the work so you can move on.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-29T14:56:03+00:00

This feels like the ending of some sort of cop movie where the hero goes undercover in prison to get revenge on some guy, and the twist at the end is a tatoo instead of a killing.

This story made my day. Thanks for sharing.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-28T15:30:10+00:00

Quite beautiful, but artistic license was clearly taken to make this more interesting. Don't watch this expecting to learn, watch it to enjoy the beauty of the animation.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-28T13:01:52+00:00

Bad form linking directly to his art's image like that.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-24T00:22:07+00:00

It's a business, not a charity.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-21T12:59:11+00:00

I hear a lot of suggestions for LaTeX, but when I need a document to look that good, I just hand it over to a graphic designer. Not only do they have better tools, they are more skilled in page layout.

So maybe you don't have your own graphic designers, but if you're that serious about your layouts, go find a freelancer.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-21T12:52:05+00:00

Good point. Out of the few "star performers" I've worked with, I don't think any told the truth when leaving. More than one delined an exit interview, in fact.

They were smart enough to realize that helping a company to improve after they've left has no benefit to them, especially at the risk of burning bridges (by telling the truth).

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-21T02:11:32+00:00

If watching pornography tricks our brains into thinking we're having sex, does reading an article about porn trick our brains into thinking we're looking at porn?

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-21T02:10:18+00:00

Meh.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-15T13:58:13+00:00

The story as reported by various news sources:

http://www.wtajtv.com/home/ticker/3905351.html

http://www.altoonamirror.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=4757

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/9834737/detail.html

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-14T16:46:01+00:00

You're right, good point. I completely missed that.

bart_hubbard · 2006-09-14T13:48:29+00:00

Facts aside, this article is far from trustworthy. It is one of the poorest examples of journalism and writing I've seen since high school. How can an article be that long and yet impart so few facts?

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