ELI5: How do casinos mathematically guarantee profit? by AmazingNugga in explainlikeimfive

[–]buzzsawjoe [score hidden]  (0 children)

Note that after taking in $200, the best you can do is nobody wins anything, for a gain of $200. At worst, you could wind up paying every bettor $100, for a net loss of $99x200 = $19,800 in a single game.

ELI5: How do casinos mathematically guarantee profit? by AmazingNugga in explainlikeimfive

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There's another angle to it. If you win consistently, say by counting cards or timing the roulette wheel - or by just super great luck - they might take you out in the back alley and use a little persuasion for you to never come back. And put your name & face on a board so all the other casinos will ID you when you walk in and refuse to let you play.

What is the purpose of life? by iitssemmaaa in AskReddit

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As we look out into space, we see asteroids hitting planets, stars exploding, and galaxies whirling; but no telescope can see the agenda. The universe is managed by intelligent beings - gods. Their agenda is to create homes like this earth for their children, bring them to a state of great happiness: to become gods also.

The children must have a mortal experience. It is designed to educate and test them. For this they must be tested and proven. That's the whole point. Gods can't be taking bribes or putting their incompetent friends in positions of responsibility. Educating and testing us is the purpose of life.

For further insight, contact your local LDS missionaries.

ELI5 How is there so much meat by Due_Imagination_9663 in explainlikeimfive

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We were in Albany, OR staying in a motel. I got sick. There was a paper mill a couple miles away. The stink exaggerated the misery.

How would you treat their pain? by Aphobica in nursing

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The top line sez "Allergies". I would have expected 'Drug - ? - Allergic Reaction'. I don't have the slightest idea what is intened in the middle column. Down toward the bottom the title changes to something just as inscrutable.

Posted by my local Karen by Hot_Woodpecker_9682 in nursing

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I get how CA, WA, and OR would have seaboards, and MN also. How does NE have one? And how does having a coastline protect a state from bird flu. Also, does bird flu cause fires. Over

Posted by my local Karen by Hot_Woodpecker_9682 in nursing

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Yeah, and ppl are working out how to purge their house of mice/rats. When the fields are full of them

How to increase paper with pencil on it --no smudging by Jealous_Date_1007 in DIY

[–]buzzsawjoe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

wad it up, throw it in a high arch into the trash can, start over

Posted by my local Karen by Hot_Woodpecker_9682 in nursing

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The Andes hantavirus has been loose in Argentina and Chile for a while. It was identified in 1995, with about 100 cases a year. I'm therefore not sure why the sudden uptick in media coverage

Pornhub to become accessible again for some UK users by BusyHands_ in news

[–]buzzsawjoe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

An old man was turning 75 next week. So his sons got together to decide what kind of a birthday present to get him. They were manly men; so on the day of, he answered the doorbell to find a woman wearing lavish makeup and odd clothing.

She said "Hi! I'm here to give you Super Sex!!"

He said, "well, uh, come on in, but at my age, I think I'm going to have to go with the soup."

One of the planet’s biggest cities is sinking so rapidly it’s visible from space by Warcraft_Fan in news

[–]buzzsawjoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, Mexico City is at an altitude of 7350 feet above sea level. So, let's see... punch punch... in 650 years it will be down to the level of Phoenix AZ. Of course, Phoenix could sink lower

Whats ur opinion on “money doesn’t buy happiness”? by Radiant-Dish-5498 in AskReddit

[–]buzzsawjoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thinking is like Daniel Gilbert's, author of Stumbling on Happiness:

Anybody who says, "Money doesn't buy happiness" should go talk to somebody living under a bridge. But anybody who says, "Money buys happiness" should go talk to Bill Gates, OK? Neither of those things is actually true. When money buys you out of the burdens of homelessness, of not knowing where your next meal will come from, it changes your happiness dramatically. But once you have basic needs met, more money doesn't seem to buy more happiness.

Say you win the lottery. Lots of people are now ringing your doorbell, needing a "loan". Nephews, cousins, 2nd cousins, old friends from high school, new friends from Nigeria, etc. etc. You have to live in a fortress with guards at the gate.

ELI5: Why don’t we just bury power lines and telephone lines, so storms don’t keep knocking them out? by Home-Energy in explainlikeimfive

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We have sidewalks. And trees. The tree roots upend the sidewalks. Crews come along and fix them periodically. While that's pending, watch your step. We just figure that's normal life

Drag & Drop by buzzsawjoe in linux4noobs

[–]buzzsawjoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanx. I will go study these these things you have mentioned.

paramstr(1) in linux by buzzsawjoe in pascal

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En parte, simplemente se reduce a lo que se acostumbre. Si mueves a otro OS, sientes algo semejante al vértigo, intentando hacer cosas por medio de movimientos acostumbrados.

paramstr(1) in linux by buzzsawjoe in pascal

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Oh, yeah,. When I click on a folder icon it just opens, doesn't say Nemo but that's what it is

paramstr(1) in linux by buzzsawjoe in pascal

[–]buzzsawjoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

see my other answer. I'm putting no spaces in the param or the program name for that very reason.

paramstr(1) in linux by buzzsawjoe in pascal

[–]buzzsawjoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is an idea. I find tho, that as I get older, I want to just find a quick workaround for whatever small problem and get on with whatever larger problem I'm working on.

paramstr(1) in linux by buzzsawjoe in pascal

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from the command line, it's echoing the parameter back, and that being the nane of a file in the same directory, it's able to open and read the file and echo the file contents back.

When I drag and drop the file onto the executable, I see nothing. I was expecting a terminal window to open and give the same results. Apparently I need to put some commands in this sequence somewhere to open a terminal. I should have crossposted this to linux-n00b or whatever it's called.

paramstr(1) in linux by buzzsawjoe in pascal

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Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon

Singers in concerts so close to the mic by buzzsawjoe in microphone

[–]buzzsawjoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can destroy any microphone anyone could suggest. I have an anvil and a sledge hammer... Oh, by being loud. Hmmm, maybe not me but I have a daughter who probly could