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Sepherothic posted:What the actual gently caress man. That is the most grim depressing poo poo I've seen. Thanks Cyndi and god bless (I had to join the stupid office pool because out of 292 million different universes, there are a few dozen in which I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't play)
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Sepherothic posted:What the actual gently caress man. That is the most grim depressing poo poo I've seen. Positive affirmations are such a load of poo poo. It's the same nonsense that Robert Kiyosaki sells in his expensive and useless seminars.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:35
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Of course all the calculations have to assume every single dollar has equal utility In practice, 100 million dollars is probably not 10 times better than winning 10 million dollars.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:38
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Not a Children posted:I think you'll actually be multiplying 64/69, 63/68, 62/67, 61/66, and 60/65, then the final powerball miss probability of 25/26. This comes out to a 65.23% of a full miss. So, still more likely than not, but not overwhelmingly so! I can't model that chained product in my head, but it agrees with (64 C 5) / (69 C 5): http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%2864+choose+5%29+%2F+%2869+choose+5%29+*+25%2F26 64 C 5 being the number of possible 5-balls that don't have one of your 5 number pics.
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Jan 13, 2016 23:46
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Should I sell my bitcoins to buy more powerballs? 
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Jan 14, 2016 02:51
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Sepherothic posted:What the actual gently caress man. That is the most grim depressing poo poo I've seen. CannonFodder posted:Should I sell my bitcoins to buy more powerballs?
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Jan 14, 2016 03:52
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8, 27, 34, 4, 19 and the Powerball of 10. Any goon multi, multi millionaires/can we shut the gently caress up about it now?
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Jan 14, 2016 05:31
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Jackpot sold in Chino Hills, California. Home of snoop Dogg....
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Jan 14, 2016 05:39
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Moneyball posted:8, 27, 34, 4, 19 and the Powerball of 10. I matched the 27! 
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Jan 14, 2016 05:41
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Moneyball posted:8, 27, 34, 4, 19 and the Powerball of 10. You mean, are there any really stupid goon multi millionaires who are begging to be internet detectived for their personal details and somehow managed to miss all of the posts about what to do if you won?
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Jan 14, 2016 06:21
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https://twitter.com/DanFleyshman/status/687338845918986240
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Jan 14, 2016 11:05
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melon cat posted:Yeah, no kidding. It's really similar to 'The Secret' back in the early 2000s. I've even had people at the office scoff at me when I turned down their lottery pool invite with, "Well, you're 'gonna feel pretty dumb when you have to come into work next week and we're not here!" It's good hedging - if they *do* win, then they'll all quit and you'll lose your job anyway as the company flounders.
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Jan 14, 2016 12:05
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I'm going to assume none of those people waited that long in line to buy a fiscally responsible number of lottery tickets.
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Jan 14, 2016 13:28
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Using the calculations derived in this thread last night, I bet my dad $200 that at least 10 of his 25 lottery tickets would have no matches I didn't actually take his money, but I could've. 
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tentish klown posted:It's good hedging - if they *do* win, then they'll all quit and you'll lose your job anyway as the company flounders. And don't get me wrong- I realize that some people play for the short-lived thrill and daydreaming. But not the people at the office. They get seriously angry when they don't win. They throw up their hands in the air and start sulking for the rest of the week, as if they "almost" won. When they were discussing a previous lottery (for $60 million) I overheard one of them say, "One in 90 million odds? That's actually not too bad." Not a Children posted:Using the calculations derived in this thread last night, I bet my dad $200 that at least 10 of his 25 lottery tickets would have no matches melon cat fucked around with this message at 16:38 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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Jan 14, 2016 16:31
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 https://theweek.com/articles/451623/how-did-americans-manage-lose-119-billion-gambling-last-year 
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Jan 14, 2016 16:41
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My sister bought 5 tickets and won $100. I am not even $4 closer to my dream of owning luxury real estate on the big island of Hawaii. E: to be fair, purchasing a ticket would have increased my odds of winning. BonerGhost fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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Jan 14, 2016 16:44
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Out of curiosity, is there ever a scenario where buying into a game reduces each successive person's chance of winning? So like buying more tickets lowers the chances of any of those tickets being winning tickets?
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Jan 14, 2016 16:58
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DrSunshine posted:Out of curiosity, is there ever a scenario where buying into a game reduces each successive person's chance of winning? So like buying more tickets lowers the chances of any of those tickets being winning tickets? A raffle.
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Jan 14, 2016 17:01
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Another guy who has a wife fall for a MLM scheme My [32/m] wife [30/f] will not stop buying Lularoe clothes online. Continues buying after promising to stop quote:My wife is generally not a big wasteful spender but ever since she found out about Lularoe clothing "parties" she has spent over $1,000 on leggings and shirts in the past month. I've asked her to stop and she promised she would but every couple of days there are more charges. They aren't even cute or classic. They have weird prints that will be out of style in 8 months. That's what kills me about it- if these were classic dresses that were always in style it might be okay. Remember feather earrings? Remember lace dresses? Yeah, this will go out of style, too. Are lace dresses really out of style?
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Jan 14, 2016 17:33
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Not a Children posted:I found this while trying to find some dumb cartoon gifs: One of the commenters on there goes to Ashworth College. Sounds like a preppy WASP college to me, but it's actually an online for profit school. Super good with money!
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Jan 14, 2016 17:34
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Nirvikalpa posted:
ding ding ding post natal depression
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Jan 14, 2016 17:56
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Nirvikalpa posted:Another guy who has a wife fall for a MLM scheme Also, no they're not.
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Jan 14, 2016 18:00
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Terrorist Fistbump posted:A guy who wears solid-color polo shirts shouldn't comment on his wife's fashion choices, but spending more money when she promised to stop is a lovely thing to do. Yeah I have to wonder if he even is married or if so how long, cause criticizing your wife's clothing choices because you don't think they're in style? Hoooo boy that is not gonna go well
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ding ding ding post natal depression [/quote] Yep. She's probably trying to find a way to make herself feel better when she badly needs to hit up a therapist.
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Jan 14, 2016 18:36
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Nirvikalpa posted:Another guy who has a wife fall for a MLM scheme I'd need to work out at the gym more to have the pecs for a lace dress.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:To be fair, nice watches and fast cars own. Really now, I can't imagine how one could make a handbag look like something worth thousands of dollars without making it gaudy as hell. None of the designer handbags I've seen looked like they'd impress anyone not familiar with the brand.
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Cockmaster posted:Really now, I can't imagine how one could make a handbag look like something worth thousands of dollars without making it gaudy as hell. None of the designer handbags I've seen looked like they'd impress anyone not familiar with the brand. Was at a friends house a few weeks ago and she showed me a picture of a handbag and asked me how much I thought it was. I said something like $150-$200 because it looked like it was leather. Nope. More like $2000. Her friend had bought it that day. I can appreciate a nice handbag, but I think after the $300 mark the quality isn't going to be that much better.
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I can see up to around $1000 for like, a handmade leather bag with really good hardware. I wouldn't purchase one, but I can see how that wouldn't be a totally insane thing. After that, I think you're paying for the brand.
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I am so proud my tiny-rear end island nation is apparently completely loving addicted to casinos. And also that we have like 6 million citizens and we're almost top ten in terms of real money blown on gambling. No, wait, not 'proud.' What's that word again? It was on the tip of my tongue...
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Pureauthor posted:I am so proud my tiny-rear end island nation is apparently completely loving addicted to casinos. And also that we have like 6 million citizens and we're almost top ten in terms of real money blown on gambling. Also note that locals here have to pay $100 admission. Foreigners do not, so I suppose it's a gambling tourist destination, but holy hell there are barriers to entry and locals STILL lose all their money there. Chinese people just loving looooove gambling. Birkin bags aren't even impressive they are just dumb square leather bags that are heavy and awkward to hold.
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NancyPants posted:I can see up to around $1000 for like, a handmade leather bag with really good hardware. All bags are handmade, thanks to the miracle of sweatshops.
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Switchback posted:Also note that locals here have to pay $100 admission. ...this is actually a good deterrent for gambling and I wonder why other countries haven't thought of it Even if you make lottery players pay $100/year to register as a Lottery Subscriber or something before they can play, that would weed out a lot of people
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EugeneJ posted:...this is actually a good deterrent for gambling and I wonder why other countries haven't thought of it It would weed out richer people, not the poorer people who might not really grasp the absolute impossibility of winning the lottery.
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EugeneJ posted:...this is actually a good deterrent for gambling and I wonder why other countries haven't thought of it Apparently it's not, see the rest of his post. quote:but holy hell there are barriers to entry and locals STILL lose all their money there
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Tennessee couple claims they have Powerball jackpot ticket. "John and Lisa Robinson told "Today" that their attorney advised them to go on national TV first as a way of controlling the story. " http://bigstory.ap.org/4c8a00811ae84fa49fe25a4035a51fc4
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EugeneJ posted:...this is actually a good deterrent for gambling and I wonder why other countries haven't thought of it In places with government run casinos, there is no reason to want an entrance fee because while the cash ends up in the same place, people happily plunk it into the slot machine and get really, really mad when taxes are increased. Enough people gambling and you can even cut taxes to make yourself look really good in the eyes of the voting public.
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100$ every time they go into a casino?? Please tell me I just misunderstood.
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