Windex007

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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

If you've lost 8 times in a row, you're actually now betting 256x your original bet.

It's NOT a good strategy. Statistically it doesn't by any means whatsoever ensure you'll end up net positive.

It's called "Oscar's Grind" and there is a plethora of mathematics that show it is does not beat the house.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 222 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Someone ping me when the ADL condemns Trump for this.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

One of the benefits of having young children is that if I play my cards right "my" boycott could exceed my own lifetime.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It would be wholly unnecessary for that purpose.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I'm having a hard time finding the link to the poll itself...

But I suspect that the poll had distinct categories for "strongly oppose" and "oppose".

So either the article is lumping the two responses together (which would be shitty because they explicitly say "strongly") or it's likely that the number of Canadians who are open to it is <20.

From previous polling I've seen, it was around 13% who were open to it. Not even saying they would, but merely open to the idea.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 159 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Oh, shit, so he for sure is planning to invade Europe, then.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Why are they proxying the stream through their server though

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'm actually surprised that Putin is acknowledging the asymmetry of capacity here. I'd have imagined he'd pitch inconsequential bullshit to avoid admitting what type of ceasefire would work in his favour