Treehouse of Horror
Hey, it looks like you're trying to escape..
Posts by AceRimmer1980
323 publicly visible posts • joined 22 Jun 2009
Argh, my loafer just fell down the rope ladder! Yes, I'm in the Microsoft treehouse
US Congress mulls first 'hack back' revenge law. And yup, you can guess what it'll let people do
New coding language Fetlang's syntax designed to read like 'poorly written erotica'
Google touts Babel Fish-esque in-ear real-time translators. And the usual computer stuff
Commodore 64 makes a half-sized comeback
Tuesday 3rd October 2017 09:17 GMT
Re: Look in the loft
There you go - that's CPC's for you :P
Seriously though, if you learned to bash the C64 metal in 6510 assembly, that taught a lot of the underlying principles for playing with Arduinos and the like.
And the games were frankly more fun. And the SID chip..And $D011 raster effects that needed the exact amount of NOP's to work..
Pumpkin bumpkins battle, 800kg monstrosity wins
30 strong fingers but still no happy ending for robotic back rub
Dildon'ts of Bluetooth: Pen test boffins sniff out Berlin's smart butt plugs
You better explain yourself, mister: DARPA's mission to make an accountable AI
Microsoft: We've made a coding language for a quantum computer that may or may not exist
15 'could it be aliens?' fast radio bursts observed in one night
Monday 4th September 2017 15:29 GMT
Re: Arkintoofle Minor
is a planet which is home to the Hingefreel race. This race attempted to build ships powered by bad news, as this has the well-known ability to travel faster than light. However, the idea was soon abandoned as the ships were unwelcome wherever they landed (or attempted to do so).
(c) Sun-Earther Douglas 'DNA' Adams of Cambridge.
Hubble Space Telescope spies possibility of liquid water in TRAPPIST-1
Blighty’s beloved Big Ben bell ends, may break Brexit bargain
Ancient IETF 'teapot' gag preserved for posterity as a standard
South London: Rats! The rodents have killed the internet
Watch this nanochip reprogram cells to fix damaged body tissue
Cancel your summer trip to nearby Proxima b. No chance of life, room service, say boffins
Google drops poker face, allows gambling apps on Play Store
Friday 4th August 2017 21:57 GMT
Re: Is there always an element of chance in poker?
Many games have *an element* of chance. I have never heard backgammon described as 'gambling', even with random dice throws.
If chance is all there is, then yes, it's gambling. Betting on horse racing is gambling, because you're watching the gee-gees from a distance, and you have no influence over the outcome.
Poker is considered gaming,not gambling, because all the players have the same element of chance, and you are *actively taking part and playing the game yourself*. If you have more skill, then you will win more often than not. Explain how pro poker players consistently win against random online players.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
