StorminNorman

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[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Literally has videos on his channel of him card counting and winning big. Consistently.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Can't be the police, card counting isn't actually illegal, they literally have no jurisdiction unless you refuse to leave the premises etc.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It 100% is still a good way to make money. It's harder than it was, but I guarantee there's card counters out there clearing heaps of cash each year. I know someone who makes good money doing it here in Australia (he used to be a top ranked poker player but picked up blackjack cos the money is easier. Ie, he doesn't have to sit at the table as long to make his wad). And I just googled, and there is a shitload of people still saying it's viable, many of them well known in the field. It's not even hard to do right either, those big bet swings you talked about? Yeah, you do them your first week of learning to count before you wise up...

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

cries in downloads such obscure stuff that I'm lucky if it has 2 or 3 seeds

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So? I was replying to a comment that said it wasn't a good way to make money. I gave an example of a group using it to make money for 20yrs. I'd argue that that proves it can be a good way to make money.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I'd argue that getting away with it for 20yrs means they were still pretty successful.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Think you might need to reread the comment you've replied to, they don't say anything about China doing anything, in fact they make it clear that China can't do it.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Just on the rabies bit, there has been a couple of trials using mRNA vaccines on rabies. They've shown promise as they have been shown to be quite effective, and the current rabies vaccines we have are expensive and time consuming to make.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Companies exiting a market and leaving clients/customers without their service isn't a new thing. Was happening well before DRM was even thought of, let alone implemented. And still happens now. Polaroid leaving the instant photo market comes to mind.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I am a terrible watcher of wrestling. I'll watch a show, then not watch one for two years. But I caught his SummerSlam match, and the kid can go. Like, he had all the fundamentals down. The whole going slow that takes forever for wreztlers to learn. He can sell moves with the best of em. His moves were super crisp. Calling the next sequence etc. Do I think he's way overpaid? Yes. Do I hate that some internet guy is being made famous when they squander literal Olympic level wrestlers? Yes. But, I mean, he's putting out good matches..

And yeah, I've never really followed him, so this was always his "redemption" to me. If he's still doing the horseshit I have heard him and Jake do well... But I wanna hope!

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No probably about it, he's one of their top paid stars (although still a ways off of Roman reigns and Lesnar). Which is wild given he only wrestled 6 times this year. But he brings eyes to the product, so WWE have done the maths and deemed it to be worthwhile.

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