I was a juror for this case. The executive summary is below. Feel free to ask questions if you’d like to know more. Case: State of Illinois vs. John Laney Prosecution: State of Illinois Defendant: John Laney 5 counts of sexual predatory assault by someone over 17 years old to a minor under 13 years […]
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Chasing Good Intentions With Bad Physics
Comedian Joe Rogan interviewed physicist Amit Goswami in his 334th podcast (here). In the two-and-a-half hour interview, Dr. Goswami shares his views about what quantum mechanics teaches us about human consciousness and reality. He echoes the likes of Deepak Chopra and many others who use quantum mechanical concepts to support their belief in the supernatural […]
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Signs of Lies
This is the 3rd in a series about how I got scammed. See the Table of Contents for links to all the posts. I’d like to think most people are honest, though according to psychologists, everyone becomes Pinocchio at least once a day. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt and believe […]
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How Not To Find A Business Partner
This is the 2nd in a series about how I got scammed. See the Table of Contents for links to all the posts. No good story about a scam begins without Craigslist. So, let’s start right off with the first lesson in how not to find a business partner: 1. Use Craigslist! Craigslist is awesome. […]
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How An Astute Scam-Buster Got Scammed
Many years have passed since I last posted here. Many things experienced, relationships born and ended and reincarnated, projects launched and completed and resurrected, and a lot in between. I never expected to find myself writing another entry here again, given my life has moved far away from the core of my interests when I […]
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The Many Irrationalities of Gamblers
I’m not an expert in the psychology (or pathology) of gambling (which I define as any activity involving wagering on uncertain outcomes, examples of which include casino gaming, sports betting, and trading), but I would draw the following rough categories of gamblers: The Poor, who believe their only real chance to make more money is […]
Here’s a short (less than 5 minute) clip of Professor Arthur Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College) explaining the basics of roulette math, including clear examples of calculating expected values, which in roulette, comes out to be around -0.053 (that is, you expect to lose 5.3 cents for each dollar bet): From The Teaching Company’s Great Courses: […]
A friend sent me the following card counting system for baccarat. According to him, it was developed and tested by researchers at Padova University with “great success.” (What that means and who authored it is unknown and unverified.) It is meant to be used with six-deck baccarat shoes, which means its usage in the United […]
In response to my earlier post The Truth About Trading, the following is a guest article written by my friend Andrew, who has been working in the retail forex market for over 25 years. We look forward to his future contributions further exposing the retail forex market for what it really is. Feel free to […]
The reality shows unfolding on public transportation just keep rolling! Here we enjoy a scene in which a young school girl (and her gang) tussling with an older white dude. How the fight started: The girl accidentally bumped the guy with her backpack while sitting down. The guy said, “Excuse me,” and the girl thought […]
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