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Re:Putting your life on the line for a 50% chance to fail by potatolicious on Wednesday October 07, 2009 @05:55PM (#867748)
"It's not exactly Russian roulette with three bullets in the cylinder."

Nor did he ever claim it to be... I think you're reading far more into that post than was ever implied. It's clear that he has a large amount of personal money invested, and that this demo could be the make-or-break moment for his company - and a culmination of perhaps years of preparation and work. I think that qualifies as a big deal.

You're still trying to trivialize this man's experiences.

Re:Putting your life on the line for a 50% chance to fail by Moschops on Thursday October 08, 2009 @07:37AM (#868786)
"Nor did he ever claim it to be"

He totally did. He said he put his life on the line. What really got put on the line was his lifestyle.