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If you're counting in a (rare) two-deck game with a full table, time between shuffles is so low that it isn't worth it from a hand/hour standpoint.
Except that in the case of live poker, they're getting theirs via the rake.

I assume you're talking about blackjack: unless there is a CSM at the table or an absurd 6:5 blackjack payout (you shouldn't be there in either event, period) you can absolutely play to your advantage.

Re:Go 1.5 concurrent garbage collector pacing on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @04:31AM (#9183114)
> Whatever your thoughts are on Java the language - would it not make sense to focus efforts on the OpenJVM project and all the languages it can support?

Putting Go on the JVM would be taking a language that only has a few "great" features (fast compile/startup time, decent memory efficiency, simple static binary output) and neutering it to the point of irrelevance.

Re:In Defense of the Midwest on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:06AM (#9169435)
Ah yes, feel sorry for someone who chooses to live where their rights are not (or are less) infringed upon.
Re:In Defense of the Midwest on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:00AM (#9169412)
Don't forget the close-to-10% state income tax (at engineer income), higher sales tax, CA SDI, higher food/utility costs, higher insurance, etc.

If you're lucky enough to work in a state with no (or low/fixed) income tax, that 10% combined with the hilarious housing cost situation covers the spread in salary difference very quickly.

And if you're working remotely there are obviously other potential lifestyle savings to be had (parking, generally less restaurant expenses, etc.)

Re:In Defense of the Midwest on Monday March 09, 2015 @01:56AM (#9169396)
In most cases, companies aren't actually able to adjust point-for-point for CoL.. it just isn't possible in any market with local opportunity. If remote markets ever see dramatic expansion/acceptance, CoL won't even be a mentionable factor.

CoL might be N-300% higher in SF but salaries (thank wage-fixing companies) are not. Salaries are (necessarily higher) but it's easy to dwarf the spread in normal, requisite expenditures.

CA has a high state income tax, relatively higher sales tax (than most midwest areas), and in the case of SF, the oh-so-obvious (self-inflicted) real estate problem.

Re:Windows 93 in JavaScript on Saturday March 07, 2015 @02:28PM (#9162788)
I was very hopeful when I saw Ecco.
Company of Heroes - 1500+ hours played. I miss it so.
Re:“Just remove the duck” (2013) on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @03:13PM (#9140373)
I thought that was Team America, World Police.
> address a perceived lack of homegrown IT talent

Drive down homegrown market prices by increasing supply.

Re:On Rust and Nim on Monday February 23, 2015 @09:19PM (#9098368)
If Rust had asynchronous I/O this would be less of a head scratcher.

Too bad that AIO and related, necessary primitives were forsaken for other priorities.

Re:On Rust and Nim on Monday February 23, 2015 @09:18PM (#9098364)
> > expressive enough so "scripters" feel at home

As much as I love all things Haskell, there is no way it fits the "scripters can use it" bill.

Re:Loci: A C++-like systems programming language on Friday February 20, 2015 @12:47AM (#9079140)
Have you seen Nim? (http://nim-lang.org)
Re:Introducing Heroku Enterprise: New Features for Teams on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:49AM (#9075035)
Wow.

There is no minimum spend to use AWS IAM. $1k a month over there goes a bit further, too.

> Reforming the DMCA is critical

should be "Repealing"

Re:Tail-call optimization added to 6to5 compiler on Sunday February 08, 2015 @01:30PM (#9018012)
This would be the ultimate feature. Languages with dynamic dispatch would do well to implement this feature.
Re:Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @12:41PM (#8991793)
> with all the complexity that implies

Running the installer and paging through the wizard.

Re:Destructuring and Recursion in ES6 on Monday February 02, 2015 @01:00PM (#8985560)
Which can be used today via 6to5!
Re:BMW fixes lock security flaw on Monday February 02, 2015 @12:57PM (#8985535)
TOTP and HOTP have been standards for how long now? (HMAC has been in papers since 1997 or earlier, HOTP since 2005)

We have 2FA devices like the Yubikey (https://www.yubico.com/prodcts/yubikey-hardware/)

that are so incredibly small. Why is this not something you'd implement via RFID challenge/response to stop any attack?

Re:The Thompson M1A1 Submachine Gun on Saturday January 31, 2015 @11:30AM (#8977082)
They're still all over the place.

But these specific firearms are (artificially) worth so much you'll never see them.

Re:From Node.js to Go on Thursday January 29, 2015 @06:47PM (#8969640)
> systems

Here we go.

Re:Advancing the realtime web on Thursday January 29, 2015 @03:43PM (#8968712)
Has AMQP changed substantially in two years? For purposes of publishing a simple event?
Re:Advancing the realtime web on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @08:08PM (#8957386)
August does everything they are claiming and doesn't require a total replacement.
Re:U.S. Spies on Millions of Cars on Monday January 26, 2015 @08:16PM (#8950743)
TPMS sensors or RFID tags?
Re:What makes Nim practical? on Friday January 23, 2015 @09:19AM (#8934909)
Without pointing out specifics: Nim has comparable ambitions to Go but Nim actually has escape hatches for people that desire "more."
Re:Drone carrying drugs crashes near US-Mexico border on Thursday January 22, 2015 @10:43PM (#8933289)
Your first price is about two times what top shelf, domestic black market prices are presently at.
Re:Rapere Intercept Drone on Sunday January 18, 2015 @05:41PM (#8909273)
In Jersey, one of the worst states for private firearms ownership in the country.

"Unlawful weapons" isn't a crime in the vast majority of free states (excluding NFA items and the like.)

Re:How Verizon and Turn Defeat Browser Privacy Protections on Thursday January 15, 2015 @05:04PM (#8895703)
Considering phones haven't had Flash (easily installable, that is) for a considerable amount of time, I doubt you're affected.
Re:AWS C4 Instances on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @04:12PM (#8882621)
Specifically which database?

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