From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 5 16:18:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A17B316A41C for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:18:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50C8C43D1D for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:18:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Dexpp-0004X3-00 for ; Sun, 05 Jun 2005 17:18:49 +0100 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-1) with ESMTP id j55GImoR000996 for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 17:18:49 +0100 Received: (qmail 26495 invoked by uid 1001); 5 Jun 2005 16:18:19 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 17:18:19 +0100 To: FreeBSD chat Message-ID: <20050605161819.GA26448@peach.veggie.com> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD chat Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE-p4 i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' Subject: hacking for fun & profit X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:18:53 -0000 Hi all, I got bored whilst on hols last year and decided I wanted to beat the casino on the boat.....after having lost :( I'd heard about the Thorp method of card counting at blackjack: http://www.optimalgambling.com/blackjack/high-low-system.htm so I thought I'd write a program to help me learn (in Javascript): http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/cards.html I haven't learnt yet and I haven't had a chance to visit a casino but I thought others on here might be interested if they're taking a trip to Vegas. Apparently MIT folks used to be seen a lot in those parts....just need a few from Berkeley and we've got a party ;) -- Frank echo "f r a n k @ e s p e r a n c e - l i n u x . c o . u k" | sed 's/ //g' --->PGP keyID: 0x10BD6F4B<---