> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
Behalf
> Of Howard Winter
> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 11:01 PM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [OT]: How many ways
> 
> Nate,
> 
> On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:41:12 -0600, Nate Duehr wrote:
> 
> > Bob Axtell wrote:
> > > The most important talent in gambling:
> > >
> > > "know when to hold 'em,
> > > know when to fold 'em,
> > > know when to walk away,
> > > and know when to run."
> > >   -- Album "The Gambler"
> >
> > That and: "Only gamble with that which you can afford to lose."
> 
> That's where compulsive gamblers go wrong - my father was one, and the
> list of things he lost is long, and
> starts with the house we had, his business partnership, his family
(for a
> few months)...  when he died he left
> my brother, sister and I nothing but debts (actually you can't pass on
> debts, but otherwise that would have
> been the case).  The biggest problem is that he wouldn't admit he had
a
> problem, so would not seek help for
> it.

Explains the bitterness you've been expressing.

But casino gaming is certainly not riskier than being an entrepreneur so
business is not less of a 'gamble' than craps.
The Stock Market is no less rigged against the small investor in favor
of the large than the slots are set to set to pay more to the house than
to the player.


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