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Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew?

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"Andrew Swallow" wrote:

> On 17/01/2016 15:14, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> On Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:20:10 +0000
>> Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 17/01/2016 10:23, M. John Matlaw wrote:
>>>> The thing that piqued my interest was someone figuring out a way to
>>>> increase their chances in roulette.  Wouldn't have thought that
>>>> possible.
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/18/edward-thorp-father-of-wearable-computing/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> The trick was to bet after the ball was thrown. When and how hard the
>>> ball is thrown produces most of the randomness in roulette. There after
>>> it is simple mechanics.
>>
>> It reads like they were timing the ball against the wheel and
>> predicting which segment of the wheel the ball would land in by way the
>> timing was changing. The uncertainty caused by the way the ball kicks
>> at the end would prevent certainty but a boost in probability should be
>> easy like that. I wonder if someone with a good sense of rythm could 
>> learn
>> to do this without aid - any drummers here want to try ?
>>
> The casinos learnt to close the table before throwing the ball so this 
> method no longer works.
>
> The computer in the shoe needed to know the speed of the ball, the speed 
> of the wheel and the location of the wheel.

So the casino changed the rules.  In a similar vein, people counted cards to 
win at blackjack.  I have heard they now use five decks at a time to make 
that more difficult.  So can you actually see four Ace of Hearts on the 
table at one time?  If not, why not?  And if so how can *that* game be 
called blackjack?  That would be a new and different game. 

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wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2016-01-17 05:23 -0500
  Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-17 14:20 +0000
    Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-17 15:14 +0000
      Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-17 19:24 +0000
        Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-17 13:43 -0600
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-17 20:57 +0000
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-17 21:58 +0000
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-01-18 10:42 -0500
        Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-17 20:15 +0000
  Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-01-17 10:25 -0800
  Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-17 23:12 -0500
    Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-18 10:01 +0000
      Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-18 15:28 -0500
        Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-19 03:58 +0000
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 23:16 -0500
        Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-19 00:22 -0600
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 06:58 -0500
            Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-19 08:32 -0600
              Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-19 15:48 +0000
                Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-19 16:44 +0000
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-19 15:44 -0500
        Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-19 07:36 -0500
          Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-19 15:46 -0500
            Re: wearable computers from the sixties - who knew? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-19 16:37 -0600

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