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By Dave Hitt on Oct 20, 2008 in Poker | 4 Comments
Lately I’ve been doing spectacularly lousy at poker. My bankroll was down to 20% of what I started with. I was paying $2.00 Sit-n-Gos, and I was losing them more often than not. I was getting disgusted and bored and tired of the whole thing. Full Tilt announced Matrix Tournaments, which give you four sit-n-gos […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 19, 2008 in Amusing, Politics | 2 Comments
There’s an e-mail floating around warning people to vote on the correct day. Since a huge turnout is expected, it says, Republican’s should vote on Tuesday and Democrats and Independents should vote on Wednesday. I’m guessing there are fuming lefties who see this as part of a vast conspiracy to screw people out of their […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 15, 2008 in Politics | 2 Comments
John McCain helped pass the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a gift to the RIAA at the expense of his constituents. He wasn’t alone – the act passed unanimously. Now he’s getting to enjoy the fruits of his labor. YouTube has been yanking his videos as soon as someone makes a copyright complaint, as required by […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 14, 2008 in Big Brother, Police State | 1 Comment
First, check out this e-bay feedback page. Note the stuff this guy is selling. The oldest feedback available there dates to Nov 22, 2006. Pretty impressive, right? Guess where he got it all that fine stuff. Your luggage. As reported on Gadling, this guy, paid from your tax dollars to keep you safe, had no […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 10, 2008 in Politics | 1 Comment
Finally, a story about a good cop, although to be good he has to break the law. Sheriff Thomas Dart said he’ll no longer evict tenants whose landlords are not paying their bills. He and his deputies are expected to evict people who are unaware of their landlords situation. These people are evicted without warning, […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 10, 2008 in Police State | 3 Comments
Maryland cops are now putting the names of peaceful activists on terrorist lists. This follows on the heels of five paramilitary strikes against protesters just before the Republican National Convention. Groups with no history of violence were violently raided by SWAT teams, handcuffed, fingerprinted, and terrorized by police thugs. The cops then stole their political […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 5, 2008 in Cigars, Politics | 0 Comments
A friend just sent me two boxes of cigars and a link to this article. The cigars were Comachos and Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliburs. He also included a limited edition CAO thrown in for good measure. The article breaks down the likely real cost of the bailout. It includes multi-billion dollar handouts to private companies […]