Been having a weird problem, started about 3 weeks ago? My computer randomly freezes (screen is frozen, I can move mouse, but can't interact with anything) every 20-30 min for about 5-8 sec, then continues to operate like nothing happened
Happens while playing poker and HON, dont really use it for anything else
Don't think it's memory or speed related but I'm not sure. basic specs are : dell xps sturio, core i7 930 $ 2.8GHz , 6gb ram - running on windows 7 64 bit
I have been busy this past month, trying to figure out what I want to do after graduation. I have stopped playing on Hero because I have a job on campus. Things are going well this semester with a grading job and being a research assistant doing lots of stats on monkey sex (yes, this is for real, it is a data collected from Uganda on primate behaviors). Grinded the career fairs 2 weeks ago and got a couple of interviews for full time positions. I had one last week which I kinda screwed up because I was so nervous and 85% confident that I wont get the job. If I do get the job which is in Chicago, I might start drinking again to celebrate my hard work (I have been sober for the last 3 years).
I still have not heard from other companies I talked to. Most emails I get are job rejections. It is tilting because I worked really hard in the last 2 years and I know I am a good candidate for those jobs I applied to than other people who lack team player skills. My ideal place to work is somewhere where I am directly helping people such as consulting.
The thing that really bothers me the most is that if I do not get any offers, I have to go back home to Singapore right after graduation and live there until the summer of 2012 and then go to grad school to get my masters degree. Speaking of grad school, I have yet to taken the GRE and I was supposed to take it before the month ended but I got super busy with school and career fairs. I will take it on October eventually
But then again, if I do go back to Singapore, I can actually play on Pokerstars and grind it like there is no tomorrow. I have some money lying around and I can start grinding sngs and mtts again. Hopefully I win alot this time...
ENRON: Smartest guys in the roomby RiKD, September 26
Someone on here recommended this (sorry don't remember who but it was in reference to FTP debacle) and I have been happy w/ the recent docu recs so checked it out (sidenote: armadillo was kick ass. if you like that check out an hbo series generation kill). Pretty interesting and enlightening flick. All I remember about enron really was that in my economics class some friends and I were first place in the state in a stock competition (lol run good) then we were literally dead LAST after enron fell to .40c/share and everyone hated enron and a bunch of rich white guys in suits and ties looked extremely sad in court rooms.
What actually went down is pretty crazy and worth a look.
fuckin lu pai man lol. gets outta there w/ 250mil. freeroll rhinowned for life. buys the rocky mountains. buys hawaii. rofl. there is probably a decent chance he can't look at himself in the mirror and hates life but if he somehow got out of there w/ a clear conscious rock on!
skilling makes my skin crawl. f psychopath. probably read crime and punishment and came to the conclusion he was better than raskolnikov. oops. should have listened to dostoevsky.
ken lay is the same. tossup who is worse.
does anyone know the deal w/ bush? that part of the movie seemed sketchy. bush obv had a pretty poor record but all those california dems were idiots too.
everyone who saw this is going to hate anyone who traded for enron ever and probably anyone who has traded anywhere ever.
another thing is how much blame should the banks get? on one hand it seems they are f bulletproof and have no accountability ever. on the other hand it would be tough to see through those shenanigans when enron was handing them tons of money and from all accounts are a rockstar company. firing analysts who were doing their job exceptionally and started to see through the shenanigans is pretty deplorable though.
A friend of mine once showed me something really cool, I could go in the start menu, and there up in some options there was this thingy called "sticky notes".
I've hated him ever since!!
It got to a point I almost got a nervous breakdown when my pc starts and I get all of the cluster in my face, so I started removing everyone that had no value, but still a lot left. And I don't want to put it in wordpad because it's all a big mess now and I don't know where I keep anything. So thought i'd be a really good idea to put it here.
Hopefully there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Mindsight, the ability to enter other people's mind and learn what they have to offer!!
Hover knowledge from oneanother, people who had a good connection with their mom when born are good at this naturally. Others might want to get connection but not sure how to!
Eqopoise, ability to have the serenity to read the biases and failures in our own mind. (We are over confidence machines).
Some people have the ability, open minded, able to adjust, curious, these traits are often unrelated and uncorreleated with IQ.
Medice, sensitivity to the physical enviorment, ability to pick out patterns.
Sympathy, the ability to work within group (comes in handy because groups are smarter than individuals), face to face groups are smarter than groups that communicate electronicly, non verbal. The effectiveness of the group is not determined by the IQ of the group, but how well they communicate, take turns.
Pretending, blending, very difficult to master.
Limrance, a drive, a motivation, the concious mind hungers for success and prestige, the unconcious hungers for trancendance, when the skull line dissapear and we're lost in a challenge or a task. When a naturalist feels at one with nature, craftsman in his craft, beliver feels at one with God.
(Many of us feels it in love)
(Digression maybe, the greeks say we suffer our way to wisdom)
(We have a way too shallow view on human nature, need to get the depths of who we are).
Telling someone your goals will make them much more likely not to happen. So don't tell anyone.
Your mind mistakes the talking for the doing, say it in a way that gives no satisfaction
When you want to succeede as bad as you want to breathe, you'll be successful.
Most people don't get successful, for when they get tired, fatigued of studying, they quit.. dont cry to quit, cry to not give up.
The most important thing is this, to be able at any moment, to sacrifice what you are, for what you will become.
You really willing to sacrifice stuff? programs? your phone? your pc? your drugs? your pokemon collection? your porn? your e-peen? (I added a few of my own here <3)
Some of you will have to give up cell phones, the time you could be using to be successful, you are wasting on nothing.
(Sacrifice what we are, for what we could be. I DONT DO WELL IN MATH, RIGHT, YOU NEVER STUDY IT!! i suck at writing, BUT YOU NEVER WRITE!!)
I am the right brain.
I m creativity. A free spirit. I am passion.
Yearning. Sensuality. I am the sound of roaring laughter.
I am teaste. The feeling of sand beneath bare feet.
I am movement. Vivid colors.
I am the urge to paint on an empty canvas.
I am boundless imagination. Art. Poetry. I sense. I feel.
I am everything I wanted to be.
Left hemisphere!!
Iam the left brain.
I am a scientist, A mathematician.
I love the familiar. I categorize. I am accurate, Linear.
Analytical. Strategic. I am practical.
Always in control. A master of words and language.
Realistic. I calculate equations and play with numbers.
I am order. I am logic.
I know exactly who I am.
Driving force of all behaviour, amount of energy you have to expend. Conserve the time and energy we spend, distinctive way of acting.
why we are lazy, natural trait, neither good nor bad, can be good or bad.
Good way is when you find awesome solutions to do stuff without having to do much, or earn money by doing little.
Laziness has driven improvement in comfort, finding faster ways to do stuff, driving force of product.
Negative aspects, waste time, contribute less, less value your contribution have. Robs the potential of the individual who practices it, his possibilities in the present and his hopes for the future.
It's neutral, but how it's expressed that will allow us to make a negative or positive judgment about it.
I've always felt like I wasn't quite like all the other children, so I tried to figure out more "how" I felt, if there was a word or a description I felt fit, this is what felt the most right.
Definition: Contrary to what most people think, an introvert is not simply a person who is shy. In fact, being shy has little to do with being an introvert! Shyness has an element of apprehension, nervousness and anxiety, and while an introvert may also be shy, introversion itself is not shyness. Basically, an introvert is a person who is energized by being alone and whose energy is drained by being around other people.
Introverts are more concerned with the inner world of the mind. They enjoy thinking, exploring their thoughts and feelings. They often avoid social situations because being around people drains their energy. This is true even if they have good social skills. After being with people for any length of time, such as at a party, they need time alone to "recharge."
When introverts want to be alone, it is not, by itself, a sign of depression. It means that they either need to regain their energy from being around people or that they simply want the time to be with their own thoughts. Being with people, even people they like and are comfortable with, can prevent them from their desire to be quietly introspective.
Being introspective, though, does not mean that an introvert never has conversations. However, those conversations are generally about ideas and concepts, not about what they consider the trivial matters of social small talk.
After I quit playing a few years ago I felt it might still come in handy to have my hotkey setup. I was avid dueler and a pvper, so it was important. It had to make sense, and I needed atleast 10 - 15 reflex keys, and I needed to reach them all on my keyboard.
| 1 2 3 4 5
alt |, alt 1, alt 2, alt 3, alt 4
shift |, shift 1, shift 2, shift 3, shift 4
a, d, r, f, v, x, g
shift+ a, d, r, f, g, v
ctrl |, ctrl 1, ctrl 2, ctrl 3
f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8
< (drink)
mouse left
shift + w
shift + space, ctrl + space
= 45
I'd also be set up in a way so that "very counter spell'ish" type spell would be on the same key on different classes. Everyone "controll, cc" type keys would be on the same keys. The "main damage keys on same'ish".
And the most important abilities would be double, so there would be two bars on top of eachother, so when that ability got used it was easier to see the cooldown when it was overlayed.
1. At the end of each week, make a new to-do list entilted, "Weekly Goals". Write everything you want to accomplish in the next seven days.
2. Every night, make a new to-do list, entitled, "Daily Goals". Pull from your weekly list and routine every task you want finished tomorrow.
3. During your workday, focus only on completing the daily list. Pretend your other work doesn't exist. When you've finished the daily list, you're done for the day and you're not allowed to add more work.
Quote: Figure out what you want, and learn how to ask for it... ?
* When you're in something, you've gotta give it everything you've got. Or else, what are you doing??
- When things are going to shit, all hell is lose, usually, your just off by a few milimeters!! (golf analogy) what little change do i have to make for total different result.
- BE CERTAIN, instead of uncertain, that little drop in your chest!! Really FEEL it, don't drop it, tiny,tiny difference. Always be in the power state.
- Fuck that sucky voice that interrupts, train a new one, start an awesome one, INCANTATIONS!!
Don't just speak it, EMBODY IT, with enough repititions so it sticks in your world, and you get what you want, when you want it, wether it be bitches, fame or money. (hehe, I keep adding stuff here and there, hope people don't mind).
- The person who's MOST certain, will always influence the other person!!
- Anoying to have stuff in your pocket as a guy
- If you rest too long, the weed takes the garden, can't linger too much in the rest mode.
If you don't have to run after anything, or work for anything; how are you going to grow as a person and as a human being in life?
How will you see the value in others? How are you going to find your own values?
“The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the expectations of your peer group” -Tony Robbins
Just give of yourself to others, smile, make them smile, help out, be awesome <3 Even the smallest of things matter, don't wait till you make your first million to make a difference. Every day offers us the oppertunity to affect one life, so get in the game.
How can we take the feelings we get in-game and apply them to real life. Optimistic, anything is possible, never give up, try for hours, days, weeks, months. (Even years in some cases xD)
- Give myself 30 day challenges, small ones at first, then larger and larger. Where in the end i'm really awesome doing crazy shit.
10 list of thigs I know to be true
(What you're passionate about, and what other might be invested in).
10 things I should have learned by now.
The number one rule on being cool is to be unphased (I'm kinda cool, sometimes, I think)
Catch all of it, beautiful things, misery, whatever it is, catch it.
Spoken word poetry, can create immediate attention. Take risks, challenge yourself.
When you're speaking, they're not just waiting for their turn to talk.
Began, when I realized I didn't have to.
It's probably a good idea to take better care of my health and psyche, read a little more, train a little more, get a little smarter. Should maybe spend more time with family and friends, get more routines, work harder. Always felt I was a crushing beast at everything I tried at, so why not try at everything. (Roarrrr fzzzt psschh grrawrll) <-- This is my immitation of a lion
Whenever you watch a video, pause it when a situation arises, and he's about to give his idea, analyze on it and make your own. (Say aloud) his range, how to exploit. Then play the video and see if the video maker agrees with you. (note if a guy gathers more than you, or less, what you should be looking for)
Bløff-linjer som fungerer mot fleste regs: (Veldig viktig å skrive ned mot hvem eventuelle bløffer ble vist frem mot)
- 3-bet vs timeout open raise fra sen posisjon (har aldri sett noen timeout raise LP og syne 3-bet/4-bette før, men en gang må bli første?
Tror det har noe å gjøre med at det er veldig naturlig å raise kjapt med en god hånd fra sen pos)
- Bet vs timeout check på xxx A turn til deg (folk checker gjerne fort om esset hjalp dem)
- double barrells på bord der jeg kunne ha bydd på top paret på flop 2 ganger og det kommer ett overkort til second top pair på turn.
- By når han checker på flopper han alltid ville bydd på om han hadde hatt noe
- Reraise over en reg som har minraiset over en som er short og allin preflop
- Reraise over en som byr lite i en situasjon der han burde bydd mye hvis han hadde hatt en bra hånd
(f.eks 3 veis mot meg og fisk på en A Ts 5s flop)
Value bet linjer som fungerer mot mange regs: (Viktig å få med hvem jeg brukte hvilken value bet linje mot)
- Checke på flopper jeg alltid ville ha bydd på om jeg hadde hatt noe (fører ofte til at han byr for deg + bra for balance)
- Bet flop - check turn (OOP) (fører ofte til at han byr for deg + bra for balance)
- By høyere i spots der ett mindre bet ville vært naturlig for value (f.eks med 45 inn i 50 med A på K Q J T) (Fører ofte til marginale syn)
- By når blir checka til på dry bord ala 848 med hender som har A høy slått, gjerne double barrell. (blir ofte synt ned av Ax)
- By videre i spots der han forstår at han ser svak ut i dine øyne. (Fører ofte til at han velger å syne ned light eller bløff-reraise)
- Limp når jeg ikke har limpet på lang tid (Fører ofte til at han raiser limpen med en veldig wide range)
- Raise veldig lavt over en limper (f.eks 2.5xbb) (Fører ofte til en 3-bet bløff)
- Timeout open raise preflop (fører ofte til en 3-bet bløff)
- Syn kjapt ett bud på flop, timeout syn bud på turn, syn /reraise river med sterk hånd som KQ på K Q 5 7 (fører ofte til en double-tripple
barrell bløff der du blir satt på Qx eller lignende, en mediocre hand som ikke tåler veldig mye action + bra for balance)
Fold/gi opp som funker mot regs:
- Når de insta byr eller bruker mer enn 6 sekunder så er det ofte valuebet
- Når du byr en stor del av stacken din på turn/river med f.eks 30-40% igjen og de INSTA shover over budet ditt
- Når de insta checker xxx A turn etter å ha C/C flop (betyr ofte esset)
Syn som funker mot regs:
- Når de bruker 1-3 sekunder er det ofte bløff
Awh man, what a relif, now my desktop is so clean and tidy, yay xD <3
I'm on exchange in france right now and inexplicably decided to install pokerstars last weekend after 9 months not playing (using my school's VPN of course)
Friday to Monday went like this:
Played about 50 $3.50 SNGs and broke even - felt tilty and got frustrated not having a HUD
Played 80 $7 HU SNGs and up $80 - felt better since pretty much everyone I played against limped buttons and donk bet with weak draws
I was about to uninstall pokerstars and focus on school but then railed a bit of the WCOOP and thought "wow, must be fun to go deep in a tournament. wonder what that feels like."
So I try out ONE $2 rebuy tournament to mess around while I study and manage to luckbox my way to the final 100 after 5 hours and skipping dinner. At this point I'm stoked to be 10th in chips of a $16k tounrnament (first prize $2500), and obviously I then proceed to bluff everything off since I had no idea how to play tournaments and I stopped sucking out. Finished 64th for $30
Think "at least I'm still good at HU SNGs, wonder if I can beat the pros" so lose at $30 HU SNGs until I bust my online bankroll
Guess I can take a break from poker now and enjoy france a bit more
Hi guys I decided that after lurking around here for almost 2-3 months since I started playing poker (tl.net since 2002), might as well start posting.
Briefly something about me: I've been playing competitive SC:BW, winning some local tournaments nothing huge, mediocre player on various SC ladders earlier and played some SC2 too (mid diamond but stopped playing many months ago). Since then I've cannot maintain the interest in competitive gaming anymore as it seriously takes a lot of effort and the rewards are mentally-satisfying at best.
Started playing poker about 2 months ago, remembering that Pokerstrategy sponsored TSL before and got down some basics from there. However I don't really like the community there as it was not as close-knit and commercialized. I still visit their site regularly though. However generally I like to read everything here in LP since it's mostly consist of ex-sc players which I can easily relate to. My bankroll currently stands at around $300 (deposited $50 twice and worked from there) and I'm now playing NL10 on Party. Planning to learn and improve as I always did from here and pokerstrategy until my bankroll can afford a membership from one of the training sites in the future.
A lot of people might tell me starting poker these days aren't worth it anymore and it's harder than ever to be a winning player. Although that might be a good cause of concern, I still think the game is fun and mentally challenging, encourages self-discipline and control, and if I could be a mediocre winning player - why not
I want to sell 45% of myself in the wcoop main event. I've not been running super hot so far in this wcoop and I only have one cash in one of the $1K wcoops where I finished in 37th place but I still believe I am playing good. My most recent big score was a 5th place in the Sunday Rebuy for $18k.
I've been playing lately a ton of $2/$4 NLHE SH but I've still been pretty active playing tournaments.
I'm selling at 1:1 (obv)
5% = $260
10% = $520
I want to sell all of the action to play the event but If I only manage to sell like 35 or 40% I may play it anyways but I rather sell all of it. I'm selling 50% actually but sold 5% already to a friend.
Post here to book and send the money to o_omx (Mexico) to confirm. In the case I don't play the event I would ship back the money immediatly, you can trust me on that.
Thanks,
Francisco
EDIT:
10% player999 confirmed
10% sakisaki confirmed
5% Ket confirmed
5% Nightfox confirmed
5% drone666 confirmed
3.5% eso confirmed
6.5% in swaps with two friends.
Not poker, life.
Trying to keep this on the low with my RL friends, but gotta brag somewhere! + Show Spoiler +
1. Met phillipino chick @ Starbucks (like 5'1", super cute, 107 lbs)
2. I got it in.
3. She's a freak
4. She likes anal
5. She's a squirter
6. She wants to have a threesome with another girl.
so today a woman offered me 1K to have sex with her, she also said that if she liked me she would want to do it every week.
I said thank you but declined the offer, but I almost said yes lol
she is a little fatty, ok face about 50 or so years old I guess
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. Guess I will wait for October to grind/take shots.
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