1994-06-28 - Re: Lotto odds

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From: jim@bilbo.suite.com (Jim Miller)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-06-28 16:34:23 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 28 Jun 94 09:34:23 PDT

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From: jim@bilbo.suite.com (Jim Miller)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 94 09:34:23 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Lotto odds
Message-ID: <9406281550.AA20176@bilbo.suite.com>
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Tim May writes:

>I've never played, and never plan to. Money down the drain.

I have a completely different attitude towards mega-buck lotteries.  I  
seem them as a form of entertainment.   For less than the price of a two  
hour movie, I can purchase a ticket that is good for a few days of  
daydreaming.

Yes, I admit it, although the rational portion of my brain understands the  
odds against winning are mostly zero, there still exists a portion of my  
brain that says "sure, but mostly zero means partly non-zero".  I derive  
pleasure from the daydreams of instant wealth that mega-buck lotteries  
make possible.  Therefore, for me, it's not money down the drain.

Jim_Miller@suite.com


ObC'punk:

[regarding export of crypto]

	"That the arguments they are hearing about American companies
	are unproven, and that no single case of a problem has been
	documented (in his view)."
	
What's the official government form I need to fill out to prove loss of  
revenue from an inability to export a version of our product that was  
never produced since we knew in advance we would not be able to export it?






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