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Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Get the Death Penalty?

Posted by on Mar 11, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

 

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His name does not deserve to be mentioned.  He doesn’t deserve to be known.  He doesn’t deserve to be remembered in any way.  Not in any way, shape, or form. 

We don’t care who he is, or what he thinks.  Even writing the word “he” in place of his name troubles me.

Accordingly, throughout the remainder of this essay, I shall refer to him as the “Boston Marathon Bomber.”

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Mason Malmuth Was Right (Limit vs. No-Limit Hold’em)

Posted by on Mar 7, 2014 in Blog, General Poker | 14 comments

 

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Evidence suggests poker’s doing just fine right now, despite some negatives.  Still, I wonder how much bigger the game might be if we returned to the conditions that were prevalent back in 1991.  In other words, what if everyone was playing limit, instead of no-limit?

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Ellen Degeneres Was Terrible!

Posted by on Mar 2, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 5 comments

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I like Ellen DeGeneres.

I think Ms. DeGeneres is a wonderful talent and an inspiration to millions.

I was a big fan of her work both as a stand-up comedian and later when she had a prime-time hit television show on ABC.  I used to watch her show every week.

However:  She’s a TERRIBLE host of the Academy Awards show.

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