The Silky Smooth Sounds of Nerddom

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Or, y’know, my dorky voice talking with an old friend about nerdy stuff. You could describe it that way too… I’ve been so busy with all the drama and illness lately that I damn near forgot to mention my latest project – a podcast called Codex Nerdicus. My old friend Dave Wolfe and I have had [...]

Everybody’s Got a System: Arbitrage Betting

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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Everybody's Got a System

An examination of the arbitrage betting system by a Las Vegas insider: How it works, strengths, weaknesses and why it’s not for everyone.

Everybody’s Got a System: Card Counting

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Everybody's Got a System

An examination of blackjack card counting by a Vegas insider, how it used to work and why it no longer does.

Everybody’s Got a System: Martingale Betting

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A statistical and mathematical analysis of the Martingale or “Double Up” betting system, how it works in theory and why it fails in reality.

SWTOR Math/Formulas

In this post we cover the Math/Formulas behind the popular SWTOR (Star Wars the Old Republic) game, now pretty-fied with MathJax!

On the Google Wallet “Problem”

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A quick write-up of a recently slashdotted story claiming Google Wallet has a problem because it’s storing a few digits of card data unencrypted. We discuss what the numbers on your credit card actually mean and why it’s not a big deal.

Rubber-Ducking: Elliptic Curve Cryptography

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This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Rubber-Ducking

In this, the first installment of the Rubber-Ducking series, we explore the concepts behind Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).