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Month: August 2003

  • Das Experiment

    What the Stanford Prison Experiment shows is that “‘good people are not enough’” to prevent abusive excess, [says experiment-lead Professor Philip Zimbardo]. ‘Individual differences matter very little in the face of an extreme situation. . . . Institutional settings develop a life of their own independent of the wishes and intentions and purposes of those who run them.’”

    It comes down to the fundamental question of what is the purpose of prison? Is its purpose correctional, or punitive? If a prison sentence is intended to rehabilitate the convict, then why do we allow them to become dehumanized and exposed to danger? Can a man who’s been ass-raped, beaten, and starved ever rejoin society as a fully-functioning member?

  • Fuck.

    Car’s been hit. Smashed. Fucked up.

    More at eleven.

  • Big Pot

    Here’s a game I played today:

    PokerStars Game #: Hold’em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) – 2003/08/11

    Table ‘Actor’ Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 1: Player 1 ($9.45 in chips)
    Seat 2: Player 2 ($19.60 in chips)
    Seat 3: Player 3 ($20.70 in chips)
    Seat 4: Player 4 ($22.30 in chips)
    Seat 5: Player 5 ($23.10 in chips)
    Seat 6: Player 6 ($21.60 in chips)
    Seat 7: Our Hero ($20.70 in chips)
    Seat 8: Player 8 ($8.30 in chips)
    Seat 9: Player 9 ($8.50 in chips)

    Player 1: posts small blind $0.10
    Player 2: posts big blind $0.25

    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Our Hero [7c Kd]
    Player 3: calls $0.25
    Player 4: calls $0.25
    Player 5: folds
    Player 6: calls $0.25
    Our Hero: calls $0.25
    Player 8: folds
    Player 9: folds
    Player 1: calls $0.15
    Player 2: checks

    *** FLOP *** [As Qc Jh]
    Player 1: checks
    Player 2: checks
    Player 3: checks
    Player 4: bets $1
    Player 6: raises $1 to $2
    Our Hero: folds
    Player 1: folds
    Player 2: folds
    Player 3: folds
    Player 4: raises $4 to $6
    Player 6: calls $4

    *** TURN *** [As Qc Jh] [Ad]
    Player 4: bets $1
    Player 6: raises $3 to $4
    Player 4: calls $3

    *** RIVER *** [As Qc Jh Ad] [6h]
    Player 4: checks
    Player 6: bets $5
    Player 4: calls $5

    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Player 6: shows [Ac Js] (a full house, Aces full of Jacks)
    Player 4: shows [Td Ks] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
    Player 6 collected $30 from pot

    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $31.50 | Rake $1.50
    Board [As Qc Jh Ad 6h]
    Seat 1: Player 1 (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 2: Player 2 (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: Player 3 folded on the Flop
    Seat 4: Player 4 showed [Td Ks] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace
    Seat 5: Player 5 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
    Seat 6: Player 6 showed [Ac Js] and won ($30) with a full house, Aces full of Jacks
    Seat 7: Our Hero folded on the Flop
    Seat 8: Player 8 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
    Seat 9: Player 9 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

    Player 4, having been re-raised when he had the nut hand, might have suspected something dangerous was afoot. He might have been able to go all-in and scare Player 6 out.

  • Unemployment, week two

    7 working days have passed since I left Universal Music, and still no work. It’s getting tougher all the time. I was so down this morning I took a trip down to Manhattan Beach to lie in the sun and body surf. I think my spirits picked up a bit after that. Now it’s time to do some laundry and get my car washed at Millennium Car Wash. I’ll let you know how they do.