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02-09-2009 , 11:48 PM
I need to play 43k hands still this month

Only 7.5k done so far, but soon getting hands in should be ez for me (will explain more in few days)
02-09-2009 , 11:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by udbrky
Get a second laptop. What else are you gonna do in the hotel after work>
Haha... I actually did this for a while. Here's my story from that debacle.

In a previous life, I was a limit hold'em player. Yeah yeah, I know... but it's fun. Play all the streets every now and then... interesting game.

Anyway, with only 3 buttons to press and no slider, I decided a touch screen would be sweet. Thus I get a resistive touch overlay sized to my screen. A little dremel action to the back of my macbook after the screen is removed and the flex cable comes out, everything seals up very nice.

Flex cable goes to a little .75"x1.25" USB touch controller circuit board, which I have expertly mounted to the back of my laptop using double sided tape. It has an LED on it. It also has a ground wire that I have soldered to a big pool of solder, also on the back of the macbook. USB controller board has 4 pins sticking out of it, which then connect up to my actual USB port on the computer. I keep that in my laptop bag as it snags on things occasionally.

Anyway, bring this bad boy to the airport. Take off the shoes, jacket, unload pockets - cell phone, wallet, whatever. Gotta take the laptop out of the laptop bag. Work laptop, macbook.

TERRORIST ALERT!

Holy crap an exposed circuit board with an LED on it! Strange cabling! Slot crudely dremelled into the back of my display!

"Gonna have to test this." Cotton swab on a weird probe, tap tap tap, into the machine it goes.

Positive for nitro-glycerine.

Are you serious? Gotta call in a specialist. I go in a special room. At least I have my iPod back now... they let terrorists get through with iPods.

An hour later some 28 year old guy shows up carrying my laptop. I explain it, he gets it, wants to know more about it, ends up saying he thinks he might buy one of those himself. Turns out that trace amounts of nitro glycerine can be found in dust, so I just had an extra dusty circuit board.

Almost missed my flight, but didn't.

Summary:
[x] used to play limit HE
[x] a hacked up laptop with LEDs is bad
[x] dust contains nitro glycerine, also bad.
[ ] cavity searched
[ ] bringing hack job laptop on future flights.
02-09-2009 , 11:55 PM
Oh, and I now travel with my xbox360. Gears FTW.
02-09-2009 , 11:59 PM
I never said be a wackjob.

You liked the cavity search, admit it!
02-10-2009 , 12:01 AM
Hey you guys remember when we had two brews in a month? Good times.
02-10-2009 , 12:07 AM
Stubby, latex covered fingers.
02-10-2009 , 12:09 AM
I had 2 brews last night iirc.
02-10-2009 , 12:18 AM
im going for a brew now.
02-10-2009 , 12:40 AM
I went to the fridge for a brew, but unfortunately my beverage of choice was out. I had to settle for that beer you bought that one time to try, was terrible and has sat in the bottom of your fridge for the last month waiting to be drunk
02-10-2009 , 12:48 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jr4284
Haha... I actually did this for a while. Here's my story from that debacle.

In a previous life, I was a limit hold'em player. Yeah yeah, I know... but it's fun. Play all the streets every now and then... interesting game.

Anyway, with only 3 buttons to press and no slider, I decided a touch screen would be sweet. Thus I get a resistive touch overlay sized to my screen. A little dremel action to the back of my macbook after the screen is removed and the flex cable comes out, everything seals up very nice.

Flex cable goes to a little .75"x1.25" USB touch controller circuit board, which I have expertly mounted to the back of my laptop using double sided tape. It has an LED on it. It also has a ground wire that I have soldered to a big pool of solder, also on the back of the macbook. USB controller board has 4 pins sticking out of it, which then connect up to my actual USB port on the computer. I keep that in my laptop bag as it snags on things occasionally.

Anyway, bring this bad boy to the airport. Take off the shoes, jacket, unload pockets - cell phone, wallet, whatever. Gotta take the laptop out of the laptop bag. Work laptop, macbook.

TERRORIST ALERT!

Holy crap an exposed circuit board with an LED on it! Strange cabling! Slot crudely dremelled into the back of my display!

"Gonna have to test this." Cotton swab on a weird probe, tap tap tap, into the machine it goes.

Positive for nitro-glycerine.

Are you serious? Gotta call in a specialist. I go in a special room. At least I have my iPod back now... they let terrorists get through with iPods.

An hour later some 28 year old guy shows up carrying my laptop. I explain it, he gets it, wants to know more about it, ends up saying he thinks he might buy one of those himself. Turns out that trace amounts of nitro glycerine can be found in dust, so I just had an extra dusty circuit board.

Almost missed my flight, but didn't.

Summary:
[x] used to play limit HE
[x] a hacked up laptop with LEDs is bad
[x] dust contains nitro glycerine, also bad.
[ ] cavity searched
[ ] bringing hack job laptop on future flights.
of all the random details in this story this stuck out the most. ygos?
02-10-2009 , 12:50 AM
this is the only brew i ever consume
my body doesnt respond to alcohol very well fml
02-10-2009 , 01:00 AM
i told myself i would take a day off but its so hard not to fire up some tables argh.
hopefully this is the first night i go to bed by 1am in a good 3 months
02-10-2009 , 01:00 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by udbrky
I had 2 brews last night iirc.
1 beer for me all semester so far
02-10-2009 , 01:41 AM
<=== just bought the lonely island cd on itunes.

Last edited by fopah; 02-10-2009 at 01:42 AM. Reason: gonna be a great hour or 2 of entertainment
02-10-2009 , 01:42 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dorado29
hey wait.... do you smoke???
yeah as much as possible
02-10-2009 , 01:45 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaz2107
1 beer for me all semester so far
Iz u teh ghey??
02-10-2009 , 01:48 AM
http://www.myspace.com/4poundzz


roflllll ev1 listen to #3 with the homies
02-10-2009 , 01:53 AM
#5 is pretty funny, at least the auto-tone or whatever the **** it is. also I found this pick in the first friend link lol
02-10-2009 , 02:03 AM
02-10-2009 , 02:34 AM
bleh... finally regressing to norm from my hot run late last month... in the first 50 hands today I ran KK into AA twice and QQ into KK once, all unavoidable coolers...

Now I can't get that "sesame street" song in minor key out of my head, so depressing, ***** scrubs

on a lighter note, all 24 fans should find this link humorous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLH_QyPTYM
02-10-2009 , 02:38 AM
never tell scrubs to ***** plzkthxbaiiii
02-10-2009 , 02:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PJo336
never tell scrubs to ***** plzkthxbaiiii
you're right c-bear, I could never hate you...

i'll pencil you back into my hug schedule
02-10-2009 , 02:43 AM
Whats SCB mean?
Super Chocolate Bear
I love it
I knew you would
02-10-2009 , 02:44 AM
anyone around Indy or Chicago? I'm ditchin work and want to grind some poker with someone who is actually in tune with it
02-10-2009 , 02:46 AM
I started an I hate cox chatroom. Hasnt worked out the way i planned, theres 3 interns and 10,000 lesbians

      
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