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Old 03-01-2010, 03:17 PM   #11806
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Old 03-01-2010, 03:49 PM   #11807
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These guys where stealing lottery tickets. They needed a large sample so they could reverse engineer the algorithm used to tie the serial number to the prize amount. This way they could determine the serial number for the $5million winner. There was an insider working with them why got access to the list of s/n's that went to the lottery agents so they could then buy the jackpot ticket.

Of course, through the whole show Prof Charlie Epps was saying how it was a tax on the mathematically inept among us... of course his Dad took the opposite stance... sort of like I do... the money in most state lotteries is used for education.

As a matter of fact, lottery money is paying the tuition of both of my two sons currently in college.

There was a funny gag at the end where Charlie's Dad gives him a lotto ticket and Charlie win's $10k... only to find out that his dad punked him and it was a gag lotto ticket he bought online.

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Numb3rs is a fascinating program. One day when I have more time on my hands, I may catch up with the episodes. At the moment, all I watch on TV are new episodes of Lie to me and Smallville, and an occasional episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (the 50s TV show starring Ron Howard as Sherlock) on the web.
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Old 03-01-2010, 03:50 PM   #11808
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Old 03-01-2010, 04:25 PM   #11809
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Maybe other states manage their scratch-off tickets differently, but in Minnesota, if a retailer reports a package of tickets as stolen, that whole package can be canceled and can't be cashed in. All tickets have to be electronically verified before being cashed.

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These guys where stealing lottery tickets. They needed a large sample so they could reverse engineer the algorithm used to tie the serial number to the prize amount. This way they could determine the serial number for the $5million winner. There was an insider working with them why got access to the list of s/n's that went to the lottery agents so they could then buy the jackpot ticket.
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Old 03-01-2010, 04:51 PM   #11810
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10 am in the morning - rained last night. Was suppose to rain this morning but didn't. So now sitting here at home - sweating and wondering how long I can handle this s@#%&t heat & humidity.

I am trying to be good and not have the ac running too often - but dam, this humidity makes my cat go nuts and my hair hung like spaghetti glued to a roundish object. Not to speak of those darn fingers that keep stickiiiiiiiiingg to thee keeeybboard.
Nursing a cold - there's been snow on the ground since December 18th, temperature has not risen above zero for more than two hours in the last 10 weeks, it snowed again today and the weather forecast says it will be -10 on Wednesday night.

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Old 03-01-2010, 04:59 PM   #11811
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It tasted wonderful. I even had little fish crackers to float in it.
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Old 03-01-2010, 05:11 PM   #11812
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So, um, Jeremy and the guys aren't as highly thought of on their home turf?
It's a Marmite kinda thing - people either love 'em or hate 'em (and that reaction is usually based on how they react to Jezza)
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:00 PM   #11813
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Trying to detect and wipe out this stupid virus and worm that is on my comp. Woke up this morning to find that Norton Anti-Virus had been disabled sometime in the middle of the night and now I can't start it. System will not allow me to open it, PC Doctor, Spyware Doctor, Ad Aware, Bit Defender, ect. Stupid virus creators- seriously! How do you get your rocks off on giving small people like me a headache trying to mess my system up- Go bother a bank or something!!
Will it let you connect to http://housecall.trendmicro.com ? It's an online virus scanner by TrendMicro - not as well-known as Norton so it might not be proscribed.
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:03 PM   #11814
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I'm watching my cat right now play with this bit of plastic (like the hard kind that affix tags to things). This 2 inch piece of plastic is affording her hours of playtime. She tosses it in the air, gets it stuck on her body, and jumps around with it. I'm a little nervous about her eating it, although that would be difficult. Should I be a mean momma and take it away?
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:04 PM   #11815
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just don't leave her alone with it. then hide it somewhere so it can be a special toy when she is being a brat and needs distractions
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:54 PM   #11816
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Nursing a cold - there's been snow on the ground since December 18th, temperature has not risen above zero for more than two hours in the last 10 weeks, it snowed again today and the weather forecast says it will be -10 on Wednesday night.

Fancy a house swap?
Yep I'm in for a houseswap - won't tell you it's been raining nonstop since lunchtime yesterday.

Houseswap also means that YOU can listen to my cat complaining about wet feed, wet fur, miserable being inside, and, and ....

After I came back from Europe I worked out that cold is better than hot & sticky. You can always rug up but there is only so much you can take off before they arrest you when going to the shops.
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:55 PM   #11817
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Will it let you connect to http://housecall.trendmicro.com ? It's an online virus scanner by TrendMicro - not as well-known as Norton so it might not be proscribed.
Thanks for the timely suggestion - i got some malware that I just can't shake so will try this one.
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:57 PM   #11818
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Maybe other states manage their scratch-off tickets differently, but in Minnesota, if a retailer reports a package of tickets as stolen, that whole package can be canceled and can't be cashed in. All tickets have to be electronically verified before being cashed.
Exactly... As I said, they were trying to determine what store had the jackpot ticket so they could go an buy it there.

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Old 03-01-2010, 07:02 PM   #11819
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Exactly... As I said, they were trying to determine what store had the jackpot ticket so they could go an buy it there.

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Oh, duh! I'm having a Monday. They could still do that without trying to cash in any of the stolen tickets. Sounds like a neat premise! I keep hearing about that show but it never seems to make its way into my Netflix queue. Maybe I should fix that.
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Old 03-01-2010, 07:09 PM   #11820
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Thanks for the timely suggestion - i got some malware that I just can't shake so will try this one.
Let us know how it goes? I like that little application, it's a very handy panic-saver!
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