Author Archives: jay
SOPA is scary
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and its senate cousin PIPA have their roots in a real problem: protection of copyright-holders intellectual property. but until recently i wasn’t sure how i felt about the bills. the debate seemed like the typical … Continue reading
turning stone winter meltdown tournament
i chopped (i.e. tied for first-place money in) the main event of turning stone’s winter meltdown yesterday for a great start to my new poker year. the old saying goes “you gotta get lucky to win a poker tournament”. yeah, … Continue reading
godaddy rant
i complain a lot about godaddy’s user interface for buying/managing/renewing SSL certificates. just so you don’t think i’m JUST whining, here’s what it looks like from this user’s perspective: i get a nice looking email from godaddy. “time to renew … Continue reading
heartland poker tour – turning stone
the heartland poker tour is in town. very well run, and they had a good turnout with 442 players in the $1650 buyin main event. part of the reason for the good turnout is that turning stone “gave away” 100 … Continue reading
the Blog lives
haven’t blogged in a while. but twitter isn’t quite the same, and facebook sucks, and my personal site needed a makeover anyway, so… about the blog software: been messing with wordpress a bit for work, and it’s grown up a … Continue reading
the Tao of Dao
here are 2 interesting hands from last night that involved Dao (i’m not 100% sure that’s how his name is spelled, but…) hand 1: i’m not much involved in this one, but it’s pretty crazy. 4 limpers for 5 (including … Continue reading
CSI: Squirrel Unit
i returned home from a week out of town to find stuff scattered all over my kitchen. oh great, someone broke in while i was gone. look in the living room. hmm, some more havoc, but TV and stereo still … Continue reading
goofing around is profitable
well, not usually, but here’s an example where it was we’re playing 2/5 NL and the game is temporarily short-handed and tight and boring. doug limps for 5 and the small blind folds. i’m the big blind w/ 74 offsuit … Continue reading
i’m off to twitter
i haven’t been blogging much lately. i always have good intentions, but writing a real blog post takes time and energy — two commodities that are at odds with my natural inclinations towards sloth and procrastination. i haven’t had anything … Continue reading