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# StudioGlyphic

"Your opponent cannot fold if you do not bet or raise." --Abdul

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## Posts

- [When I'm rich...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/12/when-im-rich/) - I'm going to buy a lot of land in Oregon and establish the town of Either.
- [Simple way to prevent identity thieves from stealing your tax refund](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2018/03/01/simple-way-to-prevent-identity-thieves-from-stealing-your-tax-refund/) - Decrease your withholdings so that you owe money at the end of the year. No refund, no fraud. Use the IRS Withholding Calculator to figure out what numbers to enter in Form W-4.
- [The root of the credit reporting agency problem](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2017/09/15/the-root-of-the-credit-reporting-agency-problem/) - Equifax failed to install a security patch after it had been out for two months and got hacked, then failed to notice the hack for two months, then failed to notify the public about the hack for two months. This is obviously one of those WTF moments. NPR has some tips on what to do
- [In and out of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/06/02/in-and-out-of-the-tom-bradley-international-terminal-at-lax/) - I frequently find myself dropping off or picking up passengers at the International terminal at LAX. Picking people up can be kind of a crap shoot due to the serial immigration + baggage claim + customs lines. I typically park in the lot closest to the terminal so that I don't have to play the
- [Creating new American jobs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2017/02/23/creating-new-american-jobs/) - Five policies and programs to spur business creation and hiring: Corporate Income Tax Eliminate it. It's double taxation. If you want to tax rich people, tax rich people. More importantly, it leads to shenanigans like tax inversions, keeping cash overseas, and looking for crazy legal loopholes to reduce taxes. This system favors large companies over
- [California Department of Insurance](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/06/california-department-of-insurance/) - Soon after I bought the S2000 I started shopping around for a new insurance company. I'd been with the Auto Club for years, but I figured I could save some money if I looked. A friend of mine recommended Wawanesa, but I wanted to get more information. The California Department of Insurance, as it turns
- [E-file your California tax return for free](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/01/e-file-your-california-tax-return-for-free/) - If you live in California, you probably qualify to use CalFile, the Franchise Tax Board's free e-file service for filing your California tax return. Who qualifies to use CalFile? You can if you: Are filing a 2008 California personal income tax return. Were a California resident all year in 2008. Meet our CalFile qualifications -
- [What to do now that Heartbleed is forcing you to change all your passwords](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2014/04/12/what-to-do-now-that-heartbleed-is-forcing-you-to-change-all-your-passwords/) - Two-thirds of all sites have potentially been bleeding your login and personal information. If you're like most people, you've been using the same email address and password for most sites, so now you're really screwed. Now seems like a good time to take some steps to protect yourself. Use More Than One Email Address I
- [Loopholes](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2012/09/05/loopholes/) - Here are some loopholes you can use to get out of paying taxes. These really work! I've been using them for years. Buy a house using a loan - Don't pay taxes on all your income like some kind of low-life renter; subtract the interest you are paying from your income as if you had
- [Timeline of Edward Snowden and PRISM](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2013/06/20/timeline-of-edward-snowden-and-prism/) - One of the striking things about this whole thing is how young Edward Snowden is. I thought it might be interesting to put some things into context. 1983 - Snowden born. 1998 - Snowden is 15 years old. COPPA and DMCA enacted. Google founded. 2001 - Snowden is 18 years old. Terrorists hijack airplanes and
- [One percent dictates the future.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/02/one-percent-dictates-the-future/) - An interesting idea from PPD 524: Planning Theory: There are approximately 100,000 new homes sold every year in California. Most of these are on the edge of our cities. This number represents 1-2% of California homeowners. Furthermore, new home buyers tend to repeat new home purchases. Is this one percent minority representative of the population?
- [Danny & His Amazing Teeth](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/04/25/danny-his-amazing-teeth/) - Danny & His Amazing Teeth from Rachel Mathews on Vimeo. I like the accents and the dental work.
- [Still one of the greatest workplace videos ever.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/25/still-one-of-the-greatest-workplace-videos-ever/) - Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.
- [MR2 Update - Post Urethane](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/07/08/mr2-update-post-urethane/) - As some of you know, the MR2 was out of commission for a week for the purpose of installing new motor mounts. The urethane compound we used is stiffer than the original rubber material, and it kicks ass! I took the car out for a drive tonight and found that:1. The engine started immediately.2. The
- [Take the kids to soccer at 155 mph](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/01/take-the-kids-to-soccer-at-155-mph/) - If having a 420bhp 6L V8 means you're a sexy automobile, the Brabus Viano V8 is a sexy automobile for nuclear families: Here in the States, this would be the ultimate sleeper. Yep. You'd whip me at every stoplight.
- [Making the jump](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/19/making-the-jump/) - Ignatius of Guinness and Poker AKA Party Poker Blogs is making that great leap to professional poker playing. He's been playing poker at B&Ms and online for years and years, and he's finally going for it: This is truly crazy stuff. Hell, I might get bored in a month and end up taking another job,
- [How to keep your political career](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2011/08/02/how-to-keep-your-political-career/) - Some free, but useful advice on how to stay in politics. 12 things to avoid: Don't take pictures of yourself naked. Don't take pictures of your reproductive organs while wearing something tight/revealing. Don't engage in sexually explicit conversations over the Internet or by text message. Don't do anything remotely sexual with an underage person. Don't
- [Google and Apple are growing the pie](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2011/05/07/google-and-apple-are-growing-the-pie/) - From February 2010 to March 2011, the Blackberry went from 42.1% market share to 27.1% market share. But when you look at the chart, it's clear that this is mostly due to new smart phone users opting to go for Android and iPhone. Those devices grew by 28m users combined while the overall smart phone
- [The Bigger Bubble](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2011/06/15/the-bigger-bubble/) - Recently I've been mulling over housing prices and I think it's entirely possible that we're in for further decreases in home prices. I could be wrong, but let me throw this out there and see what people say. In the current political climate, with all the emphasis on having less government intervention, lower government spending,
- [Unemployment, week two](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/08/05/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
- [Fuck.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/08/20/fuck-2/) - Car's been hit. Smashed. Fucked up. More at eleven.
- [Das Experiment](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/08/22/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
- [Teen pays $7.3m for talking and driving](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/09/teen-pays-73m-for-talking-and-driving/) - Stupid teen. LA Times: Jury sends a message in case involving teen's cell use By Ralph Vartabedian, Times Staff Writer A stunning verdict emerged from a Palmdale courtroom in 2003 that sent a statement about public opinion on cellphone use by drivers, but the case also showed how insurance policies shape the outcome of accident
- [Up. Not by much. But up.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/02/up-not-by-much-but-up/) - Had lousy cards for most of the night. I probably played fewer than half the hands I was dealt. Yet I managed to finish up for the night, due largely to Bandur's willingness to call my 50 cent bets in one hand, as well as a couple other good hands.
- [Domo Darko](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/28/domo-darko/) - Domo Kun meets Donnie Darko. Domo Darko. More stuff at FNord HQ. More sounds at Gary Jules. More images at pixelgirl.
- [California Coast](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/26/california-coast/) - We're planning a drive up the coast to see Hearst Castle and some of the sights in Cambria. We're thinking about staying overnight at another location on the way back from Cambria, but haven't quite decided on a place. Any suggestions? We'll be passing Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and Pismo Beach, to name a
- [NPR : Job Interviews Get Creative](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/12/npr-job-interviews-get-creative/) - NPR : Job Interviews Get Creative: QUESTION 3: If you could remove any of the 50 states, which would it be? Be prepared to give specific reasons why you chose the state you did. I think the analysis they offer is missing an option: Case (f) is that the state is absorbed into another. In
- [Expected Value](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/15/expected-value/) - Phil Gordon went to a charity event for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation and did a little gambling: They had a raffle for some brilliant prizes, and being the sorta guy I am, I decided to take a shot. Raffle tickets were selling for $25 a piece until you go to the $500 donation
- [Post Number Eight, or how I joined Netflix and decided that it was really cool](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/06/post-number-eight-or-how-i-joined-netflix-and-decided-that-it-was-really-cool/) - Hey kids, just trying to make up for a lackluster week of no posts. I signed up for Netflix a couple months back and have come to the conclusion that it's a really good service. It's fast. I have always received my DVDs the day after I get the email from Netflix saying it's on
- [What weighs 1500 pounds and looks like a guinea pig?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/19/what-weighs-1500-pounds-and-looks-like-a-guinea-pig/) - A Giant Extinct Rodent from South America.
- [U.S. troops uncover one of their biggest weapons caches in Saddam's hometown](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/27/us-troops-uncover-one-of-their-biggest-weapons-caches-in-saddams-hometown/) - But before you jump to conclusions, these are not WMD's. U.S. troops uncover one of their biggest weapons caches in Saddam's hometown The cache turned up 23 Russian-made surface to air missiles, 1,000 pounds of plastic explosives, four rocket propelled grenade launchers and 115 rockets, a mortar and 40 mortar rounds, 1,300 blasting caps and
- [Big Slick Killed Me](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/27/big-slick-killed-me/) - First I ran them into Geek's aces, then this: PokerStove results: 1,370,754 games 0.005 secs 274,150,800 games/sec equity (%) win (%) tie (%) Hand 1: 53.8505 % 53.46% 00.39% { AhKh } Hand 2: 14.2271 % 13.84% 00.39% { Kc9d } Hand 3: 31.9225 % 31.81% 00.11% { QsJc } I got knocked out when the short stack hit his queen on the flop and the bigger stack hit
- [Do You Myspace?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/29/do-you-myspace/) - The New York Times put out an article about Myspace over the weekend: Although many people over 30 have never heard of MySpace, it has about 27 million members, a nearly 400 percent growth since the start of the year. It passed Google in April in hits, the number of pages viewed monthly, according to
- [Leaving MySpace](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/07/08/leaving-myspace/) - The rumors are true. After nearly five years of making and breaking stuff at MySpace, I've decided to move on. Tomorrow will be my last day. The decision to leave had more to do with the new gig than the old; it's a small start-up where I'll be leading the product side of things, facing
- [The First World](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/05/18/the-first-world/) - This has got to be an experience that's unique to the first world: you walk into a bathroom and your nostrils are hit with the scent of artificial lemon attempting to mask harsh disinfectants that will kill anything and you think "Clean."
- [Pack a power strip](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/03/23/pack-a-power-strip/) - Whether you're at the airport or on jury duty, busting out the power strip can make you look like a genius. The non-geniuses are the ones walking around hunched over, laptop and power cord in hand, desperately looking for an open outlet that just doesn't exist. Power strips are also handy for dealing with the
- [More freeways is not the answer](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/17/more-freeways-is-not-the-answer/) - Lots of people complain about the congestion here in Los Angeles. When asked what they'd want done, the answer is almost invariably, "They should make more lanes." Unfortunately, making more lanes doesn't solve anything. It's true that adding capacity to the freeway will increase speeds, but increasing speeds and reducing commute times makes people more
- [Who needs guns anyway?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/15/who-needs-guns-anyway/) - Heard this afternoon on NPR: Cultural Differences Seen in Male Perceptions of Body Image All Things Considered, March 15, 2005 Preliminary results of a study from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital finds that Taiwanese men are not as dissatisfied with their bodies as Western men. Sean Cole explores the permutations of body image perception among
- [Access all your IM accounts via the web with meebo](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/08/20/access-all-your-im-accounts-via-the-web-with-meebo/) - I've been using meebo as my IM client for a few months now. Like Trillian, Pidgin, and Digsby, meebo allows you to access all of your IM accounts through a single interface. They're integrated with AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, Facebook, and MySpace. It's pretty amazing what they've managed to do in a
- [Kitty Games](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/04/kitty-games/) - (requires Shockwave)
- [Samorost](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/04/samorost/)
- [e l e v a t o r  m o o d s](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/04/e-l-e-v-a-t-o-r-m-o-o-d-s/)
- [Car update](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/12/car-update/) - I picked up the car on Friday, and noticed a weird noise coming from behind the passenger compartment. I'd noticed on the previous day when I test drove the car, but only heard the noise when I was on the freeway and not when I was driving on local streets afterwards. Anyway, I jacked the
- [What the hell is this blog all about anyway?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/18/what-the-hell-is-this-blog-all-about-anyway/) - A few days back, Boy Genius started to write about the blog phenomenon, and then segued into the liberal blog phenomenon, mentioning StudioGlyphic (what you're reading) in the process: I was talking with Pauly on Saturday, in very general terms about, to borrow a phrase, the viral phenomenon of blogs. Pauly's line, one that I
- [Very exciting news](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/09/very-exciting-news/) - Tomorrow I will be picking up this 1991 Toyota MR2: It has 167,000 miles on it. Aside from the aftermarket stereo, the car is completely stock, and in fairly good condition. In fact, this car has much better paint than my old car. My car had some bad oxidation on the spoiler and front bumper.
- [Bringing Facebook comments back to WordPress](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/02/23/bringing-facebook-comments-back-to-wordpress/) - If you use WordPress, import your blog's feed into Facebook Notes, and are a little annoyed that the Facebook comments aren't reflected on your "real blog," then you might want to install Facebook CommentsTNG: Facebook CommentsTNG is a plugin for your Wordpress blog that will spider your notes page and find imported Wordpress blogs and
- [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/22/bill-melinda-gates-foundation/) - Let no man say that I have never said a good word about Bill Gates. This month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $55 million to "accelerate dengue vaccine research," $51 million to "support small dynamic high schools to boost student achievement" in New York City, and $168 million to fight malaria. That's
- [Rent vs. Buy](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/02/16/rent-vs-buy/) - Somewhere along the way people lost their common sense when it came to real estate. Houses that used to sell for $250k started looking attractive at $1m because everything else was selling for $1.1m. But while the prices of comparable houses in a submarket gives you some indication of the market value of a house,
- [There's no shame in walking away](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/02/14/theres-no-shame-in-walking-away/) - Apparently there's a growing number of people strategically defaulting on their mortgages. Or, at the very least, there's a growing fear that this is happening. For some commentators, this is a sign of low moral fiber, that the strategic defaulters are somehow breaking their word, losing their honor, etc. Bullshit. Housing loans are not based
- [iPad for YourMom](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2010/02/03/ipad-for-yourmom/) - The iPad is the answer to your prayers. The funny thing is, it's the answer to your other prayers. You'd been hoping that the iPad would do for the niche occupied by netbooks what the iPhone did for cell phones. You were hoping for something revolutionary, something that expands and changes definitions, something that becomes
- [And when he was good, he was very good](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/24/and-when-he-was-good-he-was-very-good/) - I love no limit. Wow, what a run: #xxx: studioglyphic wins $26.60 from side pot #1 with a pair of aces. #xxx: studioglyphic wins $19.85 from the main pot with a pair of aces. My AA vs TT vs AJs, with the other two guys all-in pre-flop. Yeesh. The assrapers held up and I was
- ["in less than 23 hands"](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/24/in-less-than-23-hands/) - Oh, I almost forgot. The same table that quadrupled my buy-in also featured Grubby's evil twin: Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter MP3 ($10.2) CO ($25) Button ($24.25) SB ($59.15) BB ($32.15) UTG ($43.17) UTG+1 ($16.4) MP1 ($25.2) Hero ($24.25) Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Qc, As. SB posts a blind of
- [What price for safety?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/12/29/what-price-for-safety/) - I don't really have a strong opinion about the latest proposals to keep us safe from terrorists on airplanes. However, I thought it might be worth noting that according to the NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System Encyclopedia, there were 37,261 traffic fatalities in 2008. For the prior 14 years, this number was north of 40,000
- [Five email addresses](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/12/13/five-email-addresses/) - With all the online transactions you're making and all the spam, phishing, and malware that's out there, using multiple email addresses to separate your email into different buckets can help keep things secure, or at least easier to manage. Work Use your work email address only for work. First of all, it's company property, which
- [Half of all marriages end in divorce](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/12/01/half-of-all-marriages-end-in-divorce/) - Or do they? Nationwide, about half of all marriages end in divorce. via Movement under way in California to ban divorce - Yahoo! News. I'm really sick of hearing this "fact" being passed around. Fortunately the AP article cited a source for this data so that I can attack the reporter's stupidity: * Number of
- [What $87 billion looks like](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/14/what-87-billion-looks-like/) - It looks a lot like this: $87,000,000,000.00 This is just 3 large: Nod to bluefunk.
- [China Sends Man Into Orbit, Entering U.S.-Russian Club](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/15/china-sends-man-into-orbit-entering-us-russian-club/) - China Sends Man Into Orbit, Entering U.S.-Russian Club BEIJING, Wednesday, Oct. 15 - The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou 5 blasted off from the Gobi Desert on Wednesday carrying a single astronaut. The launching left government leaders jubilant yet also anxiously awaiting his safe return so China can stake its claim as one of the world's elite
- [Car update II](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/15/car-update-ii/) - Someone from the MR2 board said the problem is likely to be the wheel bearing and hub. So now the car's at Marina Del Rey Toyota being diagnosed. I asked for a preliminary quote for repairs if the problem was indeed the bearing and hub, and they said that it would be around $450. I
- [Ten Percent](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/11/06/ten-percent/) - The Beverly Hills School District Board has a couple new members after Tuesday's election. Of the 21,312 registered voters in the 13 City precincts (see page 24 for a map of precincts and voter breakdown), Korbatov came in first by a margin of just nine with 1,907 votes (32.74 percent of total). Manaster came in
- [What the election means](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/11/04/what-the-election-means/) - Yesterday, Republicans won the governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia, and Democrats won the seat in New York's 23rd Congressional District. What I'd conclude from these results is: Nominate a good candidate that can bring out the base Campaign as a centrist to sway the independents Run against an incumbent or incumbent party I
- [Would you want this woman as your doctor?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/11/02/would-you-want-this-woman-as-your-doctor/) - A doctor called into the show during a segment on defensive medicine and how much it contributes to health care costs. "I think, you know, any data that you have, I completely - I can't possibly think applies to my practice or my husband's practice or what I'm seeing. Every doctor, every day, practices defensive
- [Little Joshy Grows Up](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/18/little-joshy-grows-up/) - My friend Josh Dysart has been writing Swamp Thing for a little while now, and they've finally collected the first two story arcs in a book for all of us to buy. Swamp Thing: Love in Vain A word from Josh: WARNING A) This book is not for kids. It's heady and violent and has
- [Death by Video Game Addiction](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/09/death-by-video-game-addiction/) - Sounds like some poker players I know. Reuters: S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old man,
- [Blogging from Word](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/22/blogging-from-word/) - Those of you who use Blogger have probably already seen this, but if not... About Blogger for Word Blogger for Word is a free add-in for Microsoft Word that lets you save a Word document as a post to your Blogger blog with just a few clicks, and without even opening up a browser. Blogger
- [Using Nazi technology...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/25/using-nazi-technology/) - ...to turn coal into unleaded. Yahoo! News / Reuters: Montana's governor eyes coal to solve U.S. fuel costs Montana's governor wants to solve America's rising energy costs using a technology discovered in Germany 80 years ago that converts coal into gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel. The Fischer-Tropsch technology, discovered by German researchers in 1923 and
- [Losers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/09/25/losers/) - And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD Some people seem to be losers. You know the type. For them, nothing ever goes right. They get in car accidents. They
- [Was Joe Wilson motivated by racism?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/09/20/was-joe-wilson-motivated-by-racism/) - I guess we'll see a lot more of this over the next 3 years, but I'm a little surprised that some people have been so quick to claim that Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" during Obama's speech because Obama is black. Okay, maybe I shouldn't be surprised that Maureen Dowd thinks so: New York Times:
- [Culver City to Downtown LA by train.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/18/culver-city-to-downtown-la-by-train/) - It looks like we're finally going to link Downtown Culver City to Downtown LA in a way that makes sense. The MTA has proposed building the Mid-City/Exposition Light Rail Transit Project to connect the two downtowns. This is pretty awesome. It's too bad they didn't start this project ten years ago. I'd love to be
- [How are we going to pay for this wonderful new transit system?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/18/how-are-we-going-to-pay-for-this-wonderful-new-transit-system/) - A new tax, of course. Half a cent, I think. SB 314 was also recently passed in this crazy-progressive legislative session (taking advantage of Davis having his back to the wall). I, for one, look forward to the day I can take a train from Santa Monica to Hollywood or Pasadena. I also think that
- [Bad ass: VX220 Turbo Sprint](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/09/18/bad-ass-vx220-turbo-sprint/) - "PEERING THROUGH the sweat trickling into the corners of my eyes and the heat haze pouring from the bonnet, the lairy stickers and paint job really aren't needed to reveal that this Vauxhall VX220 Turbo has been through a radical transformation. I press the throttle and further confirmation arrives with the cacophony of induction noise,
- [Piss off the music industry](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/09/18/piss-off-the-music-industry/) - For those of you who still have extensive CD collections, you can probably piss off the music industry by ripping all your CDs in a high quality format (e.g., FLAC) and then giving them to your local public library as a tax-deductible donation. Yesterday I read that ASCAP and BMI want to be paid for
- [Dianne Feinstein is stupid](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/09/10/dianne-feinstein-is-stupid/) - This was the form letter I received in response to my email about legalizing online poker. Thank you for writing to me regarding Internet gambling. I appreciate you taking the time to contact me on this important topic, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. There is no doubt that the Internet and related technologies
- [Five iPhone games, one-hundred forty characters or less](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/09/07/five-iphone-games-one-hundred-forty-characters-or-less/) - These are five iPhone games that I really like and/or spent hours playing. Words with Friends. Variant of Scrabble. Play 1 on 1 against friends or random opponents. Paying not to see ads is totally worth it. Spider: Secret of Bryce Manor. Move spider with your finger. Spin webs. Eat bugs. Worth buying for the
- [Pay as you go](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/07/23/pay-as-you-go/) - Pretty soon you'll be able to pay a toll and drive in the carpool lanes by yourself. Metro Board Approves Toll Rates for Freeway Expresslanes as Part of Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) Board of Directors today approved toll rates to be used on portions of the I-10/I-110
- [99 Cent iPhone games](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/07/17/99-cent-iphone-games/) - A co-worker turned me onto the site TouchArcade, which is dedicated to games for the iPhone and iPod Touch. I've realized only recently that there're a lot of great games available for the iPhone OS, and with prices ranging from $1 to $5, some of them have given me more fun per dollar spent than
- [SpaceX's Falcon 1 flies into space](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/29/spacexs-falcon-1-flies-into-space/) - Good weekend for space: the Chinese conducted their first space walk, and now a private company has sent a rocket into space. Wired: SpaceX Did It -- Falcon 1 Made it to Space SpaceX has made history. Its privately developed rocket has made it into space. After three failed launches, the company founded by Elon
- [Cocktail Recipe: Pegu](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/09/pegu/) - Here's a cocktail recipe from Burma: Pegu 2 parts gin 1 part triple sec 1 part lime juice 2 dashes Angostura bitters Shake with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass. Some notes: Always use fresh lime juice. Cocktail recommends stirring this cocktail. Yet their write-up on stirring vs. shaking recommends shaking when dealing with
- [Cocktail Recipe: Cosmopolitan](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/07/14/cocktail-recipe-cosmopolitan/) - This is the girlie drink you ought to make: Cosmopolitan 2 parts cranberry juice cocktail 2 parts triple sec 1 part vodka 1 part lime juice Shake with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass. Some notes: Always use fresh lime juice. If you skip or skimp on the fresh-squeezed lime juice, ice, or shaking,
- [Cocktail Recipe: Sidecar](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/05/cocktail-recipe-sidecar/) - One of the more expensive drinks you could make. Sidecar 2 parts Cognac 2 parts Cointreau 1 part lemon juice Shake with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass frosted with sugar. Some notes: Ingredients matter. Use Cognac, Cointreau, and fresh lemons. Bottled lemon juice doesn't belong anywhere near your shaker. Don't skimp on the
- [Seven!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/05/12/seven/) - Thanks, F-Train. But I noticed one of the things missing from your list of seven things about you was the origin of Asphynxma. Moving on... 1. Whenever we passed a 7-Eleven in the car, my brother used to announce that he was going to say "Seven" to mark the occasion. Upon hearing this, I would
- [Vegas Fatigue](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/12/11/vegas-fatigue/) - Got home safely, and with minimal hassle (my flight was only delayed by half an hour), but I'm feeling a little burnt out on the whole Vegas thing. I think I would have been just as happy to have stayed home this weekend. But that's likely due to the fact that I missed having the
- [284 miles from Vegas](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/12/284-miles-from-vegas/) - In my mind, Vegas is always just four hours away. Compared to LA commute time, four hours never seems that bad. That's like driving to and from Irvine 1.5 - 2 times. Easy, right? In reality, everyone in LA and their mother thinks of Vegas in the same way. They might drive up Thursday night,
- [Felicia on SirFWALGMan](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/31/felicia-on-sirfwalgman/) - In case you missed it, Felicia had this to say about Waffles: You look like a serial killer, btw. Charles Manson has nothing on your. I would cultivate that image, btw, and start playing more B&M poker. Heh.
- [Wii'd out and the coming weekend](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/12/03/wiid-out-and-the-coming-weekend/) - While I doubt I would have done any blogging in the past two weeks if I didn't have a Wii to suck up all my time, I'm pretty sure I would have been looking for something pokery to do. As it was, I got my clammy hands on a Nintendo Wii the night before Thanksgiving
- [Return of the Home Game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/17/return-of-the-home-game/) - We hosted a small home game last night, the first since HDouble's home game ran afoul of the neighbors and got voluntarily shut down. A few of the usual suspects were rounded up to make donkey calls and ill-timed bluffs against each other on the green felt. We started with a single table tournament with
- [Weekly game results: July 29](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/30/weekly-game-results-july-29/) - Another down week. I say again, I don't even know why I play. This week Cumulative CR +$0.05 +$2.10 EM +$1.00 +$7.40 ER -$3.15 +$0.75 JB +$2.00 -$3.30 JC +$2.00 +$10.95 Me -$1.90 -$10.85 JB started off losing money steadily until a run of good hands put him into the black: a flopped boat, a
- [Weekly game results: December 15](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/16/weekly-game-results-december-15/) - It's been over a month since our last home game. JC +$6.30 ER +$13.70 CR -$10.00 PC -$5.00 JB $0.00 EM -$5.00 Yep. Lost all my chips on two hands in the last half-hour: ~$2 in a QQ vs. KK match, and ~$4 in a 93 vs. A3 match on a 3238J board. For whatever
- [Weekly game results: December 29](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/01/weekly-game-results-december-29/) - My memory's going fast. If I don't post these things the night of or the day after, I forget anything of significance. At least I can post the night's results: JC +$4.70 ER +$6.40 CR +$2.80 PC -$6.05 JB -$10.00 EM +$2.15 Oh, I do remember this: I played a couple hands blind, calling, betting,
- [Weekly game results: New Year's Eve Edition](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/01/weekly-game-results-new-years-eve-edition/) - Not sure how this came about, but we decided to play poker into the New Year. JC +$4.60 ER +$0.75 CR -$1.35 PC -$1.70 JB -$9.30 EM +$7.00 I don't really remember what time we started, but this session lasted quite a bit longer than our normal sessions. We also doubled the buy-in (to a
- [Weekly game results: January 5](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/06/weekly-game-results-january-5/) - First weekly game of 2005, and notable for the fact that CR, ER, and EM had to rebuy. Wow. I can't remember the last time, if ever, that ER has had to rebuy. JC +$1.35 ER -$7.30 CR -$5.80 PC +$10.75 JB +$0.85 EM +$0.15 Ladies and gentlemen, I ran amok. Mostly due to some
- [Weekly game results: January 12](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/12/weekly-game-results-january-12/) - Oy. Me and ER busted out early. JC +$1.95 ER -$5.00 CR -$0.35 PC -$5.00 JB +$4.25 EM +$2.65 MT +$1.50 I didn't feel up to buying in again and fighting my way back. I think it had something to do with the six beers I consumed. But I did hop online and more than
- [Weekly game results: January 19](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/20/weekly-game-results-january-19/) - Double buy-in last night and probably every week hereafter. 10BB wasn't really working out with our spread limit game. JC +$2.35 ER +$3.35 CR -$5.35 PC -$2.75 JB +$4.10 EM -$1.70 Yeah. I lost set over set to JC (55 vs. JJ) early on and that accounts for most of that negative number there. Also
- [$1,754.88](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/14/175488/) - That's how much I spent on my old MR2 for the following upgrades and repairs: ACT performance clutch Water Pump, Timing Belt, Timing Belt Tensioner and Pulley, Cam Seal, Crank Seal, Oil Pump Seal Front Motor Mount Brake pads - Axxis Metal Master performance pads Brake fluid - Super Blue high temperature brake fluid Brake
- [ $1,754.88](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/14/175488-2/) - That's how much I spent on my old MR2 for the following upgrades and repairs: ACT performance clutch Water Pump, Timing Belt, Timing Belt Tensioner and Pulley, Cam Seal, Crank Seal, Oil Pump Seal Front Motor Mount Brake pads - Axxis Metal Master performance pads Brake fluid - Super Blue high temperature brake fluid Brake
- [They're either stupid or they're lying](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/14/theyre-either-stupid-or-theyre-lying/) - No, sorry, this is a poker-related post, not a political post. All the Party sites run into problems with hand histories from time to time. You request them, they don't come. Last Sunday this happened after I'd lost a bunch of money and before I made it back, which screwed up my stats. Anyway, I
- [Coming down to earth](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/13/coming-down-to-earth/) - Only played another 634 hands of $25 PL this past week, though part of that is due to the 200 hands of $50 PL I played and the fact that I don't get to include any Labor Day play in these totals. Since my last update, the win rate has settled down to a more
- [Seeking potential bone marrow donors (Filipino, 18-61)](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/02/seeking-potential-bone-marrow-donors-filipino-18-61/) - My friend Jake's girlfriend is very sick and needs help. Please read: Dear Friends, This isn't a happy email. We got the results of Christine's biopsy over the holidays. It turns out that her cancer is back. It's a rare and extremely aggressive form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The survival rates are not good. The fact
- [HurdyGurdy T-Shirt Disaster](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/09/16/hurdygurdy-t-shirt-disaster/) - The British are odd. FREE Sit On My Face & Party T-Shirts! Oh, it is so terrible! The latest shipment of Sit On My Face & Party T-Shirts flew in today from HurdyGurdyland... and all 20,000 are misprinted!! They are all great enough to wear, for example on a zoo visit, and perfect to use
- [Low interest rates at your local credit union](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/05/22/low-interest-rates-at-your-local-credit-union/) - When I bought my car two years ago I checked out Lending Tree and eLoan to get financing and finally settled on a 6.95% loan, which was lower than what my bank offered. I didn't even entertain the notion of getting financing at the dealership. Today, the rates seem to be a full percentage point
- [Rich artists](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/16/rich-artists/) - LA Downtown News Online: Little Tokyo Lofts Since opening in July, the $21 million project in a converted warehouse on San Pedro Street between Fourth and Fifth streets is 60% full. Jon Peterson and Michael Tansey, who in 1982 developed the first live-work lofts in Downtown, last year began construction on the high-end Little Tokyo
- [American Express TrueEarnings](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/04/26/american-express-trueearnings/) - Since I pay off my credit card balances every month, I make almost all my purchases by credit card in order to get the rewards points. I've switched the primary card I use a few times looking for the best rewards program, and recently I noticed the promotion for the American Express TrueEarnings card at
- [Unknown treasures](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/16/unknown-treasures/) - Castle Green Unknown to me, anyway.
- [The New Deal](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/26/the-new-deal/) - The wife made a special appearance at this week's home game. This time we made two deals: I stake her and she keeps her winnings I split my winnings 50% up to the first $80, 70% beyond that The night started rough with both of us having to reload in the first hour or so,
- [Goodbye Skype, Hello Google Voice](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/20/goodbye-skype-hello-google-voice/) - I was ambivalent about the utility of Grand Central when I signed up for my free account last year; I've got one phone that I use, and the voicemail in your inbox feature was kinda whatevs. But then Google announced the relaunch of Grand Central as Google Voice; this was the feature made me super-excited:
- [MySpace Music Remixed](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/20/myspace-music-remixed/) - When MySpace Music relaunched back in September, I was pretty impressed by the depth of the catalog of music they had available. With all the major labels represented in the new venture, there was a lot of music you could go and listen to if you took the time to find it. Unfortunately the experience
- [There's more oil and local gin in Benin City, Nigeria](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/18/theres-more-oil-and-local-gin-in-benin-city-nigeria/) - I'm pleased to share the news that Dorcas Omokaro has fully repaid her microloan on Kiva. As you may recall, she was my first Kiva microloan, a Nigerian mother of five who sells palm oil and gin. My great hope is that the kids don't email me in ten years about a vast fortune or
- [Paying your gambling debts](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/13/paying-your-gambling-debts/) - I talked to my wife before last night's home game got under way. She had forgotten I was playing poker, so I offered to make her feel better: Me: I'll give you half of my winnings. Her: I want 70%. Me: How about 51%? Her: You're not a nice husband! Me: Okay, if I make
- [File for unemployment](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/08/file-for-unemployment/) - This probably sounds pretty obvious to a lot of people, but if you've lost your job, file for unemployment benefits as soon as you are no longer working. I've known a few people who've lost their jobs and seemed reluctant to file for unemployment benefits. They figure their financial situation is not dire and that
- [The war on stupid links](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/06/the-war-on-stupid-links/) - To the members of the world wide web development community... I never want to see this again: Click here to do something. If you want to do something, click here. Click here if you don't want something to happen. Of course you click links! We don't need you to tell us how to interact with
- [I just lent Ali $25 on Kiva.org](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/03/06/i-just-lent-ali-25-on-kivaorg/) - Oh? You are unfamiliar with Ali? Here's a little bit about him: Ali is a 43-year-old man who lives in Saida, southern Lebanon, with his wife and their three children. Ali has been selling fruits and vegetable since 1996. He sells fruits and vegetable from his van, which means he is a mobile salesman. He
- [Whom would Jesus kill?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/22/whom-would-jesus-kill/) - It's been a while since I've read the Bible, but I remember enough of it to be completely disgusted by public statements by those who profess themselves to be Christians, and yet are some of the most hateful, uncharitable persons to be given their 15 minutes. I suppose that the self-congratulatory smirking and strutting of
- [Short-term memory](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/26/short-term-memory/) - One day, perhaps in the near future, gay people will have the rights and responsibilities that come along with marriage. They'll be recognized by society as committed couples just as straight people are, heart-broken widows and widowers will have inheritance rights over their homophobic in-laws, and gay celebrities will fight their divorce and custody battles
- [Make your WordPress blog easy to read on an iPhone](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/22/make-your-wordpress-blog-easy-to-read-on-an-iphone/) - I love the fact that the iPhone can show web pages as they were intended. I double-plus love sites that are iPhone-optimized (when it's done right). So I highly encourage all you WordPress bloggers to get the WPtouch plugin. What is WPtouch? WPtouch automatically transforms your WordPress blog into an iPhone application-like experience when viewed
- [Zojirushi Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/19/zojirushi-thermal-carafe-coffee-maker/) - I recently bought a Zojirushi EC-BD15 Coffee Maker to replace my old coffee maker. The problem I had with the old one was that it kept coffee warm by continuously heating it, which quickly "burns" the coffee and makes it somewhat unpleasant. I'm the kind of person who will hit snooze a few times in
- [Strong Bad Email](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/07/07/strong-bad-email/) - Okay, I don't know too much about Strong Bad and Homestar Runner and all that stuff, but if you've ever wondered what Strong Bad would look like as a Japanese anime character, check out this Strong Bad Email.
- [MR2 Update](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/07/03/mr2-update/) - The MR2 has new front and rear motor mounts. They're mostly solidified, so I put them in the car to wait out the remaining few days. The front motor mount had been completely destroyed... and it's no wonder, too. It looked flimsy as all hell. So now the car will sufer from more vibration and
- [Poker poker poker poker poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/23/poker-poker-poker-poker-poker/) - I've been playing a hell of a lot of poker the past few days. On Saturday I played down at Hollywood Park and made $47 on top of the $100 I started with at the $2/$4 table. Saturday night I played at PokerStars at the .25/.50 table and lost about $14 or $15. Sunday I
- [Batman: Dead End](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/29/batman-dead-end/) - If you like Batman, download this film. Do yourself a favor and get the full 160MB version. Batman: Dead End
- [StudioGlyphic welcomes Machine Samba to the blogging world](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/07/studioglyphic-welcomes-machine-samba-to-the-blogging-world/) - Machine Samba is written by the author of Violent Messiahs and the Van Helsing movie tie-in promotional comic book. What a corporate whore! Here's a sample: My hero, George W. Bush, told the world yesterday that the systematic torture and sexual humiliation of the Abu Ghraib prisoners in Baghdad is abhorrent (he pronounced it "aphorrent"
- [Tough choice](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/18/tough-choice/) - Do you want the Artist (formerly known as Prince) or a Jehovah's Witness showing up at your doorstep? How about both?
- [Telegraph | News | Scientists make electricity from tap water](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/19/telegraph-news-scientists-make-electricity-from-tap-water/) - Scientists make electricity from tap water Cool. A team of Canadian researchers has found that an electrical current can be produced between the ends of a microscopic channel when a fluid flows through it. ... A typical setup using a ceramic filter and tap water can produce 10 volts and the current depends on the
- [Right to an Attorney Comes at a Price](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/20/right-to-an-attorney-comes-at-a-price/) - Right to an Attorney Comes at a Price (washingtonpost.com) Can I have the right not to have an attorney in my residence? I guess I'll have to consult the attorney. ...a new Minnesota law that requires poor people to pay as much as $200 for this privilege is under attack by public defenders and some
- [Marathon schoolwork](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/20/marathon-schoolwork/) - Yikes. I just finished my second of two papers due tomorrow. Now I can go to sleep and still have some time to review them in the morning. I don't remember the last time I worked this hard on schoolwork (of course, I haven't been in school for years, and my memory's just not what
- [The return of Parsa](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/22/the-return-of-parsa/) - It suddenly struck me as I sat here tuning out that Sam guy who always goes on and on that he reminds me a hell of a lot of Parsa. Ugh. Die, bitch, die!
- [Pride (in the name of face)](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/13/pride-in-the-name-of-face/) - The thing about blogs is that you are more or less making public declarations. And in my mind, one should try to keep one's word, stand by one's statements, etc. For instance, if I talk about not ending a single day with a net loss in pot limit, well by God I'm going to play
- [Google Sync for your iPhone](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/14/google-sync-for-your-iphone/) - Google Sync for your iPhone was released in beta earlier this week, enabling iPhone users to sync their Contacts and Calendar over the air with their Google Contacts and Calendar. I don't particularly like Google's Contacts interface and there's no way to merge duplicate entries (especially between My Contacts and Suggested Contacts), so I'll keep
- [Korean Internet FTW](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/03/korean-internet-ftw/) - TJ posted a bulletin on MySpace featuring this news tidbit: Far East Gizmos: While in Korea download a 120-minute film in just 12 seconds! Korea is to acquire the world's fastest wired and wireless Internet service at 10 times the speed of the current service by 2012. The government and the communications industry plan to
- [Sales tax and stimulus in Taiwan](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/02/02/sales-tax-and-stimulus-in-taiwan/) - Just a couple of loosely-related things that were interesting in Taiwan. A bi-monthly lottery encourages people to ask for their sales receipt (and thus pay sales tax). All sales receipts are printed/embossed with a number and an official seal. Like most lotteries here, there's a grand prize for matching all numbers and lesser prizes for
- [Dear President Obama](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/01/21/dear-president-obama/) - I am neither a leper, a corpse, nor possessed by Legion. Therefore, I would like some help--not for myself--but for others with more serious problems. Here's the list of healings we need, ordered by magnitude of the problem: Time Warner Cable - West LA Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority State of California Other than
- [Jaydiohead](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2009/01/05/jaydiohead/) - Jay-Z vs. Radiohead at Jaydiohead.com
- [Playing the Blogger Championship Final tomorrow](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/20/playing-the-blogger-championship-final-tomorrow/) - Played today's NLHE event and went out in 12th. The hand that knocked me out was TT vs. AJ on a 39J82 board. The hand that crippled me: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 3000/6000 Blinds 750 Ante (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB (t166474) Hero (BB) (t153732) UTG (t125090) MP (t72535) CO (t220332)
- [The Missus](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/17/the-missus/) - I think most people who meet Emily are often surprised because ... how to put this? Well, they think I'm an anti-social ass, and she strikes them as the opposite of an anti-social ass. It's not uncommon for people to make remarks that dance delicately around this main point. They show considerable restraint in not
- [The most dangerous thing you could do today...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/16/the-most-dangerous-thing-you-could-do-today/) - ...is driving a car. Especially if you are commuting to work. The commute to and from work is easily one of the most mind-numbing yet dangerous activities many of us engage in on a regular basis. You take the same route, get comfortable with the same traffic patterns, and engage in an activity that you
- [Cure Show](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/14/cure-show/) - Last night MySpace had a "Secret Show" with the Cure at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The Secret Shows are free shows in smaller venues. As far as LA venues go, the Troub is one of the smallest. I managed to finagle a wristband from this guy at work and was allowed up into the
- [But I'm your biggest fan...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/10/but-im-your-biggest-fan/) - I bought all your records, clipped every magazine article, videotaped you on Letterman, saw you play at the Roxy, the El Rey, the Wiltern, and the Bowl. I joined the fan club, wrote you letters, and sent you photos. So why didn't you talk to me that night at Swingers when I came up to
- [Downtown Los Angeles last Saturday](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/09/downtown-los-angeles-last-saturday/) - Despite the puking guy and the urinating guy, I managed to get some photos that don't completely suck. This was at the Old Bank District Holiday Block Party. They had lights strung up for a single block. The greenish tone on City Hall always reminds me of the Lord of the Rings because I'm a
- [Revising the Past](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/08/revising-the-past/) - I've been blogging on and off for about five and a half years on three different platforms. I started off on Blogger and used their FTP publishing service to push files to my domain, but after I had about a thousand posts, either the service or my domain host was not able to make this
- [Anti-Semitic?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/22/anti-semitic/) - Howard Kurtz does a run down ("A Blogger's Apology") of the controversy surrounding Gregg Easterbrook's blog about Kill Bill. Easterbrook hates the violence in the movie and thinks Tarantino is a hack. Fine. Then he says this: Set aside what it says about Hollywood that today even Disney thinks what the public needs is ever-more-graphic
- [Old Bank District Holiday Block Party Tonight](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/06/old-bank-district-holiday-block-party-tonight/) - In case you were wondering, this is where I'll be tonight. blogdowntown: 12/6: Old Bank District Block Party to Let Downtowners Play in the Streets DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Food, drink and music take to the streets on Saturday, December 6th, as Gilmore Associates hosts the first annual Old Bank District Block Party at 4th
- [Big Pot](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/08/11/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
- [PokerStars Poker Blogger Events](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/12/04/pokerstars-poker-blogger-events/) - 3PM? Really? I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!This PokerStars tournament is a No Limit Texas Hold’em event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 680048
- [Turkey Recipe](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/22/turkey-recipe/) - Separate skin from breast with your hand. Pour a few tablespoons of brandy under the skin. Shove fresh rosemary, fresh bay leaves, peeled cloves of garlic, sliced onions, and sliced lemons (with the peel) under the skin and inside the body cavity. Fill rest of cavity with stuffing. Roast turkey according to directions. Baste every
- [Black Friday](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/30/black-friday/) - If shopping is our religion, then this is our Hajj: NY Times: Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death The throng of Wal-Mart shoppers had been building all night, filling sidewalks and stretching across a vast parking lot at the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, N.Y. At 3:30 a.m., the Nassau County police had to be
- [Popular Photos from StudioGlyphic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/29/popular-photos-from-studioglyphic/) - For some reason, a handful of people on MySpace, blogs, and forums are linking to these two photos: So I might as well, too. NaBloPoMo 29
- [Tricksy Ninjas](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/23/tricksy-ninjas/) - Wil Wheaton turned me on to Overheard in NY: A large bearded black man is holding a big white sign that reads: NINJAS KILLED MY FAMILY. I NEED $$ TO LEARN KUNG-FU AND GET REVENGE. Drunk yuppie: Ha, ha. So dude, are you really going to become a ninja?! Ha, ha! Black guy: Nah, man.
- [PS3 vs. Standalone BDP, or the other Profile 2.0](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/14/ps3-vs-standalone-bdp-or-the-other-profile-20/) - For the longest time, buying a PS3 was the cheapest way to get a Blu-Ray disc player. $600 for the movie-playing game console vs. $1000 for a standalone player. The PS3 also compared favorably in terms of startup time, disc load time, etc. Now that standalone players have dropped below $300, does the PS3 still
- [Picasa](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/28/picasa/) - Google released Picasa 3 this week, with a bunch more features. The ones that look most promising are: Photo Viewer - faster, chromeless way to browse images on your computer Automatic Web Sync - choose albums on your computer to always sync with the web That's all fine and well, but the real reasons to
- [Space Age NSX-replacement](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/22/space-age-nsx-replacement/) - Honda's NSX-cellent supercar Something about it says Corvette to me. Maybe it's because they've flipped the backside upside-down, with the spoiler inches off the ground. They'll have to fix that.
- [Chalk Shadows](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/27/chalk-shadows/) - Sir Pabz shared this awesome set of Chalk Shadows from Michael Neff. Here's a taste: NaBloPoMo 27
- [Long weekend](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/26/long-weekend/) - Time for turkey, family, movies, and video games. NaBloPoMo 26
- [Some people just don’t get it](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/25/some-people-just-don’t-get-it/) - If you are working for a website, you should use it or you won't know what you are talking about. In fact, you should stop wasting everyone's time and come back later. NaBloPoMo 25
- [Curry Takeaway](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/24/curry-takeaway/) - It seems that some readers may have come away with the notion yesterday that when I said "debt" that I meant credit card debt. I've never carried a balance on a credit card in the 18 years I've been using them. And of course I use them all the time in lieu of cash and
- [Thinking about money sucks](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/23/thinking-about-money-sucks/) - I'm often torn between the idea of paying off a little more debt or doing something else with the money. For instance, I just sent my lender an extra car payment so that I could pay down the principle a bit faster. Paying an extra payment now is equivalent to reducing my number of payments
- [FAIL](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/22/fail/) - Missed a day. NaBloPoMo 21
- [Weekly game results: October 27](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/27/weekly-game-results-october-27/) - CR and ER took last week off, and JB vetoed the idea of playing short-handed, so we skipped a week. This week the regular group was back: This week Cumulative Average CR +$6.05 +$6.05 +$0.47 EM -$1.40 -$11.85 -$0.79 ER -$2.95 +$6.35 +$0.49 JB -$5.00 -$11.15 -$0.80 JC -$1.55 +$15.55 +$1.11 Me +$4.85 +$5.80 +$0.39
- [The long, steep decline of my bankroll](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/02/the-long-steep-decline-of-my-bankroll/) - My bankroll reached a high somewhere around tax day. Two and a half weeks later, it was gone. Vanished. I don't even know who to call.There's some consolation in the fact that this wasn't even my money. I'd withdrawn my original deposit long ago. It was about half winnings, half bonuses.But now that I've hit
- [CCWSOP IV](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/04/ccwsop-iv/) - We had our fourth no limit tournament last night. Eight players, $10 buy-in with $5 rebuys available in the first two rounds. No one rebought. This was probably our best tournament yet, in terms of level of play and the action. Some highlights:One poor guy in UTG+1 played the hammer and flopped a boat. Unfortunately
- [Final hand at the WSOP](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/28/final-hand-at-the-wsop/) - Wow. Raymer started as chip leader and when I "tuned in," it was down to him and Williams. Raymer had many many times the number of chips Williams had.Here's the final hand: Dealer: Starting new hand: #109Administrator: Stand by for the next hand.... Dealer: Raymer posts the ante 10Dealer: Williams posts the ante 10Dealer: Williams
- [Back on EmpirePoker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/02/back-on-empirepoker/) - Anyone who's been keeping up with this blog will know that I haven't said boo about poker (with the exception of announcing the winner of the World Series) since I lost my bankroll back in April and May. In case you've been wondering, I haven't played a single ring game for a month. I did
- [New TV](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/20/new-tv/) - Some nice delivery men brought me a Samsung LN46A550 this morning. $1224 shipped. NaBloPoMo 20
- [Cashing out again](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/13/cashing-out-again/) - Perhaps I have no discipline, as some have suggested, but I really can't deal with the whole school/work/poker thing. So aside from the Poker Blogger tournament, and short of an amazing bonus offer, I'm swearing off online poker (again) until winter break or I quit my job, whichever comes first. By the way, anyone know
- [Omaha 8](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/25/omaha-8/) - Had the pleasure of playing Omaha tonight with someone who knew this blog. Wow, I'm famous.blogreader >> Glyphic do u have a blog - Studio Glyphic??glyphic >> um... sure, yeahglyphic >> that's what i get for using names over and overblogreader >> u don't seem to certainglyphic >> no just surprised to be found outblogreader
- [Spring Break: Poker Week](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/23/spring-break-poker-week/) - After taking advantage of a PokerStars deposit bonus of a measley 15% back in February, I basically ran through my bank, leaving me with a dollar or so. It's enough to play at the nickel or penny tables, but seriously, that's a freaking waste of time. I'll go back from time to time for the
- [Haven't lost my shirt yet](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/29/havent-lost-my-shirt-yet/) - All the reasons for cashing out of my online poker account remain true. But that Empire reload bonus tipped things in the right direction for me to make time for poker. I've only played just over a hundred hands, but so far I've made a few big bets here and there, playing 1/2 and $25
- [Grubby made me a liar](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/28/grubby-made-me-a-liar/) - I said I was giving up the online poker, but then Poker Grub came along with this crazy reload bonus for Empire: Bonus update: Empire has a phenomenal reload bonus of 100 percent up to $500 using the bonus code MATCHBONUSEP. You'll have 30 days to work off 2500 raked hands (only 5x). I suspect
- [Too much poker.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/23/too-much-poker/) - I just can't do it. I have a full load of classes and work three days a week. Having money in my accounts just makes me want to play, and late night play when I'm tired has always been -EV for me. So I'm cashing out what remains of my OPM bankroll and putting online
- [Do Not Call registrations reach 20 million](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/07/07/do-not-call-registrations-reach-20-million/) - The Federal Trade Commission reports that "As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2003, 19.6 million telephone numbers had been logged into the registry." Wow. That's more than the number of people that voted in the last California gubernatorial living. The total number is expected to reach 60 million. Unfortunately, registering for the Do
- [An Example of Dollar-Cost Averaging](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/30/an-example-of-dollar-cost-averaging/) - So I was goofing around with my own investment records when I realized that I had a great way of showing the advantage of dollar-cost averaging. As you may recall from the mutual fund primer, dollar-cost averaging lets you reduce the variance (to use a poker term) by spreading out your investment over time. Here's
- [Lazy Blogging is Easy](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/19/lazy-blogging-is-easy/) - There was a great opinion piece arguing against the auto industry bailout on Monday in the Wall Street Journal (Full disclosure: Uncle Rupert owns both them and the company where I get my paychecks). Since I have low expectations for the Wall Street Journal to keep this opinion available for any reasonable amount of time,
- [New Ferrari](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/22/new-ferrari/) - It's not every year a new Ferrari is announced. Here's their replacement for the 456M: Ferrari's all-aluminium 612 Scaglietti packs 540bhp Nice.
- [Dawn among the ruins](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/28/dawn-among-the-ruins/) - At first glance it almost seems like an ash-covered survivor is surveying the ruins of her home. Then you realize it's a silly statue put up by some bourgeois dumbass who decided to buy an expensive house in an area where forest fires are common. Still, it's an interesting photo. The top half is very
- [Health insurers' deals get mixed reactions](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/28/health-insurers-deals-get-mixed-reactions/) - USA Today: Health insurers' deals get mixed reactions Competition could increase, but small insurers could fold Benefit consultants and others had mixed views on what the mergers may mean for consumers. Savings from merging back-office efforts and eliminating some jobs could slow increases in premiums, which are currently rising at their fastest clip in a
- [FasTrak, cheaper](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/18/fastrak-cheaper/) - The good thing about having a standardized statewide electronic toll collection system is that it's interoperable between jurisdictions, thus allowing you to take advantage of price disparities among the different agencies and corporations that use it. San Diego and the Orange County toll roads require a $1 a month service fee, while the 91 Express
- [Everything's Gone Green](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/16/everythings-gone-green/) - Dodge EV Concept. Electric. Honda Insight. Gasoline-electric hybrid. Mini E. Electric. The LA Auto Show takes place November 21-30 at the LA Convention Center. NaBloPoMo 16
- [Ring of Fire](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/15/ring-of-fire/) - Four or five counties in Southern California are on fire. A little unusual this late into the year. NaBloPoMo 15
- [No bailout for the automotive industry](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/13/no-bailout-for-the-automotive-industry/) - I could care less if the Big Three were to disappear overnight. For decades they've existed as marketing and financial bureaucracies--not car companies, putting out shitty products propped up by nostalgia, misguided patriotism, cheap fuel, and cheap money. In the meantime, their foreign competitors have innovated, diversified, and invested wisely, building their brands over years,
- [Speedy browsing](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/12/speedy-browsing/) - If you're reading this, you probably do a lot of web browsing. Imagine how much more you could see if your browser were faster. Here are a few things you could get to speed things up: Mozilla Firefox 3 Firefox 3 features dramatic speed improvements over version 2, as well as better handling of embedded
- [Online identities](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/11/online-identities/) - If you're on MySpace or Facebook, updating your LinkedIn profile, blogging on WordPress or Blogger, sharing photos on flickr and Picasa, and Twittering your every move, should you give up any notion of selectively controlling information? Or should you just assume that everyone can piece together all the pieces of the puzzle, drop any pretense
- [Maudie and Poker Perspectives](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/07/maudie-and-poker-perspectives/) - This is one of those posts about linking to someone else's blog, which is kinda silly when it comes to Poker Perspectives, since it's not as though it's not a known site. Anyway, what I like about what I've read so far on Maudie's blog is that it's all about her poker experiences, written from
- [Yesterday once more](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/04/yesterday-once-more/) - Not sure what happened, but I only ended up $42 according to PokerTracker. In fact, my game time numbers have been revised downward to 8.27 hours. Very bizarre.
- [MySpace launches Profile 2.0](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/10/myspace-launches-profile-20/) - We just launched the new MySpace profile. It's completely opt-in, but if you're willing to take a look, you can upgrade by going to Customize Profile from the Profile nav menu. Features: New profile themes Drag and drop modules Multiple layouts (1 column, 2 columns, mixed columns) and page widths Removable modules Per module privacy
- [The Census Bureau is one of my favorite government entities](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/09/the-census-bureau-is-one-of-my-favorite-government-entities/) - The Constitution declares that "[an] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct." The primary purpose was to assign Congressional delegates to the member States based on population,
- [Vista is a piece of crap](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/08/vista-is-a-piece-of-crap/) - I've gotten the double whammy of Vista and Office 2007 at work, and it's driving me nuts. There's not too much I can do with the IT policies at work, but I'm trying to figure out my alternatives for the next home machine. Specifically I'm thinking about getting a new laptop for the wife. Since
- [Slammed](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/07/slammed/) - This daily posting business is hard. We're on the verge of launching a new product; it's a lot like setting up an elaborate maze of dominoes. Should be all worth it come Monday. Watch this space. NaBloPoMo 7
- [Last night at the Century Plaza Hotel](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/05/last-night-at-the-century-plaza-hotel/) - Traffic is snarled along Avenue of the Stars in front of the Century Plaza: In the Century Plaza lobby after the election is called for Obama: NaBloPoMo 5
- [False dichotomies and specious arguments](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/03/false-dichotomies-and-specious-arguments/) - False dichotomy: Pick Obama or McCain. You always have the choice of picking a third party, writing in another name, or not voting for the office. Specious argument: There's no difference between the Democrats and the Republicans. There are very real differences and consequences, and they should inform your decision. NaBloPoMo 3
- [Schadenfreude](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/11/01/schadenfreude-2/) - TechCrunch is reporting (spreading the rumor?) that: Facebook May Be Growing Too Fast. And Hitting The Capital Markets Again. Some of the key items: Revenues are not covering costs, and costs are growing faster than revenuesHalf of Facebook's users are from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, places where you can't make too
- [Final Three Days](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/10/10/final-three-days/) - There's only three days left for the Members Project. If you have an American Express card, go vote for Kiva, Loans That Change Lives, at the Members Project. Right now they're in third place, just 1500 votes short of second place. 1500 is nothing!
- [Open Secrets](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/10/04/open-secrets/) - If you've never been, check out Open Secrets from the Center for Responsive Politics. They've got a donor lookup that lets you find out who's made political contributions to which candidate or party. Pretty interesting stuff. For instance, people who have MySpace or Fox Interactive Media listed as their company have given $12,450 in this
- [Kiva and the Members Project](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/24/kiva-and-the-members-project/) - A while back I wrote about Kiva, the non-profit that facilitates the practice of micro-lending by matching up lenders with entrepreneurs in developing nations who need small loans to raise ducks or sell gin. It turns out they're one of 25 finalists in the Members Project from American Express. If Kiva is selected as the
- [Worst writing in an online traffic school: gotaticket.com](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/29/worst-writing-in-an-online-traffic-school-gotaticketcom/) - Granted, the price was only $13, but I'd almost be willing to pay the extra $7 for some better writing and editing. On top of the poor writing, organization, and redundancy, they've decided to embed a bunch of trivia in their paragraphs. Some kind of crude copy-protection scheme?
- [Happy Birthday, WaMu!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/25/happy-birthday-wamu/) - Washington Mutual died on its 119th birthday. Reuters: WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure Washington Mutual Inc was closed by the U.S. government in by far the largest failure of a U.S. bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion. Thursday's seizure and sale is the latest historic
- [MySpace Music Re-Launch](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/25/myspace-music-re-launch/) - I had nothing to do with this, but MySpace just re-launched their music site in the US with lots more music from major label artists. It's actually pretty cool to be able to listen to all this stuff for free and compile playlists. The product itself is definitely rough around the edges, but overall it's
- [Free Credit-Monitoring from TransUnion Settlement Deal](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/23/free-credit-monitoring-from-transunion-settlement-deal/) - Heard this on NPR today: Day to Day, September 23, 2008: TransUnion Deal Includes Free Credit Monitoring TransUnion Corp. is offering free credit-monitoring services as part of a settlement over allegations that it improperly sold consumers' personal data. Here's where to register: https://www.listclassaction.com/
- [How to pay your bills on time](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/09/06/how-to-pay-your-bills-on-time/) - Sign up for auto-pay whenever possible Set up Google/Yahoo Calendar reminders around the statement issue and due dates
- [Neighborhoods of Rome](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/08/28/neighborhoods-of-rome/) - We're planning a short trip to Rome. Is there a particular neighborhood that you'd recommend for hotels? We'd prefer something with decent street life day and night, and good food.
- ["Organic" chicken costs twice as much as factory chicken](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/07/organic-chicken-costs-twice-as-much-as-factory-chicken/) - Really now. $8 a pound is approaching the price of a good cut of beef, so for us carnivores it might make sense to pony up a few extra bucks and get that USDA Prime steak that melts in your mouth. I haven't quite made up my mind whether my sense of values and my
- [Free education](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/07/13/free-education/) - Lesson 1. If you eat chicken or fish, you are not a vegetarian. There are at least half a billion people who would also consider dairy and eggs non-vegetarian. Lesson 2. If your cocktail doesn't consist of gin and vermouth, it's not a martini. At best, it's a cocktail with a proper name that you've
- [Three percent](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/07/06/three-percent/) - Here's the silver lining to the whole sluggish economy thing: the interest rate on my Stafford loans have gone from 7.22% to 4.21%. That's lower than the rate on any of my other debt. It sounds like I can consolidate the two loans and therefore lock in the lower interest rate. For those of you
- [Why I look forward to $5 a gallon fuel](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/06/08/why-i-look-forward-to-5-a-gallon-fuel/) - I'm tired of these fuckers obstructing my view.
- [Stopping junk mail aka paper spam](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/06/08/stopping-junk-mail-aka-paper-spam/) - There's a petition out at Do Not Mail: The Petition that's intended to convince Congressional leaders of the need for a Do Not Mail Registry that provides a single place from which you can basically unsubscribe from all the crap that ends up in your mailbox. Sounds good to me. But if you want to
- [Kiva microlending](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/05/24/kiva-microlending/) - Kiva's a non-profit that tries to match people with money with people who need money, typically entrepreneurs in developing countries who need a small loan to buy raw materials or equipment for their business. The default rate on these loans is extremely low since local micro-lending institutions or organizations typically perform a lot of due
- [Scion tC](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/02/10/scion-tc/) - The most normal-looking Scion yet, the tC might actually be a cool car. Not for me, but for other people. Based on the European market Avensis, the tC will feature a 17 inch wheels, 4 wheel disc brakes, and a 2.4 liter Camry engine outputting 160 hp and 165 lbs-ft of torque. A TRD supercharger
- [Tim Hunkin - London Zoo aviary clock performing](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/04/24/tim-hunkin-london-zoo-aviary-clock-performing/) - Via Dinosaurs and Robots
- [Hang up and drive!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/03/08/hang-up-and-drive/) - Effective July 1, drivers in California will not be allowed to use their mobile phones while driving, unless they have a hands-free device or are using the walkie-talkie feature. Things to note: The fine will be $20 for the first offense, and $50 for subsequent offenses. Penalty assessments can be added on, dramatically increasing the
- [Unsafe Poker Rooms](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/06/unsafe-poker-rooms/) - Bill Rini (re-)posted about unsafe online poker rooms that store your username and password in plaintext on your computer. Here's a list of the rooms, taken directly from his post: Unsafe Poker Rooms Betfred Poker (800 780-9362) support@betfred.com CD POKER feedback@cdpoker.com CentreBet Poker support@centrebetpoker.com Diamond Poker (866-636-3533) feedback@diamondclubpoker.com FairPoker support@fairpoker.com iPoker http://www1.ipoker.com/area-78.html Kiwi Casino Poker
- [Fast Shipping](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/31/fast-shipping/) - I ordered an HP notebook. Here's how it got here: Woah.
- [Quick Poll: Poker Stars or Full Tilt Poker?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/05/03/quick-poll-poker-stars-or-full-tilt-poker/) - In a post-UIGEA world, which do you prefer? Why?
- [Who's the fish? Me.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/24/whos-the-fish-me/) - Lost $70 today. Yeesh. I chased hands I shouldn't have chased. I let other players scare me out of pots. Overall, I saw the pot stealers lose money to the tight-aggressive players. I should have been one of them.So this leaves me with just a little over half my profits at Party. Still not bad,
- [The Inconvenient Bag](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/03/05/the-inconvenient-bag/) - We have a few of these "inconvenient" bags for groceries and other uses. I actually find them more convenient than paper or plastic bags because they're stronger and have greater capacity. The wider handle is also easier on the hands when loaded down with stuff. But the very best thing about the bags is that
- [Total Lunar Eclipse - Wednesday, February 20, 2008](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/02/19/total-lunar-eclipse-wednesday-february-20-2008/) - Get the details over at the NASA Eclipse Home Page (I'm guessing they haven't changed that name in 15 years). They have different images and schedules for different time zones.
- [The Importance of Diversification, Even in Planning](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/02/15/the-importance-of-diversification-even-in-planning/) - The best quote: "I thought I'd bought a home in Pleasantville," says Talbot, who moved from New York last year. "I never imagined in my wildest dreams that stuff like this would happen." Charlotte Observer: New suburbs in fast decay Foreclosures lead to vacancies and crime Liz Chandler And Ted Mellnik, Posted on Sun, Dec.
- [Library of Congress Photos on Flickr](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/02/07/library-of-congress-photos-on-flickr/) - F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress has this and thousands of other photos on Flickr, featuring a lot of color photos from the WWII era.
- [How I voted](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2008/02/05/how-i-voted/) - Super Tuesday 2008! President: Barack Obama Prop. 91: No Prop. 92: No Prop. 93: Yes Props. 94-97: Yes Measure R: No Of course, I actually voted by absentee ballot about a week ago, so hopefully my vote's already been tallied for my precinct.
- [Gmail for your domain](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/11/11/gmail-for-your-domain/) - I'm using Gmail to handle all my domain email. With 4.7GB of space for every account I create, I can access my email from anywhere with Internet access or via my Helio Ocean, take advantage of Gmail's search capabilities and spam filters, and count on Gmail's reliability and uptime. https://www.google.com/a/ The mail service my hosting
- [Subsidizing your lifestyle](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/10/31/subsidizing-your-lifestyle/) - Glasstrack sent along this story from yesterday's LA Times: DWP plan would give Valley a rate break The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has assembled a plan to charge many households in the San Fernando Valley lower rates for electricity during the summer compared with the rest of the city, on the grounds
- [I'm not the blogger world champion](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/10/14/im-not-the-blogger-world-champion/) - The PokerStars tournament was a lot of donkey calls and impatient plays on my part. I happened to get lucky a few times, and rightfully punished a few more, and ended getting knocked out in 262nd place.
- [PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/10/03/pokerstars-world-blogger-championship-of-online-poker/) - I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 2658687
- [Leftovers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/08/09/leftovers/) - Front steps of local business. Evening. HERO: Would you like a steak? MAN: A steak?! What kind of steak? HERO: It's a rib eye. MAN: I'd love to have a steak. But I already ate at Jack in the Box. HERO: So you don't want it? MAN: Nah, I already ate. But there are some
- [PLANET B-BOY (RUN DMZ scene)](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/08/01/planet-b-boy-run-dmz-scene/) - PLANET B-BOY (RUN DMZ scene) Upcoming screenings include the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Check their profile for more info.
- [Parts Per Million: The Poisoning of Beverly Hills High School](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/07/24/parts-per-million-the-poisoning-of-beverly-hills-high-school/) - Beverly Hills High School has oil wells in one corner of the campus and hundreds of students study, eat, and exercise near and around these things. About parts per million: "At her thirtieth reunion, Horowitz was astonished to learn that so many of her former classmates had cancer. Oil wells under the town of Beverly
- [The future is creepy](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/07/07/the-future-is-creepy/) - Big Dog Robot The reason I think it's so creepy is that it reminds of two pairs of amputated legs grafted onto a machine.
- [Some people have a lot of time on their hands...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/06/30/some-people-have-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/) - Thank God. HOW I SCREWED THE IPHONE SCALPERS Date: 2007-06-30, 2:30PM PDT Last night I called about 50 (FIFTY!) different scalpers, first calling the greediest - those wanting over $1,000 for iPhones. I started having them deliver my new iPhone to my "home" on Lincoln. Hint: this "home" of mine has a big AT&T sign
- [Loose Ends](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/06/18/loose-ends/) - Paul Potts Paul Potts came back for the finals last night: Paul Potts Final Performance: Nessun Dorma Results of Britain's Got Talent Final and winning Performance The former cell phone salesman has won 100,000GBP and will perform before the queen. Congrats! -- Tulsarama! Unfortunately, the water that leaked into the chamber completely destroyed the car.
- [Paul Potts - Britain's Got Talent](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/06/15/paul-potts-britains-got-talent/) - Thanks to Bill Rini for tipping us off to this guy. Normally I wouldn't post anything about a show like Britain's Got Talent (think American Idol in the UK), but this was pretty cool. Paul Potts' first appearance on Britain's Got Talent: When you hear that voice coming from that body, it's simply amazing. Paul
- [Tulsarama!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/06/09/tulsarama/) - Happy Centennial, Oklahoma! On June 15, 1957, a new gold and white 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe was buried in a time capsule in downtown Tulsa, OK. The time capsule was part of Golden Jubilee Week: Tulsa's celebration of Oklahoma's semi-centennial. Find out more at Buriedcar.com. Update 2007-06-14: The chamber where the Plymouth was buried
- [xkcd rules](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/05/14/xkcd-rules/) - They made this awesome map: Online Communities Click for full-size original. And this awesomer comic: M.C. Hammer Slide They is probably he. Son of a bitch. I just realized there's additional commentary in the title attribute of every image.
- [Two-Thousand!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/05/13/two-thousand/) - This is my new toy: It's a 2003 S2000 with 49k miles. Many thanks to my wife who let me buy it even though she thinks convertibles are stupid.
- [Check your credit report for free](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/05/03/check-your-credit-report-for-free/) - Recently, I've noticed ads on the Internet and on TV about getting your free credit report, but usually there's an asterisk saying something about having to sign up with some service or purchase some product. That's not exactly free, is it?* Anyway, you might recall I'd posted about being able to check your credit report
- [Tanker truck takes out freeway overpass, screws up Bay Area traffic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/04/29/tanker-truck-takes-out-freeway-overpass-screws-up-bay-area-traffic/) - This is pretty amazing stuff. The fire was so hot it melted the freeway and eliminated all evidence of the truck. San Francisco Chronicle: Tanker fire destroys part of MacArthur Maze 2 freeways closed near Bay Bridge The heat of a dramatic gasoline tanker fire destroyed an overpass and closed two major roadways in the
- [Clicky Keyboards](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/03/21/clicky-keyboards/) - I find this site dedicated to praising and selling IBM keyboards rather charming. IBM model M keyboards. "Are you a real computer expert or just a low-end computer user? You need to use a real keyboard. The IBM Model M keyboard." They provide a short history of the IBM keyboard and include diagrams from IBM's
- [Quote of the day](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/04/13/quote-of-the-day-2/) - "I have wanted to give Iraq a lesson in democracy 'cause we're experienced with it. In democracy, after a hundred years you have to let your slaves go. And, after a hundred and fifty years you have to let your women vote. And at the beginning of democracy is... quite a bit genocide and ethnic
- [Great deals on computer stuff](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/16/great-deals-on-computer-stuff/) - Back when I was putting together my poker machine, I asked Glasstrack for tips on the hot deals in components. The prices were good then, but some of them have gotten even better. Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite Keyboard w/Tilt Mouse Combo Purchased: 3B Tech.net Price (after tax, s/h, rebates): $53.00 Now only $19.89!!! Crazy.
- [Zoom Quilt 2](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/04/05/zoom-quilt-2/) - This is pretty sweet. The Zoom Quilt 2 is a collaborative art project that I found via Dysart's blog.
- [They Didn't Study](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/03/29/they-didnt-study/) - Some fantastically funny stuff over at this Scribd page: They Didn't Study
- [Wedding Day Photos](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/03/04/wedding-day-photos/) - These are photos from the actual day of the wedding, following us from morning until night. Wedding Day Photos IWedding Day Photos IIWedding Day Photos IIIWedding Day Photos IVWedding Day Photos VWedding Day Photos VI
- [Heroes Zeroes](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/02/13/heroes-zeroes/) - Heroes Zeroes This is a parody done by NBC to promote "Heroes," but it's actually pretty funny.
- [Em and Me...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2007/01/26/em-and-me/) - ...got married.
- [Decision 2006](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/12/29/decision-2006/) - It's time to look back at one of the momentous decisions of the year: Is a burrito a sandwich? According to one activist judge, the answer is a resounding no. Boston Globe: Arguments spread thick The burrito brouhaha began when Panera, one of the country's biggest bakery cafes, argued that owners of the White City
- [SingingFish](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/12/27/singingfish/) - Like most people, I have a keen interest in taking the pulse of the online music piracy phenomenon, looking for ways to combat the evil-doers that hurt American artists and the multi-national corporations to whom they've signed their lives away. For whatever reason, I find most peer-to-peer file sharing services a little annoying and haven't
- [The Choice, or An exercise in digressions and lazy editing.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/12/26/the-choice-or-an-exercise-in-digressions-and-lazy-editing/) - I'm stopped at a red light on Olympic Boulevard, one of several major arterials that criss-cross this city. It was renamed for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games and stretches 25 miles east-west from Montebello to Santa Monica. For me, Olympic will always be associated with LA's Koreatown, and thus, have some kind of East
- [Say it loud!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/12/25/say-it-loud/) - I'm black and I'm proud! Beat the Devil God Bless James Brown.
- [Bus Pirates!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/10/17/bus-pirates/) - Bus Pirates: Episode 1 More Videos The main actor reminds me of F-Train.
- [Star Wars - A New Hope (in 3 minutes)](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/10/15/star-wars-a-new-hope-in-3-minutes/) - Star Wars - A New Hope (in 3 minutes) More Videos
- [That Giant Sucking Sound](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/10/11/that-giant-sucking-sound/) - "Sorry, server too loaded, please try again between 3am and 7pm EST." --Party Cashier, October 11, 2006 Good thing I submitted my withdrawal request this morning. It's really a shame, too, since the Bad Beat Jackpot stands at just over $400k right now.
- [MySpace is hiring...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/10/05/myspace-is-hiring/) - ...as fast as possible. If you or someone you know is an ASP .NET developer or SQL Server 2000/2005 DBA and is willing to work in Los Angeles, leave me a note in the comments or send a message to myspacejobs (at) studioglyphic (dot) com. We're also hiring in other technical capacities, like project managers
- [Party Poker Sound Mods](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/10/03/party-poker-sound-mods/) - I hate the Party Poker sounds. They stress me out. Full Tilt Poker's client, on the other hand, has subtle, soothing sounds. Since it looks like we'll still be able to play online for a little while yet, try replacing the Party sound files with the FTP sounds, or any other wav files of your
- [Individualized Email Addresses and Spam](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/09/10/individualized-email-addresses-and-spam/) - One of the main reasons for setting up my own domain was to give different websites their own email addresses. If Amazon got hacked or decided to sell their customer list, then I'd know because I'd suddenly start getting non-Amazon mail at amazon-personal-email@mydomain.com. At that point I could set up a mail filter on the
- [WSOP Main Event Final Table Thursday](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/08/09/wsop-main-event-final-table-thursday/) - Tao of Poker blogging on the Fringe at the 2006 WSOP Tomorrow's the final table of the main event of this year's World Series of Poker. I'd hoped to have a small stake in one of the final table players this year, but that's not how the cards were dealt. Still, while my horse was
- [Super Ouch.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/08/06/super-ouch/) - Had a disastrous session at the middle limits that ate through over a third of the bankroll. A cursory glance at Poker Tracker shows me overplaying or overcalling with second-best hands in far too many hands. Poker Tracker also tells me I got runner-runner'd, 3-outered, and 5-outered enough times to account for the entire loss.
- [Quote of the day](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day/) - Somebody out there really hates the Maroon: I saw your pic on tao of pauly. You look like a chimp. No wonder you are engaged to a fat chick. Posted by: Nigga at August 5, 2006 04:57 AM I'd put together a list of suspects, but that might take more time than I'm willing to
- [Go Absinthe Go!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/08/05/go-absinthe-go/) - Fellow LA Blogger Absinthe has been putting in the long hours and making the tough decisions at the WSOP Main Event this week. Now, at the tail end of Day 3, he's outlasted 94% of the field, and busted professional player Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, ensuring a small profit for all us backers.... Go on over
- [Spyware and Malware Protection](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/08/01/spyware-and-malware-protection/) - One of the first things I did with the new notebook for my sister was to run Windows Update and Office Update and install a lot of security software (anti-spyware, anti-malware, and anti-virus). Here's the list of free/donationware must-haves: Firefox - Better browser, safer to use. Extensions rock. SpywareBlaster - Prevents Spyware from being installed.
- [These guys are nuts](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/30/these-guys-are-nuts/) - (Mark Boster / LAT) Washington Post: Drawn to The Flame Ash is falling like rain. It's 3 p.m. and the sun burns a crimson circle through a gray nimbus. The mountain glows like a volcano about to erupt. ... As a wall of flame explodes skyward along the scrub-covered spine of the ridge, Bagala --
- [Tesla Roadster](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/30/tesla-roadster/) - The electric sports car is finally here, and it looks pretty damn hot: Tesla Motors is a brand new car company whose first product is a roadster designed by a Lotus designer, engineered by a bunch of Lotus engineers, and manufactured in the Lotus factory. The configuration is that of a mid-engined, real-wheel drive two-seater
- [All-In Limit Players](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/29/all-in-limit-players/) - One thing I watch out for at the medium stakes limit tables are the all-in limit players. On the surface, the all-in limit player appears to be a suitably tight aggressive player, but if you observe how he plays his hands, you realize he's actually playing some form of donkey no limit. He makes a
- [Party Monster and the Jackpot Tables](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/26/party-monster-and-the-jackpot-tables/) - Party released a new client yesterday featuring the Party Monster, a new series of weekly and monthly freeroll tournaments seeded with $5 million from Party, and funded by a percentage of the prize pool from qualifiers and the Bad Beat Jackpot. Part of this upgrade adds new no limit and pot limit jackpot tables to
- [The Wall](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/24/the-wall/) - In limit hold'em games online, 5/10 seems to be the line that divides the low stakes games from the medium stakes games. I was discussing my own experiences playing 5/10 with all-around big brain HDouble several weeks ago, and he referred me back to his archives from a few years back where he lamented the
- [Searching inside books: Amazon.com](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/28/searching-inside-books-amazoncom/) - Now you can search the text of books on Amazon. It sorta works. I did a search for "deliverator" and Amazon failed to list Snow Crash in the search results. It did, however, find a reference to the book in another book.
- [Paid to party](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/03/paid-to-party/) - NPR : 'Party Motivator' Ensures Good Fun Suzy Choy loves to have a good time and she's found a way to get paid for it. Choy is a "party motivator." Her job is to make sure guests have fun at the weddings, bar mitzvahs and corporate events she's hired to attend. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.
- [Public Service Announcement: Dealing with Spyware](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/20/public-service-announcement-dealing-with-spyware/) - In the last few months I've had to deal with crazy spyware on my machine and my sister's machine. It used to be the case that you'd get spyware on your machine by installing a program like Limewire or getting suckered into adding the Bonzi Buddy to your computer. Now visiting the wrong web page
- [Spyware Redux](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/18/spyware-redux/) - Good grief. A friend of mine got a spyware and virus infestation that was more severe than anything I'd seen before. The steps for dealing with the problem went far beyond what I'd prescribed in my Public Service Announcement. Thankfully, the counter-spyware experts at The PC Guide Forums were able to walk me through the
- [PETA Wants to Change CA Town's Name](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/29/peta-wants-to-change-ca-towns-name/) - PETA Wants to Change CA Town's Name What a bunch of fruitcakes.
- ['Superbug' Threat](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/04/superbug-threat/) - In their opinion piece, "'Superbug' Threat," in today's Washington Post, Ramanan Laxminarayan and Mark Plotkin draw attention to the growing danger of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Another one to file under "Threats: Self-Inflicted." Every day in the United States, 100 men, women and children -- 40,000 or more every year -- die from infections caused by bacteria
- [The Accidental Tourist - If secondhand smoke kills, is the airline to blame? The Supreme Court deliberates. By Dahlia Lithwick](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/13/the-accidental-tourist-if-secondhand-smoke-kills-is-the-airline-to-blame-the-supreme-court-deliberates-by-dahlia lithwick/) - The Accidental Tourist - If secondhand smoke kills, is the airline to blame? The Supreme Court deliberates. By Dahlia Lithwick
- [Taking the edge off](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/27/taking-the-edge-off/) - Some of us have decided that the only way to get through our Wednesday afternoon class is by drinking beforehand. That's why I'm sitting alone at a bar/lounge across from campus with an empty glass of Glenlivet, my laptop, and my copy of Harrington on Hold'em, feeling like life is pretty good. So where are
- [Booked](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/06/booked/) - Last weekend I spent a hellish afternoon in 90+ degree heat at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets near Morongo Casino. And no, I didn't play. The heat, the drive, and some general life iffiness made me pretty sure I'd miss this WPBT gathering. However, some prodding from Absinthe, the news that the Lone Gunner was
- [What the hell is a SigAlert?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/28/what-the-hell-is-a-sigalert/) - Thank God for Google and the Internet. "This is a SigAlert Message" The official Highway Patrol definition of a SigAlert is "any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction, which is planned separately."
- [Cool photos from the International Space Station](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/28/cool-photos-from-the-international-space-station/) - If you were skeptical before, well... here's a reason to have an international space station: awesome photos. NASA - Station Photographs Hurricane Isabel NASA - Wildfires Seen From Station Best of all, they're royalty-free.
- [Poke-a-sheep](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/10/30/poke-a-sheep/) - Wow, some people are are really strange. poke-a-sheep
- [Second Generation Prius](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/02/second-generation-prius/) - Cars.com has this overview of the second-gen Prius. Amazingly enough, the car is longer and wider (qualifying as a mid-size sedan) and gets even better fuel mileage than the previous generation Prius. How is this possible? Lots of nifty technology tricks, including more computerized control of the vehicle's braking system as well as powering more
- [A minor obsession](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/15/a-minor-obsession/) - Most people look forward to the weekend all week because of their plans for Friday or Saturday night, or because they can relax and sleep in. I often find myself looking forward to the weekend because then I'm 3 short days away from playing poker.
- [Mutual fund primer](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/16/mutual-fund-primer/) - Investing and Mutual Funds One of the best (and best-selling) books on investing is Burton Gordon Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Now in its 7th or 8th edition, the book makes the case against trying to beat the market or getting lucky in picking the right stock. While one can sometimes beat the
- [Leonids this Wednesday](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/16/leonids-this-wednesday/) - Los Angeles Times: Leonid Meteor Showers Are Due A similar show is expected Nov. 19 and could provide better viewing because the waning moon will not interfere as much. Viewers should look toward the eastern horizon between midnight and 2 a.m., said Scott Kardel, public affairs director of Palomar Observatory in San Diego County. "It's
- [BBC SPORT | Football | African | Adu signs for DC United](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/19/bbc-sport-football-african-adu-signs-for-dc-united/) - BBC SPORT | Football | African | Adu signs for DC United 14 years old, highest-paid player in Major League Soccer.
- [Series of Bombs Rocks Downtown Istanbul](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/20/series-of-bombs-rocks-downtown-istanbul/) - Series of Bombs Rocks Downtown Istanbul ISTANBUL, Nov. 20--Two powerful explosions, five minutes apart, ripped through Istanbul Thursday, killing at least 27 and injuring more than 450. The targets included the British consulate and a British bank. Among the dead was Britain's consul-general, Roger Short, according to Britain's foreign office. He was one of 14
- [Harvard's President](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/20/harvards-president/) - Our Words: The Lawrence Summers Memo I always knew there was something weird about Harvard.
- [All About Cucumbers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/01/all-about-cucumbers/) - This is a cucumber flower: This is one of our two cucumber plants: The flower turns into a cucumber: We have many cucumbers: Cucumbers keep growing fatter and fatter if you don't pick them:
- [WordPress plugins](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/07/01/wordpress-plugins/) - So for those of you who are using WordPress 2.0, what are the plug-ins you can't live without? I've tried looking through the lists they have at codex and other places, but there doesn't seem to be any indication of what's good and what isn't. Thanks!
- [The cat in its natural habitat](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/08/the-cat-in-its-natural-habitat/) - Elle, doing what she does best:Mr. Excitement, doing what he does best:
- [Summer Solstice / Machu Picchu](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/06/18/summer-solstice-machu-picchu/) - This weekend marks the summer solstice (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), the longest day of summer. It also marks the beginning of a summer-long exhibition of Inca artifacts from Machu Picchu at the Natural History Museum. The Incans were apparently very into summer solstices, sunsets, and all other things sun-related. They weren't
- [Cars, Cars, Cars](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/06/20/cars-cars-cars/) - I have a lot of stuff I need to do for my cars.Impreza: deal with the cylinder misfire problem. The solution might be to replace the plugs. I doubt they've ever been replaced, and the car is now 5 years old with 25,000 miles. I've posted on the Impreza owner board at i-club.com, but no
- [Impreza Update](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/06/23/impreza-update/) - I replaced the spark plugs over the weekend, though I'm not sure that it was necessary to deal with the Check Engine Light problem. The light had gone out when I'd finished, but since I had to disconnect the battery before messing with the plugs, I'm willing to bet that the new plugs weren't responsible
- [An SUV almost took my life](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/06/27/an-suv-almost-took-my-life/) - All this took place in a few seconds: Driving up the 405 in the far left lane, I noticed several cars up the road in my lane with their brake lights on. The next lane over also had some cars putting on the brakes, but there were fewer cars. I moved over one lane to
- [National Do Not Call Registry](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/06/27/national-do-not-call-registry/) - The FTC has set up a registry to block telemarketing calls. Sign up at DoNotCall.gov. The server might be slammed right now, though. Apparently they're getting hundreds of registrations every minute. As of 5PM ET, they had 735,000 registrations. You can read more about the Do Not Call Registry at the FTC site. You can
- [Weekly game results: November 3](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/03/weekly-game-results-november-3/) - The first weekly game after the election. ER missed out due to election-related issues. This week Cumulative Average CR -$1.00 +$5.05 +$0.36 EM -$5.00 -$16.85 -$1.05 JB +$4.95 -$6.20 -$0.41 JC +$4.15 +$19.70 +$1.31 Me -$3.10 +$2.70 +$0.17 JC sucked out two wins on me... one of them was pretty substantial: river boat against my
- [Weekly game results: November 10](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/11/weekly-game-results-november-10/) - JC missed this week. This week Cumulative Average CR -$0.50 +$4.55 +$0.30 EM -$4.55 -$21.40 -$1.26 ER +$5.30 +$11.65 +$0.83 JB +$3.45 -$2.75 -$0.17 Me -$3.70 -$1.00 -$0.06 We mixed things up by making it dealer's choice a la Maudie's home game. Surprisingly enough, we did not play any Hold 'Em. Instead we played Heinz
- [Good run at Paradise](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/05/good-run-at-paradise/) - Played another hundred hands at Paradise last night and made a decent number of big bets, despite losing a largish pot to a river flush at 2/4. I take back what I said earlier about Paradise being loose-passive. After 15 sessions and 700 hands (which is still far too few), it seems they skew more
- [At the Paradise: Eighty, Two point twenty-five, Seven](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/06/at-the-paradise-eighty-two-point-twenty-five-seven/) - Eighty: Percentage of bonus I've cleared.Two point twenty-five: The number of times I've increased my initial buy-in, including bonuses. Just under two without the bonuses.Seven: The number of days I've played.It's really hard to believe. I don't feel like I'm playing great, winning poker, and my time constraints relegate me to playing only an hour
- [Who could resist?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/06/who-could-resist/) - With a name like Diary of a Poker Slut, Ms. Amandalicious is sure to get lots of hits from the Y-dominated poker blog community, no matter how small her bankroll, or the limits she plays. Now the smart money would do what she's doing--playing nickel/dime limit and penny no limit--but I never claimed to be
- [Choices](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/07/choices/) - Just finished clearing the bonus at Paradise and ended up with 2.5 times my buy-in. So now I'm faced with a choice, do I keep playing at Paradise or move the bankroll over to Party? Here are my stats at different levels: Paradise 1/2: 1021 hands, VP$IP 23.02, 7.95BB/100 hands Party 1/2 (since June): 5601
- [Reading list](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/09/reading-list/) - Found my friend's copy of Winning Low-Limit Hold'em last night under a pile of stuff and flipped through a few pages. It's embarrassing how little of it I've actually absorbed. The first time I read the book I thought, "Yeah, this stuff all makes sense," but I was probably on a rush at the time,
- [Limit is frustrating](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/12/limit-is-frustrating/) - I know, there's nothing to be gleaned from 158 hands of really unprofitable limit hold 'em, but damn it, as soon as I lost 20BB tonight at 1/2, I tossed Lee Jones off to the side, sashayed on over to the NL tables, and made 20BB. Too bad it was the $25 NL table. At
- [Whiner](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/12/whiner/) - That last post was pretty silly. The only thing more dangerous than whiskey and poker is whiskey and blogging. Happy Friday.
- [Vegas in 6 days](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/13/vegas-in-6-days/) - God damn I'm excited. I've been looking forward to this for two months and it's finally here! Here's what MT has to say about poker in Vegas...poker in las vegas is just super. my favorite places to play are the mirage, the bellagio, and the monte carlo.the mirage has a spashing 3-6 game and always
- [Hands down hand of the week](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/13/hands-down-hand-of-the-week/) - Beat this:Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5 BB (10 handed) converterBB ($61.46)UTG ($26.55)UTG+1 ($14.5)UTG+2 ($25)MP1 ($54.7)MP2 ($29.55)MP3 ($17)Hero ($38.71)Button ($22.95)SB ($21.25)Preflop: Hero is CO with 2h, 9s. MP3 posts a blind of $0.5. UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 (poster) checks, Hero folds, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, BB checks.Flop:
- [BasketOCats](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/15/basketocats/) - It's a little hard to tell from this angle, but Elle is lying on top of Mr. Excitement.
- [Vegas in 4 days](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/15/vegas-in-4-days/) - Got some advice on weekend trip bankroll requirements from Jeremy (presumably of Love and Casino War):"I don't recommend 160 BB as the minimum for a four-day trip for the simple reason that if you lose over 80 BB, you're going to be on tilt."Tilting is what I do best. Especially after getting an ego-stroking initial
- [How to lose 120BB in big bet poker without really trying](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/15/how-to-lose-120bb-in-big-bet-poker-without-really-trying/) - Simple answer #1: pay everyone off.The rationales:Don't believe that someone called your 3SB pre-flop raise with a 3 when two of them hit the flop.Don't believe that someone raised 1SB pre-flop with anything that could make use of the two 3's that hit the flop. Hey, I see a pattern here.Push with your trips and
- [Grinding at Paradise](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/01/grinding-at-paradise/) - Haven't been able to play very much poker this weekend, but I did find some time to log a couple hundred hands at Paradise. The next poker blogger tournament will be the Grublog Poker Classic II on November 21 at Paradise Poker. Sign up today with the bonus code on Grubby's page and get a
- [...they come not single spies, but in battalions.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/17/they-come-not-single-spies-but-in-battalions/) - Sometimes April comes around twice a year. Me. Grubs. SirFWALGMan. BadBlood. The Nerd. GZA. Watch the tilt, boys: "Poor Ophelia divided from herself and her fair judgement," turned her 120BB loss into a 300BB bust. Eeks.
- [Las Vegas Today](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/19/las-vegas-today/) - Currently: 47°High: 66°Low: 46°ETA: 13:00
- [First Hand of the Night](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/22/first-hand-of-the-night/) - Sometimes the poker gods keep smiling: Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 9 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $92.05 UTG+1: $232.30 MP1: $224.35 MP2: $196 MP3: $190 CO: $196 Button: $67 SB: $54.30 Hero: $200 Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with Jh Jd UTG calls, UTG+1 raises to $4, 3
- [And then real life stepped in and changed everything](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/21/and-then-real-life-stepped-in-and-changed-everything/) - This may come as a great disappoint to you--especially if you were someone I busted--but I won't be playing in the WSOP this year. I'm planning out life-related things this year, and part of that entails saving my vacation days for trips that don't involve poker. Or, at least, to a much lesser degree. So
- [Vegas: Day 1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/20/vegas-day-1/) - Vegas is awesome.By the time we drove into town this afternoon, I had been up for seven hours on five hours of sleep. Man. Last time I was here on a gambling trip, I swore I'd never drive again, but being a full time student gives you a different perspective on things. Like airfare. Airfare's
- [Vegas: Day 2](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/21/vegas-day-2/) - Day 1 is here. Wow, what a rough day. We all clocked at least five hours at the tables, but for yesterday's biggest winners, things were terribly awry. After eating at the Monte Carlo's lunch buffet, the superstitious among us wanted to return to Excalibur instead of trying a new poker room. So we went
- [Vegas: Day 3](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/22/vegas-day-3/) - Day 2 is here. As I write this, I've just finished my second beer. I may have a third. Forgive me if things get incoherent. Let's get back to where we started from: Today Showers High: 47° Low: 42° Eh? Showers? In the desert? Strange, but true, it sometimes rains in Vegas. What I didn't
- [How I cook my turkey](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/24/how-i-cook-my-turkey/) - Separate skin from breast with your hand. Pour a few tablespoons of brandy under the skin. Shove fresh rosemary, fresh bay leaves, peeled cloves of garlic, sliced onions, and sliced lemons (with the peel) under the skin and inside the body cavity. Fill rest of cavity with stuffing. Roast turkey according to directions. Baste every
- [Adventures in 1/2, 2/4, and 3/6](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/27/adventures-in-12-24-and-36/) - I think I clocked a good 12 hours of poker today. Played a lot of 1/2 on Party and managed to get a few big bets in, though the hourly was terrible. Or maybe it just felt terrible.Later in the evening, JB and I went over to Hustler and played a few hours of 3/6.
- [Serves me right for playing above my limits](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/28/serves-me-right-for-playing-above-my-limits/) - It really was a great table. The average flop percentage was 43%, with one player seeing flops in the high fifties, four in the forties, and two in the thirties. Mostly passive before and after the flop, with the exception of one guy who liked to raise a third of the hands he played. Lots
- [Last Movable Type Post](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/20/last-movable-type-post/) - The new blog isn't 100% yet, but it's good enough to stop the comment spam. Apologies for the inconvenience.
- [PokerStars changed my July 2006 plans](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/19/pokerstars-changed-my-july-2006-plans/) - Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects. --Mason Cooley I often hear that winning in tournament poker requires a dose of luck, so provided you play good poker in enough tournaments, you'll make it deep and win from time to time. Like this guy. I had more
- [6th out of 2247 in the Blogger Tournament](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/18/6th-out-of-2247-in-the-blogger-tournament/) - I guess Stars is guaranteeing that I go to Vegas this summer. For 6 hours of play, I get a seat in a $1500 WSOP tournament. Thanks to everyone who railbirded. That was great. See you all there.
- [Radiohead - Pyramid Song Video](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/14/radiohead-pyramid-song-video/) - This 19 year old kid in Michigan made a music video for Pyramid Song: Get this video and more at MySpace.com
- [PokerStars' World Blogger Championship of Online Poker Bounties](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/13/pokerstars-world-blogger-championship-of-online-poker-bounties/) - You got this, right? Dear PokerStars Player, Just a few days remain until the world’s bloggers will compete in the biggest blogger freeroll on the planet. PokerStars’ World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP) is this Sunday at 4:00pm ET. The stakes are high. The online scribes will be competing for more than $37,000 worth
- [Comments are temporarily hosed](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/12/comments-are-temporarily-hosed/) - Pin it on an overload of comment spam, a plug-in installation gone awry, and a loss of interest on the part of the blog manager. We'll be back soon. Go play around on MySpace in the meantime...
- [StudioGlyphic posts more often than The Cards Speak](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/09/studioglyphic-posts-more-often-than-the-cards-speak/) - ...and that might just be good enough to get me in this thing: I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 2623727 I hope I do better than last time. Hell, I hope I
- [Peter Who?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/08/peter-who/) - Peter Walker - Young Gravity Peter Gabriel - 3
- [Jiffy Lube Scam](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/06/02/jiffy-lube-scam/) - Just watch. Get this video and more at MySpace.com All the original NBC 4 videos: 2003-11-07: http://www.nbc4.tv/video/2620224/detail.html 2006-04-21: http://www.nbc4.tv/video/9152183/detail.html 2006-05-03: http://www.nbc4.tv/video/9155837/detail.html 2006-05-24: http://www.nbc4.tv/video/9265802/detail.html I knew they took advantage of customers' fears and sold them services they didn't need, and I also knew they were horrible at what they did, but I didn't know they were
- [Helio KickFlip](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/05/04/helio-kickflip/) - This is my new toy: It's also been the cause of many late nights over the past few months as we worked to provide all the core functionality of MySpace on a mobile platform. Now you can read and send messages, bulletins, comments, and blogs, browse and upload pictures, and make and accept friends on
- [SaveChristine.com](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/04/26/savechristinecom/) - Back in February I wrote about my friend Jake's girlfriend Christine. A lot of bloggers and readers helped out by signing up on the registry, donating money, spreading the word, and sending well wishes to Jake and Christine. We were very surprised at and grateful for the response. It's really remarkable how much people are
- [Puppet Tom](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/04/21/puppet-tom/) - This is his profile: And these are his videos: Video Link Video Link I swear to Tom we didn't have anything to do with this. We're not that clever.
- [Free money is free money...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/04/15/free-money-is-free-money/) - ...even if you have to play 10x the bonus amount in raked hands. Another Party affiliate bites the dust: Dear player, We're pleased to announce that PokerNOW.com has joined forces with PartyPoker.com, the world's largest poker room. To celebrate, we're offering existing PokerNOW.com players a great 'merger' bonus to say thank you for your loyalty.
- [An airbag saved my life](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/04/03/an-airbag-saved-my-life/) - Be careful when lifting off the throttle in the rain. You might end up hitting the center barrier. I'm ok. Unfortunately the car isn't. Drive safely out there.
- [A bad fold](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/27/a-bad-fold/) - A momentary lapse of clear thinking... Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is UTG with 2d, Ad. CO posts a blind of $3. Hero calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO (poster) checks, 1 fold, SB (Good Player) completes, BB checks. Flop: (6 SB) 9d, 4d, Js (6 players)
- [WPBT WSOP Satellite Tournament Today](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/19/wpbt-wsop-satellite-tournament-today/) - Sunday, March 19. 9pm EST Paradise Poker $30 NL password: email Iggy at allimcbeal_69 - yahoo.com First place is an entry into a WSOP $1500 event of your choice. The satellite starts just six hours from now, and we're just four people away from getting the requisite 55 entries. Go sign up.
- [When all the draws come in...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/19/when-all-the-draws-come-in/) - ...you better fold. Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 2h, 2c. 1 fold, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, 2 folds, CO raises, 1 fold, SB calls $5 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, CO calls. Flop: (16 SB) Ac, Td, 2s (5 players, 1 all-in)
- [Adelphia blows big hairy monkey chunks](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/18/adelphia-blows-big-hairy-monkey-chunks/) - This is me winning a huge pot, giving me nearly a 2:1 chip advantage against a loose overplayer while heads-up in a 5-table SNG at Full Tilt. This is also me before Adelphia completely crapped out, leaving me in second place for my troubles. I've had a lot of issues with Adelphia, but I've been
- [Must have been a blogger](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/16/must-have-been-a-blogger/) - The other night a player sat down and immediately started to play a lot of hands. Let's call him VPIP79. This is one of several hands I played against him: Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Jd, Js. CO posts a blind of $5. 1 fold, UTG+1 (VPIP79) calls,
- [Memed about Los Angeles](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/06/memed-about-los-angeles/) - Four Jobs I've Had In My Life in LA: Product Manager Product Manager Product Marketing Manager Program Manager Four Movies About LA I Could Watch Over And Over (in fictional chronological order): LA Confidential Chinatown Heat Blade Runner Four Places I've Lived All Over L.A. (With Food Memories From Each): Beverly Hills: Mulberry Street Pizza
- [Hammer Good](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/03/hammer-good/) - In case you are wondering, I raised to steal the blinds, flopped a boat, bet the flop, called the check-raise, raised the turn, and bet the river. He had 55.
- [Fastr - A Flickr Game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/03/01/fastr-a-flickr-game/) - Fastr is a fun five-minute game where you try to guess the keyword that brings up a series of photos on Flickr. Photos appear one at a time--the faster you correctly guess the keyword, the more points you get.
- [Blog Tilt](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/26/blog-tilt/) - Sometimes I read a poker blog and I feel myself going on tilt. I won't name names, but I encourage you to let loose and blog about the poker blogger who most puts you on tilt. Because I need something to chuckle about. Okay, fine, I'll name names. The blogger who most puts me on
- [Another Phil Gordon Contest](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/22/another-phil-gordon-contest/) - From his MySpace blog: CELEBRITY POKER SHOWDOWN FANTASY TABLE CONTEST Describe the action and players that sit down for Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown... 5 players competing for the million dollar prize pool. 5 winners will receive an autographed picture of Dave Foley (he's the short guy) and Me, a very limited editiion photo of us
- [LA Poker Classic Weekend #4](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/14/la-poker-classic-weekend-4/) - Another night of bad results at Commerce Casino. I dropped 15.5BB at 9/18 for an hourly of -4.4BB/hr. My play was good, the players were bad, and my cards were worse. "Yeah, yeah," you're thinking, "Bloggers always blame the cards." But honestly I think it was a good table. F-Train sat in the 5 seat
- [Pre-folded the best hand](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/13/pre-folded-the-best-hand/)
- [Back up your data](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/12/back-up-your-data/) - When your hard drive finally crashes, you'll regret not having a recent backup of your hand histories, photos, electronic statements, and MP3s. But backing up onto CD-Rs or DVD-Rs is a pain in the ass and an environmental disaster. And while a month-old snapshot is better than nothing, why not work off the latest version
- [I just got comment bombed](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/11/i-just-got-comment-bombed/) - I may have to restrict comments until I upgrade to something better.
- [Late to the Party](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/10/late-to-the-party/) - This week is kicking my ass, and probably yours, too. But I'd say it's pretty likely you didn't get a tear in your colon and a heap of medical bills besides. Help BG per Dr. Pauly's instructions by transferring $20 to one of these two online accounts: Full Tilt: GamblingBlues Stars: HeyKidsItsBG Thanks.
- [Briefly](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/06/briefly/) - The s.o. had a dream last Tuesday that I had a hole in my pants. This was interpreted Wednesday to mean that I'd lose money in gambling in the month of February. The s.o. joined in the fun at HDouble's home game. She took 3rd in the tourney. She caught a 2-outer against me in
- [LA Poker Classic Weekend #3](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/02/06/la-poker-classic-weekend-3/) - Went back to Commerce Saturday night for more 20/40. Missed a couple draws, missed a few flops, only took the blinds with AA, went card dead off and on, and ended up trickling away 10BB, for an hourly of -2BB/hr. Not great, but then again, I'd been stuck 20BB until a mini-rush in one orbit
- [Event #12 resumes tonight](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/31/event-12-resumes-tonight/) - Absinthe is down to the final 29 in the LA Poker Classic Event #12. Play resumes tonight at 7PM Pacific. Send him some mojo.
- [LA Poker Classic Weekend #2](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/29/la-poker-classic-weekend-2/) - Despite all the planning, I never made it out to Commerce both days for weekend #2, instead earning favors with the s.o. by spending Lunar New Year's Eve at home putting up curtains and shoe storage bins and... yeah, boring stuff. Made it out on Sunday for a few hours, but a lack of cards
- [The State I Am In](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/25/the-state-i-am-in/) - A little drunk. Drinking some whiskey after winning a $20 SNG. The girlfriend took first in her $5 SNG. Plus I have a few minutes left of my birthday. Wee...
- [Olivo Barbieri](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/23/olivo-barbieri/) - These are aerial photos that look like miniature models: Very cool. More at Metropolis. Linkage from Curbed LA.
- [LA Poker Classic Weekend #1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/22/la-poker-classic-weekend-1/) - While I had nowhere near the results that Absinthe had this weekend, Commerce was still good to me. Saturday: 20/40: +17.5BB (3.5BB/hr) Sunday 20/40 -4.5BB (-1.8BB/hr) 9/18 +17.5BB (10BB/hr) Judging from the action at the limit tables, I think getting there around 6, getting a bite to eat, and then hitting the tables for 4-5
- [The winner of event #1: Absinthe](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/20/the-winner-of-event-1-absinthe/) - Absinthe took down first place at Event 1 of the LA Poker Classic. Look for details at his blog, CardPlayer, and Poker Pages. He's a machine. He's my hero.
- [Absinthe is kicking all kinds of ass.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/20/absinthe-is-kicking-all-kinds-of-ass/) - It's 1:20AM, and Absinthe is into his 10th hour of poker at the first event of the LA Poker Classic. So far he's managed to outlast 1102 people. Better still, he's been live-blogging the tourney. 2 more spots until the money. I can't sleep. Update: Absinthe's Troubles: Final 18
- [LA Poker Classic Event #1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/19/la-poker-classic-event-1/) - Good luck to Absinthe and Change100 at the $330 NLHE today. Make us proud.
- [Snakes on a Plane](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2006/01/05/snakes-on-a-plane/) - Link: OverCompensating
- [How I spent the money](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/25/how-i-spent-the-money/) - It went to the bankroll, of course. Immediately after the blogger tourney, Absinthe remarked, "Well I think you can sit 5/10 any time you want now." And that's more or less what I've been doing since Vegas. While I've taken shots at the higher limit before, I had no idea how great the psychological difference
- [Full Tilt Poker on the Mac](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/23/full-tilt-poker-on-the-mac/) - Most poker sites don't support the Macintosh. If you use a Mac, you already know this. But Full Tilt Poker has decided to go after that market segment and give them an alternative to PokerRoom. Good for them. Okay. Go download the new Mac client. Put bugs in the comments of these blogs: The Cards
- [LA Poker Classic 2006](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/18/la-poker-classic-2006/) - Take crazy LA poker players, inject a lot of cash and a WPT event, and you may just have the best low and middle limit cash games anywhere. The LA Poker Classic runs between January 19 and February 23 at Commerce Casino, about ten miles east of downtown LA. For you out-of-towners, this is almost
- [Tournament report: WPBT Holiday Classic 2005](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/14/tournament-report-wpbt-holiday-classic-2005/) - I wasn't kidding when I said I'd be more likely to play the tourney only because PokerStars had kicked in an extra 2 grand. I hate tourneys. I just can't stand busting out with nothing to show for it. Plus, I figured I'd be nursing a hangover Saturday afternoon. But the injection of cash put
- [The Prize](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/13/the-prize/) - Unfortunately I don't have any good photos of the final table or the winning hand. If anyone out there has a few, I'd really love to get copies via email.
- [Unbelievable](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/10/unbelievable/) - You were probably there, or you've read it on someone else's blog, but here it is again anyway: I won the blogger tourney. I'm going to hold off on the full report until later, but I wanted to take the time to acknowledge some people here who made this all possible. Bill Rini. He did
- [Vegas Bound](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/09/vegas-bound/) - See you this afternoon.
- [75 Bands](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/12/03/75-bands/) - There are 75 bands in this photo. Can you find them all? Click the image for the large version. Feel free to put your answers in the comments, but one band per comment, please!
- [This Day in History: December 8, 1941](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/28/this-day-in-history-december-8-1941/) - The United States declares war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham born. The Republican Representative of California's 50th District resigns from office November 28, 2005 after admitting to taking $2.4 million in bribes from mostly defense contractors.
- [The World's Longest Popsicle](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/27/the-worlds-longest-popsicle/) - Two miles! LA Times: Core Evidence That Humans Affect Climate Change Ice drilled in Antarctica offers the fullest record of glacial cycles and greenhouse gas levels. By Usha Lee McFarling, Times Staff Writer An ice core about two miles long — the oldest frozen sample ever drilled from the underbelly of Antarctica — shows that
- [1968 Demo of Computer Mouse and other Innovations](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/13/1968-demo-of-computer-mouse-and-other-innovations/) - For the geeks: Doug Engelbart 1968 Demo On December 9, 1968, Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him in the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA, presented a 90-minute live public demonstration of the online system, NLS, they had been working on since 1962. The
- [Got change for a hundred thousand?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/13/got-change-for-a-hundred-thousand/) - More at the American Currency Exhibit. You can also find this gem: "Science Presenting Steam and Electricity to Industry and Commerce." American Currency Exhibit: Artistry and Imagery: Allegories
- [The First Annual MySpace Stupid Haircut Awards!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/11/the-first-annual-myspace-stupid-haircut-awards/) - By demonbaby.
- [Kansas loses its mind again](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/09/kansas-loses-its-mind-again/) - Oh boy. Kansas Education Board First to Back 'Intelligent Design' Schools to Teach Doubts About Evolutionary Theory TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 8 -- The Kansas Board of Education voted Tuesday that students will be expected to study doubts about modern Darwinian theory, a move that defied the nation's scientific establishment even as it gave voice to
- [Smells like fear](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/09/smells-like-fear/) - Got another email from Empire this morning: EmpirePoker invites you to enjoy another great benefit: 100% EXTRA on your next deposit, up to $100!! Use deposit code "PLAYNOV" from November 10th, 00:01 AM EST untill November 13th, 11:59 PM EST, 2005. To claim your bonus, make sure to deposit in the time frame stated above,
- [More Geekery: A9 Maps](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/07/more-geekery-a9-maps/) - Amazon's search engine now has maps: A9 Maps
- [Trulia Real Estate Search](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/06/trulia-real-estate-search/) - Might as well put them all out there: Trulia gathers data from all sorts of sources and plots it out on a big Google Map for you. It also includes some stats on average prices, market indicators, and other real estate geekery. Armed with this and some of the other data that's available, we can
- [RentSlicer.com](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/06/rentslicercom/) - As you well know, I'm a big fan of cool web apps, especially meta-apps like HousingMaps. Here's a new one called RentSlicer for all you So-Cal kiddies still paying the man on the first of the month. It takes feeds from Craigslist classifieds and calculates average rents for different housing types and neighborhoods. Turns out
- [It's good to see you, too.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/06/its-good-to-see-you-too/) - Full Tilt Poker gave me a warm welcome back: It's also nice to see that the latest versions of PokerTracker and GameTimePlus work with FTP. I think I'll go for that 50% reload bonus and splash around to keep some of the local boys fat and happy.
- [Curbed Los Angeles](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/11/03/curbed-los-angeles/) - Curbed.LA is written by some urban planners I know. Check it out if you're interested in urban planning, real estate, or architecture.
- [Mozilla Extension: Screen grab!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/25/mozilla-extension-screen-grab/) - I often find it useful at work to get screenshots of web pages, but until now getting an entire page has always been a tedious process of stitching together multiple screenshots and editing out the "browser chrome." Screen grab! makes life easy. Yet another reason to use Firefox instead of IE.
- [Just before the second break...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/23/just-before-the-second-break/) - I get knocked out in 285th. See if you can guess the other guy's hand. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) converter MP1 (t10475) MP2 (t5445) Hero (t6025) CO (t6165) Button (t2550) SB (t10400) BB (t11039) UTG (t9935) UTG+1 (t6246) Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Td, 8d. 4 folds, Hero raises
- [One thousand four hundred sixty-eight bloggers?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/23/one-thousand-four-hundred-sixty-eight-bloggers/) - It's a good thing Pokerstars emailed me about this afternoon's blogger tourney, or I might have slept right through it. Pretty much in the same way that I slept through the fact that Stars has a blog dedicated to this tourney; they've been naming names and prizing prizes to various blogs out there, including SoCal's
- [Check your credit for free...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/19/check-your-credit-for-free/) - ...but just once a year. AnnualCreditReport.com is a joint service of the three major credit reporting companies that allows all consumers to check their credit for free as part of the FACT Act. Even if you're not comfortable transmitting a lot of personal information like Social Security and credit card numbers over the Internet, there's
- [Flying Spaghetti Monster - The Game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/17/flying-spaghetti-monster-the-game/) - Ramen.
- [HousingMaps.com](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/16/housingmapscom/) - This is hands-down the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Google Map API + Craiglist housing ads = One Supercool web app
- [Stupid TypeKey/Movable Type](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/12/stupid-typekeymovable-type/) - I don't know what was going on with the commenting on this blog, but apparently even registered TypeKey users weren't able to sign in and comment. I've turned unregistered commenting back on for the time being. I'll try installing the next version of MT and see if that helps any.
- [Truth in advertising?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/11/truth-in-advertising/)
- [On the so-called "force of gravity"](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/06/on-the-so-called-force-of-gravity/) - They're just too easy to parody... The Onion: Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory KANSAS CITY, KS—As the debate over the teaching of evolution in public schools continues, a new controversy over the science curriculum arose Monday in this embattled Midwestern state. Scientists from the Evangelical Center For Faith-Based Reasoning are now
- [Shine on](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/02/shine-on/) - Thanks to eight23 for the link.
- [Polk Audio R30 Floorstanding Speakers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/02/polk-audio-r30-floorstanding-speakers/) - Fry's Electronics, the legitimate face of Outpost.com's evil empire, has a great deal on Polk Audio R30s: One speaker goes for only $49.98. Limit two per customer. You can probably pick up these babies at most of the CA Fry's locations, but you'll want to act quickly, since Polk Audio has decided to discontinue this
- [Poker Blogger?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/02/poker-blogger/) - I don't even know if I count as a poker blog reader anymore. I have registered to play in theOnline Poker Blogger Championship! This event is powered by PokerStars. Registration code: 1672101 Still, thanks to Absinthe for the tip-off. I wouldn't mind getting my glyphy hands on any one of those things (it's a shame
- [Polk Audio R15 Bookshelf Speakers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/10/01/polk-audio-r15-bookshelf-speakers/) - Outpost.com has a great deal on Polk Audio R15s: One pair goes for only $49.98. Ground shipping to my office starts at $18.72/pair; additional pairs get a price break on the shipping. By comparison, J&R (who has bad-ass customer service) has the same speakers for $89.88, which is also a good price, but obviously not
- [Putting a name to the face](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/09/21/putting-a-name-to-the-face/) - Absinthe and I will be shacking up at the Imperial Palace come December. Now that school isn't going to interfere with attending one of these things, I'll finally be able to put some names to faces. Of course, the irony is that attending school is what allowed me to have enough free time to play
- [Good Riddance](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/09/12/good-riddance/) - "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job." New York Times: Three Days After Losing Katrina Duties, FEMA Chief Resigns Post The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael D. Brown, resigned today, three days after he was removed from the day-to-day management of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort amid heavy criticism of his performance. The
- [How to be successful in politics](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/09/12/how-to-be-successful-in-politics/) - His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a
- [Black people loot, white people find](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/09/01/black-people-loot-white-people-find/) - Posting/archiving this for posterity: A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Two residents wade through chest-deep water
- [Flying Spaghetti Monster](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/08/30/flying-spaghetti-monster/) - Am I late to this? This is freaking awesome. OPEN LETTER TO KANSAS SCHOOL BOARD And I love Wikipedia: Flying Spaghetti Monsterism.
- [The Biggest Game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/31/the-biggest-game/) - While overseas, I took the opportunity of using my cousin's clean computer to sign up for a new Party Poker account. My old account had been closed for "inappropriate chat" at the blogger NL tables; the same thing happened to Bonus Code Iggy, but somehow he got it all squared away. This time I decided
- [Back to responsibility](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/29/back-to-responsibility/) - Eventually you have to give up waiting on Full Tilt to give you a job. There's probably some kind of restriction on how many LA-based bloggers they can employ (though if Joe Speaker or Absinthe announces next month he's making the switch, I'm going to kill somebody). Anyway, I'll be starting my new job next
- [Keep those Kiwi dollars](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/23/keep-those-kiwi-dollars/) - At the passenger unloading curb, I pulled all my Kiwi money out of my wallet and shoved it into my sister's hands, figuring I wouldn't need it anymore. Wrong! Apparently you have to pay New Zealand $25 or they won't let you leave. Those bastards. I charged this one last expense to my AmEx, knowing
- [PokerTracker and GameTimePlus Updates Available](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/21/pokertracker-and-gametimeplus-updates-available/) - The latest version of PokerTracker is 2.07.03. If you haven't updated PokerTracker in the last month, check out the new support for PostgreSQL as well as the latest bug fixes. For those of us with largish hand history databases, this new feature is almost more welcome than hand histories at Full Tilt. Maybe I'm smoking
- [Google Moon](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/20/google-moon/) - Ever want to pinpoint where the moon missions landed? Now you can with Google Moon. And don't forget to take Google Earth for a spin.
- [WPBT Charlie Tournament](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/11/wpbt-charlie-tournament/) - BG organized a poker tournament this Sunday in memory of Jason's friend Charlie. Details: PokerStars WPBT "Charlie" Tournament No Limit Hold'Em Tournament 9680072 Sunday, July 17th 18:00 ET $20 buy-in You'll find it under Tourney --> Private. The buy-in will go to Charlie's family to do with as they like. So we'll be playing purely
- [Gambool](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/05/gambool/) - In case you haven't heard, I've returned to the US. I jumped right into the gambling frame of mind with the start of the month, playing Blackjack with bonus money at Will Hill and Intercasino (see ScurvyDog for the affiliate links), O8 and NLHE at the LA Blogger Home Game, and 2/4 HE at the
- [The new poker machine](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/04/the-new-poker-machine/) - Thrower-induced recovery notwithstanding, it was time to get a new poker machine. I can't trust my laptop to keep on working the way it's been working the past few days, and rather than find myself without a computer at what will most likely be the most inconvenient time possible, I figure the best thing to
- [Kicking your computer](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/03/kicking-your-computer/) - Back in Beijng my laptop decided to stop working. I'd hit the power button, a few of the LEDs would flash, and nothing. No POST. I then removed the batteries, the hard drive, and the memory, and tried booting using one DIMM and the power cable. It worked! I moved the DIMM to a different
- [La Vida Robot](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/07/02/la-vida-robot/) - Good morning. Jet lag sucks. This story doesn't. La Vida Robot How four underdogs from the mean streets of Phoenix took on the best from M.I.T. in the national underwater bot championship. The winter rain makes a mess of West Phoenix. It turns dirt yards into mud and forms reefs of garbage in the streets.
- [Drifting Falling](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/30/drifting-falling/) - Far beneath the ship The world is mourning They don't realize He's alive No one understands But Major Tom sees Now the life commands This is my home I'm coming home
- [Google Earth](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/29/google-earth/) - Super-cool satellite imagery program. Download it now at Google Earth. I recommend Terraserver if you want to check out satellite images of American cities. Higher-res images and no additional software required.
- [Kiwi Animals](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/26/kiwi-animals/)
- [A Buddhist Temple on the Coast of Korea](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/25/a-buddhist-temple-on-the-coast-of-korea/)
- [Hang up.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/24/hang-up/) - My opinion? Most people can't drive to begin with; why let them speed around in 2 tons of steel while thinking about something other than driving? Cars.com: Hands-Free Cell Phone Use Takes a Hit WASHINGTON — Detailed new research shows that using a cell phone behind the wheel is a key cause of traffic accidents
- [Doing it right](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/22/doing-it-right/) - I didn't know Jason's friend Charlie Tuttle. He answered his cell phone before handing it off to Jason so I could tell him I wasn't going to make it out to Vegas last March. But I gotta give him credit for the way he chose to live out his last days: gambling it up in
- [Driving New Zealand](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/22/driving-new-zealand/)
- [Medical Clinics in Seoul](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/22/medical-clinics-in-seoul/) - I'm glad I can take care of all my medical needs in the same building.
- [I got Wil Wheaton'd](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/22/i-got-wil-wheatond/) - No, I didn't have KK cracked twice in a tournament. Somewhere between Osaka and Westport I came down with a cold or infection that made its presence known a couple nights ago and pretty much put glacier-walking off the itinerary. We decided to cut the travels short and head back home. I was definitely ill:
- [Buzzed in Osaka](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/16/buzzed-in-osaka/) - Maybe that third beer wasn't such a good idea, but I've managed to spend the first 3 hours of my 6 hour layover in Osaka doing what I do best: spending time on the Internet, smoking cigarettes, and drinking beer. I should put some money in my PokerRoom account so I can play some Java-based
- [Off to New Zealand](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/16/off-to-new-zealand/) - Goodbye, Seoul. Hello, Christchurch.
- [Live Coverage of the WSOP](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/13/live-coverage-of-the-wsop/) - Just in case you've been hiding under a rock or overseas on a trip to Asia, you should know that this year's World Series of Poker is being live-blogged by the hardest working blogger in Vegas, Dr. Pauly. Go check out Tao of Poker for the latest from the floor. World Series of Poker Live
- [Who's That North Korean?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/12/whos-that-north-korean/) - I love that hat.
- [Karaoke Night](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/06/karaoke-night/) - White People Doing Karaoke Asian People Doing Karaoke
- [Goddamn Comment Spam](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/06/05/goddamn-comment-spam/) - It's a pain in the ass for you readers, but I'm going to require TypeKey registration for comments to prevent the deluge of spam I've been getting the past few days. Unfortunately I haven't quite figured out how to make it work, and at this point I don't care to figure it out, but hopefully
- [Colonel Sanders never looked more Chinese](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/29/colonel-sanders-never-looked-more-chinese/) - I call him Colonel Tseng.
- [Beijing Rice Racing](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/29/beijing-rice-racing/) - Not sure what kind of Toyota it is; it looks like a cross between an early nineties Celica and a mid-nineties Camry, so I'd say it's probably something from that era that we never got stateside.
- [Big Blind Defense, Implied Odds, and Maximizing Future Expectation](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/19/big-blind-defense-implied-odds-and-maximizing-future-expectation/) - This post brought to you by the PokerTrackerGuide. Two hands I won last night on Empire's 3/6 tables with stuff I remembered from Hank: Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is BB with 3h, Td. 4 folds, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO raises, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls. Flop:
- [I.M.P.S. The Relentless](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/19/imps-the-relentless/) - Probably better than Episode III.
- [Last Ditch Poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/19/last-ditch-poker/) - You've gotta love big short-term results. My flight leaves in less than 24 hours, but I'm happy to report a 70BB profit for the last poker I'll play on American soil for a while. I caught some big pairs that held up, flopped well, made a number of draws, and got paid off. Which reminds
- [Get Your Mao On](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/17/get-your-mao-on/) - One class to go before I officially get my Master's Degree. This one's in Beijing: While this is ostensibly an academic exercise (the class is entitled "The Future of Xidan Beidajie: Transit Oriented Urban Village in the Beijing Mega-City"), I don't think any of my classmates are kidding themselves about what we'll end up doing.
- [Table Talk](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/16/table-talk/) - You see some of the worst poker at the casino sometimes. Insanity is... There was the woman who raised with pocket queens in EP who checked when the flop came AT9. One of the many cold-callers bet at the flop and she called. The turn came a rag and she checked again. The flop bettor
- [USC Commencement 2005](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/13/usc-commencement-2005/) - I am officially over-educated.
- [Controversies](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/12/controversies/) - Not to put anyone down or anything, but it seems like there's an excess of melodrama out there. Which isn't to say that content theft, art vs. commerce, idiot strippers, huge suckouts, quitting poker, poor table manners, etc. aren't worth talking about, but when something seems to crop up every two months to get this
- [Facty at the IHG](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/08/facty-at-the-ihg/) - A few weeks ago I said "[Facty's] not really a poker blogger, but she's an amusing read, and that's almost as good, and sometimes better." Well I should have kept my trap shut: My awsome skills at poker have been well documented here on this blog; I beat my mom, I beat my dad and
- [Saturday morning conversations with Absinthe](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/07/saturday-morning-conversations-with-absinthe/) - ScurvyDog's guide to casino whoring is helping me offset my poker losses. Thanks Scurvy! I'm such a degenerate. Ask Absinthe, he can tell you: Glyphic: Playing some bj Absinthe: and winning, presumably. Glyphic: Up 164 over my buyin + bonus Absinthe: So, you're going to walk away now, right? Right? Glyphic: Haven't cleared the bonus
- [Running Bad](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/06/running-bad/) - This happened last year, too. Generally speaking, I'm making fewer mistakes than my opponents, but the mistakes I do make still rankle. I'm not sure what my plan for dealing with the slide is going to be. I'll probably still keep playing, but throw in more PokerStars MTTs to fill up the time. Those guys
- [Phishing](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/06/phishing/) - I received this phishing email yesterday: It looks like an official email. I actually clicked the link, but Eudora alerted me that the URL I was clicking on was different from the one listed. That didn't throw up any red flags because lots of companies use third party emailers, but for whatever reason, I decided
- [Chinatown Then and Now](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/04/chinatown-then-and-now/)
- [The Soft Sell](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/03/the-soft-sell/) - Grubby tells us he's enjoyed his week of theater and workshops and had a decent session at Hustler: Glyphic: So you're moving to LA, right? Grubby: Well, I just bought a couch... "The things you own end up owning you."
- [Mission accomplished](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/03/mission-accomplished/) - Not sure if my half-joking arguments had any effect, but... Poker Grub - Buying Charlize for $400: I do expect to eventually move to LA, and if possible it will be an area where I won't go into wholesale homicide sitting in freeway traffic. I snagged an LA Weekly (which I'm going to have to
- [Mistakes on the bubble](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/03/mistakes-on-the-bubble/) - $20+2 SNG with 6 minute levels on FTP. 3 places pay. Blinds 40/80 I'm in the SB with JJ. SB: T1600 - StudioGlyphic BB: T1600 - Probably my weakest opponent UTG: T2800 - Solid player who is capable of stealing Button: T7500 - Solid player who's caught some cards UTG minimum raises to T160. Button
- [If I'd only checked my calendar...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/03/if-id-only-checked-my-calendar/) - ...I'd have known it was National River Week. I took a shot at a 1/2 $200 NL game on Full Tilt and found myself seated with three aggro players. Standard m.o. was to raise the pot pre-flop and bet the pot post-flop. Finally I called with a pocket pair, saw the ragged flop, and put
- [If I watched TV, I'd watch it TiVo'd](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/02/if-i-watched-tv-id-watch-it-tivod/) - And if I were to do that, I'd build my own: Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC Thanks to Geek Goes Meow for the link.
- [Chips are chips](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/02/chips-are-chips/) - We met up with Wil Wheaton briefly after the show. Glyphic: Man, I was so pissed when I read about your getting knocked out with those kings. Wil: Yeah? How do you think I felt? From seventh in chips... Wil: Chris called me afterwards and told me about how he got knocked out of a
- [Rock bottom](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/01/rock-bottom/) - At my first table last night, the guy in the 9 seat was on his second or third buy-in since I sat down. He raised to $15 in late position preflop and got a couple callers, including the big guy who'd river'd his gutshot straight against me (Mr. Bad Beat). The flop came up all
- [Hollywood Beat](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/05/01/hollywood-beat/) - Well I just lost two buy-ins at the $100 NLHE tables at Hollywood Park. But the funny thing is that I feel pretty good about it. I got my chips in with the best hand and lost 'em on the river. I call with 6c 7c in middle to late position (seat 6) when it's
- [Bad Ass](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/30/bad-ass/) - From the latest issue of Wired: Shockingly Small Change It unleashes 10,000 megawatts of instantaneous energy .... [Inventor] Basura ... usually focuses all that juice on a US quarter. When he does, the coin doesn't melt or vaporize. Instead, with an ear-shattering crack, its molecules rearrange and nuzzle closer, shrinking the coin's circumference to that
- [My road. My spot.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/29/my-road-my-spot/) - I pulled up to Flower and Exposition and spotted a parking spot just across the intersection. Then I noticed the blue Honda in the first right turn lane maneuver her vehicle into the second right turn lane. I knew she wanted to go straight. There was an outside chance she also wanted to steal my
- [The Cave of Time](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/29/the-cave-of-time/) - Lately poker has been a lot of blah. And when I say lately, I really mean the past week. Or maybe the past few weeks. Not sure. Anyway, it was great when it was a procrastination tool. Not only could I avoid doing my work, but I was making steady profits everyday. But more recently
- [Imitation is...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/26/imitation-is/) - ...the last resort of a grad student who doesn't much like his design class.
- [ACME Poker this Saturday](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/25/acme-poker-this-saturday/) - A reminder: ACME: A Day in the Life Saturday, April 30, 2005 8PM ACME Comedy Theatre 135 N. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 525-0202 Price: $15 Several of us are going to support poker player/blogger/writer/actor Wil Wheaton and hit the tables at Commerce or the Bike afterwards. If we're lucky we'll get
- [Blogger Domination](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/23/blogger-domination/) - A big congratulations goes out to... Poker Nerd, who took first in a $11 NLHE rebuy tourney on Stars. The Venetian owns. Poker Geek, who took first in a $10 Razz tourney last night on Full Tilt Poker before the IHG to follow on his third place finish in another Razz tourney two nights ago.
- [The Infamous Home Game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/23/the-infamous-home-game/) - I finally made it out to the infamous home game, as Joe calls it, for a $20 two table tournament with fhwrdh, the Geek, Absinthe, HDouble, HDouble's buddy, and special guest Mrs. Double. An extra $5 went towards your bounty and $5 more covered the cost of food and drinks. These games are worth hitting
- [I would really like to go on tilt right now](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/21/i-would-really-like-to-go-on-tilt-right-now/) - But I can't since Full Tilt doesn't really have that many games going, and that's where most of my money is at the moment. Lost $120 today playing 2/4, 3/6, $5 and $10 SNGs, and $100 NL Hold 'Em. The NL cash game was whatever--I wasn't catching flops and occasionally I'd make a play at
- [Ouch ouch ouch](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/20/ouch-ouch-ouch/) - CardPlayer's got live updates from the WPT tourney Wil's in: Live Poker Tournament Updates Date / Time: 2005-04-20 17:42:00 Title: Actor Will Wheaton Eliminated; Dwayne Moyers Doubles Up Log: Dwayne Moyers has been playing solid poker, and had fortune smile upon him. With about $120,000 in front of him, Moyers took a stand against Will
- [Wil Wheaton at the WPT](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/20/wil-wheaton-at-the-wpt/) - You might have missed this at WWdN if you skipped the comments (I usually do), but I wanted to see what names I recognized in the comments (Badblood and CJ, for instance), and noticed there's a link to his audioblog entry briefly recounting Day 1. Sounds like a damn good time. Not to mention the
- [Six Degrees of Jeff Tweedy](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/19/six-degrees-of-jeff-tweedy/) - BandToBand.com lets you trace the family tree of your favorite bands. It's really not that interesting, but the geekier amongst you might like it.
- [Google SMS](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/19/google-sms/) - Too cool. Check out Google SMS to find out how you can use Google on your cell phone via text messages.
- [Scotty, I only go in with the nuts.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/18/scotty-i-only-go-in-with-the-nuts/) - Shout out to FullTilter ScottMc, who apparently gains insight into my play from this here blog. 1AM Update So I decided to mix it up a little and try some more limit hold'em on Full Tilt Poker, inspired in part by Absinthe's killing session the other day playing 2/4 and 3/6 on Party's BBJ tables
- [ACME Poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/18/acme-poker/) - There's all sorts of convergence going on in this corner of the universe. The last time Grubby was in town he found himself sitting next to Danica McKellar at a performance of Questa. Ms. McKellar just happens to be the recent subject of a post by Wil Wheaton for her possible appearance in Stuff Magazine.
- [Not a whole lot you can do about this one.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/16/not-a-whole-lot-you-can-do-about-this-one/) - It's only the biggest pot I've ever lost. SB posts the small blind of $0.50 BB posts the big blind of $1 You have been dealt [8s 8d] 1 fold, EP calls $1, 1 fold, MP2 calls $1, 2 folds, glyphic raises to $3, 2 folds, EP calls $2, MP2 calls $2 The flop is
- [SpywareBlaster 3.3 Available](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/13/spywareblaster-33-available/) - Javacool Software has released the latest version of SpywareBlaster, a free tool for preventing spyware. I'm not sure what the difference is between this and version 3.2, but you'll need to install version 3.3 in order to get the latest definition files, which is generally a good idea, especially if you're still using Internet Explorer.
- [Rivalries](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/11/rivalries/) - I didn't start this war, but I sure as hell intend to win it. Ladies and gentlemen, if you will kindly direct your attention to the blog roll gracing the right hand side of this screen, you will notice a new section entitled: "LA Poker Blogs." There you will find links to bloggers from all
- [When you've got it, flaunt it.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/08/when-youve-got-it-flaunt-it/) - Especially in the face of a certain Texas-based blogger who mind-bogglingly claims that Austin > LA, when, in fact, it is vastly inferior. Allow me to trot out the evidence: 1. WPBT: Bill Rini represents the LA contingent at the final table on March 30, 2005. Austin is sadly absent. 2. Must-read blogs: The Cards
- [In the hole](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/07/in-the-hole/) - Well poker's been kicking my ass the past couple days. Down a few hundred from some very poor calls on my end mixed with the occasional beat. I essentially pissed away the money I'd deposited on MultiPoker for their reload bonus and then lost a buyin at Full Tilt. So with the exception of playing
- [MultiPoker 100% Reload Bonus](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/04/multipoker-100-reload-bonus/) - When I say "MultiPoker" to myself, I usually pronounce it the way that Milla Jovovich's character in The Fifth Element pronounces "MultiPass." It probably has something to do with the fact that she has a weird accent in that movie and MultiPoker is full of Swedes. Oh, and she's hot, too. Anyway, MultiPoker just sent
- [Hollywood Park in Trouble](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/04/hollywood-park-in-trouble/) - All the stories have focused on the race track operations, but what we really want to know is: What will happen to our local poker room? San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Hollywood Park sale now appears a likely scenario Whittier Daily News: Hollywood Park sale rumors heating up Thoroughbred Times: Meeker addresses Churchill’s plans for Hollywood
- [PokerStars Update Available Today](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/01/pokerstars-update-available-today/) - Finally! PokerStars now stores hand histories locally. Best of all, there have been no changes to the hand history format, which means it's already compatible with PokerTracker. Set up Stars and PokerTracker as directed by Pat and you'll have real-time information on your opponents. Use GameTime+ to display stats on the table (PV is not
- [Fuck.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/04/01/fuck/) - That's it. I'm through. And here I thought I was going to keep any substantial gains in my bankroll for once. True to form, it's been about 3-4 months since my last bankroll nosedive and I am nothing if not predictable. Grrr. A little piece of advice for you guys who still have money. After
- [Idiot Poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/31/idiot-poker/) - This says it all: The rest can be summed up in three hands: Cracked the hammer with pocket nines early on with a nine-high flop. The runner-runner seven deuce only gave my opponent two pair to my set. Limped with KJ spades under the gun. Flop was all rags with two spades and I put
- [The Making of Bourbon Whiskey](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/30/the-making-of-bourbon-whiskey/) - The Whisky Store has a great illustrated description of "The Making of Bourbon Whiskey." And here I thought it was simply a gift from God.
- [Ship It!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/29/ship-it/) - Just as I finished the last post, my turbo freeroll started up. It's nice to be chip leader after your first hand. Update 3:24 PM: Came in second out of 857. $12.50! These turbos are a total crapshoot, but that's kinda what makes them fun (especially when they're free).
- [Tournament practice](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/29/tournament-practice/) - I've probably mentioned that I can't stand tournaments--multi-table tournaments, sit-n-goes, whatever. There's something about putting in your chips while you have the best of it, suffering a brutal beat on the river, and getting knocked out after investing your buy-in and 1-4 hours of your life with nothing to show for it that just doesn't
- [World Poker Blogger Tour Deja Vu](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/29/world-poker-blogger-tour-deja-vu/) - You have one day left to register for the next stage of the World Poker Blogger Tour: Wednesday, March 30, 9pm ET PokerStars $20+2 buyin, NLHE tournament Password: thehammer Listed under the Private Tournaments tab. Open to bloggers and readers. So far there are only 17 registered players. Probably our weakest one-day-before showing yet! Get
- [Uncle Darrow's](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/28/uncle-darrows/) - If you live in the LA area, especially the Westside, I recommend you check out Uncle Darrow's restaurant in Marina Del Rey. They primarily serve Cajun/Creole food, but I go there for the Chicken Supper: three crispy, meaty wings served with a side of red beans and rice, potato salad, and hush puppies spiced with
- [iTunes Party Shuffle 2](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/28/itunes-party-shuffle-2/) - The second in a series of random iTunes lists in lieu of actual content. The White Stripes - I Can Learn The Shins - Fighting In A Sack Boards Of Canada - Olson Grandaddy - AMMO David Holmes - Higher Ground The Dandy Warhols - (It Dosen't Take A) Genius David Bowie - Fame Cyril
- [Straight Life](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/27/straight-life/) - Poker break time! Sit down at Full Tilt Poker, open up two .50/1 $100 NL Hold'Em tables and play for about 30 hands on each. Straight 1, Table 1: Kd Qc on the button. Serial raiser raises it from MP right after I noted he raised Q9 in LP. I call and so does the
- [iTunes Party Shuffle 1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/26/itunes-party-shuffle-1/) - The first in a series of random iTunes lists in lieu of actual content. A Fascinating Musical Experience - The Monster from David Holmes Come Get It I Got It Cat Stevens - The Wind from Various Artists As Seen on TV Songs From Commercials Da Lata - Beija Flor from Thievery Corporation DJ-Kicks Pulp
- [Getting out in the field](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/24/getting-out-in-the-field/) - It's gotta be a sign. The study area of this year's comprehensive exam is the area abutting the north side of Hollywood Park. A site visit this weekend is highly recommended by the exam's administrators. Could any analysis of the study area be complete without some field research on the operations of the neighboring casino?
- [Obligations](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/24/obligations/) - At some point last year someone (probably Iggy) dubbed me a poker blogger. Which was a little odd, considering that at least half of the posts I made were political in nature. Obviously this blog has become somewhat less political post-November. At any rate, I'm not sure how many readers I have, but it seems
- [Blog Vacation](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/22/blog-vacation/) - My Masters program is winding down fast, but before I get that sheet of paper I've gone into debt for, I'll have to take the comprehensive exam. I won't bore you with the details, but it basically means I'll be disappearing for ten days over the next two weeks. Look for me to resurface around
- [San Francisco and the Bay Area](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/18/san-francisco-and-the-bay-area/) - I'm off. Going up to the Bay Area for a Planning Conference to try to get me a job, take a break from school, and possibly redeem myself at San Pablo or plunge back into the limit games of the Oaks (I know, I know). My buddy has a home game lined up for me
- [Who's a rock star?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/17/whos-a-rock-star/) - Moi.
- [JoshuaDysart.com](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/17/joshuadysartcom/) - Well, well, well... Dysart finally got his act together and threw up a website. Dysart's a comic book writer and bum who I haven't seen in months.
- [Elvis was a crackpot.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/17/elvis-was-a-crackpot/) - The National Archives: When Nixon Met Elvis: "I have done an in-depth study of drug abuse and Communist brainwashing techniques and I am right in the middle of the whole thing where I can and will do the most good." Indeed.
- [Bad Ass](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/17/bad-ass/) - What you are looking at is the Lotus Sport Exige, not to be confused with your typical, run-of-the-mill Exige.
- [w.Bloggar](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/17/wbloggar/) - For Blogger users... Let's face it. Blogger sucks. You type up a great big entry, click Post, and watch with horror as an error page comes up. You click back, already knowing that your latest blogging masterpiece has dissipated into the ether. After a few times, you start copying and pasting your words into a
- [Black Viper](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/17/black-viper/) - At first you might wonder about a site called Black Viper's Web Site. I suppose it's better than Black Viper's Home Page or Welcome to Black Viper's Home Page on the World Wide Web!!!, but I digress. The biggest problem I have with my Dell Inspiron 600 is that it tends to run hot (check
- [All in with the best draw?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/16/all-in-with-the-best-draw/) - I've been doing most of my online play at Full Tilt Poker for the last week and have had a pretty good go at it. Out of five days of play (small sample, I know!), I've been in the black on four of them. I'm not sure how many hands that represents, but I've cleared
- [Negative expected values at the Aladdin](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/15/negative-expected-values-at-the-aladdin/) - Compulsion makes the greatest pleasure a chore. I was already down a buy-in at the 1/2 $100 NL table when Grubby showed up after hour 4; two mistakes and a mistake/beat in raised pots will do that to you. I'd lost most of my chips by bluffing a passive calling station with Ajax (he flopped
- [PokerNow Rake Rebate Program Cancelled](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/11/pokernow-rake-rebate-program-cancelled/) - Suck. Poker Now FFP Cancelled As President and CEO of Poker Source Online I get to inform you about new and exciting things happening at PSO. Unfortunately, I'm also the one who has to deliver bad news when it comes up... I received a phone call from Poker Now today telling me that they are
- [Mama Blog](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/11/mama-blog/) - Here's proof that blogging is not the domain of the technologically literate: my mom's photo blog. Click a photo to see an enlarged version. Click it to close the window.
- [Playing on the worst site in online poker isn't worth it](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/11/playing-on-the-worst-site-in-online-poker-isnt-worth-it/) - ...unless you happen to like good table chat. notinhand >> flush chase? 2pair >> we'll see 2pair >> if so, its alot of money for that last card Dealer >> (Hand# 1977661575) chaser won $14.99 with A Flush High card Ace Dealer >> (Hand# 1977661575) 2pair won $0.12 with Two Pairs Fives and Twos 2pair
- [The big ass monitor you always wanted is now more affordable than ever.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/10/the-big-ass-monitor-you-always-wanted-is-now-more-affordable-than-ever/) - Your poker machine could be giving you this much working space*: If you jumped on this deal: Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1" Digital LCD $487 at Dell Home 20.1" Flat Panel, ± 88° H/V Viewing, Analog + DVI + S-Video + Composite 4-Port USB Hub, 400:1 Contrast, 250 cd/m2 Bright, 1600x1200 Native This is about $20
- [Blanked!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/10/blanked/) - Somehow I missed adding fellow LA-based poker blogger fhwrdh.net to the blogroll. This despite a few nights of playing NLHE together in various LA locales. Oops me. Worse than that, when a blog's not in the roll I'm usually not checking it frequently. I spend too much time reading these damn things anyway. But fhwrdh.net's
- [South Park Glyphic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/09/south-park-glyphic/) - Get your own.
- [I love NASCAR](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/09/i-love-nascar/) - Not much to report in my corner of the Blogosphere. Still playing the $50 NL tables and finding myself up, down, up, down on a zigzag that thankfully trends upward. But even though I'm on the PSO rake rebate program, sometimes I get to feeling a little directionless in my play when I'm not clearing
- [Cheap DVDs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/08/cheap-dvds/) - Time for you to pick up Bring It On, Donnie Brasco, Donnie Darko, This is Spinal Tap, and Vanilla Sky for under $9 each at Buy.com. Get an extra 10% off. Free shipping on orders of $25 or more. And no, this is not a shill. It's too bad I paid full price for Cabin
- [Tao of Photo](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/07/tao-of-photo/) - Pauly's got a great photo on his site, and strangely, it doesn't feature Paris Hilton. Check it out.
- [Me and Hip Tanaka](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/07/me-and-hip-tanaka/) - I don't play a lot of video games these days, and haven't really for years and years. But two of the games I will always remember from my NES days are Metroid and Kid Icarus. Great, great games. One of the things that made these games memorable was the great music by composer Hip Tanaka.
- [Upcoming WPBT events](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/05/upcoming-wpbt-events/) - WPBT H.O.R.S.E. Tournament Online Event Sunday, March 13, 2005 9PM Eastern Time Full Tilt Poker Password: thehammer Organizer: Iggy The World Poker Blogger Tour Aladdin Casino Classic Live Event Saturday, June 4, 2005 10AM Vegas Time The Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas, NV Details. Organizer: CJ Sadly, I will miss both events. I'll be in
- [Oh we're the boys of the chorus](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/05/oh-were-the-boys-of-the-chorus/) - We hope you like our show We know you're rooting for us But now we have to go I'm with Mr. Dhal et al., I like this new blind structure Party's brought to their NL tables. It's pushed a lot of terrible players up to the $50 NL tables where their mistakes and our patience
- [How to know when you are better at marketing than poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/04/how-to-know-when-you-are-better-at-marketing-than-poker/) - Back in the heady days of the late nineties I was working a shitty job, Bill Clinton was porking a fat girl, and one of my old friends from junior high was hosting a weekly home game that featured all the crazy wild card dealer's choice poker games that make home games so awful and
- [No WPBT for me](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/03/no-wpbt-for-me/) - As usual, school will be interfering with my availability for the June 4 event. Bah, I say. It is a small consolation, but I will be off in a foreign country busily converting prices into heavily devalued dollars and wondering where all my spending money has gone.
- [The biggest dork in the world](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/02/the-biggest-dork-in-the-world/) - Good news, everyone. Our local public radio station (KCRW) is now podcasting its locally produced content. Being the big public radio dork that I am, I once considered getting the Samsung MP3 player instead of the iPod since it could record audio files directly from FM transmissions. Ultimately, the fact that it was ugly as
- [From the outside looking in](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/03/01/from-the-outside-looking-in/) - Sometimes I'm reading a blog and I realize it's terribly boring. Then I get to wondering if this happens to my two readers. As with my poker game, I hope I'm slightly above average.
- [The Three Rules of Online Poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/28/the-three-rules-of-online-poker/) - Rules? No. Not exactly rules. More like good advices. 1. Play on Party and its affiliates. 2. Use PokerTracker 3. Get the PokerTracker Guide I thought about writing a little something about each of these three things, but really, why bother? I'm pretty certain all of you already have an account at Party and at
- [Wilco in Concert](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/27/wilco-in-concert/) - NPR has the stream: 'All Songs Considered' Presents Wilco in Concert.
- [Storm Damage](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/23/storm-damage/) - More here and here.
- [Queens in the small blind.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/22/queens-in-the-small-blind/) - I got some of my work done and decided to play an hour on Party to try out 3-tabling on my new LCD and clear some bonus hands. I haven't recorded the monitor on my bankroll spreadsheet yet, but once I do, conventional wisdom dictates that I stick to .50/1 while multi-tabling. Something about 300BB/table
- [Airborne works on President's Day?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/21/airborne-works-on-presidents-day/)
- [Weather Commerce](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/20/weather-commerce/) - Rain in LA is always treated like a seismic event by the media. I think I first noticed this when we had that El Nino in the mid-90's. Ever since then, not a year seems to go by without "Storm Watch YYYY" flooding the local news. That said, the weather this weekend has been pretty
- [Wil Wheaton at the WPT Hollywood Home Game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/19/wil-wheaton-at-the-wpt-hollywood-home-game/) - You cable TV watching types can catch Mr. Wil Wheaton on the World Poker Tour tomorrow: WIL WHEATON dot NET: i am the ghost of troubled joe You can see my World Poker Tour Hollywood Home Game on the Travel Channel on Sunday February 20th. I hardly ever caught cards that night, and I hope
- [Dell 1600x1200 LCD Monitor for $507](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/17/dell-1600x1200-lcd-monitor-for-507/) - I've been waiting for this deal for a long time:
- [Final weekend of the LA Poker Classic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/17/final-weekend-of-the-la-poker-classic/) - I'm on PokerNow with a new screenname and a rake rebate plan, courtesy of PokerSourceOnline. They seem to have some crazy overlay tourneys ($200k and $250k guaranteed) with $200+15 entry fees, so for those of you with the bankroll for those kinds of tourneys, it might be worth checking out before PokerNow thinks better of
- [How to play online poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/14/how-to-play-online-poker/) - Playing poker online has numerous advantages, two of which are rakeback programs and bonuses. If you're like me, you play too much poker. Until you fix whatever psychological ailment you may have, you might as well maximize your net by taking advantage of rake rebates and bonuses. Rake rebates My recent bonus whoring stint at
- [Sound of Good Writing](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/14/sound-of-good-writing/) - Usually rhymes with "junkie," as in the case of the prolific use of the word "monkey" in Sound of a Suckout. If for whatever reason you read me and don't read ScurvyDog's ramblings, there's something wrong with you, but happily, it's treatable. Sorry, but there's nothing I can do about your chlamydia. Like most of
- [I'm not a professional poker player either](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/14/im-not-a-professional-poker-player-either/) - This past weekend I spent some time with my good friend J who once expressed great surprise to learn that I was playing with Other People's Money: "From what I've read on your blog I thought you were losing tons of money!" J has a habit of blowing things out of proportion, so now that
- [No Fold 'Em at the Oaks](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/13/no-fold-em-at-the-oaks/) - Last night I had the option of paying $20 to see a friend of a friend of a friend's independent 12 minute short or being dropped off at The Oaks for a chance to redeem myself for Thursday's poor results. Not to be too results-oriented or anything, of course, but I figured if the game
- [Folding and losing is not interesting...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/12/folding-and-losing-is-not-interesting/) - ...but that's been the state of Poker@Studioglyphic this past week. One would think that a change of scenery might mix things up enough to take a bit of the grind out of bonus-whoring, but no, clearing a Paradise bonus is as excruciating in Oakland as it is in LA. So far I've managed to keep
- [Legalize Internet Gaming](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/08/legalize-internet-gaming/) - Let's put it this way: short of implementing Communist China-style policies of restricting access at the hardware level, Internet gaming by Americans isn't going away. Given this fact, Americans have a choice: ignore it, or embrace it. Now if we as a society choose to hold on to our neo-Puritanical notions of morality, well that's
- [nanahiro](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/06/nanahiro/) - Some odd stuff here.
- [Too many blogs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/06/too-many-blogs/) - I need a personal assistant to read blogs for me and give me daily summaries, categorized into strategy, personality, humor, drama, and general pokerness. Here's why: all this time has gone by since I started reading poker blogs and I haven't read a damn thing by DoubleAs. I'd seen his comments here and there from
- [No money for me](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/02/no-money-for-me/) - Damn. I've got the flu. I'm going back to bed, which means I'll miss out on winning my first blogger tourney. Good luck to everyone playing tonight.
- [Fifteen hours at the Commerce Casino](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/02/fifteen-hours-at-the-commerce-casino/) - To tell you the truth, I was dreading going to the Poker Classic meetup. Not because I was afraid of Felicia or Al, though maybe I should have been. No, this was my anal Type A control freak side coming out for some weekend planning: Other Me: "Dude, you're throwing a party Friday night and
- [World Poker Blogger Tour](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/02/01/world-poker-blogger-tour/) - You have one day left to register for the next stage of the World Poker Blogger Tour: Feb 2nd, 9pm EST PokerStars $20 buyin, NL tournament Password: thehammer Listed under the Private Tournaments tab. Open to bloggers and readers. So far there are only 56 registered players. Last time there were over 100 players when
- [I must be sick.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/31/i-must-be-sick/) - I feel strange if a day or two goes by and I don't play poker. I feel guilty if a few days go by and I don't post about poker. I feel like a godless babykiller when I write a shitty post like this one. More later.
- [My name is glyphic, and I'm a degenerate gambler.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/30/my-name-is-glyphic-and-im-a-degenerate-gambler/) - Just got back from Commerce. It's 5AM and thus way too late to write up a report right now, but I thought I'd share the funniest thing Felicia said all day: "You're much funnier in person than you are on your blog." --Felicia Lee to Bill Rini God bless Felicia Lee. Send her some mojo
- [Today's Forecast](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/28/todays-forecast/) - Great. I don't mind driving in the rain, but rain in Los Angeles always causes clusterfucks like this: Big red diamond #1: 5-6 Vehicle Traffic Collision Blocking Car Pool, #1, 2 Lanes 1 Vehicle is Blocking East Rosecrans On Ramp to North 405 Per 79-60 Roll Ambulance Required Big red diamond #2: Solo Vehicle Traffic
- [LA Poker Classic Quickie](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/27/la-poker-classic-quickie/) - PokerProf just let me know that the dinner break on Saturday will be at 7PM, so that's probably when we'll all be able to get together, tournament players and cash players alike. Apparently there's a "lovely Vegas-style" buffet and a regular coffee shop type deal, so those will be two of the options. There's also
- [Poker Roundup](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/27/poker-roundup/) - Not too much to report on this end... I haven't played much online poker due to the birthday night festivities and the weekly home game, though I did sneak in a quick session at Empire for triple my buy-in. It was life-affirming. Well, maybe not that, but it felt pretty good at any rate. The
- [Happy Birthday to ... Me](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/25/happy-birthday-to-me/) - Thirty feels a lot like twenty-nine. Have a good day, everyone. It's on me.
- [LA Poker Classic Schedule](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/21/la-poker-classic-schedule/) - Commerce has the LA Poker Classic tourney schedule up on their site. For you no limit hold'em players, there's a $250,000 guaranteed tourney starting next Saturday the 29th at 3PM. $291 entry + $9 toke + $30 fee. $330's a bit much for my miniscule bankroll. Besides, I hate Hold'Em. Check out the schedule to
- [Synchronicity](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/17/synchronicity/) - "And every so called meeting with his so called superior Is a humiliating kick in the crotch." It took me a couple days, but I've finally caught up on my limited poker reading. There are definitely other blogs out there that are worthwhile reads, but I think I'm running out of hours in the day
- [A dry run](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/15/a-dry-run/) - On January 29, the City of Commerce won't know what hit them. A team of elite bloggers will take on the live poker world for every last chip, and there will be much rejoicing in the blogosphere. Five of us went on a preliminary mission tonight to locate key access points, the cashiers, and most
- [Calling one small bet liberally](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/10/calling-one-small-bet-liberally/) - Or how I learned to recycle other people's content. Iggy briefly expounded today on the loose-aggressive nature of poker at Party Poker, how it translates into greater variance, which translates into greater potential profits. In other words, you can't break the bank at a table full of folding stations. This segues into today's topic quite
- [Planting a seed](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/07/planting-a-seed/) - I know I read a related post by Abdul on RGP about this, but let me throw this out there: What are the key differences between poker in California, poker in Las Vegas, and poker online? All three are characterized by terrible players, but there's a different quality to the horrible play in each arena.
- [Back to Basics](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/06/back-to-basics/) - Some time in mid-December I caught the upswing at Party's 5/10 6-max tables and at Doyle's Room's NL tables. Between those sessions and the multiple bonuses I managed to finally break the four figure mark. But in keeping with tradition, I managed to piss away a lot of it by playing above my limits in
- [Subaru B9 Tribeca](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/05/subaru-b9-tribeca/) - Good lord that's ugly. Subaru's inviting current owners to come by and check out their latest crossover vehicle at the LA Auto Show. Subaru pretty much invented the crossover with the Forester, which is a very tall wagon with ground clearance marketed as a mini-SUV. Much better than most SUVs when it comes to handling,
- [Barbarians at the gate: Bloggers at the LA Poker Classic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/03/barbarians-at-the-gate-bloggers-at-the-la-poker-classic/) - I'm just in the beginning stages of planning, but I'm trying to round up a contingent of bloggers (LA-based and otherwise) to meet up at the LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino. This is a WPT event, so it's sure to be packed with pros, celebrities, and my favorite, dead money. Felicia will be
- [PokerStars Tsunami Relief Effort](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/03/pokerstars-tsunami-relief-effort/) - PokerStars is raising money for the Tsunami Relief Effort and will match donations dollar for dollar. All funds will be donated to the International Federation of the Red Cross. Furthermore, PokerStars is asking participants in their Caribbean Adventure event to donate one percent of their winnings to the relief effort. Again, these donations will be
- [Cleaning House](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2005/01/03/cleaning-house/) - Finally installed MT-Blacklist tonight. Let's hope it lives up to the hype and stops the comment spam dead in its tracks. I'd only had a few instances of comment spam until New Year's Eve when I noticed about 80 comments advertising porn and celeb photos littering the back-entries of StudioGlyphic. Since then I've been deluged
- [52,000 dead](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/28/52000-dead/) - This is five times the initial figures released Sunday. More than the population of Beverly Hills and Malibu combined. Guardian Unlimited: Tsunami Death Toll Climbs to 52,000 By ANDI DJATMIKO Associated Press Writer BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Mourners in Sri Lanka used their bare hands to dig graves Tuesday while hungry islanders in Indonesia
- [Pirate Adventure](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/27/pirate-adventure/) - The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure blog is up, authored by none other than Otis from Up For Poker. If you haven't read the background story on Otis getting the gig, check it out at Rapid Eye Reality.
- [Winning in Roulette](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/27/winning-in-roulette/) - For those of you who refuse to bet on my lucky numbers (8, 20, 23, 25) and prefer to play in +EV games where you have some kind of mathematical "edge" instead, consider what would happen if instead of being a 38:1 dog, you were only 6:1, and the house still paid 35:1: Herald Sun:
- [Poker Tracker Update](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/27/poker-tracker-update/) - I played some $50 NL tonight after a terrible day of 1/2 and managed to make back most of my losses (I think I'm going to stop playing limit for a while). After taking some poor guy's entire buy-in, I decided to relive the glory by checking out the PokerTracker hand history. That's when I
- [Ten thousand dead in Asia](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/26/ten-thousand-dead-in-asia/) - Specifically South and Southeast Asia. Washington Post: Tidal Waves Kill More Than 10,000 in Asia Huge Earthquake Sparks Tsunamis Throughout Southeast Asia JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec. 26 -- A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tidal waves Sunday morning that crashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and tourist resorts
- [Merry Christmas from StudioGlyphic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/25/merry-christmas-from-studioglyphic/) - I hope you all are having a nice holiday. Drink lots! Eat lots! And stay safe.
- [My favorite flop](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/23/my-favorite-flop/) - Sure, having pocket pairs and flopping a set, a boat, or quads is always appreciated, but honestly my favorite flop goes something like this: I have AXs and flop top pair, ace kicker + nut flush draw, where the X is a 10 or lower. Sure, this hand is vulnerable to two pair, overcards that
- [Drop what you're doing...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/23/drop-what-youre-doing/) - Mean Gene is back. And in rare form. He's one of those bloggers that make you want to stop blogging out of embarassment.
- [Weekly game results: December 22](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/23/weekly-game-results-december-22/) - Another week, another weekly home game. JC -$5.00 ER +$1.10 CR -$0.10 PC +$6.85 JB -$5.85 EM +$3.00 JB was running bad; lost his entire buy-in within the first hour or so. Though I think he made it worse when he stayed in a hand against CR who turned out to have trips to JB's
- [One down, one to go](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/21/one-down-one-to-go/) - Cleared the Party 20% bonus and netted a whole $29! That's with the $200 bonus, mind you. Oh, man. Posted some heavy losses at the 2/4 BBJ tables. High -EV. I guess when you have a lottery-type deal attached to those tables, it tends to attract the worst of the gamboolers. I may be wrong,
- [A question of karma](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/19/a-question-of-karma/) - Another no limit session with the bloggers last night. Biggest, and possibly only pot I won went as follows: Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5 BB (10 handed) converter Pauly ($27.25) Helixx ($32.5) UTG+2 ($28.2) MP1 ($33.45) MP2 ($40.94) MP3 ($8.3) SirFWALGMan ($40.3) Hero ($15) Iggy ($35.4) BB ($28.7) Preflop: Hero is Button with 7c, 2h.
- [Bad beats at the Bad Beat Jackpot tables](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/19/bad-beats-at-the-bad-beat-jackpot-tables/) - Unfortunately, they don't count for the jackpot. Warning: this post consists entirely of hand histories. Don't read on if you hate those things... Hand #1: Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is UTG with Qc, Kd. Hero calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 2 folds, CO calls, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks.
- [Big bet poker with the bloggers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/18/big-bet-poker-with-the-bloggers/) - A word of advice: unless you want to give Maudie your money, don't get tangled up in a hand with her. Can I say now after the fact that I meant it when I said it was a donation? Yeah, I don't believe me either. Had another three hour session of $25 NL ring with
- [The Millau bridge](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/17/the-millau-bridge/) - Ladies and gentlemen, the world's tallest road bridge: Wow. The BBC has the full story and some more photos. Some crazy .nl guy has some photos of the bridge as well as some other things he saw on his motorcycle trip through the mountains over the summer. Like an explosion! And a Malaysian has posted
- [To whore or not to whore, that is not the question...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/17/to-whore-or-not-to-whore-that-is-not-the-question/) - The question is whether to reload at Empire or reload at Party. Empire has a 15% bonus up to $100, but Party has a 20% bonus up to $200. But where's the rub, you ask? Here it is: Party requires you to log 7x the bonus in raked hands in 7 days. To get the
- ["But I don't like her."](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/15/but-i-dont-like-her/) - "Don't like her?! What's wrong with her? She's beautiful, she's rich, she's got huge..." Swings. Huge swings. That bitch Variance came around again today. Session 1: +80 in 2/4 6-max and .25/.50 NL 6-max Session 2: -130 in 2/4 6-max, .25/.50 NL 6-max, and 1/2 full ring Session 3: +52 in .25/.50 NL 6-max Net:
- [WPBT Las Vegas Holiday Classic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/13/wpbt-las-vegas-holiday-classic/) - So it turns out the deadline for one of my finals has been extended to January. That means I could have made the event this past weekend. Rats. Fortunately, this being a blogger event, there are write-ups all over the Internets. I suggest reading them all. And, of course, now that Iggy's listed all of
- [Wanted: Book on No Limit Hold'Em](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/13/wanted-book-on-no-limit-holdem/) - I have Small Stakes Hold'Em and Winning Low Limit Hold'Em--both of which I like very much, though I'm more likely to go back to SSH than WLLH for rereading. Anyone know a good no limit book? I bought Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker by Bob Ciaffone and Stewart Reuben and found it a little lacking. Some
- [Four figures?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/13/four-figures/) - Well, I've finally done it. It only took 18 months for this miserable hourly. Had a very good NL 6-max session tonight and ended up with 13x my buy-in. I owned that table. It got to the point where any post-flop action from me basically won me the pot. I usually only used this power
- [Educational attainment in California](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/12/educational-attainment-in-california/) - Here's a look at some of the stuff I did for that Demography assignment: One year of high school or more by age and race/ethnicity Universe: Native born Californians 25 years old and over. Source: US Census 2000. This graph shows the percentage of persons by race/ethnicity and age group who have completed at least
- [The obligatory "All bloggers in Vegas this weekend are bastards" post](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/12/the-obligatory-all-bloggers-in-vegas-this-weekend-are-bastards-post/) - If I were truly hardcore, I'd have turned in my final paper for Demography on Friday and headed straight to Vegas with no room reservations, no bankroll, and no sleep. But I'm more of a softcore kind of guy, so I drove home. Good thing I did, since I'd probably be stuck in some god-forsaken
- [Whatever happened to my Cherry Chan?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/08/whatever-happened-to-my-cherry-chan/) - I'm not sure I can explain it, but there's a grocery bag full of candy sitting on top of my fridge. Leftovers from Halloween, I think. So feeling the urge for some cheap candy, I open a bag and find a box of something called Cherryhead candy. Cherryhead? Hmm. Wait, this box says Ferrara Pan!
- [Too much.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/08/too-much/) - I definitely stayed at that NL blogger table for far too long tonight. 100 hands I can do, 200 hands is stretching it. The other disadvantage of playing the extra 100 hands is that you have to remember to ask for your hand history earlier on if you want the chat transcript. Sure, it's there
- [The hottest game in town...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/07/the-hottest-game-in-town/) - Thanks to Maudie for the inspiration.
- [No limit with the bloggers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/06/no-limit-with-the-bloggers/) - Read around and you'll find lots of accounts of playing no-limit ring with other poker bloggers. It's all fun and games until someone loses his stack. These games are sometimes a little nuts. Someone, somewhere, always feels obligated to go big with the hammer. Oh, Grubs, what have you done to us? I think this
- [Omaha 8 Party](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/05/omaha-8-party/) - Omaha 8's a nutty game. Put another way, "Omaha is about having the nuts." It sure is. If the fish think small pocket pairs are surefire winning Hold 'Em hands, then surely A2 is the Omaha 8 equivalent. This makes for some really amusing outcomes: [ 8h, Kc, 7h ] [ 4d ] Betting is
- [Speaking of 57...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/05/speaking-of-57/) - So in my last "woe is me" post I'd mentioned that KK went down to 57o after he'd called two bets cold. But this has to take the cake: Paradise Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Jc, Js. 1 fold, Hero raises, UTG+2 calls, MP1 3-bets, MP2 caps, 4 folds,
- [34th pays $161.86](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/04/34th-pays-16186/) - So I'm playing 1/2 and 2/4 on Paradise and generally having a rough time of it. Paradise flashes me the announcement that their $35,000 guaranteed multi-table tournament is just about to start, and I remember what some poker bloggers have said about overlays in some of these guaranteed tourneys. I look at the registration page
- [Maserati MC12](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/03/maserati-mc12/) - Woah. More pics at Automobile and some information and pics at Edmunds.
- [Way ahead or...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/03/way-ahead-or/) - Spent about six hours on Wednesday playing on Paradise with some sad results: -35BB. Brutal. And it wasn't my starting hands, either. I was getting some pretty good cards: AA, 3x, 100% win, +2/hand KK, 3x, 33% win, -1.38/hand QQ, 2x, 0% win, -4.25/hand JJ, 4x, 25% win, -1.19/hand TT, 1x, 0% win, -10.75/hand AQs,
- [No limit in NoHo](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/03/no-limit-in-noho/) - It's pretty pathetic, actually. A number of us LA-based bloggers are probably not going to make it to the big pokerfest at Sam's Town next weekend. Whether it was that sad fact or some incomprehensible desire to drive to the Valley that led us to do it, I don't know. But when the big hand
- [StudioGlyphic on the MT](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/12/01/studioglyphic-on-the-mt/) - Finally made the transition over to Movable Type from Blogger. One casualty of the move is the loss of all comments. Another casualty of the move is the loss of all other web content, including images embedded in blog entries. I'm hoping DotEasy will fix that since it was their crappy free hosting service that
- [New Wave](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/24/new-wave/) - It's official. I'm old. I'm listening to decades-old music that first came on the air waves when I was a kid. But there was so much New Wave / Brit-Pop goodness at Bang Saturday night that I'm just going to have to share... Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Men Without Hats - Safety Dance,
- [NPR : Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/11/22/npr-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog/) - NPR : Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog Funny stuff. Especially if you've heard the interviews with Gene Simmons and Bill O'Reilly.
- [Pot of the night](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/23/pot-of-the-night/) - Click to see a larger version.Hold'emSeat 5 is the button.Seat 1: Bandur Seat 2: MeSeat 3: ErisSeat 4: CorySeat 5: JayBandur posts small blind $0.05I post big blind $0.10*** HOLE CARDS ***Eris calls $0.10Cory calls $0.10Jay calls $0.10Bandur calls $0.05I checkPot is $0.50*** FLOP *** [7h 5s 3c]Bandur bets $0.15I foldEris foldsCory foldsJay raises $0.15
- [Google Tips/Tricks](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/23/google-tipstricks/) - You may or may not know it, but Google has lots of extra features that go beyond pure search. For example, it has a calculator that can do "basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants." Its Search By Number feature lets you look up UPS tracking numbers, FedEx tracking
- [Strindberg + helium](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/22/strindberg-helium/) - Strindberg + heliumWeird, weird, shit.
- [fan and ball](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/22/fan-and-ball/) - Fun!fan_and_ball
- [Mr. Picassohead](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/22/mr-picassohead/) - Mr. Picassohead
- [Soda for breakfast?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/21/soda-for-breakfast/) - ABCNEWS.com : Woman Gets Bank Deposit With Breakfast"ordered a bagel and a Diet Coke for breakfast"
- [48 hour party people](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/12/48-hour-party-people/) - Nothing like going through one of the toughest two weeks of your academic career to give you a newfound appreciation for partying. This will be the weekend of the 48 hour party people. You've been warned.
- [Road test: Porsche Carrera GT and Ford GT](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/11/road-test-porsche-carrera-gt-and-ford-gt/) - Road test: Porsche - Carrera GTI have never driven better. Let me say that again. This is the best, most amazing, most stupendous engine that I've ever come across....Still, having the Carrera out of my reach is not the end of the world. Because the Ford GT is not. And while one is a fantastic
- [Hump Day, in more ways than one](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/11/hump-day-in-more-ways-than-one/) - Glasstrack can attest to the hours I put in. It all came down to last night's presentation before a critical jury of the professor and three economic development professionals with a century of experience between them. We stood up, we presented, we kicked ass. These are the things you remember; despite, or perhaps because of,
- [Scion tC "Sports Coupe"](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/09/scion-tc-sports-coupe/) - Scion Life - Scion tC HomeThe release will coincide with the final nationwide release of all cars The tC will be Scion's volume sales unit Primedia reports that the Honda Civic coupe is the primary target Power will be sourced from the Camry 2.4L via FWD The car will appear to be a coupe, but
- [mu](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2003/12/01/mu/) - Take one healthy cat, put it under the knife, and pump it full of drugs. Three days later, you will have one very unhealthy cat. Actually, she's dead. It's pretty obvious in hindsight that she was in trouble, but I don't think we knew what to expect after the surgery and drugs and whatever. My
- [For you paranoiacs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/30/for-you-paranoiacs/) - Squeaky Clean? Not Even CloseBut most people don't seem to worry about what experts say is a petri dish for food-borne illness: the home kitchen. Sounds like the evening news.They do have some good tips for reducing the bacteria count, though. First, wash your hands with soap and hot water. That means you, Bandur. Second,
- [MikeRoweSoft](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/19/mikerowesoft/) - ZDNet UK - News - Software giant threatens mikerowesoftMicrosoft is threatening teenage software writer Mike Rowe with legal action for registering and using the domain name mikerowesoft.com
- [Free online game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/19/free-online-game/) - America's Army - Special Forces"one of the five most popular PC action games played online. It provides players with the most authentic military experience available, from exploring the development of Soldiers in individual and collective training to their deployment in simulated missions in the War on Terror."All you have to do is register with the
- [Fucking brilliant](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/19/fucking-brilliant/) - Newsgaming.com -- September 12thTry this now.
- [NASA Cancels Trip to Supply Hubble, Sealing Early Doom](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/17/nasa-cancels-trip-to-supply-hubble-sealing-early-doom/) - NASA Cancels Trip to Supply Hubble, Sealing Early DoomSounds like a bad idea to me.
- [Send your rocks to NASA!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/15/send-your-rocks-to-nasa/) - Mars Exploration Rover: Mars for Students: Schoolhouse Rocks!If you send a rock to NASA, they'll analyze it and tell you what's in it.
- [I am a poor cheap bastard](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/11/i-am-a-poor-cheap-bastard/) - Today I lost 50 bucks or so at Hollywood Park playing at the $2 table. I played my hands right, but I didn't get enough good hands, and there were callers who would outdraw me with weak(er) cards. Pocket Aces, pocket Queens. Ugh.It could have been worse: at one point I was down more than
- [Fair?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/09/fair/) - I don't know.Judge Moves to Allow Plea by Wife of Ex-Enron OfficerThe timing is an impediment to a deal largely because of personal reasons. The Fastows are the parents of two young sons, and they are insisting that they serve their sentences at different times so that one of them will be available to care
- [Poker at Empire](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/08/poker-at-empire/) - Started off well. Won about $5 and made my $12.50 bonus on for playing 61 hands.Then I started playing terribly and was down nearly $30.Tightened up my play and started raising when appropriate and now I'm up nearly $25.I'm folding lots of hands I would have called before, like AXo (where X is lower than
- [Must read this tomorrow](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/08/must-read-this-tomorrow/) - Er, later today, I mean. Playing With the FishThanks, Iggy.
- [New phone](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/07/new-phone/) - True to tradition, I got the same phone as Adarsh. This also happens to be the same phone that Cory and Eris and Archana own. LG Electronics USA :: VX6000It's nice. It works all over the house, the display is bright and crisp, and the user interface is really intuitive. This is probably the best
- [iPod](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/06/ipod/) - The iPod just got smaller with the new iPod mini.Wow.
- [Poker Quandary](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/05/poker-quandary/) - So here it is. Playing at a low stakes table is almost not worth your time. Playing at a high stakes table can be bad for your bank account. Hmm.
- [10 percent](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/05/10-percent/) - You might think that I post a lot of links to articles. But really, it's only a tenth of what I actually read. I am your filter.
- [Rover's first shots of Mars](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/04/rovers-first-shots-of-mars/) - Mars Exploration Rover Mission: HomeCongrats, guys.
- [Happy New Year!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/01/01/happy-new-year/) - 2004 will be a lot like 1992.
- [NPR : Talk Radio's New, Liberal Hope](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/02/28/npr-talk-radios-new-liberal-hope/) - NPR : Talk Radio's New, Liberal HopeHmm.
- [Grey Album](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/02/28/grey-album/) - Place one part Jay-Z's Black Album and one part the Beatles' White Album in large computer. Mix vigorously. Burn a 44 minute CD. Call it the Grey Album.Not available in stores!
- [Pong 3D](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/02/13/pong-3d/) - Pong 3D - a lot more addictive than you may think.
- [Nothing So Strange](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/02/12/nothing-so-strange/) - Nothing So Strange: A new documentary about the assassination of Bill Gates.
- [Diversion time](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/02/03/diversion-time/) - playerthree shockwave games
- [Rainy Days and Mondays](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/31/rainy-days-and-mondays/) - Blah. Monday sucked. Won money at the weekly game, lost quite a bit online. Again, it's that whole playing before 10PM thing.Tuesday was better, but not a lot better. I waited until 10PM to play, and netted $14.25 after 3.92 poker hours. That's more like 2.5 hours in real time. What a grind.
- [Rockets rule](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/29/rockets-rule/)
- [Sunday is fast turning into my best night.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/29/sunday-is-fast-turning-into-my-best-night/) - I played at 7 different tables, two at a time, and won money at 5 of them. Between 8 and 10, I won $9.25. Between 10 and midnight, $10. Between midnight and 1:30, $36.50. $55.75 in total.I'm still down for the week, but it seems that late in the evening, especially on Sundays, is the
- [Sometimes you have bad nights](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/26/sometimes-you-have-bad-nights/) - Yesterday I lost $39. There was a problem with Party's hand history emailer, so I was working in uncharted territory. This morning I got a bunch of hand histories and so I went over my play.My rate of voluntarily putting money in the pot was 18% all evening, and my showdown win rate was 52%,
- [God Bless the Simpsons](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/25/god-bless-the-simpsons/) - BBC - Cult - Simpsons nearly sued - News storyThe creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, says Fox News threatened legal action after an episode poked fun at the channel.The episode featured a "Fox News Crawl" at the bottom of the screen. It read: "Pointless news crawls up 37 per cent ... Do Democrats cause
- [Poker Blogs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/25/poker-blogs/) - No, seriously, dude, this isn't a poker blog. In fact, I went to see Dukakis give a speech tonight at the West LA Dems club. But while we're on the subject, Iggy's got a rundown of the Poker Blogs out there, so if you're interested, go check it out.
- [Stackety stack](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/25/stackety-stack/) - Still down from my high of $155, but I tried the strategy I outlined yesterday (early this morning) and I'm finishing the day with $120. Not bad, considering I started my most recent two hour session with $75. So it seems to be a combination of the strategy and timing. My most profitable sessions seem
- [Got buttons?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/24/got-buttons/) - There's a web-based Button Maker. Too bad it can't make longer buttons.
- [Wil Wheaton...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/23/wil-wheaton/) - ...has a blog. You probably remember Wil as the kid on Star Trek and maybe as another kid in Stand By Me. Anyway, his Star Trek character was always annoying, so I wasn't sure what to expect from his blog. Turns out he's actually a decent writer, sounds like a decent guy, and is an
- [Poker blogs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/23/poker-blogs/) - This isn't going to turn into a poker blog... there are plenty of those out there, including Iggy's Poker Blog. He pointed me to a bulletin board post from David Ross, who's trying to play online poker for a living. Ross notes:One revelation from this week is that I’m still paying off too much when
- [Flak Magazine: Funyuns, 11.17.03](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/09/flak-magazine-funyuns-111703/) - Flak Magazine: Funyuns, 11.17.03Read it.
- [When 2 + 1 = Renault](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/04/when-2-1-renault/) - Geneva motor show 2004 - Renault WindLeather is indeed something of a theme on this car... it's even got to the roll hoops and boot lining, as well as the two front seats and the central section linking them together. This section is what provides the car's party trick, actually. You can take it out
- [Top Gear approves of the American Elise](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/03/04/top-gear-approves-of-the-american-elise/) - Road test: Lotus Elise 111S"This is quite simply, the best Elise - and probably the best Lotus - ever."That's quite an endorsement. Now if they'd only do something about that sticker price.
- [Slight comeback](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/30/slight-comeback/) - After having two losing sessions, I played two $10 SNG's. Lost the first one (bounced in fifth) and won the second. Whew!I'm still a big loser from those limit games, but my bankroll has only suffered a 16BB loss instead of 30. Thank God.Time to go to bed while I'm "ahead."
- [Spanked!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/29/spanked/) - The good session was followed by two bad sessions. Ugh. Down -30BB for the day.Ditto the last line of my last post.
- [Ramming and Jamming](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/29/ramming-and-jamming/) - There are better places to read about it; I'll just tell you what it did for me in one session:58 minutes, 72 handsVP$IP: 16.67%Won $ at SD: 60%Aggression: 1.04Up +15BB+20.31BB/100 handsI could have been more aggressive, and on one hand in particular, it would have netted me a LOT more money:Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10
- [Fluke](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/29/fluke/) - I'm beginning to suspect that those two amazing weeks of profit were a fluke. Which isn't to say that I don't expect to win out over time, but probably nowhere near as much as I did those two weeks. So far this week I am up +14BB at a rate of +3.89BB/100 hands. Haven't had
- [Hey Crackhead](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/28/hey-crackhead/) - Craigslist is a venue for communication: Hey Crackhead
- [Goodbye, Hollywood Park?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/26/goodbye-hollywood-park/) - Uh, oh. What does this mean for poker in LA?Some See Winner in Hollywood Park MoveAn effort to move the famed Hollywood Park racetrack from Inglewood to Irvine is a tale of the suburbs and the inner city.For Irvine, a racetrack at the former El Toro Marine base would bolster its hopes to transform the
- [Week 52](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/26/week-52/) - The 2+2 Forums: Playing online for a living Week 52 (real long)DavidRoss is up $82,854 for the year. Very nice.
- [This is the one I want](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/25/this-is-the-one-i-want/) - Top Gear tells us about the new Lotus Exige. I want it.It looks like a bad ass alien, features Lotus handling, and has a Toyota engine tweaked by Lotus:Not that the engine is all that heavy itself, of course, being an all-alloy unit, but in conjunction with Toyota's six-speed manual gearbox it's the perfect companion
- [Sunday morning freerolls at Multi](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/25/sunday-morning-freerolls-at-multi/) - It's damn early (9 AM), but it's free for players who have played 200 raked hands or more. Even better, I made $30. The hourly rate for that is lousy, but it was fun. Here's the hand that bounced me:No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1500 (8 handed)BB (t4480)UTG (t31466)UTG+1 (t18172)MP1 (t41840)Hero (t1842)CO (t24056)Button (t20764)SB
- [Vegas](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/22/vegas/) - I don't know that I'd play all that much blackjack if I were to go again, or even think about ordering a Red Bull and vodka, but this is a great story. Destructive things with no guilt
- [Better yet](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/21/better-yet/) - Just finished an hour twenty minute session at .50/1 and ended up +28.87BB/100 hands. That's way more like it.On one table I was getting a run of good cards, as evidenced by my seeing the flop 30% of the time, and winning at showdown 100% of the time. Too bad everyone left that table. I
- [Better](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/21/better/) - Just finished a three and half hour session at the .50/1 tables (I figured my remaining bankroll wouldn't stand the swings of the 1/2 tables) and ended up +5.53BB/100 hands. That's more like it.Biggest win of the night:Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Qs, Qc. UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises,
- [There's no such thing as luck? Convince someone who's unlucky.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/21/theres-no-such-thing-as-luck-convince-someone-whos-unlucky/) - Introducing... Mean Gene, who wrote a great post about luck--all written in the context of poker, of course.
- [Another bad night](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/20/another-bad-night/) - Damn. Got killed last night. -17.4BB/100 hands in 140 minutes. -21BB total. Yeesh. It was a lot like the previous session where a suckout king would call pre-flop raises and post-flop bets to make his hand on the turn or river with rags. It's frustrating as hell. Here are some examples:I have rockets in the
- [Asteroids!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/20/asteroids/) - AsteroidsAh, childhood.
- [So it wasn't just me](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/19/so-it-wasnt-just-me/) - Well, I just lost $500. When I put it like that, it's a holy crap moment. I mean that's something close to a month's wages from my "real" "job". --Poker PenguinSo this is why you need a 300 big bets in your bankroll. It was the weekend of the runner-runner on Party, and my lungs
- [Stick to the free rolls.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/18/stick-to-the-free-rolls/) - My tournament skills are non-existent. Until I develop some, I'll be better off participating in the free rolls and nothing else.On the plus side, I made up for my losses last night and made my bonus. I think I strongly prefer the 1/2 tables so far. It's too bad my bankroll is ill-equipped to handle
- [One of the worst weeks ever.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/18/one-of-the-worst-weeks-ever/) - I lost $84.72 in 34.4 hours of play, at a rate of $2.46 an hour, or 4.16BB/100 hands. Wow. That's almost a quarter of my bankroll in one week. On top of that, I had withdrawn some cash from my Party account, leaving me with about 60% of my bankroll by week's end. Well that
- [Morton's Theorem](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/16/mortons-theorem/) - The Cards Speak: Poker Blog: Fighting the school of fish: Morton's TheoremInteresting.Andy Morton's original post is located here and gets a bit more technical (i.e., there's math). It's well worth reading if you've ever been "schooled."
- [Stupid people shouldn't drive](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/16/stupid-people-shouldnt-drive/) - That's most people, thank you.The 10 East has a couple lanes separated from the main freeway for people entering and exiting at Western, Arlington, Vermont, and Hoover. Sometimes I'll drive at 80 in those lanes, but I know what I'm doing. Other people don't. Anyway, traffic had slowed down toward the end of this little
- [EPoints](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/16/epoints/) - PokerGrub is running a promotion on his site where if you sign up for Empire through his affiliate link and place in the top 20 in the Vegas Dreams freeroll, you get $1048. Now, I like Grubby as much as the next poker blogger, but there is no way in hell I would even qualify
- [Getting Killed](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/16/getting-killed/) - So far I've netted -$30 this week. A far cry from the +$65 of last week and +$128 of the week before. That said, there are two more days to this week. And I think there have only been a few instances where I should have changed my play or I gave up a pot
- [Undue Pressure](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/15/undue-pressure/) - Mr. Boy Genius has linked to this blog. I don't think I've had any worthwhile posts in a while, so I'm not sure what y'all are going to read here while visiting.On the poker front, I lost $50 or so yesterday playing no limit and limit. Wasn't getting cards to play, and couldn't get them
- [Boxster Coupe](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/14/boxster-coupe/) - Finally, a Boxster Coupe.Update: 4/15/04 1:26AM:Actually, it looks a lot more like a 911 Turbo. Channel 4 is probably wrong.
- [Adventures in the no limit world](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/13/adventures-in-the-no-limit-world/) - I was bored of the .50/1 games and decided to try my hand at the $25 NL tables. Wow, I got killed. I lost $21 in an hour and twenty minutes. I folded cowboys to a boat on the board and queens to a flush. That was tough. The one hand I won I flopped
- [The weekly game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/13/the-weekly-game/) - About half an hour and four drinks into the weekly game, I realized I just didn't care about a game with a $5 buy-in. I liked playing, but it wasn't that important to win.I ended up losing $4.I signed onto Party and made $12.25 in 18 minutes. Before our game I'd made $10.75. While $4
- [Occupation: Poker Player](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/13/occupation-poker-player/) - DavidRoss has a new post: Playing online for a living Week 50Worth reading. When he talks about a win rate of 2BB/100 hands, you start thinking, "Hey, I can do that." I'm actually at 4.22BB/100 hands, but I'm playing far lower limits. I'd love to get my hands on some of his hand histories.Like I
- [Week 3](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/11/week-3/) - It's been three weeks since I've started tracking my poker play. While week 3 wasn't as awesome as week 2, I still made $65 for the week. Hourly, it's terrible. Oh god it's terrible.On the bright side, I've finally pushed into the black, even while counting money I've spent on poker-related items. Of course, that
- [Shuffle up and deal](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/09/shuffle-up-and-deal/) - My new toy from eBay:For you LA types who don't mind driving to pick up an eBay item, the seller's located in El Monte.
- [David Ross is your hero too](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/09/david-ross-is-your-hero-too/) - If you haven't been following David Ross' journey as a professional online poker player (and to be honest, I'm not going to go trolling the bulletin boards when Iggy can do it for me), check out his post for week 49 on the 2+2 Forums:I'm not sure how much of my win rate comes from
- [Headache](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/09/headache/) - Around the same time that I met me old boss for lunch, I developed a bad headache that got progressively worse as Thursday afternoon went on. So bad, in fact, that I almost didn't want to play poker. Still, I had a little bit of time to kill before having to go work on a
- [Lunchtime tournament](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/07/lunchtime-tournament/) - I'd read somewhere that lots of people try to squeeze in a tournament during their lunch hour, so I decided to give it a try. It lasted about 50 minutes or so, and I ended up in second, netting $19.Not bad.
- [Inglewood Rejects Wal-Mart](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/07/inglewood-rejects-wal-mart/) - Go Inglewood.Voters in Inglewood Turn Away Wal-MartA bid by the world's largest corporation to bypass uncooperative elected officials and take its aggressive expansion plans to voters failed Tuesday, as Inglewood residents overwhelmingly rejected Wal-Mart's proposal to build a colossal retail and grocery center without an environmental review or public hearings. With all votes counted Tuesday
- [SNGs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/06/sngs/) - Played five Sit N Go, single table tournaments today. Afternoons at the limit tables haven't been my strong suit, so I decided to play the tournaments. Came in 2nd and 3rd in two of the first three, and felt pretty good. Then I lost the rest, sometimes quite early, giving me an overall loss of
- [Poker is a slog](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/06/poker-is-a-slog/) - I should give it a rest.
- [Poker is a killer](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/05/poker-is-a-killer/) - Or at the very least, it screws up your priorities:Actually, just as I was playing about hand number three in the PJK Tournament last night, my extremely attractive neighbor came up to give me the new plunger. Now, she’s not only involved with the guy (who’s really quite cool) she lives with, but is completely
- [The day so far](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/03/the-day-so-far/) - Up $60. Not bad. Of course, that's after 8.28 hours of game time (i.e., an hour at two tables is two hours of game time), giving me a win rate of $7.42 an hour. I think Ben and Jerry's pays more than that. But now that my bank roll is over $200 (I withdrew $55
- [Up another $16](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/03/up-another-16/) - Grind, grind, grind. I was looking back at one of my past entries, and I can see how my expectations are completely warped by a few good sessions where I netted $30-50. I suppose the good thing is that I've not experienced another loss like last Monday afternoon's. The bad thing is that I was
- [Friday night is the weekend](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/02/friday-night-is-the-weekend/) - Combined bankroll is now over $200. Made another $20 today and played the requisite number of raked hands for the deposit bonus. Would have been higher if it hadn't been for a couple bad beats at this table. But it's been good for the most part.
- [Empire is another name for Party](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/02/empire-is-another-name-for-party/) - Empire Poker and Party Poker are basically just two skins for the same game. So when Empire sent me a 50% bonus code, I promptly transferred $100 of my Party bankroll over to Empire. So far I'm up $30 and I've played about 70 of the 250 raked hands required to get the bonus.My combined
- [Fun!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/04/01/fun/) - Mini Golf - Miniclip.com
- [Toyota's Hybrid Supercar: Alessandro Volta](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/30/toyotas-hybrid-supercar-alessandro-volta/) - How far could hybrid technology take us? 435 miles on 13.7 gallons. 0-60 in 4 seconds. The concept Toyota Alessandro Volta puts out 408 hp using Toyota's 3.3L V6 and two electric motors. Designed by Italdesign:Not the most beautiful supercar in the world, but it's about time that something this fast and this good-looking came
- [Jon Stewart at William and Mary's Commencement](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/30/jon-stewart-at-william-and-marys-commencement/) - Damn it. We got the prime minister of Denmark or Finland (I forget which), William and Mary got Jon Stewart. Oh well.
- [Mr. Excitement update: Day 1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/28/mr-excitement-update-day-1/) - That was quick.After dropping off Mr. Excitement at the crack of dawn, I got a call less than two hours later saying that he was ready to be picked up. To my surprise, he was awake; Mu was groggy when she came home. Then again, it's a different procedure altogether for males and females. He
- [Mr. Excitement and the knife](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/27/mr-excitement-and-the-knife/) - Perhaps to chase any doubt from my mind about getting him fixed, Mr. Excitement filled the entire house with the smell of musk this morning. It was so powerful I could smell it in my sleep. I hope he enjoyed the experience; at this time tomorrow he will be missing some vital equipment.
- [Credit card companies still out to get you](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/26/credit-card-companies-still-out-to-get-you/) - MSNBC reports on a new survey by Consumer Action that shows credit card fees are rising.They also reported on a practice called "universal default":Universal default criticizedAnother troubling finding, Sherry said, was the increased use of a controversial practice known as "universal default" by the credit card issuers. Banks now regularly check their customers' credit reports
- [Lee Jones](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/14/lee-jones/) - Just finished reading Lee Jones' excellent Winning Low Limit Hold'Em. In my opinion, the book doesn't necessarily make any huge breakthroughs. What it does is it formalizes a lot of the internal rules you will develop while grinding at the low limit tables (if you're even remotely a serious player) in a clear, concise way
- [New 911](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/13/new-911/) - And yes, they've redesigned the headlights. Top Gear has the full story and a gallery.
- [Fucked up](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/12/fucked-up/) - NPR : Remembering David ReimerNPR's Melissa Block talks with John Colapinto, author of As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl, about David Reimer, who killed himself at the age of 38 years on May 4. Reimer had become a focus in the "nature vs. nurture" debate after he was raised
- [Selling your roommate's stuff](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/05/selling-your-roommates-stuff/) - Glasstrack outlines the reasons why selling your roommate's stuff is a good idea. Since Glasstrack is also a good lawyer, this is probably something you can do without worrying about the law. In fact, my roommate is heading off overseas for the summer, so I'm thinking I could make at least fifty bucks for my
- [Cinco de Mayo](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/05/cinco-de-mayo/) - According to VIVA! Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican victory over French forces may have saved the Union. Sounds like a candidate for some speculative fiction. And the impetus for a statewide menudo cookoff!
- [Fires again](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/04/fires-again/) - Flames Force Evacuations; Man ArrestedRemember last fall? The weeks after the special election? Well, we've got some more fires going on. While they're not as bad as last fall's, they underscore once again that policies that allow human settlements to get too close to hills which historically burn down every few years are completely irresponsible.
- [The home game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/04/the-home-game/) - Ended up +$$ for the first time in weeks. +13.75BB. Caught some decent cards from time to time and played them hard for some decent profits. But the big winner last night was cavebutter (who will probably never blog again, so I won't bother with the link). He ended up +21BB after about 3 hours
- [San Francisco Late Night Coalition](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/03/san-francisco-late-night-coalition/) - "The San Francisco Late Night Coalition is a broad-based group composed of promoters, activists, dj's, musicians, artists, community members and club owners. Our goal is to protect, preserve and promote San Francisco's late-night culture."Last call at 4AM? Sign me up!
- [Homestar Runner 2600](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/02/homestar-runner-2600/) - Coming in June for your Atari 2600: The first official Homestar Runner video game for a game console, RPG syle.Wow.Also from the Nostalgia Files:MegaMan 15th Anniversary Edition.
- [Blogger don't like tables](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/02/blogger-dont-like-tables/) - That last post was a bitch to do.
- [Tilt.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/05/01/tilt/) - Don't even want to talk about it.
- [Renew your vehicle registration on the Internet](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/28/renew-your-vehicle-registration-on-the-internet/) - Just got back from the DMV with my new registration card and tags. This is my second trip to the DMV in one week. What a drag. Back in January or February I got my registration renewal and smog check notice. I also got a ticket for not having a front plate. So I went
- [Weekly results - June 24](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/25/weekly-results-june-24/) - Another down week. CR +$3.95 EM +$1.30 ER +$0.60 JB +$2.45 JC -$5.00Me -$3.30Lost quite a bit of money to JB in one hand that I raised blind pre-flop. Three people called, giving him odds to call the raise, and really good odds post-flop for his straight draw, which he made on the turn.At some
- [Glasstrack in India](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/25/glasstrack-in-india/) - Check out Glasstrack's India 2004 blog for updates from Thailand and India. Nothing of interest there yet--except maybe the 4-dollar, 2-hour massages.
- [Blood is thicker...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/23/blood-is-thicker/) - Of all the gruesome stories to come out of Iraq, this one gave me some serious chills--and only because of the shared ethnic background. I tell you, it's a strange feeling. Having been born and raised in this country, my personality and consciousness is very American, but I guess there are some things that go
- [MultiPoker Freeroll Tournaments](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/20/multipoker-freeroll-tournaments/) - MultiPoker's got these twice-daily freeroll tournaments that get about 100-200 registrants, requiring a commitment of only 1-3 hours. Not bad. In fact, it's possible to play both the 2PM and 5PM tournaments back to back. It's good practice if you're a limit grinder like me.Unlike PokerStars, you don't have to wait out a couple thousand
- [Slaughtered at the weekly game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/18/slaughtered-at-the-weekly-game/) - Last night we broke out of the rut and opened up the last hour of play to non hold 'em games. We dusted off Anaconda, Heinz 57, Baseball, Little League, 357, Roll Your Own High Chicago Kings and Low-men, the Jake, and Follow the Queen, and the pots instantly escalated to stack-devastating amounts. I had
- [The Purchase of Manhattan Island](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/14/the-purchase-of-manhattan-island/) - According to legend, the island of Manhattan was purchased from the Lenapes by the Dutch for $24. "Wow, what a bargain!" Perhaps. Over the past 75 years or so, the stock market has had an average return of 8%. If the Lenapes or the Dutch had taken that $24 in 1626 and invested it at
- [The Strangest Town in Alaska](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/12/the-strangest-town-in-alaska/) - The Strangest Town in Alaska - published by Kokogiak Media"A city barely 50 years old that had no road access for its first 50 years.""A city where 90% of the population lives in a single building.""A city built to house 30,000 (in an emergency) in two of the largest structures in Alaska, yet only 300
- [Rodeohead](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/11/rodeohead/) - Rodeohead: A bluegrass tribute to RadioheadEnjoy.
- [Biodegradable plastic!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/11/biodegradable-plastic/) - It's about time. NPR: Biotech Industry Touts its 'Green' CredentialsGreen Plastics - not to be confused with Green Plastic, a Radiohead site.
- [Shoehorning a V8 into an S4](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/11/shoehorning-a-v8-into-an-s4/) - Yikes.
- [Omaha 8 at the weekly game](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/11/omaha-8-at-the-weekly-game/) - I won a ridiculous amount of money at last night's home game--more than doubled my buy-in. Our game's spread-limit nickel-quarter-half dollar. Big blind posts ten cents. Yeah, I know, it's a bit screwy. Mostly we play Texas Hold 'Em, but two-thirds of the way through last night's session I was itching to play something else.
- [Hives on tour again](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/08/hives-on-tour-again/) - No announcement about an LA show yet, but two CA shows are scheduled:Sun 08/01/04 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Wed 08/04/04 - San Diego, CA - SOMA The SOMA show's only $16, so if you're in the San Diego area you should definitely go.
- [Poker blogger SNG](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/06/poker-blogger-sng/) - Found myself sitting with Boy Genius and Pauly at a $5 SNG on Party this evening. Fun stuff. Boy Genius went out on the first hand with cowboys. Some dork called his all-in before the flop with pocket sevens and caught a seven on the flop. I was basically doing pretty mediocre until I caught
- [Holding pattern](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/05/holding-pattern/) - Ever have one of those sessions where after an hour or so, you find yourself pretty much where you started? Not that I'm complaining; it's better than losing. Still, it's pretty weak to net $1 after playing for a bit over an hour.Thankfully I switched tables and won a decent pot that pushed my daily
- [In good shape](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/04/in-good-shape/) - Played on Empire again today for a couple hours. My account now has $55 in it. I still need another 90 hands or so to be able to withdraw the whole thing, but I'm feeling pretty good at this point. After losing nearly $20 early in the evening, I came back later and won $45
- [When ex-girlfriends attack...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/04/when-ex-girlfriends-attack/) - Yeesh. You can buy them and a convertible top on eBay.
- [Movin' on up](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/04/movin-on-up/) - The new Subaru Legacy is here.It's a nice looking car, and the top of the line model features a 250hp turbocharged 2.5L SOHC boxer engine. Nice.Review: The Car Connection | Edmunds
- [More evidence: Enron helped bring on the California energy crisis](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/06/03/more-evidence-enron-helped-bring-on-the-california-energy-crisis/) - CBS News has the story.CBS News: Enron Traders Caught On TapeFour years after California's disastrous experiment with energy deregulation, Enron energy traders can be heard – on audiotapes obtained by CBS News – gloating and praising each other as they helped bring on, and cash-in on, the Western power crisis. "He just f---s California," says
- [Eating on the cheap](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/26/eating-on-the-cheap/) - Restaurant.com has an eBay Store where they offer gift certificates for restaurants all over the country. You'd be surprised at what you can find there. Tonight we went to an excellent Armenian restaurant in Hollywood (Carousel, Hollywood and Normandie) and saved $19. Good God, I'm stuffed. Basically you find a GC you want, buy it
- [Car Crash](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/24/car-crash/) - Urban Legends Reference Pages: Crash Landing:It's a chilling scene: a video clip shows a vehicle as it speeds through an intersection and runs broadside into another car; a pedestrian crossing the street breaks into a run to run to get out of the way of the out-of-control vehicles, but the struck car rolls on top
- [New M5](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/24/new-m5/) - According to Top Gear:BMW's fourth-generation M5 will feature a 5.0-litre V10 engine producing 507bhp and 383lb ft when it arrives in Britain next spring - making it the most powerful road-going vehicle the company has ever produced.Woah.While this car isn't as ugly as all the other Bangled models, it has a distinctly Japanese look to
- [play::with::sound](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/24/playwithsound/) - Check out audiogame.net for fun with Flash.
- [Bubble Boy](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/23/bubble-boy/) - There's something particularly humiliating about bouncing out on the bubble, especially when you know you could have post-and-folded into the money. I was one of two or three short stacks in this morning's freeroll with 21 players left, which was a shame, since I had been one of two or three large stacks when there
- [Taking a break from poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/23/taking-a-break-from-poker/) - Against my better judgment, I risked the rest of my chips tonight at a 1/2 table and left with a dollar! Might have gotten more fun out of them by playing four SNGs, but that's ok. I've been feeling like I've been playing too much anyway. About 50 hours since the start of the month,
- [What's going on with your bankroll?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/23/whats-going-on-with-your-bankroll/) - Good question. There's been some confusion as to what not placing in the money in these freeroll tournaments and losing lots of big bets on Wednesday means for my overall bankroll situation. The freerolls don't affect my bankroll at all (esp. since I can't seem to place in the money). These are free multi table
- [Weekly game results: July 22](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/23/weekly-game-results-july-22/) - The slaughter continues. Early on in the evening I lost nearly half my stack to JN when my flopped queen high flush lost to her king high flush. Ouch. I guess you shouldn't discount beginner's luck. The rest of the evening went on pretty much the same way, with the exception of a medium pot
- [98th place sucks](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/22/98th-place-sucks/) - Early on in this morning's freeroll (level 3, BB is 30), I find myself UTG with rockets. I raise to 60, MP2 raises to 90, and MP3 goes over the top. I call and MP2 calls. MP2 had KQo, MP3 had nines, and I swept the pot (2760). I was in good shape.Then I got
- [The Gentleman Drinker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/22/the-gentleman-drinker/) - I'm pleased to announce that the Gentleman Drinker is now online. Think Oscar Wilde by way of the Banana Republic outlet in Camarillo. The editor is one of our weekly regulars, and if the first post is anything to go by, it's going to be some pretentious ass shit. Sounds good to me. The blogworld
- [Slaughtered](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/21/slaughtered/) - Wow. I got slaughtered today. My bankroll still has a little less than the recommended buy-in at a 1/2 table, but that's only a third of what I started the day with. It was the same story all afternoon and evening. I couldn't catch cards, I couldn't win with the ones I did, and I
- [Poor showing in the morning freeroll](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/21/poor-showing-in-the-morning-freeroll/) - Two bad plays, two bad beats, and I bounced out in 98th place.Bad play #1: Hiltons in the big blind, 6 callers. I should have raised before the flop. Flop comes up K-x-x and I fold to a 2.75xBB bet. Winner had pocket sevens. Damn.Bad play #2: Tens in LP, 4 players. Fold to one
- [Link of the day](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/19/link-of-the-day/) - Yahoo! News - Body Of Woman Found In Rural Area Identified (PDF of original web page)Thanks to Iggy.
- [When winning isn't good enough](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/18/when-winning-isnt-good-enough/) - The problem with having monster sessions is that perfectly respectable ones lose their luster. I know that 7.09BB/100 hands is a good win rate, yet ending up only $32.75 after 3.25 hours of game time somehow feels inadequate. It's not just the money: part of the reason for this feeling is that a lot of
- [Lucky, not good](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/17/lucky-not-good/) - After coming in ninth ($2.50) in this morning's MultiPoker freeroll, I fired up a 1/2 table and played until the afternoon turbo freeroll. Man, I got killed on some hands in a big way. This table was a bit more loose-aggressive than the normal 1/2 tables, and that magnified my losses. After busting out of
- [How not to buy a used car](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/17/how-not-to-buy-a-used-car/) - 1. Buy under time pressure.2. Inspect the car without a friend.3. Forego the dealer inspection.I followed all three of the steps outlined above, and started paying for it from day one.Almost as soon as I got the MR2, I noticed a weird periodic grinding noise coming from the rear. Turned out the wheel bearing needed
- [Last hand of the night](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/16/last-hand-of-the-night/) - Seat 1: EMSeat 2: JBSeat 3: JASeat 4: MASeat 5: MeSeat 6: JCJC is the button. I'm annoyed that I'm slightly down. After my big lead early on, a couple pots and missed flops have whittled away my lead. I look at my cards and decide to play.JA folds, MA calls, I call, JC folds,
- [Weekly game results: July 15](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/16/weekly-game-results-july-15/) - Finally up. I'd taken the lead earlier in the evening, but one particularly bad pot and some missed flops resulted in a serious degradation of my stack. CR and ER missed this week, but a couple new players showed up in their stead. This week CumulativeEM -$0.80 +$2.55JB +$1.25 -$1.30JC +$3.05 +$7.50Me +$1.10 -$3.95JA -$0.15
- [Two days of losses, a week of wins](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/15/two-days-of-losses-a-week-of-wins/) - After the massive wins (for me) on Sunday and Monday, I signed on Tuesday night fully expecting to make more money. The poker gods had other ideas, and I lost about $25 a day two days in a row. One of the problems was the fact that I was playing really late at night, and
- [Bang Bang Bang Bang!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/12/bang-bang-bang-bang/) - Played 118 hands at the 1/2 tables and made some crazy money: 21.36BB/100 hands at one table, and 48.08BB/100 hands at another. $71 total. In the first session I think I played the same number of hands as usual (VP$IP of 18.99%), but just made the most of them. In fact, it got to a
- [Hit and run at the 2/4 tables](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/12/hit-and-run-at-the-24-tables/) - Okay, I'm playing way above my bankroll's limit. And it's 1 in the morning, a time that has never worked out for me. But after losing 24 bucks at the 1/2 tables a little earlier, I decided to see if I could make a quick buck at a higher limit. Good God. People at this
- [Pounding the tables](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/11/pounding-the-tables/) - Otherwise known as getting lucky with cards and lucky with opponents at the 1/2 tables. A lot of my big hands and medium pairs got hit by the flop or the turn, and I managed to make about $60 or 22.11BB/100 hands. It's been a while since I've pulled off that kind of win rate.
- [SaTARDay](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/11/satarday/) - My Internet connection's been spotty all day, and getting progressively worse. I sat through two freerolls and some limit ring games with the connection going in and out, in and out. Ugh.Then it occurred to me just fifteen minutes ago that I ought to restart the modem.That fixed everything.So my plan to win some more
- [Sometimes you get really lucky...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/09/sometimes-you-get-really-lucky/) - ...get hit by the flop in a big way, and manage to have people stay in with crap that doesn't improve.Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is MP2 with 9s, 9h. UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB raises, UTG+2 calls,
- [Weekly game results: July 8](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/09/weekly-game-results-july-8/) - Another down week for me, and it looks like I'm at the bottom of the pack for these two sessions. This week CumulativeCR -$5.00 -$1.05EM +$2.05 +$3.35ER +$0.25 +$0.85JB -$5.00 -$2.55JC +$9.45 +$4.45Me -$1.75 -$5.05This week we played .10/.20 limit Hold 'Em, a bit different from our usual spread limit .05/.25/.50 game. CR complained pretty
- [Drink up all you people](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/06/drink-up-all-you-people/) - KCRW has a new show called Final Curtain. It's fantastic. The writers scour the obituaries for interesting stories and do short pieces on each person. It's really not as morbid as you might think. The show features 100-year old diving champions, freeway engineers, and more...
- [Housekeeping](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/06/housekeeping/) - The archives were getting way too unmanageable, so we switched from weekly to monthly archives. It'll take a couple days or so for Google to catch up with their index.We're certain you're ecstatic.
- [How to lose $12 in a single hand at the .50/1 tables](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/04/how-to-lose-12-in-a-single-hand-at-the-501-tables/) - Wasn't sure if it were possible, but there you have it.Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is Button with 7c, Qc. UTG raises, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB 3-bets, UTG caps, MP1 calls, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.Flop: (24 SB) Js, 7d,
- [Of all the bad beats...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/04/of-all-the-bad-beats/) - MultiPoker's Sunday morning freeroll:Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converterCO (t720)Button (t510)SB (t830)BB (t890)Hero (t765)UTG+1 (t2110)UTG+2 (t860)MP1 (t2430)MP2 (t880)MP3 (t875)Preflop: Hero is UTG with Qs, Qc. Hero raises to t120, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls t120, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.Flop: (t285)
- [Jake and Adarsh in India](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/02/jake-and-adarsh-in-india/) - Looks like they made it, and are up to no good:Our first night there, we met Kerana, a half Afghani/half Persian girl who is living in Bombay. She's quite a character. During our night with her, we snuck into a traditional Rajasthani wedding (where we were welcomed by a bunch of extremely extremely friendly kids,
- [Starship Troopers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/07/01/starship-troopers/) - Critics across the board have pretty much dismissed it as a pro-facist, Melrose Place in space summer blockbuster, but they've got it completely ass-backwards. This is satire, folks. The visual cues of Nazi Germany, from the eagle symbol of the Federation to the uniforms of military intelligence, should have made it obvious to any viewer
- [Getting 13.50 BB / 100 hands in pot limit](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/30/getting-1350-bb-100-hands-in-pot-limit/) - Maybe it's a little too early to tell (I've only played 705 hands), but you really could ABC your way into some money if you follow HD's advice. Pay special attention to #2: Play tight with a small stack. If you just read #1: Limping is good and suddenly jump into every hand you can,
- [Mind-boggling](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/29/mind-boggling/) - A lot of times I just get lucky, and that's how I make most of my money. But a big part of that luck is the fact that I'm sitting at a table with players who do unbelievable things. They can't fold big pairs with a monster hand on the board, they think top pair
- [Just one good hand and one bad player can make your session](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/27/just-one-good-hand-and-one-bad-player-can-make-your-session/) - I can see the attraction of big bet poker with training wheels:Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (10 handed) convertersaw flop|saw showdownUTG+2 ($87.83)MP1 ($32.35)MP2 ($18.10)MP3 ($39.50)CO ($29.75)Button ($86.50)SB ($32.35)Hero ($25.65)UTG ($23.25)UTG+1 ($15.15)Preflop: Hero is BB with Jc, Qc. UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50,
- [I love the big blind](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/27/i-love-the-big-blind/) - This unbelievable hand saved my bankroll today:Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) convertersaw flop|saw showdownUTG ($3.15)MP1 ($12.50)MP2 ($19.70)CO ($36.67)Button ($17.65)SB ($59.65)Hero ($24.20)Preflop: Hero is BB with Qc, 5h. UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, Hero checks.Flop: ($2.50) Ts, 5d, Qs (5 players)SB checks, Hero
- [Pot limit adventures](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/26/pot-limit-adventures/) - From what I'd seen at the $25 NL tables and from what'd I'd heard from HD, I would have expected a little more tight playing at the $25 PL tables. I guess not:Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (10 handed) convertersaw flop|saw showdownBB ($14.59)UTG ($7.85)UTG+1 ($23.75)Hero ($26.50)MP1 ($23.65)MP2 ($23)MP3 ($34.42)CO ($13.05)Button ($48.65)SB ($27.75)Preflop: Hero is
- [Not a slow news morning](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/25/not-a-slow-news-morning/) - BBC News: Double air disaster hits Russia - simultaneity and political calendar indicate possible terrorist attackReuters: Rumsfeld Blamed Indirectly for Abu Ghraib Abuses - independent panel appointed by Rumsfeld partially blame poor war planning and slow reaction of leadership to insurgencyReuters: Cheney Says Does Not Back Federal Gay Marriage Ban - Cheney's daughter is gay,
- [A full schedule](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/24/a-full-schedule/) - We'll find out in a few weeks how this works out, but right now I've got a packed schedule. Classes from 2PM - 9:30PM on Tuesdays and 10AM - 5:30PM on Wednesdays. Work on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Either Monday or Wednesday evenings will be devoted to the weekly game, and Thursday evenings will be
- [eight23](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/23/eight23/) - Head on over to eight23 with your well wishes. It's 8/23.
- [Tex advertisement](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/23/tex-advertisement/) - Not to keep pushing this or anything, but the creators of that anti-Bush comic Tex have put up a new flash animation advertising their product:While you're at it, you can listen to one of the songs from the free CD that comes with the comic.
- [Expectations](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/23/expectations/) - In the long run, I expect to win money when I play poker. It's not because I'm a great poker player, but because I'm somewhere above the halfway mark in the poker food chain. Since June, I've been eking out a decent 3BB/100 hands. That only represents a little under 4,000 hands, but I like
- [Give the poker gods their due...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/22/give-the-poker-gods-their-due/) - ...and they will reward you with riches. Either that or chat with HD on IM while rockin' two 1/2 tables at a time. I believe I was IM'ing with him the last time I had a session this good. Maybe I ought to give him a commission.Bottom line: Up $65.12 for a win rate of
- [11th place still pays](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/22/11th-place-still-pays/) - Came in 11th in the weekly $1000 freeroll. I was short stack and figured pocket queens would be good; big stack to my left had pocket kings and knocked me out. Figures.There was one hand early on that I made a terrible mistake on. I had AJ suited and limped. I flopped two pair and
- [Weekly game results: August 19](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/20/weekly-game-results-august-19/) - After a one week hiatus, we had our weekly game last night: This week Cumulative AverageCR +$2.40 +$9.60 +$1.60EM +$1.45 +$5.45 +$0.78ER -$0.85 +$3.15 +$0.53JB -$0.25 -$9.75 -$1.39JC -$2.50 +$12.00 +$1.71Me -$0.25 -$12.30 -$1.76The night started off with no showdowns for the first hour. We need to inject some new blood into these games. No
- [Comic book lampoons Bush](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/18/comic-book-lampoons-bush/) - In case you wondered what MachineSamba looked like, here's a story from a local paper about Tex:"It's very much in the satirical tradition and the long American tradition of the political pamphlet," said Joshua Dysart, the writer, who is also currently signed to work on the smash DC title Swamp Thing. "We want it to
- [Google Sets](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/17/google-sets/) - Another breakthrough from those geniuses at Google: Google SetsAutomatically create sets of items from a few examples. Enter a few items from a set of things.Next, press Large Set or Small Set and we'll try to predict other items in the set.Intriguing, eh? So what's it good for? Well the first thing that came to
- [10-handed?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/15/10-handed/) - Incredible. Check this out:Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 9d, Kd. UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.Flop: (10 SB) 2s, 7c, Ts (10 players)SB checks, BB checks, UTG folds, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP2
- [China ascendant](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/15/china-ascendant/) - Since when did Shanghai have a Formula 1 circuit?Crazy. Look at those curves.Here's what Formula 1 has to say:Circuit architects Hermann Tilke and Peter Wahl on their creation: "The 5.4 kilometre racing track is shaped like the Chinese character 'shang', which stands for 'high' or 'above'. Other symbols represented in the architecture originate from Chinese
- [Moving your capital city](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/13/moving-your-capital-city/) - It seems like an odd thing to do, but South Korea's government has announced plans to move the capital 100 miles south of the current capital, Seoul. Their reasons? "to ease chronic overcrowding in Seoul, redistribute the state's wealth, and lessen the danger of a bombardment by North Korea." Sounds like a wet dream for
- [50k players](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/12/50k-players/) - Wow. I reloaded my account and happened to notice a shitload of players on Multi/Party/Empire:Wow. If you're not playing, you're not making money.
- [Tex! - George Bush and the Fine Art of Character Assassination](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/12/tex-george-bush-and-the-fine-art-of-character-assassination/) - A friend of mine wrote this comic book:Tex! - George Bush and the Fine Art of Character Assassination
- [Last class of the summer](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/09/last-class-of-the-summer/) - In a few minutes I'll be take the final exam for Finance of Real Estate Development. According to my calculations, I just need to get a 65% or better to get an A- in the class. I think I can handle that. Wish me luck.
- [Google's not as smart as it thinks it is](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/08/googles-not-as-smart-as-it-thinks-it-is/) - I decided to try putting Google ads on this blog. I don't imagine myself making any money off of this; mostly I'm just interested in seeing what ads appear in response to the content.Well, the very first ad I saw was one from the RNC. I guess Google thought it was the most relevant ad
- [For a minute there I was worried](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/06/for-a-minute-there-i-was-worried/) - There I was, blogging about Netflix, thinking it might be a weird thing to blagh about. But blawging about it once is probably not weird. Blahging about it all the time, though... check out Netflixfan for the latest news and insights on the video rental by mail Internet company with the bogus patent on rentals
- [I don't belong here](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/06/i-dont-belong-here/) - Thanks to eight23.
- [Weekly game results: August 5](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/06/weekly-game-results-august-5/) - Do I even need to say it? This week Cumulative AverageCR +$5.10 +$7.20 +$1.44EM -$3.40 +$4.00 +$0.67ER +$3.25 +$4.00 +$0.80JB -$6.20 -$9.50 -$1.58JC +$3.55 +$14.50 +$2.42Me -$1.20 -$12.05 -$2.01JN -$1.10 -$3.55 -$1.78CR leaped into second place in the stats with a healthy doubling up this week. ER had been big stack for a good while,
- [Gentleman drinker update](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/05/gentleman-drinker-update/) - New insight from the gentleman drinker:...his pedestrianism is predicated on the belief that by his own, smiling, promenading example he will encourage ambulation in others, such as the world has never known. This idea, that the very sight of his tan, hale person, gleaming with sweat and folly, would attract women to walk with him
- [The neighbors suck](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/08/01/the-neighbors-suck/) - Why the fuck is someone blowing leaves around on a Sunday morning?! Good Christ. I don't think I can express just how much I hate the sound of those blowers. Fuck the neighbors.
- [Parking Spots](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/30/parking-spots/) - Check out Parking Spots for some interesting photos.Villagers rescued from burning church. Theale, UK.
- [Weekly game results: September 29](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/29/weekly-game-results-september-29/) - CR took off early. He'd been up since 6AM or so, and it's amazing that he showed up at all. This week Cumulative AverageCR -$0.15 +$1.20 +$0.11EM -$5.00 -$6.10 -$0.51ER +$0.75 +$14.30 +$1.30JB -$1.90 -$6.55 -$0.60JC +$1.35 +$14.50 +$1.32Me +$4.95 -$6.60 -$0.55JB and I continue to tie for last place, with me taking the shame
- [The Gentleman Drinker on Shyness](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/29/the-gentleman-drinker-on-shyness/) - The Gentleman Drinker posts infrequently, but it is often worth reading:...it lacks many of the nuisances that make other such diseases so unpopular: none of those bothersome spasms, ever only controlled swearing, comparatively little drool. Nonetheless, it is a serious illness....Nice.So when, might you ask, will the Gentleman Drinker give us his thoughts on drink?
- [Those cheap bastards at Empire](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/29/those-cheap-bastards-at-empire/) - They've revoked the bonus. They didn't just expire it, they took it back from anyone who used the code. There's a consolation 10% retroactive bonus with no hand requirements, so I get fifty bucks for my troubles. That's nowhere near as good. Ten percent I could make on my own fairly easily. One hundred percent
- [DiVAS](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/27/divas/)
- [Vox Pop!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/27/vox-pop/) - Back in the day (circa 1999), we used to go to this Britpop club called Popsuperstar. Its best incarnation was Sunday nights in West Hollywood at the Firehouse. It was a big space with smoking areas front and back. We went nearly every week and came home drenched with sweat (not pretty). At some point
- [Poker Nerd's Guide to playing SNGs](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/26/poker-nerds-guide-to-playing-sngs/) - I don't read that many poker blogs, to tell you the truth. But thankfully I read Iggy's today, where he posted a bit of someone else's post that linked to Poker Nerd's guide to winning SNGs. I've been playing the two table SNGs at Pacific, and mostly my results have been dictated by holding and
- [Losing money with pocket pairs at Hustler](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/25/losing-money-with-pocket-pairs-at-hustler/) - Sat in seat 1 of a 4/8 table today. Last week the best pocket pair I got was tens. This time I got pocket kings, queens, and aces, and raised pre-flop with each of them. Kings in MP2: MP1 raises, I 3-bet, BB calls, MP1 caps. Flop is Q-x-x. MP1 bets and I call all
- [The first step](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/23/the-first-step/) - So here's the admission: it's become a problem. Not a major one, but a problem nonetheless. Last night after the weekly game I was tired as hell, but fired up Multi and Pacific and played 1/2 and a $8+.80 SNG. Two hours later, I had bubbled out of the SNG and was up 5BB at
- [Weekly game results: September 22](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/23/weekly-game-results-september-22/) - JB sat out this week. Apparently he had a gig. This week Cumulative AverageCR +$1.00 +$1.35 +$0.14EM +$2.00 -$1.10 -$0.10ER -$0.85 +$13.55 +$1.36JC -$3.60 +$13.15 +$1.32Me +$1.45 -$11.55 -$1.05JC lost most of his chips into the second hour, and that led to some memorable games. Lots of aggressive play and suckouts. He took down one
- [Saturday is Poker Day](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/19/saturday-is-poker-day/) - Apparently.You already know about the trip to Hustler. And I guess it wasn't enough because I immediately jumped into a $25 PL ring game. Suck. Ever since Thursday it seems I haven't been able to do anything in PL. I lost another buy-in today and really it was just awful. No bad beats or anything
- [Hustler Casino](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/18/hustler-casino/) - MT and I went down to Gardena today to get in a few hours at the Hustler Casino. Much better than Hollywood Park, in my opinion. First of all, the parking lot is right next to the casino, as opposed to a couple hundred yards away. Inside, it's kept clean and the materials are somewhat
- [Ingredients](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/18/ingredients/) - One bottle of Cognac, two bottles of triple sec, half a bottle of Grey Goose, a third of a bottle of Tanqueray Gin, a bottle of cranberry juice, a bag of lemons, a bag of limes, a rapidly cooling Numero Uno pizza, a birthday cake, three packs of cigarettes, 5 hours of New Wave hits,
- [Mixed Results, Good Overall](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/17/mixed-results-good-overall/) - Lost another $20 in PL games today, but came in first in a 2-table 8+.80 SNG on Pacific. Pretty lucky for me, since I entered the final table as one of the low stacks. Here's where it turned around: I had big slick and only about 4 times the big blind. I pushed and got
- [Unbelievably bad beat](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/16/unbelievably-bad-beat/) - Today's been lousy. $30 of losses led me to the $50 NL table where I got my ass handed to me. It seemed like everyone was involved in a big pot but me. My few wins barely kept me floating until I finally figured that rockets could finally win a big pot:Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em,
- [Weekly game results: September 15](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/15/weekly-game-results-september-15/) - JC stepped out this week. In honor of the occasion, we changed the game from limit to spread limit: nickel-quarter-fifty cents. Not sure if this or the more aggressive play last week had more of an effect, but the game was more aggressive and the pots were bigger. JB finished on top this week: This
- [Vegas!](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/14/vegas/) - Just booked a room for mid-November at the Tuscany, which is a block and a half off the Strip (i.e., halfway to California). I'm really looking forward to this. I've never played poker in Vegas, and my B&M experience is limited to two sorties to Hollywood Park about a year ago. So any advice, tips,
- [SNG madness](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/14/sng-madness/) - Multipoker stopped sending me hand histories some time Sunday evening, so I've decided not to play at the Party skins while they work this out. Instead, I played 4 SNGs at Pacific Poker and placed in the money in 3 of them (2nd - $40, 3rd - $20, and 5th - $2). Too bad the
- [Hurricane Poker in Aruba](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/12/hurricane-poker-in-aruba/) - While the standard uberpost is pretty good reading, Iggy's latest is a rundown of his Aruba vacation, complete with losers, con men, and hurricanes: "This is the only game in town and we're gambling like it's our last night on Earth, which very well may be true with the fucking Hurricane on the way!" Good
- [Best call I've ever made.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/11/best-call-ive-ever-made/) - Earlier today I lost twice with pocket aces--$27 total. I'd forgotten the rule about top pair not being that great. This time I was determined not to let anyone limp in and decided to raise with rockets. Here's how it went down:Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (9 handed) converterSB ($90.70)BB ($88.75)UTG ($78.60)Hero ($67.70)MP1 ($53.70)MP2
- [Playing the odds can be expensive...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/11/playing-the-odds-can-be-expensive/) - ...but probably worth doing:Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) convertersaw flop|saw showdownBB ($25)UTG ($10.15)UTG+1 ($75.85)MP1 ($44.65)MP2 ($10.60)CO ($43.45)Hero ($15.70)SB ($55.25)Preflop: Hero is Button with 5h, 3h. UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, SB completes, BB checks.Flop: ($3.50) 6s, 4h, Qc (7 players)SB
- [The 360's replacement: Ferrari F430](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/09/the-360s-replacement-ferrari-f430/) - Hard to believe there's already a replacement for the 360, but here it is:Check this out:What's the most significant feature of the Ferrari F430, the replacement for the 360 Modena? The clue is in the name: it's the all-new 4.3-litre V8 engine.This generates 483bhp, or 83bhp more than the regular 360's 3.6-litre V8. Ferrari's latest
- [Strange happenings](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/09/strange-happenings/) - Just as I was about to leave for work, I heard a weird sound coming from outside. It was water falling from the sky! Woah. With the heat and yesterday's humidity I guess it's not that surprising to see some rain, but it's still a pretty rare thing to happen in September. I hope it
- [Rough night](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/09/rough-night/) - Had the damnedest time catching cards and fish tonight at the pot limit tables. All the fish were cleaned out by other players while I folded my flopped nothings. It was probably a clear sign that I needed to change tables, but it was late, and I didn't want to get up with a loss
- [Weekly game results: September 8](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/09/weekly-game-results-september-8/) - Here are the results: This week Cumulative AverageCR -$3.00 +$4.90 +$0.61EM -$2.75 -$2.30 -$0.26ER +$8.50 +$13.15 +$1.64JB +$1.50 -$9.30 -$1.03JC +$0.00 +$16.75 +$1.86Me -$1.65 -$12.45 -$1.38MT -$2.60 -$2.60 -$2.60MT joined us this week and changed the dynamic of the game (once again). MT's an aggressive player who regularly wins at the casinos, so it's always
- [The readiness is all](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/06/the-readiness-is-all/) - Hamlet has just accepted a challenge to face Laertes in a heads up no limit match:Horatio You will lose this wager, my lord.Hamlet I do not think so. Since he went into France I have been in continual practice. I shall win at the odds. But thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about
- [Another week, another 900 hands of $25 PL](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/06/another-week-another-900-hands-of-25-pl/) - If you've been following my progress, you'll know that a week ago I had managed to get 13.50 BB / 100 hands for my first 705 hands. That's about $95.I now have 1635 hands in PT, showing a win rate of 14.57 BB / 100 hands, adding up to $238. I tell you, it's fantastic
- [Betting the flush draw](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/05/betting-the-flush-draw/) - I'll admit it: I'm confounded by the gamboolers who bet, raise, and call large amounts of money on silly flush draws. I saw one guy raise 1.5 bets pre-flop with 23 suited, then bet the pot with his 5-high straight draw on the flop. Another person raised the pot with flush and open-ended straight draws
- [Jaws in 30 seconds](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/05/jaws-in-30-seconds/) - ... with bunnies.Only 30 seconds of your time!
- [Just awful](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/03/just-awful/) - Reuters: 100 Die in Russian School Siege ShootoutOne hundred or more people were killed when Russian troops stormed a school Friday in a chaotic battle to free children, parents and teachers who had been held hostage for 53 hours by Chechen separatists. Amid confusion and carnage, authorities said they had been forced into an unplanned
- [It's funny because it's true.](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/02/its-funny-because-its-true/) - I think The Cards Speak is one of the most consistently good poker blogs out there (ok, within the small sample of poker blogs I read regularly), but this latest entry stands head and shoulders above a lot of the posts, if only because it contains the Greatest Poker Monologue Ever. Henry's an LA-based poker
- [Weekly game results: September 1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/09/01/weekly-game-results-september-1/) - Another hiatus: I was sick last week. This week Cumulative AverageCR -$1.70 +$7.90 +$1.13EM -$5.00 +$0.45 +$0.06ER +$1.50 +$4.65 +$0.66JB -$1.05 -$10.80 -$1.35JC +$4.75 +$16.75 +$2.09Me +$1.50 -$10.80 -$1.35Nothing too memorable this week, though at one point I had the chip lead, and it looked like ER was going to end the session down. JC
- [Two bad moves](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/30/two-bad-moves/) - The first was similar to the situation the other night, only tonight I was drinking more, and my judgement was clouded. I got trapped between two people who had trips and I had an open-ended straight draw (KT with a JJQ flop). Every time I called, I had odds. But finally one guy decided to
- [No limit/Pot limit thoughts](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/26/no-limitpot-limit-thoughts/) - In some ways, it's a hyper-efficient way of playing poker. When you're playing limit, you take whatever edge you've got and you push it as far as it'll carry you. That's often good for 10-20BB. In no limit/pot limit, you do the same, but this time it's good for 10-50BB. Sure, there's more variance, but
- [Down $18 for the day](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/26/down-18-for-the-day/) - And I can point to where that happened. The one hand where I had 15 outs and called all those bets, and the other hand where I paid some fish my buy-in to see that he had indeed sucked out on my cowboys on the turn.So the review lesson of the day is that one
- [Sometimes pot odds aren't enough](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/25/sometimes-pot-odds-arent-enough/) - I found myself in a hand with KJs. Flop comes up QT3 with two of my suit on the board. Two of my opponents had QT and I got trapped between them as they bet, raised, and re-raised--I'm pretty sure I had odds every time I called--and eventually they were both all in. Pot was
- [My first poker blogger tournament](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/23/my-first-poker-blogger-tournament/) - There are a lot of great reports out there. I recommend you read those first, but if you're still craving more, or dying to know what I had when I pushed on that one hand, go ahead and read this one:Level 1: 10/20, T1500. I miss just over two orbits after getting home late from
- [BadBlood and SirFWALGMan](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/23/badblood-and-sirfwalgman/) - I've been meaning to link up to BadBlood and SirFWALGMan for a while--I often see them playing at the 1/2 and $25 NL tables, and damn if it doesn't make the grind more fun when you've got someone to bait the fish with. Granted, I'm probably not playing close enough attention to the action, and
- [Presenting... the assrapers](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/23/presenting-the-assrapers/) - In my neverending quest for poker blogger immortality, I've decided to add to the lexicon. Some greats have already paved the way with such hands as the Hammer, the Hiltons, and the Helmuths. Well, instead of Rockets or Bullets, I propose we call pocket Aces the Assrapers. Why, you may ask? Two reasons: 1) Someone
- [Back on the horse](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/23/back-on-the-horse/) - So if it weren't obvious by now, I've reloaded. Between the IGMPAY bonus and the 40BB I've won, I'm feeling pretty good. I still don't think I have the attention span to truly master the limits I'm playing, but I'll give it my best shot. And I definitely don't have the time management skills to
- [Holy crap](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/23/holy-crap/) - Had some fun at the 1/2 tables with SirFWALGMan. I don't know how he found this table, but it was fishy as hell! I saw way too many winning hands completing on the river, most of them with no business being in the pot in the first place. The variance was crazy, but I decided
- [32nd place](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/21/32nd-place/) - Had some lucky breaks, but ultimately my luck ran out when my ATs ran up against the Hiltons and pocket tens. Board decided to give each of them a boat, and my cards just couldn't do anything for me. Still, I outlasted 100 other bloggers and readers, including some of the greats, so I'm pretty
- [The Crazy 88](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/21/the-crazy-88/) - Bill : Nah, there weren't really eighty-eight of them. They just called themselves "The Crazy 88." Budd : How come? Bill : I don't know. I guess they thought it sounded cool. There are now 83 90 players signed up for the Poker Blogger Tournament on PokerStars. Right now the top 9 places pay. If
- [Snoozing through traffic](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/20/snoozing-through-traffic/) - It doesn't rain often here, but when it does, people freak out. I have a low opinion of most people's ability to drive to begin with, and this morning it seemed that every traffic report that managed to sneak into my consciousness before I hit snooze reported another couple accidents on the freeways. Checking Sigalert.com,
- [StudioGlyphic's addiction to poker](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/18/studioglyphics-addiction-to-poker/) - This self-imposed no-poker bullshit is driving me nuts. If it weren't for work and school, I'd have the time and energy to devote to ring games. A little clarification: I know I said I was swearing off online poker, but really I've sworn off playing ring games at Party. I've got a few dollars in
- [Another seven](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/18/another-seven/) - The Poker Blogger Tournament now counts 41 sign-ups. Remember, this is open to bloggers and readers, so go ahead and throw in your chips and get a piece of me.Begin Rant:Wireless networking cost me a SNG win last night. I was sitting on big slick on the button. MP/Big Stack limps, I limp (see PokerNerd),
- [Thirty-Four Players](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/17/thirty-four-players/) - Back when there were fewer than twenty signed up, I didn't really think much about the upcoming blogger tourney. No expectation of winning, but no real feelings about it one way or the other. Now that the number of players is over thirty, I'm getting somewhat nervous. Last night I played a couple SNGs on
- [Just like college](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/16/just-like-college/) - Crazy. I was very dehydrated after last night's party and woke up this morning after only six hours of sleep. I had some chicken soup and some ramen to try to get myself rehydrated, but I still felt like crap. Then around 2:30 I decided to take a nap, and slept for five hours. Talk
- [Apple iMac G5](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/14/apple-imac-g5/) - The very first computer I ever owned was a Mac SE. It was one of those traditional Macs, where everything was contained inside a single box, including a 20MB hard drive and a tiny black and white screen. Since then, I've had three Macs and three Windows machines, and I'm probably never going to switch
- [Weekly game results: October 13](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/13/weekly-game-results-october-13/) - Both CR and ER took this week off, so we were four handed. JC and I took that as a sign to be much more aggressive. It seemed to pay off more for me than for him: This week Cumulative AverageEM -$4.65 -$10.45 -$0.75JB +$1.85 -$6.15 -$0.47JC -$1.40 +$17.10 +$1.32Me +$4.20 +$0.95 +$0.07Being more aggressive
- [Stretch mini](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/10/stretch-mini/)
- [Weekly game results: October 6](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/07/weekly-game-results-october-6/) - ER took off early. She'd been running bad all night and threw all her chips into a pair of sixes against my pocket tens. This week Cumulative AverageCR -$1.20 +$0.00 $0.00EM +$0.30 -$5.80 -$0.45ER -$5.00 +$9.30 +$0.78JB -$1.45 -$8.00 -$0.67JC +$4.00 +$18.50 +$1.54Me +$3.35 -$3.25 -$0.25Another up week for me. Taking ER out significantly helped
- [Mr. Wil Wheaton plays the Mirage](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/06/mr-wil-wheaton-plays-the-mirage/) - Vegas in 6 weeks. I can't wait.In the meantime, here's some reading material from Wil Wheaton about playing poker in Vegas:"What would you like to play?"..."Uhh . . . 3-6 Hold'Em." I said."Sure." He picked up a clipboard, "Can I get a name and a last initial?""Wil W."He put down his pen and looked up.
- [4-handed PL](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/04/4-handed-pl/) - I don't have Grubby's bankroll, so no prize for guessing this one.Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) convertersaw flop|saw showdownMP2 ($50)MP3 ($66.70)CO ($35.90)Button ($17.50)SB ($30.45)BB ($10.75)UTG ($16.65)Hero ($26.40)MP1 ($63.90)Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 8h, 8d. UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls $0.50,
- [Audi screws up the A4](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/04/audi-screws-up-the-a4/) - Top Gear reports that Audi has a new look for the A4:What in God's name were they thinking? We've seen this new corporate grille on the A6, but that was accompanied by smooth, flowing, curves; I'm still reserving judgement on whether the A6 is a successful design. In the new A4, the pronounced snout and
- [Dead Money](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/03/dead-money/) - I just signed up for the Poker Blogger Tournament on PokerStars. It's got one of the nicest interfaces I've seen, though JC insists that it drives him crazy.PokerStars, if you'll remember, is where I started playing online poker, and where I got killed time and again. It's inhabited by generally good players, though the fish-count
- [Gambling and... gambling and... gambling and...](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/10/03/gambling-and-gambling-and-gambling-and/) - Smoking the reefer.PRI/WNYC's Studio 360 has a show this week on gambling featuring James McManus:This week Studio 360 antes up. Kurt Andersen and novelist-turned-poker champ James McManus talk about the art and allure of gambling. In the swinging 60’s, painter LeRoy Neiman was Playboy Magazine’s house artist. His frenetic, splashy works depict the heyday of
- [Another hundred hands at Paradise](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/01/another-hundred-hands-at-paradise/) - What is it about Market Analysis that makes me launch a poker game? I don't do that in any other class... anyway, I tried out some more 1/2 at Paradise and found myself up against a lot more aggression than my earlier experience would indicate. One guy was seeing 70% of the flops and raising
- [Ford Shelby GR-1](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/01/ford-shelby-gr-1/) - Every once in a while, Ford does something right:That's the Shelby GR-1. Not as stunning as the Ford GT. Looks a bit like an Aston Martin with braces. But much, much better than the previous concept car.
- [Honda Legend?](http://www.studioglyphic.com/blog/2004/11/01/honda-legend/) - Top Gear reports that the Honda Legend, available in the US and Japan, is coming to the UK. Um. What? As far as I know, we don't have a Honda or Acura that looks like this:Stranger still, this Honda features a 3.5-litre V6 that puts out 300bhp and AWD. Here's Honda's Japanese Legend site.

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