noti wrote: You might not succeed, which is why they call it gambling, but you are at least trying. In the end, to quote the old TV series Kung Fu, there is no try, only do or do not, but when you draw, you are trying
I disagree --- although it might just be semantics.
To me "trying to get xxx" means to attempt to get something specific.
In video poker, I'm not doing that. I'm picking the combination with the highest EV. If you want to call it "trying to do the best I can from that starting position according to the strategy I think is appropriate," okay. I'll agree with that. In that sense, I'm trying. But I don't think most people talk that way or mean that when they use the phrase.
Using your Kung Fu quote, I am doing. I am not trying. Although I don't think most people talk that way either. I did enjoy that TV series and I thank you for the flash back. And we did pull Harry out of the woodwork for a comment, and that's pretty cool too.
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Posted by: Bob Dancer <BobDancerVP@hotmail.com>
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