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  • How, exactly, does one make a living as a mathematician?

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  • It's just a regulated amount set by the government of each region, the manufacturers want to make them as profitable as possible, but the regulations say they can only be so profitable. The thing is, if you're losing 2% per game, it doesn't seem like much, but the point of slots is you play a lot of games, people sit there for hours and hours and the machines can run multiple games at once in some cases. You can lose all your money quite quickly.

    I never worked on physical machines so I can't really answer any questions about coins, I just got data sheets with the reels on them and info about stuff like custom rules and bonus rounds.

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    Ah, yes, the effect is made of cause

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  • I can't really see that in the meme, but your explanation makes sense

  • How, exactly, does one make a living as a mathematician?

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  • It depends on the region, we were certifying globally. I don't remember the numbers that well, it was years ago and I only did a few months there, but I think it's something like a 98% return for the player, so if you put $1 in, you get 0.98¢ back on average.

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  • Very sarcastic comment, but if the traffic is bad enough then it becomes safe to cycle again because of how little anyone in a car can move.

  • Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned

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  • I mean yeah, that makes sense. The Labor government has been up for sale for years

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    Ah, yes, the effect is made of cause

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  • Is it meant to be "that would exist" or is this a pro-colonisation meme? (I know little about the Romans, if I'm just misunderstanding something)

  • How, exactly, does one make a living as a mathematician?

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  • I very briefly had a job as a mathematician for a company that certifies pokies (slot machines). I was technically also a software dev, but my job mainly consisted of calculating the theoretical average returns for each machine, writing basic code to simulate the machine for millions of games and then making sure those two numbers matched. I'd pass that on to a physical testing team who hack them to run real games.

    It was a horrible fucking job and I got out basically a month after I finished my training. All we did was prove the machines were exactly as profitable as allowed in whatever location they were going to be deployed at...

    Now I work as a regular software developer and it's also a horrible job.

  • Australia’s latest metro is about to open. Here’s how we’ll know if it’s working

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  • The comparison with the Sydney Metro is silly, they're extremely different projects. Melbourne's metro tunnel isn't a metro, it's a badly named but very welcome change to make some suburban lines through running.

  • South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports

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  • The fossil fuel industry doesn't pay enough in taxes for it to be worth it tbh, it's just making a handful of very rich people even more so...

  • I'm just tryin to be there

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  • Is this an allistic thing? I find it uncomfortable when people don't try to relate like that

  • The CEO of the company I work at admitted he doesn't see the benefits of AI

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  • I saw a job ad recently for a cyber security position and the description was all "how do we use AI without leaking patient data, and also do it ethically and train it to replace our workforce... ethically" it was the most insane thing I've seen yet and I'm sure an AI wrote it as part of a plan to take over.

  • 99% of Vibe Coders Quit Just Before They Get the Bug-Free AI Reply

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  • Just got told we're expected to start doing 100% vibe coding at my corporate software engineer job, the company is also getting rid of all quality testing engineers. Goodbye financial system

  • What kind of situation would you have to be in to think, "I really wish there was an American here right now."

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  • None in particular, I want my US friends to be able to escape persecution and be here where they're safe

  • What does Oracle actually do? Take other businesses' data hostage for profit | Good Work [11:47]

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  • My job only exists because it was cheaper to hire several thousand tech workers to replace all the oracle products in house over several years than to keep using Oracle lmao

  • What do I need to read to get where you're coming from?

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  • The anarchist-faq will get you most of the way there, and the K-On manga will fill in the gaps.

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    Do trans people like to be noticed?

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  • It's always going to be a personal preference kind of thing. Personally I don't really care much about "passing" and I'm usually completely okay being outwardly trans, unless it's being used to harass/bully.

    I had a weird experience the other day when getting an ultrasound where I told the tech I was obviously on HRT which she immediately denied. I get she was trying to be supportive, but it kinda just made me feel worse because of how awkward it was lol.

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    Do you moisturize after a shower & if you do what do you use?

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  • I love this stuff, I always put it on my face. It's just enough to stop feeling like my skin is as dry as paper and it's not oily, it feels more watery than anything. I switched to it years ago, use it after every shower and now my skin is so nice, presumably just because I'm not leaving my face all dried out, I doubt there's anything special about this stuff.

    That said, I do also use a very gentle sorbolene body wash and hand soap because my skin was too fragile for normal soap. If I don't, I tend to get lots of sores on my fingers.

  • How's your week been?

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  • It's been a funny little year for me, but I think all the pain has changed me in some important ways. Glad to say I've been sober for ages now, I'm legitimately happy, stable and thriving.

    This last week has been positive, me and all my friends are being evicted from my favourite space in the city today but we've finally got a new home lined up for our federation and not only should it be permanent, it's so much bigger and better, we really lucked out. In just under a week, they'll be voting to let my trans activism collective join and I'm unbelievably excited.

    It's really cool to say I've gone from a terrified anxious mess just trying to find a social life to someone who looks after people, helps keep things running and builds community. I'm proud of me, I'm glad I survived this year 😊

  • How's your week been?

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  • If you can find spaces outside of home where you're comfortable being yourself, you can use it as an opportunity to learn that it's safe to be genuine and then push things as you get more comfortable.

    I found outfits that suited me really well. And then I went out and felt self conscious anyway, but when my friends spontaneously complimented me, it started changing.

    Confidence takes time, but you'll get there. The trick isn't to not care what others think, it's to only care about people what the right people think.

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