IGGY at PokerWorks

An ode to an uberette

“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”
Paul Hornung

I played a ton of poker over the holidays with my sisters’ three little kids. Hilarious. They tilted me. They called every single bet, shrieked with joy when they won a pot, string-raised, flashed their cards, slowrolled every chance they could - and beat me into a bloody pulp every damn time we played.

Didn’t these six & seven year olds know I was an ex poker pro?

It was the most fun I’ve had playing poker in a long, long time. Did I mention they loved blackjack, too? They would automatically split any pair which was entertaining.
Anyway, I’ll be ubering it up soon for ya’ll, but I’m only now back in town. Let’s call this an uberette, a precursor of sorts, shall we?

First off is this interesting article about the UK going even further with poker legalization from The Sunday Times.
Green light for playing poker in pubs

The culture department said: â€œThe government does not believe permitting people to play poker in pubs for very small stakes (a few pounds per head) puts at risk any of the three objectives of the Gambling Act: protecting the vulnerable, keeping out crime and keeping games fair.â€

I found this excellent excerpt about job performance, which is not only pertinent to the workplace, but fits occasionally with poker, methinks.

Incompetent People Have No Clue

This interesting bit of sociology caught me off-guard and is almost certainly of interest to anyone who regularly works with frustrating incompetence in their personal or professional lives. From the article:

“People who do things badly, Dunning has found in studies conducted with a graduate student, are usually supremely confident of their abilities — more confident, in fact, than people who do things well…

…One reason that the ignorant also tend to be the blissfully self-assured, the researchers believe, is that the skills required for competence often are the same skills necessary to recognize competence.”

One could make the assessment that arrogance = incompetence while humility = excellence.

In my own experience marketing professional services, I would make the same connection. Those who tout their skills the loudest often earn the disdain, rather than respect of their colleagues and clients.

I’ve seen it myself, I confess.
In lieu of a proper uber, I have a special treat for you, boys and girls. I absolutely love David Sklansky’s post and threads on the Science, Math, Philosophy forums on 2+2. But he went on a hiatus, sadly depriving us his ponderings on all things metaphysical. Boooo.

But he’s back. And posting with a vengeance.

And I’m here to link ‘em up for you. Enjoy:

My Interpretation of the Adam and Eve Story

Should We Treat All Religions With Respect?

Little Difference Between Fundamentalist Christians And Muslims

How Does A Big Minimum Wage Hike Help?

Is There Something Wrong With “Profiling”?

Will You Meet Your Dog In Heaven?

Glenn Beck- Latest Example of Logic Challenged Arrogant Moron

Extreme Muslims Should Be Stopped From Killing Infidels Because -

Exploiting The Exploiters