Dice Discussion

[bbmike]

Well, I just did my taxes and, for the first time in years, I owe. So there will not be any fancy dice in my foreseeable future.

Wait, taxes? This is one of the few times having those kids should have been a help!   :P

[BanzaiCat]

Having kids to a point helps a lot on taxes. But virtually overnight, from one year to the next, you'll go from having a 7,000-dollar refund to maybe 1500 if you're lucky, and then if you're not you'll end up owing. I always pull the max amount of fed tax from my paychecks so we don't have to deal with that, but the last few years have been very lean. Our last refund was less than a grand. Thanks, Obama.

[mirth]

The ex gets to claim the kids, so I'm SOL there.

[bayonetbrant]

The ex gets to claim the kids, so I'm SOL there.

Claim Gus

[Bison]

What's the going tax credit on hobbits? 

[Staggerwing]

The ex gets to claim the kids, so I'm SOL there.

You don't each claim one, switching every year?

[mirth]

The ex gets to claim the kids, so I'm SOL there.

You don't each claim one, switching every year?

Nope. She and her lawyer made sure of that.

[Nefaro]

Ahhhh marriage. 

Once they got papers on you, you're at their mercy.

[BanzaiCat]

What's the going tax credit on hobbits?

What about second tax cut?

[bayonetbrant]

http://geekandsundry.com/what-makes-dice-fair/

[Bison]

Good stuff.

[Nefaro]

http://geekandsundry.com/what-makes-dice-fair/

More people should watch the first few minutes of that card shuffling vid.


Dunno how many times I've seen people use the crappy "overhand" card shuffling style.  Then complain, "I swear that I shuffled these!" when the same cards are still clumped together afterward.  Drives me a bit crazy because it's obvious that type of card shuffle doesn't really shuffle them.   L:-)

[bbmike]

Now if we could just find an article on how unfair Vassal dice rolls are.  :-"

[BanzaiCat]

I still struggle with the riffle/dovetail method. I remember my grandfather/family able to so easily and smoothly do that - it was so impressive! I never got the hang of it.

[Nefaro]

I still struggle with the riffle/dovetail method. I remember my grandfather/family able to so easily and smoothly do that - it was so impressive! I never got the hang of it.

My mother taught me when I was 9 years old. 

Don't remember how I was taught, but it seemed pretty simple from the start and required little practice *shrug*  Perhaps it's easiest to learn at an early age?