On 21 Oct 2009 16:35:23 -0700, eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com (Eric Bielefeld) wrote:
>I never saw the point in standing in front of a machine, putting in my money, >pushing the button, and watching my money disappear. I think I was in a >casino twice. >Once to get a meal, and once because there was a job fair there. They didn't >get >any of my money except for the meal. Different strokes. I'm with you, but gambling is a very popular pass time, whether it's pure gambling, or fool oneself into thinking I'm smart enough to win gambling. But if someone treats it like entertainment - spending $50 for a night out, nobody's hurt. Others can't play golf without making a bet, even if the money is small enough to be meaningless. I don't "get" it. Maybe I'm cheap. Not being a gambler means I can't get good competition for poker, and I don't get the advantage of doubling dice in backgammon - but since everybody has different values on a $5 bet, gambling automatically puts us on an uneven competition. So what does this mean about betting on jobs, on careers, on new computer systems? It means I'm chicken. I go with the tried and true. I don't risk my money, and I don't risk my employers money. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
