<story><title>1/25-scale Cray C90 wristwatch</title><url>http://www.chrisfenton.com/1-25-scale-cray-c90-wristwatch/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>julianeon</author><text>My premise for a time travel movie is very simple.&lt;p&gt;1. Buy a book on probability. Work through the practice exercises.&lt;p&gt;2. Time travel back to a time before the laws of probability were invented or taken seriously. Pre-1600&amp;#x27;s would be a good guess.&lt;p&gt;3. Become a gambler.&lt;p&gt;4. With the riches that will soon be pouring into your pockets, acquire resources and transform history.</text></item><item><author>nabla9</author><text>This would be a great prop for time travel scifi movie.&lt;p&gt;Protagonist travels to 1991 and tries to convince scientist to help him. When asked for a proof, shows Gray C90 Wristwatch. &amp;quot;Our real computers are different, but I show you this because it does not pollute the timeline.&amp;quot;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kqr</author><text>The issue with getting rich gambling is not knowing the probability, it&amp;#x27;s getting other people to continue paying you when you win large amounts and&amp;#x2F;or consistently.&lt;p&gt;Even in today&amp;#x27;s professional gambling establishments (financial markets) big winners are often cut off in the name of stability.</text></comment>
<story><title>1/25-scale Cray C90 wristwatch</title><url>http://www.chrisfenton.com/1-25-scale-cray-c90-wristwatch/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>julianeon</author><text>My premise for a time travel movie is very simple.&lt;p&gt;1. Buy a book on probability. Work through the practice exercises.&lt;p&gt;2. Time travel back to a time before the laws of probability were invented or taken seriously. Pre-1600&amp;#x27;s would be a good guess.&lt;p&gt;3. Become a gambler.&lt;p&gt;4. With the riches that will soon be pouring into your pockets, acquire resources and transform history.</text></item><item><author>nabla9</author><text>This would be a great prop for time travel scifi movie.&lt;p&gt;Protagonist travels to 1991 and tries to convince scientist to help him. When asked for a proof, shows Gray C90 Wristwatch. &amp;quot;Our real computers are different, but I show you this because it does not pollute the timeline.&amp;quot;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ponector</author><text>Gambling is not the way to get rich.&lt;p&gt;To get really rich you need to aquire people, their time and productivity. Instead of probability you need means to get people&amp;#x27;s minds so with them you can conquer territories and establish kingdom to be really rich.</text></comment>