How you know when you have practiced enough

[QFIT]

When you are talking to the dealer to distract him instead of vice-versa.

 

[StandardDeviant]

When you can keep the TC in hexadecimal.

 

[daddybo]

When you can keep the TC in hexadecimal.

QFIT >> Good answer.

SD>> I prefer to keep count in binary.

 

[QFIT]

When you can keep the TC in hexadecimal.

A sign of American prudism. The original term was sexigesmal. In Babylonian times, this was base 60. But, for the LGP-30 and RPC-4000 computers built in the 50s, base 16 was called sexigesmal instead of hexadecimal.

 

[FLASH1296]

"For some the concept of binary offers way too many options"

 

[21forme]

When you can keep the TC in hexadecimal.

I wish the count got high enough so the hex number is different than the base 10 number :grin:

 

[Automatic Monkey]

A sign of American prudism. The original term was sexigesmal. In Babylonian times, this was base 60. But, for the LGP-30 and RPC-4000 computers built in the 50s, base 16 was called sexigesmal instead of hexadecimal.

Hexadecimal makes more sense, coming from Gr. hekkadekai, meaning sixteen. If you wanted to use a Latin root, you'd call it sedecimal.

 

[StandardDeviant]

A sign of American prudism. The original term was sexigesmal.

Maybe if I count in sexigesmal, I can keep the pit bosses entranced long enough to jump my bets 1:20 or more! :laugh:

 

[QFIT]

I wish the count got high enough so the hex number is different than the base 10 number :grin:

Hey, I've had days where I just wanted the count to get high enough to differ from binary.

 

[kewljason]

How do you know when you have practiced enough??

When the last casino closes it's doors. Until then I practice each day that I don't actually play.

 

[21forme]

Hey, I've had days where I just wanted the count to get high enough to differ from binary.

Haven't we all...

 

[UK-21]

When standing at the top of the S-Curve causes vertigo . . .

 

[StandardDeviant]

When you start noticing that the random number generator in your practice software truly isn't random...

 

[iCountNTrack]

When you can count the cards and the freckles on the cocktail's girl's chest at the same time :grin:

 

[StandardDeviant]

When you can count the cards and the freckles on the cocktail's girl's chest at the same time :grin:

And let me guess...to get the true count, you have to divide by 2.

 

[JSTAT]

When you start noticing that the random number generator in your practice software truly isn't random...

StandardDeviant, can you name the practice blackjack software that isn't truly random? Sure would like to know which software is "fixed" with a predictable RNG, before considering buying it.

 

[daddybo]

StandardDeviant, can you name the practice blackjack software that isn't truly random? Sure would like to know which software is "fixed" with a predictable RNG, before considering buying it.

None are "truly random".

 

[StandardDeviant]

None are "truly random".

You took the words right out of my mouth. (Apologies to Meatloaf.)

For our intents and purposes they can be considered random, but they are pseudo-random. I'll leave it to the computer guys on here to explain why in more detail.

 

[JSTAT]

None are "truly random".

Quite right, an RNG is not truly random, but StandardDeviant
From his observation, hinted that his practice software RNG is predictable.
I wonder which software it is.
To not buy.

 

[QFIT]

You took the words right out of my mouth. (Apologies to Meatloaf.)

For our intents and purposes they can be considered random, but they are pseudo-random. I'll leave it to the computer guys on here to explain why in more detail.

Computer guys rarely bother with the word pseudo-random. Since nothing is random, there is no point in writing the extra two syllables.