Days since the market last did something crazy: 2

[Adanthar]

I'd like to say that something interesting happened for me in poker last week, but no, not really. I only played extensively on Sunday. Results: my dad, who'd been sweating me, calls me up telling me Full Tilt is rigged. I had a good laugh, but
really, it'd be nice to run good or something. I'm not asking to crush the villains and hear the lamentations of their women like Vivek does whenever he sits down at a live table, but winning slightly more than a little under my share of coinflips
would be nice. ...

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[Landlord79]

Good post. At least you've got it written down and can refer to it later.

[burningyen]

The Bush administration in particular and long-held US policy in general has trended towards constant deregulation of the markets and a hands off attitude; it's now safe to say that this will never happen again in my lifetime.

These things are cyclical, and I wouldn't underestimate our collective ability to forget the past.