Daily Archives: September 23, 2015

“Happy Birthday” is finally in the public domain

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Steve

This is a legal outcome that was long, long overdue and the copyright terrorists should be forced to issue refunds since they’ve been raking in $2 million/year for a rather ubiquitous tune. It mostly took the efforts of a documentary film … Continue reading →

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Why craps dice have “hard” corners

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Steve

Over the years, Las Vegas has slowly integrated technological changes/improvements to save money (vouchers instead of dumping quarters, no more plastic cups) or to get people with social anxiety to play (pop-o-matic craps, solo roulette machines). The one element I … Continue reading →

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