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"That was satisfactory."

I love that this guy, who is probably, what, 80? 81? pulled off this huge math heist after probably a lifetime spent doing math running a convenience store.

I bet it feels great to have that sense of, like, ease with himself in old age, having made a mark on the world in a way that hurt no one and helped a lot of people.

He stuck the landing



He hurt all the lottery players he beat.


They bet money on a game that somebody else played better.


In fact not. Their winnings did not take a $1 of winnings from anyone else.




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