In a Las Vegas casino, is each chip embedded with a chip to identify that particular ...?

I was in Las Vegas about 8 months ago. I was staying at the Mirage. I was playing craps and actually winning a lot. When I got ready to leave the table I had $500 and $1000 dollar chips. I was g…

Top stories for Long   In a Las Vegas casino, is each chip embedded with a chip to identify that particular chip? In other words, can the casino track that chip, its play and who played or cashed it in? Bryon Kubik, worked at U.S. Marine Corps (1986-2007) • Answered February 14 I was in Las Vegas about 8 months ago. I was staying at the Mirage. I was playing craps and actually winning a lot. When I got ready to leave the table I had $500 and $1000... Read more » 583   Which bread is good for health? Pawel Landigi, lives in Italy • Answered January 21 For eight years, I was completely and utterly obsessed with the idea of "healthy, whole wheat bread." I'm talking about the dense, gritty, three bucks a loaf stuff you can ... Read more » 912 103   What is the cause of the common odor many senior citizens have (despite good hygiene)? Thomas Kent, Retired Air Force radar technician • Answered July 31, 2024 "The smell associated with older people, also known as nonenal odor or aging body odor, is a natural part of aging that can begin around age 40. It's caused by a change in ... Read more » 1K 135   Why do LED bulbs still burn out very frequently, aren't they going to last over 10 years? Jeff Hall, Political pundit • Answered September 20 Initially they did. A $15 bulb lasted nearly forever. Adoption was slow because of the high cost though. Today's bulbs are often less than $3 each. Some of that is more eff... Read more » 331 50   If a black hole the size of an atom appeared in the same room as me, what would happen? Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013-present) • Answered February 4 Very small black holes evaporate in a TINY amount of time. There would be an enormous outflow of energy. We can do the math: An atom-sized black hole would weigh about as muc... Read more » 724 46   Why are there no 'B' batteries? Loring Chien, Electrical engineer • Updated September 2, 2023 In the family of cylindrical cell batteries you normally see AAA AA C and D sizes. The store shelves are conspicuously absent of A and B cylindrical cells. Well there is a st... Read more » 6.2K 383   If AI can now write code, design systems, and debug faster than most developers, what's the actual value of a computer science degree in 2025—and will it be worth anything by 2030? Ravi Bhavnani, Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack) (1987-present) • Updated December 4 If AI can now write code, design systems, and debug faster than most developers, what's the actual value of a computer science degree in 2025—and will it be worth anything ... Read more » 77 17   Should President Trump remove California and New York from the USA, as they are controlled by Democrats? Ernest Tam, Closely watching events leading up to 2020 election • Updated November 11 Sure. As a Californian, I'm all for that. Let California and New York be our own country. But before anyone "removes" us from the USA , I like to remind them some minor deta... Read more » 3.6K 516   How can you politely refuse to answer questions at a DUI checkpoint without causing trouble? Toad • Answered February 1 I do not drink alcohol at all or use drugs. I made a trip to the grocery and was returning home. I actually answered questions at a DUI checkpoint, but will never do so agai... Read more » 1.1K 189   Does a dog lick you because he loves you? Asked in Ask Daddy • Answered by Fano • September 24 No, he licks first and foremost to show himself submissive. Dogs are pack animals, just like their ancestor, the wolf. Hierarchy is very important for dogs. They don't care... Read more » 4.7K 268   How do casinos handle winners who immediately leave after a big jackpot? Amanda Maher, former Many Places • Answered January 31 As soon as you win a big jackpot, you will have a casino boss shadow you (not in a bad way). They will make sure you are unobstructed with your winnings. The might approach... Read more » 1.2K 68   In Australia, there is a road called the Hume highway, connecting Melbourne and Sydney. It's 2000km long and has a speed limit of 20km/h, with hidden speed cameras every metre. Do people find this hard to believe? Robert Folkes, lived in Sydney, Australia (1988-2003) • Updated Sat OP in Australia, there is a road called the Hume highway, connecting Melbourne and Sydney. It's 2000km long and has a speed limit of 20km/h, with hidden speed cameras every... Read more » 1.2K 176 Read more in your feed

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How many 286 CPUs would be needed to have the same computational power of an early mo...?

Let's go with the fastest Intel version of the 286. The one that ran at 12.5MHz. It could achieve 2.66 MIPS. The slowest i7 I can find a MIPS rating for is the 4-Core 920. It was rated at 82,…

Top stories for Long   How many 286 CPUs would be needed to have the same computational power of an early model i7? Mark Harrison, Author - "The CTO's Guide to Code Quality)" • Updated November 2, 2020 Let's go with the fastest Intel version of the 286. The one that ran at 12.5MHz. It could achieve 2.66 MIPS. The slowest i7 I can find a MIPS rating for is the 4-Core 920. It ... Read more » 574 75   Is death really painful, or is the body ready for death? Claire Michaelson, Former Creative Writer • Answered February 4 I have witnessed my father die of cancer about six years ago, and what I learned during his last hours has completely destroyed everything I thought I knew about death. The... Read more » 1.6K 169   Why do prison inmates wash their own underwear in their cell instead of using the prison laundry service? Lucas G, Been locked up a total of 17 years. now I spread awareness. • Answered February 6 I washed all of my personal clothing. The only clothing sent out to be washed was the clothing that the prison provided. The reason for this was because the inmates who had... Read more » 3.3K 133   Should President Trump remove California and New York from the USA, as they are controlled by Democrats? Ernest Tam, Closely watching events leading up to 2020 election • Updated November 11 Sure. As a Californian, I'm all for that. Let California and New York be our own country. But before anyone "removes" us from the USA , I like to remind them some minor deta... Read more » 3.5K 491   Is Krokodil the deadliest drug to ever exist? Franklin Veaux, I've written a memoir about my unconventional life • Answered November 28, 2022 Oh goodness no. Krokodil is street-brewed desomorphine. It's dangerous because the common synthesis pathway leaves it heavily contaminated with other impurities, and those i... Read more » 5.6K 317   Why is C faster than C++? Sid Wanderleaf, knows English • Answered February 9 To the extent it is, it's because of classes. More specifically, dynamic polymorphism (any time "virtual" enters the picture). They were great for the 1980s and '90s; but by ... Read more » 147 12   If complex numbers work so well, why can't we just keep adding dimensions and make them work the same way? Terry Moore, M.Sc. Mathematics, University of Southampton (1968) • Answered December 18 If complex numbers work so well, why can't we just keep adding dimensions and make them work the same way? William Rowan Hamiltion spent 20 years trying to add one more dime... Read more » 91 9   If a Jewish person is starving, are they allowed to eat non-kosher food? Mark Mostow, Husband, father of 3, grandfather of many, great-grandfather • Answered April 17, 2018 My uncle, who died in combat in World War 2, consulted a rabbi before he enlisted and asked what he should do about eating in the American army. The rabbi told him, "You ca... Read more » 1K 155   Which fighter jets could the Concorde have outrun? John Michael Leslie, Chartered Engineer • Answered February 2 Back in the Day BA volunteered one of its Concordes to be used to simulate a Soviet Supersonic Bomber (i.e. Backfire). In a tail chase the only aircraft to catch it was an ... Read more » 1.4K 209   What is emasculation of a husband? Celeste Tucker, Married for 24 years • Updated February 5 I've seen this in action so many times in my 47 years that I make it a point not to do that to my husband. Such behaviors serve as negative examples of what not to do. Men ... Read more » 3.1K 222   THE IMPOSSIBLE MEGALITHS OF YANGSHAN QUARRY Alessandro13 • Posted Sep 1, 2024 If there is a place on Earth where you can question that the buildings belong to our civilization, this is definitely the Yangshan Quarry, in China. … As you can see from the images, the mysterious m... Read more » 297 33   Does beer expire if not opened? Unhappy Camper, former Gofer • Answered September 17 I bought my dad a UK28 beer from Germany in 1988 and when he died in 2015 he still had it unopened. He lived in a miserable little hovel that got 100 plus in the summer so ... Read more » 158 22 Read more in your feed

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