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What does it mean to cheat at poker?

The Leap • 619 implied HN points • 26 Jul 24
🎭️ Culture Games Rules Behavior Ethics Social norms
  1. Cheating in poker can involve bending or breaking the rules to gain an unfair advantage. It's important to understand what constitutes cheating to maintain fair play.
  2. Angle-shooting is a gray area in poker where players exploit loopholes in the rules without outright cheating. This behavior can create tension and mistrust among players.
  3. Understanding the meaning of rules and how they are enforced is vital in poker. It helps ensure that everyone is playing the game fairly and enjoying the experience.

Burnage Garden Village is at war - and the stakes couldn't be lower

The Mill • 1100 implied HN points • 02 Sep 23
🎭️ Culture Community Conflict Cooperation Journalism Rules
  1. Burnage Garden Village faced a small-scale war driven by internal power struggles within the housing cooperative.
  2. The community's fixation on rules and structure led to tensions and a departure from the original goal of fostering warmth and community.
  3. The story highlights the challenges of cooperative living and the complexities that can arise in tightly knit communities.

We Compete With Bodies, Not Identities

ajkay • 1022 implied HN points • 02 Aug 23
🎾 Sports Athletics Gender Competition Inclusion Rules
  1. Athletes compete with their bodies' physical limitations, which is a universal constraint in sports.
  2. Competitive sports rely on observable, measurable, and validated parameters for eligibility, like age, sex, and skill level.
  3. Maintaining eligibility requirements in sports is not about exclusion but about upholding the essential principles of physical competition.
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My One Neat Trick to Save the NBA

House of Strauss • 25 implied HN points • 02 Jan 25
🎾 Sports Basketball NBA Athletes Rules Coaching
  1. Allowing hand-checking behind the three-point line might help make the game more physical. This could encourage players to move more and not just rely on shooting threes.
  2. While adding some physicality could improve game dynamics, there's a risk of overdoing it and hurting the sport's appeal. Striking the right balance is key.
  3. Changing rules in basketball can be tricky, especially for referees. The idea is to allow some contact without making it too confusing or chaotic for players and officials.

Rules, Rules Rules

Trying to Understand the World • 7 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
🚌 Education Management Institutions Rules Organizations Common Sense
  1. Organizations often create more rules and regulations when they lack a clear sense of purpose and long-term goals, leading to a focus on detail rather than overall objectives.
  2. The abundance of rules and bureaucracy, especially in modern society, can hinder problem-solving and practical decision-making, as well as replace traditional customs with overly complex regulations.
  3. The Professional and Managerial Caste (PMC) proliferation of rules can result in controlling mechanisms rather than fostering productive environments, ultimately leading to dysfunctional organizations and discontent among staff.

Athletes Play Coordination Games – Coordination Part III

Living Fossils • 6 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
🎾 Sports Athletics Games Rules
  1. Sports are a way for humans to measure and compare abilities, leading to the motivation to compete and demonstrate skills.
  2. Different sports have different rules to solve coordination problems - the rules must be agreed upon to accurately measure abilities.
  3. Penalties and fouls in sports serve two main purposes: maintaining the integrity of the game as a measurement tool and deterring harmful actions.

Flooded with Rules From All Directions

the best of a great lot • 0 implied HN points • 08 Jul 23
📖 Philosophy Governance Society Rules Complexity Standardization
  1. There are organizations outside of the government that play a significant role in setting and enforcing rules in society.
  2. The quantity of rules in society creates a massive cognitive burden for individuals to navigate.
  3. The complexity of the law and the reliance on legal professionals for understanding raise questions about fairness and accessibility.

Rules

Splattern • 0 implied HN points • 01 Aug 21
🎭️ Culture Rules Freedom Creativity Ethics Decision-making Community
  1. Rules can create freedom by providing structure in life. They allow people to focus on what matters and enjoy life more fully.
  2. Understanding that knowledge is always evolving can help us grow. We shouldn't rely on authority but be open to changing our ideas as we learn more.
  3. The key to making decisions is being able to explain your reasoning. It's more important to consider your choices and share your thoughts than to follow strict rules.

Rulebook Foundations Theory

Living Fossils • 0 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
🎾 Sports Rules Theories Analysis Coordination Morality
  1. Sports rules, fouls, and penalties vary but have commonalities in different sports. Rulebook Foundations Theory tries to explain this variation and commonality.
  2. Rulebook Foundations Theory categorizes fouls and penalties into 6 domains including time-related infractions, equipment misuse, and player composition violations.
  3. Understanding why rules exist in sports involves solving a coordination problem to measure performance and deter harm, while organizing the rules is a separate issue addressed by Rulebook Foundations Theory.

Madness

Matt’s Five Points • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 11
🎾 Sports Events Teams Culture Rules Media
  1. The NCAA uses formal language that annoys fans, like calling the tournament 'the national semi-finals' instead of the popular 'Final Four'.
  2. They've changed round names in a confusing way that only complicates the terminology without adding any real change to the tournament.
  3. Nobody outside of the NCAA or CBS will use the new terms, showing a disconnect between the organizations and the fans.