IF you may excuse the harsh language:
Fuck, those are some nice pictures. Why can't i live like that?
Oh, well, over here in gothenburg, the most popular activity i guess would be going to the gym, we have a great gym culture. I no longer work out, i used to practice all sorts of martial arts and go to the gym, but i stopped that now, partially because of my knee, but mostly because i'm lazy.
My town is very popular with east asians, especially these times when it's 40 degrees C in the sun, and 30 in the shade.
I absolutely believe that video games change the brain. But so does pretty much everything else; books, movies, cards, you name it. I certainly do believe that video games can change your brain for the worse, but also for the better. Besides, what is "worse" and "better" in these instances is totally subjective. I used to play a lot of games, and i believe myself to be a very kind person, maybe not humble, but nice. I tend not to judge people because of their looks or how they speak, but that's probably because i am ugly as sin and have a speaking error. But fuck the haters, if they say something to me i just invite them to play some rounds of poker with me, none has accepted, but if they did, they'd have to walk home without a shirt on...
Up(p)date:
Finally i can say that my top palm is, if not perfect, pretty damn close. My bottom deal is also very good, but of course it takes at least one full year to get any bottom deal to perfect order. That being sai, mine is quite imperceptible, this mostly due to my way of holding my right hand, so that it covers the front edge of the deck.
Also, i've figured out how to stock ALL hands in a game of Hold'em, though i despise the damn game... I also figured out how i can do this while simultaneously reserving how many cards i want at the bottom of the deck.
These cards i could just retain in memory, so that i know that noone else will get them as their hole-cards.
I could also, if i know their hole-cards, just retain the ones that would give them a better hand than mine.
Finally, i could reserve them there, and deal them as the flop, turn, or river by means of bottom dealing, all to fit my needs.
I have also explored some more subtle "blinds", such ascertain the bottom card or cards while shuffling and then just "cut" them into the game, or just retain them there for later use.
Soon, i will learn bottom palming and riffle stacking.
Heil mat!