Why a pools site?
I was a programmer during the dot-com era, and wanted to keep up my skills even though I'm not doing it for a living anymore.
I enjoy it, especially since I'm not beholden to someone else's whims or what to include or not.
Plus, I like running pools. Mostly this is for sports pools, but that's changing.
Aren't you just reinventing the wheel?
Yes. Well, sort of. The programmer is readily available, and I show weird metadata that others don't.
What are you doing with our money while a pool's going on?
It just sits in a savings account. I don't go to Vegas with it or anything.
How do you know you're good for paying out winnings when a pool is over?
All I have to go on there is my track record, but having done this since 2007, I wouldn't have many so repeat players these days ...
Which user are you?
Two, actually: JamesHeart and JamesHead. The difference loosely refers to what I use to make my picks. JamesAss is a smart
alecky ex-girlfriend.
Can you do a such-and-such pool?
I could, but I'd have to want to do it and believe there'd be an audience for it. Even the simplest pools take a few dozen hours to
design, program and test. The hard ones take a couple hundred hours or so. And I have three
small children. I do want your ideas, but ... did I mention the three small children?
You mispelled the Chiefs
No, I didn't. And that's not a question.
You mispelled Texas Tech
No, I didn't.
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