Intent to Disrupt: Disgruntled Members, Pirates, Haters, Jealousy Attackers

[Ion Saliu]

You might notice that I delete threads or posts from time to time. It happens very, very rarely, however. Here is the rationale.

There are guys in this world who hate me to the bone. Actually, they will be rattled and venom-glands-inflated for as long as I am alive … and then some … for my ideas will live long after my flesh …

Nothing unusual with that. Each and every human being faces hostility in his or her lifetime — about the same amount as adulation. I call it the law of social lottery or numeric sociology. An old member of the communities I founded (forums and the like) brought to my attention that Aristotle had a similar discovery a couple of millennia ago in the field of numeric sociology. You can read more here:

Numerical sociology and Aristotle's theory of correspondence.

It all depends on how many humans each of us deals with. The more people we have interacted with, the larger the number of unusually intense haters … and the number of intensely libidinous adulators as well. Neither category is desirable for a Homo sapiens individual. The haters appear to be more undesirable as they make us spent extra energy with our defense system. But the adulators, as far as I am concerned, make me feel uncomfortable — therefore make me spend also extra energy to preserve my freedom of comfort.

Of all individuals a human subject interacts with, 99.7% fall within three standard deviations of agreement-disagreement with said human. One half of the 0.3% of the two extremities is represented by vicious haters; the other half is represented by libidinous adulators. One thousand individuals of interaction provide a small team of three haters/adulators. One million individuals of interaction lead to a small town of 3000. One billion individuals of interaction build a small nation of 3,000,000 — half of them vicious haters, the other half unbearable adulators.

I reckon with a high degree of certainty that my social interaction amounts (in 2010) to over 10 million humans since the inception of my Web site in the year of grace #1997. Possibly, one can establish a sizable town of 30,000. It’s larger than the town I live in: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Say, divide my Out-of-Bell-Curve town in two regions: North and South. (The North and the South fought at Gettysburg the bloodiest battle in American history during the Civil War 1863). The North does adulate me, both men and women. They would eat me down to the bone, as the saying goes. The South, all fifteen thousand of them, hates me to the marrow of my bones. The South would not settle for anything less than my physical disappearance. Granted, the expression of hatred toward yours truly has been far, far below that (scary) number! In reality, however, that quantum of hatred is out there: They talk about it publicly and loudly.

Back to our sheep. There will be moments when you’ll see threads or posts who express strong negativity regarding Ion Saliu, his theories, his systems, and his software. I am not talking about honestly expressed opinions. You can read them at the old message board. I responded to a majority of them negative opinions or questions. Actually, I benefitted from a majority of them. For starters, there were error reports regarding my software. I fixed the bugs and errors and I made my software better. You can read all that big thread regarding the errors in the famed MDIEditor and Lotto WE (end of the year of grace 2006).

Here and now, I am referring to malicious intent.

There are people who think of anything they can think of to harm me. Perhaps they are competing software developers or vendors. They might as well be casino executives in disguise. Or, they might just be disgruntled users of my software. By disgruntled I mean some honesty. Users who pay for downloading software might have had out-of-this-world expectations. They might have expected my software make them millionaires the very next lotto draws (or very soon). They might as well have mystical expectations: They believe in absolute certainty. I have emphatically stressed that there is no absolute certainty in the Universe (Cosmos). Absolute certainty is absolute absurdity (study the Fundamental Formula of Gambling).

For whatever reason, there are people who think of anything they can think of to harm me. I can tell you from experience, that some haters pay more than twice for membership to download my software. Immediately after their membership was enabled, they would start complaining at PayPal immediately. They ask for a refund without giving any acceptable reason! That way, they even risk their customer reputation — but the possibility of harming me if irresistibly sweet! Of course, they can’t do anything to sweeten their venomous glands!

There are rules and laws of conducting business. The legal agreement the customers sign at my Web site is clear even for the hatefully blind! Yes, I know from the IP addresses of people who signed at least twice for membership only for the purpose to try to harm me! I’m sure they lost credit cards and / or PayPal accounts. To no avail! I’m alive and kicking … and accepting paid memberships to download my software …

The venomous glands also try to post as negatively as they possibly can at my Web sites and domains and forums. They try the hardest they can to seed doubt in potential customers. That is, they try to make-believe that my software is the hardest thing to handle in history! My software is impossible … my ideas are insanity … that’s what they try to seed in others who deal with me …

Alas! They never do that in other places anymore! They know by now that I’m not afraid of bad publicity. In truth, I can tell you that there is no bad publicity; there is only publicity. One may curse me as badly as one can. I’m not ashamed or afraid. Let people come in contact with my ideas. The Bell-Curve interaction is on my side! So, they don’t curse me anymore in other places. They come to my places and curse me. They reckon, the visitors already come to my sites without publicity from my foes.

As soon as they register for paid membership, they send me messages like this:

“I need a programming degree to use this software! Very confusing. Oh well, its only $29! No data files and tons of pages to read. Not happy with this choice.”

Then, some spill their venom over to my forums! Well, I know how to deal with that. I’ve had a long experience and I learned from it. So, honest people (99.7% percent of you), please don’t be surprised if you notice some threads or posts disappear. It’s been the best way to extirpate venomous glands. Although, I swear, I never — ever — sold snake oil!

Ion Saliu,
Justly At-Large

[Ion Saliu]

I said this in my previous post:

“Alas! They never do that in other places anymore! They know by now that I’m not afraid of bad publicity. In truth, I can tell you that there is no bad publicity; there is only publicity. One may curse me as badly as one can. I’m not ashamed or afraid. Let people come in contact with my ideas. The Bell-Curve interaction is on my side! So, they don’t curse me anymore in other places. They come to my places and curse me. They reckon, the visitors already come to my sites without publicity from my foes.”

I posted in several gambling forums, including blackjack. For the most part, I responded to things posted by others. Surprise, surprise! Virtually all my posts would be deleted, sooner rather than later! In the blackjack forums, the problem was card counting. I exposed the lack of mathematics, therefore foundation, of counting cards at blackjack. A few still make money with card counting — but only by selling card counting materials! The authors/vendors don’t even play blackjack for real — counting cards or not!

Blackjack gambling authors — and forum owners — were hotly rattled by my mathematical revelations! So, they deleted my words and banned me. But they tried to keep appearance of honesty: They were willing to have a dialogue with me only on my websites! The following is such an open and direct statement (by the owner of a blackjack forum):

“If any current members wish to discuss Saliu’s systems they are welcome to start a new thread in this forum. Only legitimate posts from currently active members will be permitted. [Active 11/2/08] I would first suggest that anyone interested in Saliu’s systems should read his threads on the BJ21 and Blackjack Forum websites. Responses from ETFan and Don Schlesinger (and the lack of relevant responses from Ion) should tell you everything you need to know. For a glimpse into the mind of the man himself (and his incredible claims), check out his personal website. It would be more appropriate to discuss his systems directly with him on his website.

I am more than happy to discuss his theories on this website, but only in an appropriate and constructive way.

Any posts that do not follow those additional guidelines will be removed.

-Sonny- “

There was an incredible response from a very skilled Australian writer. I corresponded with the witty Aussie for a while in 2008. He even wanted to play high-roller blackjack in Atlantic City. He wanted me to be his special guest. He was also supposed to publish a book and tour it in the United States! Neither event came to fruition! I don’t know why.

First, I suspected the Aussie to be a casino agent of some sort! I am the master of healthy suspicion! Anyway, Katweezel assured me that, one day, I’ll see him for real in an Atlantic City casino. Problem is, as we all know now (2010), the casinos go through a terrible recession. Most casinos are bankrupt or under bankruptcy protection.

Katweezel, the skilled Aussie, was suspected to be … Ion Saliu (or Parpaluck) in several blackjack forums! That was the reason he gave this awesome response. It is one of the best writing pieces in the 21st century English language … in my book. The would-be writers in English should study thoroughly the piece Katweezel, the medieval sorcerer of English words, wrote. It’s not because he speaks positively about … this … Parpaluck … mind you … I swear by the dog in Egypt!


“Hi Y'all here,

I am Katweezel.* I am definitely He, and no-one else!* I am not Ion Saliu, Parpaluck, Newtron Bomb, ETFan, Don Schlesinger, North Wind, South Wind or Indigestion, Arnold Schwartsenegger, Baddog or any other silly names someone made up with fervid imaginations.

The moderators here (.blackjackinfo.com) need not fret about what I say next, because even they must know there is usually at least two sides to most stories.

I call Ion Saliu a friend and I am proud to know him, at least cyberally. I know there are many who share my view. Granted, there are many who don't, including some Head Honchos on other sites. I even incurred the wrath of ET Khan when I defended Ion over on Arnold Snyder's site. Yep, even Zengrifter has some history over there, if I am right... Hi, Z!

Few site denizens understand, or want to understand Ion. Overlarge, fragile egos are easily bruised, especially when under perceived attack. Even if they fired the first ignorant, ill-informed salvo. As Baddog said, 'Butts are tight, eyes squint.'

Here is a different view here, now. Ion Saliu has heart and soul - something rare in these areas - especially in those high on totems. He has only motives for good. His expression is always honest and forthright. He is truthful, dependable, kind and helpful. He has a keen sense of humor. He is motivated by an altruistic viewpoint.

Ion Saliu maintains all, despite the scars of battles long and hard fought against all manner of enemies determined to silence him. Why would they silence him? Because he has great knowledge. But don't take my word for it. Find out for yourself.

His manner of expression can appear to be sometimes rude, impolite, even insulting, especially to those who may have become too self-important, with bloated egos about reputations and who are usually those who shot at him first. But Ion cares nothing for reputations, titles, positions and so on; and that gets up dresses...

So, there is my view. I think you could reconsider your view here, because Parpaluck can certainly liven up sites. If he is handled sensibly by someone with class and emotional maturity, there will be few headaches, believe me. Take him out of Voodoo. He deserves the best.

Cheers,
Katweezel
(in deference to a Medieval sorcerer)

BTW –
Z, your Ion post on streaks had this deleted: "The 20 extra hands are most mathematically likely allocated as 11 (52%) to the dealer and 9 (48%) to the player." It goes beneath 'Player...475 winning hands.'

This is a piece of rare gold on a hitherto taboo subject: Blackjack streaks. Soak it up, guys. K

Katweezel has survived the post above. Unfortunately, in other situations, he was banned. I feel sorry because Head Honchos confused Katweezel for Ion Saliu!

You know, friends, those who hate me loudly and publicly do me more good than you do! So, if you feel better, please go to cyber places and curse me! And, please, do me another big favor: Write your curse as a link to my Web site!

I was kidding! I do appreciate your honest appreciation of my ideas and works! Thanks and the best of luck!

Parpaluck,
Bloated-Egos-Bruiser At-Large

Ion Saliu: Book of Records in History, Discoveries, Achievements, Truth.

[Ion Saliu]

In truth, that disgruntled bunch of paid members represent just a low percentage of the group who badly wants me down. I’ve talked about them many times. They are competing authors and developers in the gambling and lottery fields. The casinos also attack me because my theories and systems threaten the interests of the gambling business.

This is one of the most common things on the Internet: Piracy. I really am one of the most favorite sources of piracy. Just about everything I create is pirated sooner rather than later. I presented only one case of my lottery and gambling systems being pirated on eBay. There are more of them, as I have been informed.

First, however, everything I discover or create is virulently attacked. No rocket science here: Those who viciously attack me are mainly those who belong in the first paragraph.

There is also a special category of attackers: The future pirates of my systems, theories, software. The wormy brains do believe that, by attacking me, I would fold-up shop and run away. That way, they falsely believe, they would have green light to pirate my creations — and thusly make a buck or two off my efforts without challenge.

Here is one of the most blatant cases. In May of 2009, I discovered that an Australian group under the umbrella of genuinewinner.com started to offer one of my roulette systems … as theirs! And what a price the charged: 2500 dollars! The ring leader appears to be one Stefano Hourmouzis (a.k.a. Steve or Steven in gambling forums) who first courted me, then attacked me. The roulette system was heavily advertised on the Internet, plus on YouTube, plus a television documentary. "Roulette System That Won Millions!" "We consider which HALF of the wheel the ball landed in!"

The roulette system was based on my discovery of a gambling system based on the hemispheres or the halves of the roulette wheel. You can read about the piracy in detail and see also the original YouTube video here:

"Roulette System That Won Millions!"

Curiously, Stefano Hourmouzis started with attempts to … befriend me! He did post positively about me in public forums. I avoid now befriending in gambling matters. I tried up until a few years ago. The would-be “friends” belong in one of two categories.

One, the guys make nice with me, by email only, until they get as much info from me as possible. I had a case of two self-proclaimed skilled computer programmers. The guys even sent me links to their websites (who knows if they really owned those sites?!). Briefly, they got quite a bit gambling info from me — and then they disappeared!

Two, there are casino moles and agents who also want to get as much as possible from me. It’s a preemptive form of action for them.

It is natural for me now not to be friends or even get too close to the Stefano Hourmouzis(s) of the world.

Naturally also, I filed complaints with pertinent agencies regarding the genuinewinner.com piracy. There were two dramatic events following my legal complaints.

One, The pirates themselves decided to stop the distribution of my roulette system (as their piracy). It happened in August of 2009.

In October of 2010, I found out that YouTube dropped the Stefano Hourmouzis - genuinewinner.com video on the grounds of piracy and copyright infringement. The video only displays this message: ”This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated.”
More details on the following Web pages:

"Roulette System That Won Millions!"
Illegal Roulette System, Piracy, Roulette Computer Sales Stopped by Law.
Free and Expensive Roulette Systems: Honesty, Fraud, Scams, Casinos.
Roulette Gambling Systems, Fraud, Piracy, Stealing.

Honestly, I accept some legitimacy in complaints leveled at yours truly. Most of them complaints are genuine. Such complaints are related to my lottery software and come from people with low computer skills. Yes, my lottery software is complex as it is founded on complex mathematics (theory of probability, especially). The users in this category are preponderantly late in age, or have low levels of English skills. Also, there are users who want to win the lottery big, but with the least effort and in the shortest time. I wish I had their time in playing the lottery by using my software! How easy is it to write software like mine?! Granted, I’ve done it for glory, especially at the subconscious level…

But all these legitimate complaints are rare and far in between compared to the hatred-fueled complaints against me. The latter bunch is so intensely hateful!

Ion Saliu
The most pirated man alive (and kicking!)

[Ion Saliu]

He served time in jail, in 2000, in Australia. His case was reported on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2000:

"Steven Hourmouzis, with no prior convictions, had his home raided by Federal Police.

Last week, the 24-year-old pleaded guilty to misleading and deceptive conduct and to interference with a computer.

For every cyber-crime on the Internet, there are electronic clues and a cyber-trail. And it takes highly specialised investigators to track them. Tomorrow a young Melbourne man is due to be sentenced after becoming one of the first people in the world to plead guilty to attempting to manipulate the stock market using bogus emails.

24-year-old Steven Hourmouzis was lured by the chance of what he thought would be quick anonymous profits on the Internet, and according to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission there is an alarming trend involving young men in their early 20s engaging in criminal activity on the net.

Despite the exotic vehicle for his crime, in the end, he committed old-fashioned fraud."

Now, Stefano Hourmouzis decided to go roulette … kind of Russian roulette for him! And he had to choose a Ion Saliu gambling system! That’s why he had such high regards for yours truly at one point in time …

The source link:

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/stories/s204117.htm

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, LATELINE - Late night news & current affairs

And another link:

http://rouletteplace.com/index.php/t...6bfeee#msg9330

[Ion Saliu]

You won’t believe what means Steven Hourmouzis employed in courting me! I have obtained a whole lot more information on the Internet. Also, I came across emails from Stefano Hourmouzis — under the umbrella of a research company in Australia. I connected the dots today. Like all “good” criminals, Stefano self-destructs. He leaves trails. Good sleuths today sniff the trails and catch them bad guys sooner rather than later.

It’s incredible that Steven Hourmouzis created a Web site dedicated to a bogus research company. That company is a self-proclaimed pioneer in some high-brow research fields. Among the fields, energy development! That’s how Stefano became a criminal in the first place. He sent millions of emails boosting the prospects of an American energy company. Bogus alright, but those emails netted Steven Hourmouzis $17,000 in one weekend!

In his own words:

"I established several successful businesses that funded my energy research (they still continue to do so). However, I still continued to develop and research gambling systems as it was somewhere between an obsession and personal interest. By the time I had successfully developed genuine long-term winning systems, my businesses were doing well enough for me to not need gambling systems.

I am established with and respected by many energy research groups world-wide and actively assist in the funding and development of alternative technologies research. Some projects I fund myself, while others require external sources as possible projects can cost well over $100m (such as the Searl Disk).

NOTE: If you would like to contribute to any funding or have skills/knowledge that may assist, please contact me. Any contributions are appreciated."

That NOTE above. I had no knowledge of that note or the Hourmouzis Web site. He sent me an email. He praised my ideas and works. Then he asked me to cooperate with that bogus research company. Actually, “they” requested I shared with them my gambling systems that the public had not found out about. Hourmouzis also wanted my software and source code!

I take a step back, I take a deep breath and I congratulate myself! A number of bastards tried hard to manipulate my feelings of a good human. They badly wanted the source code of my software. I even heard the sentimental threat that they could die if I didn’t send them my software!!! I still made a few mistakes. I also believe I made a contribution to humanity by making available the source code of a few of my programs. Included is source code for roulette software.

Good thing I did NOT reveal the source code of my roulette program that Stefano Hourmouzis pirated in his "genuinewinner" roulette system. Boy, oh, boy! He would claim now that it’s me who pirated his roulette system! As is, he has not figured out the source code of my RouletteHemis.exe software. He secretly uses my program. The customers send him real roulette spins, table by table. Stefano Hourmouzis then runs my software to find biases at certain roulette tables. That’s the reason why his users can never analyze roulette data on their own and thus discover wheel biases or not.

This guy is absolutely insane. It might be that he suffers from multiple personality disorder. He could be also another guy in the lottery field. The same insane behavior. Stefano and his multiple incarnations turned virulently hateful toward me. They didn’t get what they wanted — so, what else could he-they do?!

I believe this is what is a criminal nature. Criminals just can’t control themselves. Stefano Hourmouzis was paroled after three months of prison. He was supposed to continue his good behavior. Yet, he founded a bogus company. He sent deceptive emails on behalf of a false company asking for cooperation, even donations. His “company” promised great yields, as they were partners of Australian universities and government agencies!

Stefano Hourmouzis took also the immense risk to pirate a roulette system and charge $2500 for it upfront, plus some $2500 afterwards (after a month of winnings or so!) Forget about me. Yes, he pirated one modest roulette system of mine. But everybody can get that roulette strategy for free, by reading and studying a free webpage at my site! How outrageous is it to charge at least $2500 for a system that people can get for free, from the legitimate author of the system?

YouTube notice when trying to access Stefano Hourmouzis – genuinewinner video touting his piracy of my roulette system (http://youtube.com/watch?v=OC7SazzDF9A ):

"This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy against spam, scams, and commercially deceptive content."

I guess that must be the irrecoverable nature of criminals. Poor boy! He wants to rot in a dungeon!

Ion Saliu

[Ion Saliu]

Here is what happened while in this piracy battle. I came up with great improvements to my roulette system based on the two halves of the wheel.

I created special forms that can be printed in color and brought to the roulette table in any casino.

The most important piece is the roulette wheel layout. I created first two Excel spreadsheets, one for the single-zero roulette wheels, one for double-zero tables. I included the 1997-type Excel spreadsheet in the upgraded BrightR.exe integrated roulette software bundle. Also, I exported the two spreadsheets to two PDF files (included in the package). The users can print as many copies as they want to. Read comprehensive details here:

Upgraded Roulette System Based on Wheel Halves, Sectors, Layout, Bias, Betting.

Best of luck in the casino!

Ion Saliu
Pirate-Destroyer At-Large

[Ion Saliu]

There are always lessons we learn. I created a simple text file where I write a few lines after each material I publish at my Web site (or in other places, such as these new forums). I do not publish much in other places (forums, for example) anymore. Copyright is the main issue.

I publish an article, like this recent one on the roulette system based on the halves of the wheel. I write a few lines in that file I named PiracyDefense.txt:

roulette system based on the halves of the wheel
roulette system half, hemisphere, section, wheel, layout, biasetc.

I google or use other search engines on lines in my PiracyDefense.txt file. I know, there are no relevant results soon after I publish my material. But Google will index my materials adequately soon. The search relevancy rises after Google indexes my pages or publications. Then, after one year or so, the acts of piracy will pop-up — if piracy of my ideas is committed.

They, especially pirates or would-be pirates, claim that ideas cannot be copyright-protected. Say that to the law enforcement! As in this Hourmouzis – genuinewinner case. Goes like, I simply presented an idea (a roulette system). I used the term hemispheres, whereas genuinewinner applied the more accurate term of half of the roulette wheel! I also am the author of a sole roulette software program that tracks in which of the wheel half the roulette ball landed in. The results of that unique piece of software may be used freely by any system developer.

Tell that to YouTube. They already categorized the Hourmouzis – genuinewinner video as scam and deception. The video was removed. It was the result of my legal actions. For example, I filed a report with a watchdog that fights software piracy and other forms of piracy.

Meanwhile, other persons filed all kinds of legal complaints against Hourmouzis – genuinewinner. The first result was the removal of the Hourmouzis – genuinewinner videos from YouTube. The final result will be the action of the law enforcement in the Melbourne, Australia, jurisdiction (where Hourmouzis resides and where he had already been sentenced in 2000 for email fraud and other charges).

I’ll be more on top of it by using this PiracyDefense.txt file. I’ll find out myself about acts of piracies against my creations more promptly. Up until now, I had become aware of such acts of piracies mostly by way of emails from legally-injured customers.

If something is yours, be merciless in defending what’s yours. Don’t you ever bother yourself with those stupid issues of (false) modesty and narcissism! Up until I published a dedicated Web page (in 2005 ... yes that recently!) the only idea was that Zeno's paradoxes had had no solutions. They had been considered unsolved mysteries. No human could solve a Zenon paradox or aporia or riddle! I published that Web page — and all of a sudden people started to tell me that others had solved the Zenon paradoxes before me! Do the Web log files or archives show such solutions prior to my writing? NOT! That’s why WWW created archives soon after its inception!

You must fight for what belongs to you. It is a virtue. The real sin is to allow others to rob you. The undeserving lowlifes might shout in public that you are not modest, or that you are bragging, or that you are narcissistic! One must make sure that what is his/hers always belongs to him/her. Muhammad Ali, the greatest champion of them all, was absolutely right. “It ain't bragging, if you back it up!” Bravo!

The humorous side of it: People tell me that I should be thankful to my pirates, the likes of Stefano Hourmouzis – genuinewinner! They give the seal of approval to my ideas! They pirate or plagiarize me because they strongly believe I am right. Forget about it! What’s mine is mine, seal of approval or not! Only Truth matters and the truth is above anything and anybody. I have always given credit when credit is due. I’ve never shied away from giving recognition, in mathematics at least, to Pascal or de Moivre, who pioneered formulas that I started with and helped me discover my own formulas, algorithms, and theories.

Foes see you narcissistic when you hold high the truths they were incapable to discover. Pirates see you truthful for the narcissism they have never experienced and they so badly want to taste.

Ion Saliu
Immodestly At-Large (but truthfully so)