[Ted Craven]

Well, I'm under no illusions that sh*t can happen along the way to the leaderboard, or to the mutuel windows... This was not real today, except in the (very real) sense of a confidence booster. I think many users of RDSS, or Val or Spec (likely other software too) should have encountered similar results.

The curious thing is, I feel rather equinanimous about it - it doesn't matter much to me that I didn't enter the contest, just audited it at home. What feels important is that the method I've become comfortable with feels like it should work on a regular basis. I know things fluctuate, and I know how emotions come into play, but I'm starting to feel good that the toolset (including the wet-ware part) should perform normally (i.e. well) on an ongoing basis. Perhaps that's a precursor to (or a sign of) confidence.

Also, just FWIW, I hadn't launched today's P&C web meeting room intending to dominate it with RDSS. If someone had joined in with Syn4 or Validator, it would all have been fun, and I hope someone will the next time.

Cheers,

Ted