Comments on: Steve Levitt of Freakonomics: I WON’T SIGN YOUR PETITION, BOB. http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/ Prediction Markets + Market Predictions = Collective Forecasting That Pays Off Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:35:40 -0400 hourly 1 By: STEVE LEVITT’S FREAKONOMICS HIJACKED BY HACKER — FAMOUS ECONOMICS BLOG TEMPORARILY DEFACED — ANTI-SPORTS BETTING BILE VOICED | Midas Oracle .ORG http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-18675 STEVE LEVITT’S FREAKONOMICS HIJACKED BY HACKER — FAMOUS ECONOMICS BLOG TEMPORARILY DEFACED — ANTI-SPORTS BETTING BILE VOICED | Midas Oracle .ORG Sat, 17 May 2008 07:11:24 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-18675 [...] Freakonomics, the famous blog on economics, is powered by WordPress, which is known [*] to have grave security vulnerabilities. Yesterday, a dangerous hacker managed to get access to their blogging software, and published an opinion on the regulation of prediction markets, which represents the total opposite of what Steve Levitt believes in. No doubt the hacker (who signed as “The Australopithecus“) will get caught by the Police. No doubt Steve Levitt will get out of his torpor soon and re-establish the truth. We will then give airtime to Steve Levitt’s arguments, on Midas Oracle. We’re with you, doctor Levitt. [...] [...] Freakonomics, the famous blog on economics, is powered by WordPress, which is known [*] to have grave security vulnerabilities. Yesterday, a dangerous hacker managed to get access to their blogging software, and published an opinion on the regulation of prediction markets, which represents the total opposite of what Steve Levitt believes in. No doubt the hacker (who signed as “The Australopithecus“) will get caught by the Police. No doubt Steve Levitt will get out of his torpor soon and re-establish the truth. We will then give airtime to Steve Levitt’s arguments, on Midas Oracle. We’re with you, doctor Levitt. [...]

]]> By: Chris. F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-15566 Chris. F. Masse Tue, 08 May 2007 23:37:15 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-15566 The fact is that you *have* signed a somewhat dubious petition and that you have *not* signed a Levitt-compatible, free-gambling-for-all petition. Economists Speak Out on Prediction Markets by Steven D. Levitt on 08 May 2007 http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2007/05/08/economists-speak-out-on-prediction-markets/ Chris Masse’s comment on the Freakonomics blog post about the legality of US prediction markets http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/chris-masses-comment-on-the-freakonomics-blog-post-about-the-legality-of-us-prediction-markets/ PREDICTION MARKET PETITION: Robin Hanson vs. Steve Levitt http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/09/prediction-market-petition-robin-hanson-vs-steve-levitt/ The limitations of logic (and the need for passion) http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/10/the-limitations-of-logic-and-the-need-for-passion/ TechDirt Economists Want Legal Protection For Prediction Markets http://techdirt.com/articles/20070507/115848.shtml 10 comments (including our Mike Linksvayer :) ) Safe Harbor Letter too Timid - by Chris Hibbert http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/10/i-can-see-why-they-limited-their-goals-as-they-did-and-i-agree-that-everything-they-advocated-should-be-legal-but-i-think-they-may-have-limited-their-objectives-just-enough-to-prevent-any-big-wins/ Bob Hahn turns the PETITION into a CONSENSUS. http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/11/bob-hahn-turns-the-petition-into-a-consensus/ Squawk on Prediction Markets http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/16/squawk-on-prediction-markets/ The fact is that you *have* signed a somewhat dubious petition and that you have *not* signed a Levitt-compatible, free-gambling-for-all petition.

Economists Speak Out on Prediction Markets
by Steven D. Levitt on 08 May 2007
http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2007/05/08/economists-speak-out-on-prediction-markets/

Chris Masse’s comment on the Freakonomics blog post about the legality of US prediction markets
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/chris-masses-comment-on-the-freakonomics-blog-post-about-the-legality-of-us-prediction-markets/

PREDICTION MARKET PETITION: Robin Hanson vs. Steve Levitt
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/09/prediction-market-petition-robin-hanson-vs-steve-levitt/

The limitations of logic (and the need for passion)
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/10/the-limitations-of-logic-and-the-need-for-passion/

TechDirt
Economists Want Legal Protection For Prediction Markets
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070507/115848.shtml
10 comments (including our Mike Linksvayer :) )

Safe Harbor Letter too Timid – by Chris Hibbert
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/10/i-can-see-why-they-limited-their-goals-as-they-did-and-i-agree-that-everything-they-advocated-should-be-legal-but-i-think-they-may-have-limited-their-objectives-just-enough-to-prevent-any-big-wins/

Bob Hahn turns the PETITION into a CONSENSUS.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/11/bob-hahn-turns-the-petition-into-a-consensus/

Squawk on Prediction Markets
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/16/squawk-on-prediction-markets/

]]> By: Robin Hanson http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-15565 Robin Hanson Tue, 08 May 2007 22:40:04 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-15565 Signing a proposal to legalize A but not B, where both A and B are now illegal, does not mean that one would not favor legalizing B. Signing a proposal to legalize A but not B, where both A and B are now illegal, does not mean that one would not favor legalizing B.

]]> By: Alex Forshaw http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-15564 Alex Forshaw Tue, 08 May 2007 17:09:02 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/05/08/steve-levitt-of-freakonomics-i-wont-sign-your-petition-bob/#comment-15564 Great minds, Mr. Levitt. Great minds :) Great minds, Mr. Levitt. Great minds :)

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