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- A critique of Apple’s multimedia iBooks. — [LINK]
- Does Apple lack “generosity”? — [LINKS]
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- Apple’s e-book software will allow publishers to make textbooks more interactive. — [LINKS + VIDEO]
- Alain Soral is France’s most dangerous intellectual… (dangerous for the French plutocrats, that is). — [VIDEO]
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- NASA has finally understood the theorical basis of LENR (low-energy nuclear reactions). — [VIDEO]
- Why Samsung is no Apple — [VIDEO]
- Mitt Romney @ Bain Capital — [VIDEO]
- Central banks should set up prediction markets. — [LINK]
- Max Keiser on NADEX — [VIDEO]
- New Hampshire prediction markets screwed up political forecasting in 2008. Will they be right this time? — [CHARTS]
- The real reasons why prediction markets are accurate. — [LINK]
- Much better than a bike… and more affordable than a SegWay… –> The Me-Mover — [VIDEO]
- InTrade is not predictive, says notable financial journalist. — [SCREENSHOT]
- Drudge links directly to InTrade prediction markets, bypassing journalos. — [SCREENSHOT]
- BetFair’s glitch ruins a set of £23m prediction markets. — [LINKS]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
John Stossel – The battle for the future (of America) – [VIDEO]
Posted in Politics
Tagged Freedom, John Stossel, libertarianism, libertarians, liberty, Politics, Regulations, taxes, US politics
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Justin Wolfers pumped up the shitty, play-money prediction exchange run by InTrade/WSJ.
Shit here. The fake-money exchange is pitiful, and to have a professor pumps up that shit is pitiful too. UPDTE: That was the 2008 election. Fortunately, this crappy exchange is dead. Here’s Freakonomics on the 2010 election.
BetFair trained a bunch of eagles and hawks for publicity at the 2010 Ryder Cup. – [PICTURES]
Thanks to Mike Robb, we have now access to those great, awesome pics. Enjoy. [You can right-click them and save the bigger pics on your hard drive.] HOW THOSE PICS WERE TAKEN: – An “eight year-old Ferruginous Eagle called Olga … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged 2010 Ryder Cup, BetFair, Eagles, golf, hawks, marketing, publicity, Ryder Cup
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Political Forecasting: Justin Wolfers vs. Nate Silver
- Andrew Gelman nailed it: In summary, “momentum” can exist, but the places where you’ll see it is in races where current public opinion is out of step with best predictions. The mere information that a race has a 5-point … Continue reading
Posted in Forecasting (Science & Practice)
Tagged Andrew Gelman, forecasting, Justin Wolfers, momemtum, Nate Silver, Politics, random walk, statistics, US politics
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I Want Your Money. – [VIDEO]
Posted in Films - Movies, Politics
Tagged films, I Want Your Money, movies, Ray Griggs
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BetFair set a price range for its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange at $17.48 to $22.25 a share, valuing its equity at up to $2.35 billion.
“The wide price range, for an equity value between £1.16 billion and £1.48 billion, reflects mixed views on the company’s prospects for growth in countries with strict regulations on gambling, such as the U.S., and for its new financial-trading platform, … Continue reading
U.S. regulators unveiled a series of proposed governance rules for derivatives clearinghouses and trading platforms that are designed to protect the market.
The proposals by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be the first major step by the agency toward regulating the opaque $615 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market.