Monthly Archives: February 2011

BOOKMAKER ODDS: Next country to topple leader. – [FORECASTS]

Paddy Power: 15/8 Yemen 9/4 Jordan 7/2 Algeria 7/2 Morocco 8/1 Bahrain 12/1 Iran 16/1 Libya 16/1 Sudan 16/1 Iraq 20/1 Saudi Arabia 20/1 Syria

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Does Apple deserve a 30% cut of iTunes in-app subscriptions? – [ANALYSIS]

Daniel Eran Dilger. And another deeper look here. The best read on the topic. UPDATE: Le Figaro has a good take, too. (in French)

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Debunking Michael Lewis’ The Big Short – [ANALYSIS]

Debunking Michael Lewis’ The Big Short.

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How big is the U.S. debt? – [VIDEO]

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How the US government screws the NFL – [VIDEO]

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PRECOGNITION PAPER: Daryl Bem et al. respond to Wagenmakers et al. – [BAYESIAN STUFF]

Via Dean Radin, PDF file. UPDATE: Andrew Gelman’s remarks (or lack of).

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the constitutionality of Barak Obama’s health care law – [VIDEO]

TAKEAWAY: Time is of the essence.

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The saga continues… Prince Albert II of Monaco sues his former US spymaster, Robert Eringer, over his blogging. – [THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL.]

Robert Eringer is a courageous man who unveils the corruption of the Monaco mafia. – Prince Albert II of Monaco has filed a lawsuit against Robert ERINGER at a French court in Paris. – Here are the posts that Prince … Continue reading

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US-wiretapping of Russia via Sweden – [VIDEO]

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In the last three years, America’s military and intelligence agencies have spent more than $125 million on computer models that are supposed to forecast political unrest. – [REPORT]

Wired: Pentagon’s Prediction Software Didn’t Spot Egypt Unrest.

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