Monthly Archives: April 2011

Apple is *NOT* collecting your iPhone’s geo data. — [DEBUNKING]

- 3 Major Issues with the Latest iPhone Tracking “Discovery” – by Alex Levinson UPDATE: – Apple’s Q&A on the iPhone geo services. – Q&A: Jobs and Apple Execs on Tracking Down the Facts About iPhones and Location

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The prediction market ideology still lives on. — [COMMENT]

David Pennock: Not to put too much faith into the unscientific Gartner hype cycle, but it does feel like a time of backlash responding to some early over optimism. As cooler heads prevail, and the technology speaks for itself, I … Continue reading

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A city that outsources everything (but police and fire service) — [VIDEO]

Sandy Springs, Georgia = A fiscally responsible city.

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Tax Me If You Can – (Tax Havens) — [VIDEO]

Following Tyler Cowen’s post at Marginal Revolution: – The truth about tax havens – Guardian – Tax Havens (PDF file) – Guardian – Secrecy Jurisdictions – Financial Secrecy Index

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Bryan Caplan on kids and parenting — [VIDEO]

His presentation at Kauffman was great.

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Wall Street does not give credit to Google for Android. — [CHARTS]

There’s clearly the risk that, one day, new management at Google stops the development of Android.

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Paul Allen on 60 Minutes — [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM0SvIiMI4

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Prediction markets shall stay dwarf. — [APPLIED LOGIC]

Jason Ruspini: [...] either such markets will remain niche (though possibly with “real money” hedging value), or the markets will become big enough in the public conscience to influence the underlying events, in which case a single ugly incident can … Continue reading

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David Pennock agrees that snubbing BetFair was a mistake. — [COMMENT]

David Pennock: Due to gambling laws and stigma, the PM industry has tried to distance itself from gambling, betfair, etc., probably mistakenly.

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Could the FBI seize InTrade’s domain name and kill the real-money prediction markets? — [SOLUTION]

- Pokerstars, Full Tilt & Absolute Poker shut down by FBI. SOLUTION: – Firefox Add-on ‘Undoes’ U.S. Government Domain Seizures. – MAFIAA Fire extension for FireFox. – Seized gambling sites should be added in their list.

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