Monthly Archives: December 2011

Drudge links directly to InTrade prediction markets, bypassing journalos. — [SCREENSHOT]

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BetFair’s glitch ruins a set of £23m prediction markets. — [LINKS]

BetFair’s official statement. The British press on the disaster. Via Mark Davies.

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Ex-HSX Max Keiser disses real-money prediction markets (again). — [VIDEO]

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Legality of real-money prediction markets in America — [LINKS]

#1. CFTC’s Bart Chilton says ‘no’. – #2. DOJ says ‘yes’, other than for sports and horse racing.

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Steve Jobs deciphered by Walter Isaacson — [VIDEO]

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Merry Xmas to the New Yorkers and the other Earthlings — [VIDEO]

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Touché. Coulé. — [FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT]

Flipping burgers:

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The politically correct virus attacks Silicon Valley. — [VIDEO]

Diversity is the new communism.

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Tech predictions for the ones who believe in them — [VIDEO]

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How US laws are made — [INFOGRAPHICS]

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