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The Robin Hanson Quizz Of The Day

- Signalling… with 2 “l”s… as spelled by Wikipedia…??… – Signaling… with 1 “l”… as spelled by our good doctor Hanson…??…

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Behind Nigel Eccles (of HubDub fame), the remains of the West Pier in Brighton, England.

As for me, I would rather have a picture taken of moi with the Eiffel Tower in the background (or some other monument devoted to the greatness of humanity) —as opposed to a burned-to-the-core carcass. British humor, I suppose.

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What Jed Christiansen should avoid at Cambridge University

Jesus, Mary, Joseph. – bikini-clad students struggling to stand up and vomiting at midday on a Sunday afternoon; – jelly-wrestling contest; – lots of them were vomiting; – drinking alcohol free drinks through a fish smeared in marmite and licking … Continue reading

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What are the pros and cons about applying prediction markets in Federal Government (e.g. DoD, FAA, DHS) for research and acquisition of systems (e.g. IT, networking, wireless)?

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The MIT CCI removes Robin Hanson.

http://cci.mit.edu/hanson.html The page cannot be found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Yeah, it was “removed”. The Web is broken if even the MIT can’t run content for … Continue reading

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Was Larry King a horse racing betting addict in the late 60s and early 70s?

In the video, he denies. He suggests (if I understand well) that his passion for betting on ponies didn’t prevent him to have a normal productive life. – - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / … Continue reading

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McKinsey on prediction markets?

I exchange one McKinsey (if you have it) against one Forrester and one Gartner. Any taker? Contact moi.

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Questions about the e-mailing list of the Prediction Market Industry Association

If, allegedly, the ownership of this e-mailing list was passed to the PMIA, why is it that John Maloney (a commercial conference organizer who does not belong to the prediction market industry) is still its “moderator“? And why is it … Continue reading

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GET RICH QUICK BY EXPLOITING WEATHERBILL’S BUG.

Report via our good doctor David Pennock —proving once again how indispensable this blogging research scientist is to the field of prediction markets. ( – Wooarf, wooarf, wooarf.) -

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