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Robin Hanson’s wife sent the ABC News reporters packing. Don’t mention ‘cryogenics’ to her. — [VIDEO]

Contrary to her husband, she is not a publicity whore. ABC News video. ABC News article. NYT.

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Whose side are you on?

- Michael Arrington refers to this blog post, which I have already linked to. – I’m rather in the Mike Arrington camp, but I’m not necessarily proud of it. (Ducan Riley would tell me to “get fu****“. ) – I … Continue reading

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Digital Wrist Slapping

- Explainer: Michael Arrington is Ducan Riley’s boss —and Michael Arrington’s post (which prompted the 2 comments you see above) happened to contradict Ducan Riley’s previous take on the issue. (See Robert Scoble’s take, for more info on the general … Continue reading

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BetFair, Sim Exchange = Vertical Prediction Exchanges, First

The Sim Exchange’s founder (Brian Shiau): Chris [Masse] speculated on whether the simExchange will become a more generalist exchange, like BetFair, which began as a horseracing market before transforming into a general prediction market. The simExchange is indeed exploring the … Continue reading

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