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The wisdom-of-crowds mechanisms thrive best in a multi-polar world.
That is my… short thought of the day.
Prompted by this CES coverage:
From China to Brazil, Russia to Mexico, India to Turkey and many places in between, consumers want instant voice and data connections from their handhelds on every street corner, easier access to more music and high-definition (HD) video and the ability to harness the [...]
InTrade’s global warming prediction markets are more socially interesting than BetFair’s ones.
InTrade has just opened (and not publicized yet on their site feed) a set of global warming prediction markets —more exactly, event derivative markets on whether the world’s biggest national governments will soon agree to reduce CO2 emissions under the UNFCCC treaty. They are, in my view, more interesting than the pitiful BetFair’s prediction markets [...]
Pat Buchanan laments the end of WASP America.
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Drudge Report:
Pax Americana, the era of U.S. global dominance, is over. A struggle for global hegemony has begun among the United States, China, a resurgent Russia and radical Islam.
Bush’s invasion of Iraq was a product of hubris and of ideology, a secular religion of democratism, to which Bush was converted in the days following [...]
CORRUPTION IN TENNIS: Nikolay Davydenko claims that he is innocent.
Did we suspect an innocent??
Bet scandal worries Davydenko
RUSSIAN Nikolay Davydenko is worried his reputation will suffer after becoming embroiled in a betting controversy. Davydenko retired with a foot injury in the third set of his match with Argentine Martin Vasallo Arguello at the ATP event in Sopot, Poland, last week, only to find the match [...]
CORRUPTION IN TENNIS: the Nikolay Davydenko vs. Vassallo Arguello prediction markets at BetFair
As Midas Oracle has reported, BetFair decided to void all bets because its 40-person anti-corruption team detected foul speculation:
The volume was ten times higher than the normal;
The clear favorite (Nikolay Davydenko) was short-sold en masse one hour before the start of the tennis match;
Nikolay Davydenko (who won the first set, but lost the second set) [...]
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