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by lsiq 9y ago
That's correct but this not a parimutuel wager, it's fixed odds; so if you take Atlanta at 3 to 1, you will be paid 3 to 1 for Atlanta winning regardless of what other folks bet. In parimutuel your payout would adjust according to
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by lsiq 9y ago
Wonder why PaddyPower does not have Detroit even on their (long)list: https://www.goo.gl/p55Loa
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by lsiq 9y ago
Also, there's probably already Watsonesque bots out there to ruin the party.
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by lsiq 9y ago
Unrelated to the exploit, am pretty sure he's referring to the questionable anti-competitive practices Intel has engaged in the past decade. Notably, the exclusivity-kickback agreements they arranged with several PC manufacturers. htt
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by lsiq 9y ago
They do have a small moat in the short term; the network of drivers, brand recognition they've built up (even w/ the bad press), the large codebase they have by now, and the amount of capital to start such a business from scratch
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by lsiq 9y ago
Patents are state enforced monopoly rights, let's be clear about that. In what circumstances do we want to have monopolies doled out, even timed ones? Even in the classic image of the sole inventor who does something shrewd but ends up
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by lsiq 10y ago
To some of you who are a bit disenchanted with MtG's cost (and the 90s style online client), as well as Hearthstone's simplicity - I might recommend Hex:Shards of Fate. It's more or less what MtG would be if WoTC were on top
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by lsiq 10y ago
The hypothesis that you would have excess supply is not very well thought out. Take the train example that he mentioned. He is effectively suggesting that higher margin 2nd class tickets subsidize 3rd class tickets. Companies may be afraid
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by lsiq 10y ago
The gap is large enough that the efficient market argument doesn't hold very much water. A 5k difference should be enough to favor one candidate over another all else equals. If firms are efficient they wouldn't be paying 20k extr
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by lsiq 11y ago
There is a very common tendency to focus on consumption, in terms of where rich people's money flows. This argument that the rich spend most of their money on ostentatious goods (e.g. fancy cars) or, in the case of this posting, donati
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by lsiq 11y ago
There is a very good reason computing power is the bottleneck and it is because of how the weather has to be modeled. Weather models simulate the conditions in the cells of a lattice that is overlaid over geographic areas. To improve accura
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by lsiq 11y ago
It has been a few years since I graduated, but my impression is always that people were in general much more willing/allowed to talk in the A-level more than on any other floor. Sure the ground floor could get packed but the amount of
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by lsiq 11y ago
This is nitpicking but, the A-level (the basement) at Regenstein library at the University of Chicago is not exactly a quiet reading area, it is typically loudest floor in the whole building.
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by lsiq 12y ago
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Google search doesn't have the sterling reputation of effectiveness it did 5 years ago. And Yahoo's new deal with Firefox could very well pay dividends.