Comments on: TheTerrorMarket

TheTerrorMarket

srboisvert — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:03:32 -0800

Trading on the Future of Terror [LA Times] The war on terrorism has come to this: The Pentagon is setting up a commodity-style market to use real investors — putting down real money — to help its generals predict terrorist attacks, coups d'etat and other turmoil in the Middle East. You can sign up here to bet on suicide bombings.

By: Zonker

Zonker — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:18:09 -0800

You don't say?

By: Outlawyr

Outlawyr — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 06:24:13 -0800

Echo echo echo echo

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:31:06 -0800

DELETE Delete Delete Delete

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:44:59 -0800

And now, abandoned.

By: vbfg

vbfg — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:03:38 -0800

Shame, I had a get rich quick scheme all worked out. The only work I had to do was press a button.

By: dcodea

dcodea — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:12:43 -0800

It's too bad, these sorts of things are usually great at their purpose; that is, information dispersal. It only works with a large number of informed people playing, of course, but if it has that, it can do quite well.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:23:14 -0800

Damn...I missed it...oops.