2010 Off topic thread(basketball,movies,etc whatever)

[zY|]

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Well it uses 3G just like that MiFi does, so it's all the same. It's just as fast as the phone is. But in general, it's not as fast as a broadband cable connection but its not slow either. Its not something you'd want to download huge files with or stream lots of video, but for general surfing, its the izzle. I'm not sure of the exact speed, I don't use it that often. Only when I go somewhere without wifi and need my computer. I dont have any problem with disconnects though. The article does make a good point about unlimited data disappearing. That's lame as shit. This isn't 1993 where you pay AOL for minutes.

[SPX]

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The article does make a good point about unlimited data disappearing. That's lame as shit. This isn't 1993 where you pay AOL for minutes.

Yeah, I think that's odd. I've always expected that to keep going until it's the norm. Just like how ISPs started showing up in the mid-90s offering $20/mo unlimited Internet connections, I figured eventually all cell plans would be unlimited, too.

[Luke]

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check out this sports betting hedge fund: http://www.centaurgalileo.com/home-page/performance

It is doing really well.

So they are using everyones money to bet sports? This sounds like a horrible idea to me .Whos behind this?

[Luke]

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The article does make a good point about unlimited data disappearing. That's lame as shit. This isn't 1993 where you pay AOL for minutes.

Yeah, I think that's odd. I've always expected that to keep going until it's the norm. Just like how ISPs started showing up in the mid-90s offering $20/mo unlimited Internet connections, I figured eventually all cell plans would be unlimited, too.

All plans will be unlimited soon and all tv channels will be HD soon is my guess.

I've seen articles before though that said down the road internet providers will try to charge people by the websites they go to instead of by the month .For instance 20 bucks a months gets you ESPN,google,yahoo,MSN etc ,40 a month gets you more websites and 80 a month you can go to any website you want. I dont see that ever working though

[SPX]

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For instance 20 bucks a months gets you ESPN,google,yahoo,MSN etc ,40 a month gets you more websites and 80 a month you can go to any website you want. I dont see that ever working though

I think that would cause a riot.

[zY|]

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Now we're getting into the whole 'Net Neutrality' debate.

[MMA_scientist]

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check out this sports betting hedge fund: http://www.centaurgalileo.com/home-page/performance

It is doing really well.

So they are using everyones money to bet sports? This sounds like a horrible idea to me .Whos behind this?

It is a hedge fund... just like a stock market mutual fund. You buy a "share" of the fund... they make money with sports bets, and then as the total value of the fund grows, your share price grows. Just like buying a stock or mutual fund. The fund company Centaur is behind it.

[Mr. IWS]

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Real recognizes real

[youtube:19sm6uuz]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umBqh_zm-c0[/youtube:19sm6uuz]

[BJ Penn's Excuse]

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Im about to go on a run.

But first...........Lemme get off dat faggy time.

mahalo

[Luke]

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Im about to go on a run.

But first...........Lemme get off dat faggy time.

mahalo

Penn you blow

5-5-1 in title fights

prodigy

[SPX]

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I'd just like to say that it's going to be super fucking gay if Alan Belcher actually has to retire.

[Luke]

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I'd just like to say that it's going to be super fucking gay if Alan Belcher actually has to retire.

I doubt he has too

[Svino]

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[quote=MMA_scientist]

http://www.centaurgalileo.com/home-page/performance[/url]

It is doing really well.

So they are using everyones money to bet sports? This sounds like a horrible idea to me .Whos behind this?

It is a hedge fund... just like a stock market mutual fund. You buy a "share" of the fund... they make money with sports bets, and then as the total value of the fund grows, your share price grows. Just like buying a stock or mutual fund. The fund company Centaur is behind it.[/quote:2wmoqnig]

"Residents, nationals and citizens of the United States of America or its territories,
possession or protectorates are not permitted to participate in any of the Investments
detailed on this website."

Shucks. Still, it's a very interesting idea. The fact that it's performance must be uncorrelated to the rest of the financial markets has got to be a big plus for it. I have a lot of questions about how it would work, though.
The biggest being: how do they get around bet limits? And if they're known and reliably successful, can't the betting houses find them and kick them out? It must be a legal nightmare, on top of that: no wonder at all they're not taking involvement from the US.

[SPX]

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And if they're known and reliably successful, can't the betting houses find them and kick them out? It must be a legal nightmare, on top of that: no wonder at all they're not taking involvement from the US.

Why should the bookies care, considering the whole "the books don't care who wins" situation?

[MMA_scientist]

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^ they wouldn't care, except that kind of money on one side of a bet could move the line substantially, so that they could not get enough to cover the other side. But assuming it is spread out, they shouldn't care.

Also, sportsbooks are not illegal in the UK (Ireland for sure has sports books in about every corner). So there would be a lot of books, not like the facist bs we have here.