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Technology Review Launches Futures Market
prostoalex writes "MIT Technology Review launched a futures market, allowing people to bet on ideas. A similar concept was at some point introduced by the Pentagon, but later the project was shut down. Currently you can bet on major stock indices, on answers to yes/no questions ('Will Oracle acquire PeopleSoft Inc before March 31st, 2004?') and technological achievements ('When will there be a commercially available electronic device using ultrawideband technology?')" Although the game doesn't use real money, the prizes are pretty swell. I like to think of it as the nerd's version of sportsbook.
I think the outside world is going to find a way to tap into this 'closed internet'. I can't wait to see the reactions to something like this.
Here's a good one: When will /. stop posting dupes?
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Quite posssibly the best news that slashdot STILL has not reported: Michael Sims has had his editorial rights revoked, and is no longer an employee of VA Software.
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Trin, Morph, and Link are onboard the Hammer. Morph and Trin go to consult the Oracle to find out where Neo is. The Oracle explains why she has a new shell. She tells Morph and Trin how to get Neo and sends Serph with them as a guide.
Neo is trapped in a world that is b/w the in the real world and the matrix. He awakes to find himself looking at a little girl. The girl is there with her two parents (programs). Her father is the guy being escorted out the of restaurant in Reloaded when Neo, Trin, and Morph go to met the Merovingian. He explains where Neo is, that he made a deal with the Merovingian for his daughter and that should the Merovingian find out that Neo is in the trainstation he would not release him and he would be there for a long time.
Serph, Morph and Trin go looking for the Trainman. The trainman works for the Merovingian and built the place where Neo is trapped. They find the Trainman located on a subway train, a chase ensues, gunfire, and the Trainman escapes by jumping in front of an incoming train. Seraph, Morph, and Trin now have to go to Club Hell to get Neo back.
The Trainman arrives to take the Father, his wife and his daughter. Neo tries to board the train, but the Trainman recognizes who he is. Neo tells him he is getting on the train one way or another. He tells Neo that he has no power here and cannot leave. He punches Neo (sending him flying into the wall), then he orders the Father and his family on the train and leaves Neo stranded. Neo hops done onto the tracks and tries to run after the train only to find himself right back in the station again.
Morph, Trin and Seraph kill the bouncers at the club entrance, get in the elevator. Seraph explains that there are no guns allowed in Club Hell
and that they would have to fight there way in. They exit the elevator firing at the gaurds at the counter. There are some awsome effects (trailer portions of people fighting upside down). It's like the fight scenes from the 1st Matrix, but 10x better. They enter the Club and spiral their way to the Merovingian and Persephone.
The Merovingian sees Seraph, Trin and Morph coming torards him. He agrees to allow them safe passage if they drop thier guns. They capture Seraph, Trin and Morph and birng them before the Merovingian and Persephone.
There is the usual long babble from the Merovingian trying to figure out "why" they are here. The Merovingian tries to make a deal with Morph, Trin and Seraph saying he will give them Neo if they bring him the eyes of the Oracle. Trin has enuff and starts fighting, she catches a gun and points it at the Merovingian's head. Everyone pulls guns and it's a standoff. She tells the Merovingian that if he doesn't release Neo then she will kill him and everyone in the room will die. Persephone says that she will do it because she is in love. The Merovingian says love is an emotions that resembles insanity.
Neo is trying to will his way out of the trainstation, he closes his eyes to concentrate and has a vision of three power lines... A train pulls into the station and Trin gets off the train. They hug and depart. Neo says he has to see the Oracle before they leave. They take him to see the Oracle.
The Oracle explains to Neo that Smith is his alter self and has taken over much of the Matrix and the darkness will spread consuming them all. If the Matrix ends, the machines end and so do the humans. She explains his earlier vision of three lines and says to follow them to get to the machine city. She explains it must end tonight, or all will be lost.
Neo is wakes up aboard the Hammer explains that he needs time. Morph and the Hammer crew go looking for the Logos and Niobe's crew. Bane wakes up. They question Bane about what happened in the attack, how he survived and why he is mutilating himself. He says he doesn't remember. The captain of the Hammer orders the medic to make him remember.
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$50 this gets modded flamebait rather than funny.
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