Thank You Out of State Homophoborobocaller

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Monday October 21, 2013 · 5:34 PM PDT

2013/10/21 · 17:34

My profession requires me to answer my phone throughout the day. I get calls from all manner of area codes, so I can't really screen them either.

This afternoon, I received a call from (773) 554-3932. This is an Illinois number. I haven't lived in Illinois for several years, but still have an IL area code for my cell phone.

Today's charming call was an over-the-top, homophobic robocall outlining all the disasters that will befall the Land of Lincoln if the gay mafia has their way. It bordered on sounding like a Poe to me.

They convinced me, however, and I certainly decided to donate...

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Wednesday January 02, 2013 · 1:29 PM PST

2013/01/02 · 13:29

I was at work this morning when I got a call from Iowa.
(515) 724-7047.

It was a robocall screeching about the upcoming end of civilization that would surely occur if traditional marriage were sullied by attempts at allowing same-sex couples to marry.

This was a call from Iowa, about legislation in Illinois. I live in neither state (though have lived in both in the past).

Who Called US lists this number as a source of previous right-wing robocalls...

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Thursday November 08, 2012 · 8:27 PM PST

2012/11/08 · 20:27

There is an idea that I'm hearing repeated. I've heard it at work. I've heard it on the radio (on NPR, but also on morning comedy-oriented radio as well as on sports talk radio). It's on TV (which I only catch in passing).

People are saying that nothing really changed. President got "barely" re-elected, Senate is still Democratic, House is still Republican.

Don't let people get away with saying that. They need to be corrected.

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Sunday November 04, 2012 · 8:10 AM PST

2012/11/04 · 08:10

It is very popular for people on this site to quote Intrade (and Iowa Elections Market) as if it matters. The general idea that a market of this sort measures the Wisdom of Crowds is certainly powerful one. There is a frontpage article that is touting an averaged Intrade/IEM/Betfair number. Betfair is the only one of the three that matters.

I think it is not wise to put too much stock in the Intrade price.

I'm going to compare it to the gold standard for internet sports betting, Pinnacle Sports.

Intrade is not an efficient market. Only tiny amounts of money are wagered, with significant barriers to entry. Because of these barriers, a large arbitrage price exists. The mere existence of a stable arbitrage price should be very worrisome.

[Insert cutesy joke about the orange squiggle here.]

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Thank You Out of State Homophoborobocaller

Homophobic robocall from Iowa

Don't let them call it "a wash"

Intrade Doesn't Matter