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Jun 9
another great joy of reading magazine articles in actual magazines is that you easily can put them down and then pick them up again a few days later - often in a wonderful new place
Jun 7
one great joy of writing magazine articles is that people still get to read them in actual print magazines - go get a copy of my long read on prediction markets in today’s sunday @nytimes
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“American cattle inventory has diminished to its lowest levels since 1952 partly due to persistent droughts and high feed prices”
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another joy of reading magazine articles in actual print magazines is that when you’re at the airport you can go and buy a copy at the snack store and then read the article on the plane
Jun 7
one great joy of writing magazine articles is that people still get to read them in actual print magazines - go get a copy of my long read on prediction markets in today’s sunday @nytimes
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another great joy of reading magazine articles in actual print magazines is reading them on the stoop. nyc friends: this could be you! go get a copy of the sunday @nytimes - and read my prediction market article this afternoon
Jun 7
one great joy of writing magazine articles is that people still get to read them in actual print magazines - go get a copy of my long read on prediction markets in today’s sunday @nytimes
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one great joy of writing magazine articles is that people still get to read them in actual print magazines - go get a copy of my long read on prediction markets in today’s sunday @nytimes
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Jun 7
access journalism can be very good. read this
Lauren and I went to Rikers Island to watch Game 1 of the NBA finals. theguardian.com/sport/2026/j…
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Jun 5
a true pleasure to chat with @jordihays and @johncoogan
Hedge funds are trying and failing to hire prediction market sharps.
"We are just getting crushed by these sharps," said Susquehanna's Jeff Yass.
@iscoe tells the story of a guy who's made 7 figures trading Rotten Tomatoes betting markets, and rejected an offer from SIG:
"He said, 'Not only am I just making a killing, but I can do things that a big institutional fund can't do.'"
"He's a Rotten Tomatoes trader. He trades how a film's going to do on Rotten Tomatoes. He's made 7 figures, easily. He's building models, scraping websites, and he's doing things that SIG, through their corporate policies, maybe wouldn't allow."
"And he asked in the interview, 'Could I do this technique?' And they said, 'Yeah, probably not.'"
"And this guy, he self-describes as a 'dips**t from the Midwest.' He's like, 'I didn't go to an Ivy League school, and I'm able to outcompete Wall Street with a $600 Lenovo laptop.'"
From his appearance on the show earlier this week.
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Jun 1
fun chatting w @jordihays and @johncoogan about prediction markets
Hedge funds are trying and failing to hire prediction market sharps.
"We are just getting crushed by these sharps," said Susquehanna's Jeff Yass.
@iscoe tells the story of a guy who's made 7 figures trading Rotten Tomatoes betting markets, and rejected an offer from SIG:
"He said, 'Not only am I just making a killing, but I can do things that a big institutional fund can't do.'"
"He's a Rotten Tomatoes trader. He trades how a film's going to do on Rotten Tomatoes. He's made 7 figures, easily. He's building models, scraping websites, and he's doing things that SIG, through their corporate policies, maybe wouldn't allow."
"And he asked in the interview, 'Could I do this technique?' And they said, 'Yeah, probably not.'"
"And this guy, he self-describes as a 'dips**t from the Midwest.' He's like, 'I didn't go to an Ivy League school, and I'm able to outcompete Wall Street with a $600 Lenovo laptop.'"
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