Pentagon at its best

[flashbacck]

Pentagon's best and brightest at work here

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&e=5&u=/ap/20030728/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_market

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

OMG.

 

[UltraQuiet]

Although DARPA has accomplished a lot (M-16, UCAV, Predator, Saturn rockets, GPS, stealth technology . . .) someone would have to explain this to me. A lot. It is typical DARPA though. Put out a request for some crazy sh!t and see what happens.

 

[tnitsuj]

DARPA = Internet

However, the person who came up with this idea should be fired for being a total ass.

 

[MonstaThrilla]

This reminds me of Howard Stern's Death Pool: A office betting pool for the deaths of celebrities.

 

[ViRGE]

Ok, that's just a wee bit wierd, not to mention a wee bit stupid. Do future market analysts know something about terrorism that the CIA/FBI/NSA don't? Also of note, it's a Poindexter project.:Q

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

In its statement Monday, DARPA said that markets offer efficient, effective and timely methods for collecting "dispersed and even hidden information.

Enron
WorldCom
Xerox
Adelphia
Tyco
Harken

 

[Drift3r]

Haven't people whored 9/11 enough already ? I mean to turn this into a big money making scheme is just freaking sick IMHO.

 

[Tripleshot]

Utterly dispicable. I hope this is just a joke.:|

 

[sandorski]

Capitalism Gone Wild!

The Market is a Mysterious force, perhaps it can be used to predict the future!

 

[phillyTIM]

it would be a damn funny joke, if it wasn't that the Bush Regime is in power

they are proven to be out of control, and this is quite symbolic of just how crazed they really are

.sickening.

would someone tell George that april fool's day is ONLY april 1 of each year?!!

 

[dmcowen674]

Someone please tell me this is a hoax like the Bambi girls.

 

[burnedout]

Talk about thinking "out of the box".

Wow.

Capitalism Gone Wild!

The Market is a Mysterious force, perhaps it can be used to predict the future!

Futures contracts can be a compelling indicator, depending upon the issue. Plus, they have contracted with "the Economist Intelligence Unit, the business information arm of the publisher of The Economist magazine".

Gruesome as hell, but intriguing.

 

[Martin]

*checks calendar*

something's wrong here. Its not April 1st...

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: burnedout
Talk about thinking "out of the box".

Wow.

Capitalism Gone Wild!

The Market is a Mysterious force, perhaps it can be used to predict the future!

Futures contracts can be a compelling indicator, depending upon the issue. Plus, they have contracted with "the Economist Intelligence Unit, the business information arm of the publisher of The Economist magazine".

Gruesome as hell, but intriguing.

Intriguing sure, but without some Insider Trading(perhaps Osama should be invited to get in on the action) how is tis going to help foetell Political events? Seems to open up some avenues for manipulation, which is even more intriguing, list some events you'd like to see happen and maybe "Investors" will make them happen for you.

 

[Zorba]

This has got to be a joke, no way could the government be making something that stupid...

 

[DKlein]

Seriously, we should be thankful for stupidity like this. If it wasn't for such dumbass decisions like these, people might not realize the sheer ignorance and the true intentions of those in power. So lets be thankful for this piece of total garbage.

 

[Miramonti]

Completely disgusting. Imagine, investors praying for pakistan and india to breakout the nukes so they can make some money! :|

 

[Drift3r]

I wonder how they are going to spin this and sell it to the average ignorant Joe/Jane on the street ?

 

[zantac]

More reason to cut the pentagon's bloated budget

 

[seawolf21]

I believe Dr. John Craven actually successfully applied a similar concept in the recovery of the USS Scorpion. I forgot where I read it but I believe he had submariners place bets on where the Scorpion went down. Their "prediction" was contradictory with the Navy's assesment but guess what, that's where they found the sunken sub. The concept works by leveraging the collective experience/expertise of a group.

I imagine that it only works if the group had relevant expertise to begin with.

 

[LilBlinbBlahIce]

What do you expect with dwidle dee and dwidle dumbass AKA Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz running the show?
They need to crucify the sick fu*k that came up with this crap.

 

[LeadMagnet]

Next they are going to reveal a Furtures Market on political leader's bowel movements

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: seawolf21
I believe Dr. John Craven actually successfully applied a similar concept in the recovery of the USS Scorpion. I forgot where I read it but I believe he had submariners place bets on where the Scorpion went down. Their "prediction" was contradictory with the Navy's assesment but guess what, that's where they found the sunken sub. The concept works by leveraging the collective experience/expertise of a group.

I imagine that it only works if the group had relevant expertise to begin with.

I thought about the concept last night.

As you indicated in the other thread, there was indeed the potential for manipulation and collusion on behalf of potential terrorists themselves. The concept may work to a certain degree had it not become public knowledge that the Pentagon is the sponsor. One of the keys to success would have been involvement in the process by investors from that particular region. A "feel for the street" is probably anticipated by project creators.

At any rate, the most intriguing - and to a certain degree, amusing - piece of the project I found is that the "bets" directly point fingers before occurrence of actual events. Hell of a message contained therein.

 

[Tripleshot]

I was told today from an economist that this was not a joke and it has so far cost the taxpayers 750 million dollars. I am trying to substantiate the claim, but for sure this was not a joke. The damn government is run by ignorant dumbasses.

Vote democrat in 2004 and clean house (and senate).