MrHen comments on New Year's Predictions Thread - Less Wrong

18 Post author: MichaelVassar 30 December 2009 09:39PM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 31 December 2009 01:24:05PM *  9 points [-]
  • A major terrorist attack in the US (50%) most likely with a connection to Pakistan.

I would be very happy to accept a bet with you on those odds if there's a way to sort it out. I'd define major as any attack with more than ten deaths.

Comment author: MrHen 31 December 2009 03:39:50PM 5 points [-]

I voted all the betting comments up because I think this is awesome. Does this kind of thing happen often here?

Comment author: ciphergoth 01 January 2010 11:46:14AM 2 points [-]

I occasionally offer people bets, but I think this has been the first time for me that the subject of contention is the right shape for betting to be a real possibility.