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BringIt.com Allows Players to Bet On Console Game Matches 112

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday August 03, 2009 @03:58PM from the i'm-sure-it-wont-get-abused dept.

eldavojohn writes to tell us of a new service, "BringIt.com," that allows gamers to put their money where their mouth is with respect to their console gaming skill. "BringIt supports the PlayStation 2, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Players challenge each other on the site, but play on their consoles. BringIt holds players' entry fees until the game is finished. After the game is done, it verifies the results and credits the winner, minus the service fee. To attract players of a broad range of skill sets, BringIt has separate tournaments meant for novice players and expert gamers. Levin compared it to the handicap system in golf or the weight-class system in wrestling.

Comment Re:This is really freakin' cool (Score 1) 646

by krondell on Friday July 31, 2009 @04:06PM (#28901177) Attached to: Student Suing Amazon For Book Deletions

Although I don't see how a EULA is ever a contract. Where's the consideration?

Comment Re:It's so very odd..... (Score 1) 1376

by krondell on Monday July 20, 2009 @02:50PM (#28759911) Attached to: Ireland Criminalizes Blasphemy

Gnick, I don't think you and the GP are that far apart in your thinking. I think most rational, scientifically minded people will agree that the idea of bearded, robed, man-like god sitting on cloud with a sheppard's staff watching us is silly. I suspect that there are no gods. I find it highly unlikely that there is a god or gods. But I still don't know. To me agostism implies openness mindness in admitted ignorance, whereas strict atheism requires an unfounded sureness or confidence similar to strong faith in a deity.

Comment Re:Yeah, right (Score 1) 325

by krondell on Wednesday June 17, 2009 @01:50PM (#28363833) Attached to: iPhone Shakes Up the Video Game Industry

The AC above is right, Apple expects serious hoop jumping, and wants to controls the content too tightly. That's why I'm putting my chips on Android devices eventually dominating the handset market. Being open source it'll be cheaper, more developer friendly and there won't be any limits on content. IE all the content about sex, drugs and violence, you know the fun stuff, will only come out for Android devices. Porn and cheapness and developer friendliness and freedom will prove an unstoppable combination against Apple's early market lead.

Comment Re:JavaScript? (Score 1) 214

by krondell on Wednesday March 11, 2009 @01:22PM (#27153505) Attached to: A High School Programming Curriculum For All Students?

Completely agree. IMO, web development is exactly the right technology to teach in school. You've got freeness and ubiquity - as noted, you can start with nothing but a browser and a text editor. You've also got great motivation on the part of the kids - they all have online lives, so generating web content interesting to them. And you've got instant visual gratification. In only a few minutes you can have kids displaying graphics. If you put that together with an advanced class about PHP (another C-like syntax) and SQL, by the end of it you'd have semi-competent LAMP developers. Very useful general skills.

Comment Re:The slippery slope (Score 1) 570

by krondell on Thursday February 05, 2009 @09:59PM (#26747205) Attached to: Washington State Wants DNA From All Arrestees

I don't know how fast DNA changes now, but 10 years from now, with advances in gene therapy and delivery techniques, I'd bet lots of people's DNA will change regularly.

Comment Re:Hopefully there's a silver lining (Score 1) 498

by krondell on Monday February 02, 2009 @02:33PM (#26697283) Attached to: Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA

Alright Causality, what the hell do you think "chronological" means? You said it twice. Chronological adults? What?

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