Thursday, February 7, 2008

Free Sports Betting With Real Cash Payouts

It may sound to good to be true, but in this case it isn't. CentSports.com like any gambling website, allows you to bet real money on real sports, but with one caveat, it doesn't cost anything.
Every account is given 10 cents with which to start betting and the account balance can never dip below 10 cents. Once the total reaches $10.00, it can be cashed out via check or PayPal. At this time of this writing, the all time highest balance is $443.58, and the highest cash out is $300.00. They get their lines directly from Vegas and offer all standard line-type bets such as over/under, point-spread, and moneyline bets(all of which can be parlayed). They allow betting on almost every college and professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. The site is in the process of adding more sports, such as soccer, horse racing, etc.

Last years Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act made illegal any gambling sites that allowed money deposits. CentSports.com cleverly takes advantage of the loophole that allows real money to be gambled as long the user doesn't deposit money.The website sustains itself through an unobtrusive banner ad across the top of each page. The site, while still in beta, is generating more money through the advertisements than it is having to pay in cash-outs. It is being developed by students and professionals based at Texas A&M University in Texas.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Spiders and Drugs: A Familiar Story

I assumed the video i was watching was merely a rehash of the pictures of experiments where spiders were given different drugs and then alterations in their web designs were recorded. This web represents that of a spider on Marijuana.

I thought this video would be on the same topic, but boy was I in for a treat.

Some friendly advice.

You may not know it, but reading all messages and data on your phone can be legal for a cop to search under current American law. If you have given a cop proper reason for a search, that search will include all data contained on your person, including data on a phone.



The 2007 Decision of United States v. Finley in the Fifth Circuit courts set a precedent whereby cops are allowed to search for additional evidence on the arrestee's person, which includes phones, in order to preserve it for trial.

If you are in any trouble, it may prove to be an intelligent decision to put your phone somewhere that isn't accessible without a warrant.


Source: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1084503

The Next Viral Video Internet Celebrity

Corey Worthington - The Next Viral Video Internet Star

Got his start on, A Current Affair, an Australian tabloid show that was interviewing him due to of a party he threw. The 500 so odd party-goers are claimed to have:
  • terrorized neighbors
  • vandalized cars
  • chased off cops
A video account of the situation on YouTube breaks it down:



It's not just that helicopters and dog squads were called in, or that the damages are over $20,000, that make this kid a bad ass. It's his refusal to take off his glasses, or to show any semblance of remorse, that make his story all the greater.

It continues below:



His parents are angry at him, but he refuses to pick up their calls, and he begins to start to look kind of lame, and that he is likely going to just go home.



In that clip, he looks like he is enjoying his time on the beach, while his parents worry about where he is. It appears he is starting to be portrayed as a douche bag.

Is this just clever media spin? Personally, I never thought that the Don't Tase Me Bro dude was a douche, but the way it was portrayed in the national media really made it look like he was. He should have never been tased for what he said, period. The cops were the biggest douches there, hands down.

His videos were marking the rounds this week, showing up on a variety of social networking sites and bringing in over 200,000 video views all around the net. Graphic Tshirts, an early indicator of viral internet trends, are already in the works, including this BustedTee's Shirt. It's scary how quickly they pick up on this stuff. In addition, there is a Save Corey Website that has an image that can be screen printed onto a tshirt.



As of tonight, there are over 50 groups regarding Corey Worthington, the number of groups proclaiming him a hero only slightly outnumber those denouncing him a wanker. One of my favorites fan groups of his, is the, Corey Delaney for the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System group.

People are interested in having him host parties and there are over 173,00 references in Google. This kid is going to get bigger and bigger. I wonder if he'll ever take off those glasses.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Coming Soon

The new and improved Matznerd is coming soon!

Friday, June 1, 2007

Things for Now [That Excite Me] :


  • Fresh&Go = The toothbrush with enough toothpaste for 30 brushes available inside the handle. [ $9.99 for a 6-pack of brushes + $5 s/h]
  • An Internet Classic: Do you really need to sign that credit card receipt?
  • Do you sit by your computer trying to bid at the last second on eBay Auctions or worry about making sure you're home to bid? Your solution is Auction Sniper (first three are free, after that 25 cents+1% of auction total). I use it. It is great.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

first post

testing testing 123.

do your shit now.