+1 very cool site.

cts, awesome site. what was your roll in creating it?

cts - I am curious as to how draftday differs from fanduel, I know fanduel has been around for a while.

Are there any major differences?

@ Scammers database.

This can get you sued out of your life if done wrong. It's a good idea to have a lawyer take a look before going online.

Your friend is an idiot. My business model depends upon people being idiots like this, so I applaud him for it.

Someone should start a company that assassinates past their prime athletes who would otherwise cause a large cap hit to a team that wants to release them from their contract. Usually there is a massive arbitrage opportunity for the team. The idea is there. It's the execution that's a problem.

Very cute.

True Crime book

I've been kicking around the idea of writing a true crime book/biography. I haven't the foggiest about where to pitch it or how I should start. My high school sweetheart/rural beauty queen type murdered her husband, a friend of mine, decorated military veteran and officer on the local police force. There is a lengthy telephone, text, and social media record detailing the crime. It involves drugging, a love triangle, ex-convict boyfriends, and he was murdered with his own service weapon. It seems sufficiently salacious to pique interest, I have reasonable access to both families, and a strong desire to control the message which may or may not be an issue - there hasn't been any national media attention as of yet but that is a possibility and the last time I was involved in a national scandal case 60 minutes completely butchered the message.

I realize this is unique, but writing non-fiction isn't, and I'm keen for any input.

Mine are coming! But I don't want to overflow the thread. We'll let them trickle out and hopefully keep discussion up.

I plan to dump my entire book onto here, and will let anyone see it if they don't believe me.

Tried many times figure out a way to make it easy to bet on xbox live ps3 online games.

Its been attempted and had very little success in the past. Been even mentioned in 2+2 pokercast.

I think the biggest hurdle has been with these is there is no easy way with in the current platform to just deposit and click on a 5.50 tournament etc. You always have to go through some third party site and its to big of pain for most to deal with. and glitching and cheats. And it is almost impossible to monitor without actually being microsoft of sony.

From what you've said, and your proximity to the case, it sounds like a good idea, I say go for it!

Re: true crime book

There are sites online for freelance writers where people would be glad to help you learn how to write murder mystery fiction. It sounds like if you are able to get the writing style and processes down you have a genuine opportunity to make a very interesting novel out of a crazy situation you were a part of.

[QUOTE=andr3w321;30128380]A fridge that automatically orders groceries for you to be delivered by Amazon Fresh/whoever

I think this one is quite a few years away but it will happen eventually. There's a couple food items that people always need to have in their fridge: milk, eggs, bread etc. Why bother going to grocery shopping when you can just have your fridge automatically order a new batch when the last one's getting low?[QUOTE]

I like this and it wouldnt be too difficult to implement. All the products have barcodes, the scanning/re-order technology is already being used in vending (take a look at Automated Vending Technologies in Corona, CA) , and you could tie the Smart fridge re-order system directly into an existing delivery service.

I think you should build a prototype.

edit: 6 years later and I still cant figure out /quote

The auto-fridge,

It seems like something you may be able to patent in some way. That would be a good step if it is still a few years away.

Here is an idea, I want to start a somewhat healthy (or fresh) burger place in a student city in holland with a compact small city core. I lived there for a while, and the place basicly has ****ty delivery services, but also if you feel like having some quick dinner, but dont want to wait in a restaurant you can only really go to mcdonalds, some kebab places and 1 decent pasta takeaway. The problem is, mcdonalds is way too greasy, and that kebab **** is a bit too much of a snack. So i thought about starting a place where you can get burgers made out of fresh bread, fresh meat and fresh vegetables which wont leave you feeling like you just ate toxic waste like mcdonalds can do. And add like potaties or fries or whatever. And give it that 70's American look. And i want to give it a clean look, keep the place clean and have the food actually look like the pictures. Holland basicly does not have any decent burger places.

And the beauty of it is, that im not going to flip them myself, but let others do. I am basicly the investor. Now i also want to do good delivery once it is up and running. But I am probably underestimate how much time i have to put in myself anyway. What I am wondering is (too lazy to figure out myself, and its something for in the future, not now), how much more would it cost to make burgers from good fresh ingredients comparing to like mcdonalds. And since its a city filled with smarter people (because it is a student city), how badly would people want something like this?