World Cup Daq
The BBC has, in the tradition of the Radio Five Sportdaq, started a specialized virtual stock market for the World Cup, the World Cup Daq. The idea is to buy and sell shares of teams in order to earn the more "money" than anybody else. Each player starts with £10,000, and shares of teams range from £1.00 to about £32.00 each. 
The World Cup Daq trading screen. Click for full imageAs with trading in real markets, fees are charged for transactions, dividends are distributed (based on square centimeters of press coverage!), and the stakes are high. It's tons of fun, and if you have any interest in World Cup 2006, you really should join. If you join, let me know your user ID, so I can add you to the league Katy and I started. No intimate knowledge of British currency is required. :)
In news of other diversions, I have been playing World of Warcraft, a massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), pretty frequently lately. Last night, I spent a few hours killing gnolls in order to get to the top of a tower in a keep, just so I could study a particular book shelf. Games like these aren't for everyone, but I really enjoy my time playing them.
Also, I'm still waiting to read more responses to the question about the worst presidents of the 20th century that was posed a few days ago.
Comments
Damn Germany for doing so poorly. I'm really quite terrible at this, actually. But it is pretty entertaining.
Posted by: Katy | June 4, 2006 02:53 PM
I'm pretty sure nothing was said about your absence... You should have come... It was amazing =P
Posted by: Tay | June 5, 2006 01:20 PM
Oh fun! May I join your league please? My user ID is: karisue.
Posted by: Kari | June 7, 2006 12:27 PM