Re: black hole information (non)paradox

[John Denker <jsd@AV8N.COM>]

Chuck Britton wrote:
> And a few (?) years back, didn't Hawking concede a bet that Black
> Holes would never be observed?
> I seem to remember a subscription to Playboy being at stake!

1) There have been lots of bets.  At any given time, you
can find a number of "open" bets posted in the corridor
outside Kip's office.  Not all of them are famous.

2) Chuck is probably remembering this one:
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/trobinso/physicspages/Web/1999PoP/Hawking/Didyouknow.html
which involved Cygnux X1 (not black holes in general)
and the payoff involved magazines other than Playboy.