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by fixxer 11y ago
Kind of like when I criticize Obama and people fire back that my negative opinion of his position on {trade, privacy, entitlements, ... } is due to my innate racism.
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by fixxer 11y ago
What was your takeaway from the blog post?
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by fixxer 11y ago
Today, I got a request for a secure message passing service from our CTO. My group, which is a small team of 2 *nix geeks in a company with ~20 mostly c# developers, has become a bit of a skunkworks operation as we have been responding to e
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by fixxer 11y ago
Nothing annoys me more than ignorance. How are you going to outlaw math?
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by fixxer 11y ago
Chas Freeman's arguments are always such a joy to read. He is like the Freeman Dyson of politics. I don't always agree with him, but I love the willingness to take viewpoints that piss off both parties.
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by fixxer 11y ago
If that impresses you, you should definitely go into trading. ;) (How much is the S&P up?)
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by fixxer 11y ago
You've got some model of richness/cheapness. From that, you have your raison d'etre and, when combined with your view on utility and expectations, a money management strategy. Putting all that together is your business. My on
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by fixxer 11y ago
No, the market evolved as it always does. But, so much of the "HFT is evil" belief stemmed from the subprime era and with respect to fair play at the time, you can't ignore the impact of NMS. I went back to grad school in 201
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by fixxer 11y ago
I would argue that the HFT that gets all the negative press are those systems taking advantage of Reg NMS. I think the regulations that caused it should be removed. If you're looking for a black & white definition to satisfy the ag
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by fixxer 11y ago
HFT represents a spectrum of strategies when described in the news. For the most part, I would argue you are describing a "quant trading shop" and would avoid the HFT label since it doesn't apply (HFT really means that you&#x
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by fixxer 11y ago
Yup. Castro is still an asshole, though.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Given the amount of control both the Obama and Bush administrations have exerted over the DOJ, I'm OK with this title.
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by fixxer 11y ago
> (including USA) False. The AMA lobbying activities were not successful and in fact they have been trying to expand. The limiting factor is residency.
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by fixxer 11y ago
You missed "In theory" at the beginning of your second response.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Nothing you are referring to is limited to America or capitalism. Even with incarnations of economic systems that are purported to solve inequality, who your daddy is matters. Take away wealth and humans will find some other system for stat
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by fixxer 11y ago
Sports pay baffles me as well, but Lebron can make a cup of coffee.
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by fixxer 11y ago
I don't care how hipster you are, making coffee requires a lot less intelligence than brain surgery. That intelligence should be compensated.
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by fixxer 11y ago
You're missing the point. The statement relates to investment of time and reward for that investment. If an investment of many years results in a salary equivalent to that of a clerk or barista, then the system does not value individua
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by fixxer 11y ago
Looks like an interesting project, but yeah, either open it up or go pound sand.
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by fixxer 11y ago
You can't handle it. Edit: Worth it.
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Map of AWS Equinix Direct Connect Locations(equinix.com)
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by fixxer 11y ago
The fact that this made it to the front page is concerning.
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Test performance of Cloud infrastructure from your location(cloudharmony.com)
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by fixxer 11y ago
I don't understand the point of your argument. You're talking about absolutes. Politics is all relative. Relative to the GOP, the Dems are Left. Statements along the lines of "well, you don't know what Left is if you thi
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by fixxer 11y ago
I think you're making the assumption that the President is the movement. That is simply inaccurate. The President, or any politician for that matter, is a vessel through which objectives are carried out. I will happily claim that the P
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by fixxer 11y ago
Perhaps by your metric, that is a true statement. The progressives I worked with were adamant and proud socialists and they worked his campaign.
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by fixxer 11y ago
I'm referring to control of government. Yes, those majorities are narrow, but impact on policy is quite strong. Given the proclivity of the current administration to use executive orders willy nilly I anticipate that trend will only co
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by fixxer 11y ago
Totally agree. We don't have a system that benefits moderates at all. Even if you are lucky enough to find a moderate within the party system, they inevitably caucus with the group.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Well... Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford/Nixon, Johnson, Johnson/JFK... Looks like swings to me.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Terrifying language from a civil liberties stance, but not altogether shocking given the existence of radical groups within the UK territory. What scares me about government, both in the US and abroad, is not the polarization of parties, bu

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