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by fr0sty 14y ago
> but not if the person that finds it opens up google authenticator (which shows the account the id is used for) and logs in to change the password before i have a chance to. The person finding your phone would have to either have acces
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by fr0sty 14y ago
You can create a new set whenever you want. However, generating a new set invalidates the previous set (so you can revoke access with those tokens if they are lost.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Please, please, please, please RTFA before ranting. SMS is not required (you can use the google Authenticator App). The Authenticator app works just like a "plain old token". Separation of accounts means squat if your passwords are intercep
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by fr0sty 14y ago
FTA: You can install a standalone app called Google Authenticator (it’s also available in the App Store), so your cell phone doesn’t need a signal. Also: You can print out a small piece of paper with 10 one-time rescue codes and put that in
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Not sure where you live but auto part stores in the US accept used oils for recycling free of charge.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Yes the first time takes a while if you don't know what your doing but mechanical aptitude is higly transferrable and the investment in time pays off everytime you take on a household project. The first time you change a toilet valve it wil
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Specialization is good but so is basic aptitude. Your car can "break down" for reasons as simple as blown fuses or low fluids. Having a working knowledge of basic auto mechanics can help you determine whether something is or is not a proble
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> You write a risk check gateway once. It rarely if ever needs to be touched. Such checks are only as good as the imagination of the author. > Then you transition everything else. Which is all well and good until you have an issue
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Given that there was suspicious activity in ~150 names of ~45 minutes "trading glitch" is much more plausible than "bad analysis".
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> I'm looking forward to the Nanex analysis of this one Already posted: http://www.nanex.net/aqck2/3522.html
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by fr0sty 14y ago
The 'Does HFT add value?' question gets flogged to death every time one of these articles gets posted. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3894302 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3852341 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2828538
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> A heuristic like "only make 1000 trades a minute" could have saved Knight $400 million! A heuristic like that would not allow Knight to function. Knight is an electronic market-maker (one of the biggest) and is probably making markets
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Interesting theory, but there is no implicit parity between # of winners and # of losers. Whereas 1 firm lost $440M there were thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of firms and individuals that made hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> military-style weaponry Please stop. All semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines are functionally identical. The suspect had a rifle, shotgun and handgud. that is 'loaded up'? Since when does 'requires federal background check
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> you can buy a new one made in China that’s just as good. This is rather debatable. I would rather have a restored piano from an established manufacturer than a shiny new one from an untested brand at the same price.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> I can even predict that in ten years Steinway will bankrupt like what Kodak did. I'll take the other side of that bet.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
In the eyes of the ATF he DID print a gun. The lower receiver is a 'gun' for the purposes of manufacturing. The upper receiver, buffer tube, trigger group, etc. are just parts...
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by fr0sty 14y ago
This American Life did a show recently (in the past year) about patent trolls (focusing on Intellectual Ventures): http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/w... Their explanation of the venue choice was that the other fe
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by fr0sty 14y ago
The section regarding textbooks and the conflicting agencas of the teachers (use what is good and what works) and the principals (use the new shiny ones) reminded me of Richard Feynman's stint on a textbook selection committee: http://www.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> and since there is not negative feedback mechanism everyone just charges more and more. There IS a negative feedback mechanism. Occupancy rates. Once people stop paying the asking rates for listings the prices will fall. It is called
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Putting "would" in front of "have" turns it into "would've (wood of)" when spoken. And the number 3 is different from your fingers being number now than they were before. Not sure about 'familiar' though.
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by fr0sty 14y ago
And given that a lit cigarette is not hot enough to ignite gasoline vapor what is the issue? Representative sample: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/feb/27/smoking.film
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by fr0sty 14y ago
The relevant quote: > After the calculaton of the FB IPO Cross was completed, but before printing the opening trade, additional order modifications were received by the system, changing the auction order book. As designed, the system re
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Post-Mortem for NASDAQ issues related to the Facebook Inc. (FB) IPO (nasdaqtrader.com)
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by fr0sty 14y ago
This is being tested by Amazon in the US, actually. http://mashable.com/2011/09/06/amazon-locker-system/
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Nit-pick: pacemakers don't shock you, internal cardioverter defibrillators do. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pacemakersandimplantabled...
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by fr0sty 14y ago
Modern engine control is a collection of lookup tables and feedback loops with some preprogrammed "limp" modes to fall back on if things go pear-shaped. Robust? yes. Adaptive? yes. Complex? not really. Computer vision, road/object/hazard de
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by fr0sty 14y ago
I use excel every week or so and I grumble at that stupid ribbon every time. I _was_ a proficient excel user once upon a time but now I feel like I'm trying to cook in my kitchen after some "organization expert" came in and moved all my stu
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by fr0sty 14y ago
>The genius of ETN creators What is your definition of "ETN"? The only definition I know is "Exchange Traded Note" which doesn't make sense here. Do you mean "ECN"(Electronic Communications Network)?
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by fr0sty 14y ago
> did major markets ever really have a huge problem with lack of liquidity, 20 or 30 years ago before HFT? Yes. huge problems. 20 years ago (1992) stocks were traded in 1/8ths or 1/4s (minimum spreads of (12.5 or 25 cents) often more th

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