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by mcphilip 15y ago
Prime Obsession : http://amzn.com/0309085497 - a great introduction to the Riemann hypothesis with chapters alternating between the history and impact of the claim, and a dive into the mathematics behind the claim. I have a mediocre ba
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While not as impressive as playing competitive Scrabble in a foreign language, I thought it was fascinating in the documentary about competitive Scrabble, Word Wars[1], that one of the finalists in an American tournament was a British champ
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The article was published at 1 pm CT. The stock was down over 7% around that time[1]. The article didn't cherry-pick the days lows since it was published at the days lows. Still, this is a great example of how intraday market commentary
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by mcphilip 15y ago
CNN Money says a source close to the company confirmed it was a suicide: http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/14/technology/diaspora_cofounde...
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True, but the article can still be viewed via the old 'first click free' technique of googling the article title and navigating to the page from the search results.
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I doubt anyone's disappointed that profits jumped 54%. The disappointment is that the earnings did not meet the street's expectations .
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by mcphilip 15y ago
I too wonder the same thing. Especially with the pre-order record for a phone that seemed to initially miss expectations upon announcement. The articles I've found on the topic are just speculative[1][2]. [1] http://www.ibtimes.com/articl
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by mcphilip 15y ago
Philip DeFranco did an AMA on reddit a few months ago[1]. In answer to how much he makes: My companies make some nice revenue. I pay myself 60-100k though. Most of the money is reinvested. Thats the first time I've even kind of answered t
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This is an online version of an article in the Leaders section of the Economist magazine. The articles in that section are mostly short summaries of topics discussed in greater detail in the relevant subsections of the issue. For instance,
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I find the keyboard invaluable for the search functionality on a given text. Simple examples: searching the Economist for all references to the ECB (i.e. looking for euro crisis related news); searching A Game of Thrones for Kinslayer to f
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Where is there any evidence of the stock being delisted? All I can find are stories related to suspension of trading yesterday, a far cry from delisting[1][2]. [1] http://www.4-traders.com/CHAODA-MODERN-AGRI-1412696/news/CHA... [2] http:/
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This man's fishing for attention, IMO, but there is some degree of brutal honestly in how he describes a trader's outlook. Many traders eagerly await swings in volatility as opportunities to make a lot of money; the reason for the swing (e
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How Dan Harmon Drives Himself Crazy Making Community(wired.com)
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by mcphilip 15y ago
Agreed. Seemed like some weird cross section of heart and boob to me at first glance. Brought nothing sound related to mind.
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OP's misunderstanding of prop trading vs funds aside, I still think it can be argued that "HFT in its worst form amounts to high speed computerized rumor mongering". For instance, take a look at the Nanex article What is the Bid/Ask sprea
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by mcphilip 15y ago
Nice post. Obliquely related, but you may enjoy the PBS Frontline episode Digital Nation -- you can watch it online through the PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/
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I haven't gotten into bitcoins, much less bitcoin options, but if I were looking to use options on bitcoins I'd first need to see some numbers regarding liquidity -- daily and average volume, open interest, etc.
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I know there was an "insurance file" released on July 29 2010, but am not aware of any later release[1]. They may not of had the BofA data at that point. The first mention of the data that might "bring down a bank" came on Nov. 29, 2010 [
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The only situation where I could see not wanting to hear the car extends vehicle example of inheritance is in an interview where you want the candidate to give a practical example of inheritance. I see nothing wrong with using an example e
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FTA: But it's not all about the tweets. Understanding the way people are feeling is the underlying principal behind the magic, but other factors ultimately decide what gets traded and how. The algorithm also looks at how the market looks a
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Really silly to see temphn on Hacker News, of all places, disagreeing with a single line early on in a long article and trying to refute the whole thing without having read the rest of it. FTA: The situation in Angola is more complicated,
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In theory, no, but buffet being moody's largest shareholder along with his comments about S&P downgrade being in error sure is tempting fodder for conspiracy theory :)
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No magic numbers http://stackoverflow.com/questions/47882/what-is-a-magic-num...
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KFC, of course. http://www.inquisitr.com/20827/nobody-does-potholes-like-kfc...
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Second the Wordplay recommendation. I believe that's where he stated that his favorite crossword clue ever was "It might turn into a different story" for the word SPIRALSTAIRCASE.
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Nice site! One suggestion, remove the "In one sentence explain" from the posts. My eyes get tired of seeing that over and over...
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re: 3D movies. Signs are starting to show that movie goers are not merely indifferent to 3D but are starting to avoid it when given the 2D option [1]. Definitely not a good sign for Nintendo's bet on 3D technology. Brings to mind how man
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I wouldn't argue that email was 'destroyed' by spammers, but it definitely helped reduce its relevancy from my perspective considering that I assume 75%+ of all emails I receive on my non-work address to not be worth looking at.
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The counterargument here being that blog post's title was so generic sounding as to potentially not bring enough attention to the importance of the issue. The HN submission's original title didn't misrepresent the contents of the blog post
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For future reference, title is currently: "The Moment Of Truth For AirBnB As User’s Home Is Utterly Trashed " Previous submission's title changed from: "AirBnB: Crimes committed against a host" to "Violated: A traveler’s lost faith, a diffi

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