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1501.
by scrumper 14y ago
That's rather simplistic, not to mention completely wrong. US markets are highly visible (you just saw a free visualization of HFT activity since 2007), very tightly regulated and well controlled. Things go wrong, as they do in all complex
1502.
by scrumper 14y ago
Good for him. If I was in the games business and I had John Carmack's bank account, I'd chip in a few hundred bags too. I have been dreaming of this kind of tech since before the Lawnmower Man came out. I've long given up on flying cars, bu
1503.
by scrumper 14y ago
Wow, that's unforgivable. Sorry. Have edited - thank you.
1504.
by scrumper 14y ago
A lot of people here are talking about how $250,000 is 'chump change' to companies like Valve, Epic etc. The fact is, it's not. It's a quarter of a million dollars: rent for a satellite office for half a year, two junior dev's salaries and
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by scrumper 14y ago
Shocking stuff. Given the level of ignorance on display here, the size and political clout of Tescos and the detailed summary of possible attack vectors presented by Troy, is there a chance he could be fitted up for 'hacking' charges? What
1506.
by scrumper 14y ago
Not unreasonable. The bubble in this case is pretty big though: it's anyone who works out of an office. Not necessarily 'tech savvy' by any means: I'm talking about Excel/Word/Powerpoint jockeys, HR managers, sales reps, designers, producer
1507.
by scrumper 14y ago
"...I'd estimate [that] 9/10 people have all their documents in a single flat folder." You pulled that out of your backside; I decided to use real data. My employer has extraordinarily loose security: our main file server has no access rest
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by scrumper 14y ago
> I won't pay $100+/month I know you were talking about a direct service but this argument affects HBO's current cable delivery model too. I am a cable cutter. I made the decision two years ago after realising that the only shows I watc