Exactly. Most European countries provide a lot more freedom than the US. If we read here what some people are sued or arrested for in the States, we can't believe what we're hearing. Mothers arrested for breastfeeding their child (oh my God, think of the children!), laws against gays, agaist abortion, against euthanasia, against medical use of soft drugs, etc, etc, etc... Some states seem to apply a Christian version of the Sharia! No, the US may be a reasonably free country, but definitely not the freest on Earth. Not by a long shot.
If I were to introduce a new trading system like that, I would probably run it in parallel with the old system for a couple of months, feeding it the same data and checking the results. I can't imagine them just doing some offline tests and then throwing the switch and hope for the best? Surely not?
Imagine telling a trader in the 1970s that we had a 42 second outage in the stock market, it was all over the news, and a few companies probably lost hundreds of millions in revenue.
In this case, the photo was used for an article about freeloaders who profit from social security without contributing to society. I would care if it was me in the picture.
Actually, a proof against Santa Claus does exist. Just Google for "proof Santa Claus does not exist". Something to do with the required speed to visit all the houses in one night, and air friction at that speed vaporizing the entire reindeer team. All calculated with exquisite precision, obviously.
Or quite simply a thin translucent film that you stick the sticker onto. Cut to size, then attach the other side of the film to the inside of your windshield with some post-it glue.
And what about normal investors? They should find some other hobby? They should ask computers to invest for them, in exchange for a steep commission?
And in any case, the real decisions will always still be made by people. You know, decisions like repackaging bad loans to sell them as investments. All computers do, is execute human schemes in a more efficient way. It will still be people who read the news and decide to go long or short. They will still be the ones who decide to keep feeding a bubble. (And in fact, the computers will only support that view, since they lack common sense even more than professional traders do).
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Exactly. Most European countries provide a lot more freedom than the US. If we read here what some people are sued or arrested for in the States, we can't believe what we're hearing. Mothers arrested for breastfeeding their child (oh my God, think of the children!), laws against gays, agaist abortion, against euthanasia, against medical use of soft drugs, etc, etc, etc... Some states seem to apply a Christian version of the Sharia! No, the US may be a reasonably free country, but definitely not the freest on Earth. Not by a long shot.
Oooooh. I just heard that Steve Jobs had a bowel movement! zOMG!!!!!1111eleventyone
That's GREAT news! I'm buying Apple stock right now.
I stand corrected.
Doors that keep out the noise of yelling children? I don't think such a thing exists anywhere.
The children playing and yelling in the background?
Yeah, just like that other nearby civilisation did before they were wiped out.
Why would you call for a duck to protect you from a hummingbird? Or is that duck a larger version of the same device, with floating capability?
So that's what the anti-laser is for!
What's a "get out-out-of-being-a-douche-free card"?
I did add a "surely not" at the end, didn't I?
They should have just used a Mac. iStockExchange is a free download for MobileMe members.
If I were to introduce a new trading system like that, I would probably run it in parallel with the old system for a couple of months, feeding it the same data and checking the results. I can't imagine them just doing some offline tests and then throwing the switch and hope for the best? Surely not?
Imagine telling a trader in the 1970s that we had a 42 second outage in the stock market, it was all over the news, and a few companies probably lost hundreds of millions in revenue.
Yes, my probe is faster than NASA's!
That's what the other aliens would say about us...
So in order to find alien life, we are going to hit it with a laser and look at the smoke. What if aliens were to do that to us one day?
I hear that Samsung has already expressed interest for launching commercials this way.
In this case, the photo was used for an article about freeloaders who profit from social security without contributing to society. I would care if it was me in the picture.
You mean this one?
Actually, a proof against Santa Claus does exist. Just Google for "proof Santa Claus does not exist". Something to do with the required speed to visit all the houses in one night, and air friction at that speed vaporizing the entire reindeer team. All calculated with exquisite precision, obviously.
Oh my, traces of a radiocative element! That's a definite no-no! That's worse than traces of peanut!
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Or quite simply a thin translucent film that you stick the sticker onto. Cut to size, then attach the other side of the film to the inside of your windshield with some post-it glue.
I just want one. Not in 2015, but for this christmas.
And what about normal investors? They should find some other hobby? They should ask computers to invest for them, in exchange for a steep commission?
And in any case, the real decisions will always still be made by people. You know, decisions like repackaging bad loans to sell them as investments. All computers do, is execute human schemes in a more efficient way. It will still be people who read the news and decide to go long or short. They will still be the ones who decide to keep feeding a bubble. (And in fact, the computers will only support that view, since they lack common sense even more than professional traders do).