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  1. Re:Fix 'delayed prices' scam on Have We Hit Peak HFT? · · Score: 1

    IMHO, the biggest problem with the stock markets is delayed quotes. The big guys have the real time prices, the small guys have a fake price, from 20 minutes ago. This is a big problem with European stock exchanges. How can you have a market if you're lying to people about the current prices?!

    Of course you can't trade a profit on delayed prices. But, why do you have to trade on delayed prices as 'the little guy'?

    Places like MoneyAM and ADVFN have been providing real-time prices for either free, or £5/month, since 1999 (ADVFN) and 2002 (MoneyAM).

  2. Re:Not all companies are the same on They Work Long Hours, But What About Results? · · Score: 1

    All this meant was that the bosses required us to lie on the time tracking system, and not record the 20-40 extra hours we were putting in every week.

    Sounds like Citibank. Had to log every hour worked, to a maximum of 8 hours a day (you'd get a bollocking if you tried logging more). We'd be in 7am -> 7pm (and not allowed a lunch break) but still only be able to log 8 hours. I quit after 2 months.

  3. Re:Magnets in your body? That's nice. on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 1

    The one other question I had: are touch screens a problem?

    Not so far. I use my iPod, iPad, Android phone without any issues.

  4. Re:Magnets?! How to they %#^&^@# work? on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 1

    Having things sticking through your skin (long term) is a great way to introduce infection into your body.

    Transdermals form a pocket under the skin (presuming you get past the rejection stage - which happens with most things of this nature). They're no more dangerous than a piercing,

  5. Re:Magnets?! How to they %#^&^@# work? on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 1

    It's no worse an idea than piercing, and following the same aftercare, should heal in a similar way.

  6. Re:Magnets in your body? That's nice. on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 1

    Gently..I'm still healing ;)

  7. Re:Magnets in your body? That's nice. on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 2

    Turn on a microwave--that should do it

    Yep, that worked. And now I recognise the feeling (from using my laptop and a few other things): what I was just putting down to sensitivity in my finger due to it being implanted (cut, lift, implant) is actually the magnet vibrating. Awesome! Thanks :)

  8. Re:Magnets in your body? That's nice. on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 2

    How long was it from having them implanted to being able to feel the buzz? I had two done at the beginning of April: right ring finger and back of the hand. I'm yet to feel anything 'accidental' (if I hold a magnet nearby, they go nuts; I can pick up staples too).

  9. Re:Medical issues on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 3, Informative

    Of course, if I ever need an MRI, I'll need them taken out.

    Not necessarily:
    From: http://www.stevehaworth.com/wordpress/index.php/welcome-from-steve-haworth/magnetic-faq
    'However, we now know of a few people who have the magnets have gone through MRIs and this did not happen. One person reported that the magnet just vibrated very strongly. Another person reported that the techs shielded his hand, as they would with someone who had shrapnel or other implants.'

  10. Re:Unblock Us on Ask Slashdot: Finding a Trustworthy VPN Service? · · Score: 1

    Seconded.

    As it's DNS based routing (requests for US-centric services get proxied via their US servers), not *all* your traffic goes via the VPN, so if you happen to have 100M cable to your house, you're not throttled by the limitations of routing everything via the VPN's bandwidth. And, as titten says, it enables it across all devices on your network (assuming you configure your router to use their DNS servers), not just the VPN initator; it 'just works'.

  11. Re:None of them should be making any money on High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay · · Score: 2, Funny

    Millisecond trading is so 2008; we're onto microsecond trading now.