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  1. Re:So much innovation for so little value on Undiscovered Country of HFT: FPGA JIT Ethernet Packet Assembly · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a mulligan for rich people.

  2. Re:What a waste on Undiscovered Country of HFT: FPGA JIT Ethernet Packet Assembly · · Score: 1

    So let me get this straight... centrally planned economies are great at... nuclear warfare??

    Well if that isn't an endorsement I don't know what is.

  3. Re:What a waste on Undiscovered Country of HFT: FPGA JIT Ethernet Packet Assembly · · Score: 1

    Rent seeking is when regulatory mechanisms are put in place to extract value.

    You are not obligated to buy or sell stock.

  4. Re: Wow, on Undiscovered Country of HFT: FPGA JIT Ethernet Packet Assembly · · Score: 1

    ANNNNNNND .... then you will complain that the the crooks force the quotes toward zero while you sit helpless for 24 hours.

    Think about it.

  5. Re:Wow, on Undiscovered Country of HFT: FPGA JIT Ethernet Packet Assembly · · Score: 1

    Wait ! think about it 15 seconds? Prices can change a lot while you are waiting 15 seconds for an order to go thru... as a matter of fact I would submit that the same hedge fund bozos would love it if you had to wait that long. The HFT adds liquidity to the market, meaning that when you see a quote the chances of you closing at that price are increased AND to some degree they help to ensue that you CAN sell.

  6. In Soviet Russia on Universal Flu Vaccine "Blueprint" Discovered · · Score: 1

    ... the flu discovers YOU!!!

  7. Re:Good news on Universal Flu Vaccine "Blueprint" Discovered · · Score: 1

    The Stand was not an instruction manual.

  8. Use the heat seeker off of a sidewider and wire the outputs in reverse -so that 'steer toward the target' becomes 'steer the other way'. But then there is the sun... Anyway, dibs on the patent!!!

  9. Re:interesting on Fracked Shale Could Sequester Carbon Dioxide · · Score: 1

    Ha! carbonated well water... I wonder how it would taste with a petroleum suspension?

  10. In Soviet Russia on Stealthy Dopant-Level Hardware Trojans · · Score: 1

    Trojan dopes YOU!!!

  11. Re: The door is only ajar on SpaceShipTwo Goes Supersonic Over the Mojave In 2nd Test Flight · · Score: 1

    He impacted the electromagnetic wall.

  12. Re:OK, it's moderately amusing, but... on Pastafarian Wins Battle To Wear Colander In License Photo · · Score: 1

    Which branch of the sciences is your specialty? "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freedman", or "Mythbusters"?

  13. If I were king on Pastafarian Wins Battle To Wear Colander In License Photo · · Score: 1

    Sure, smartass, you have have yer license pitchur taken with a colander, BUT!!! you must have a colander on your person when you drive.

  14. In Soviet Russia on US Electrical Grid On the Edge of Failure · · Score: 1

    YOU are on edge of failure!!

  15. Re:Amusing scenario... on Concern Mounts Over Self-Driving Cars Taking Away Freedom · · Score: 1

    This is why we cant have nice things.

  16. In Soviet Russia on MIT Reports 400 GHz Graphene Transistor Possible With 'Negative Resistance' · · Score: 1

    The 1990s were a joke.

  17. Re:God says... on MIT Research: Encryption Less Secure Than We Thought · · Score: 1

    woah! wait guys... lets just see what this God fella has to say, now...

  18. Lysdexica on Dyslexia Seen In Brain Scans of Pre-School Children · · Score: 1

    Held me back never did.

  19. Help on Cisco Slashes 4,000 Jobs · · Score: 1

    I'm searching to find a meaning to this argument, but I keep getting caught in Idontgiveashitistan.

  20. Re:150 years is a long time on Could Humanity Really Build 'Elysium'? · · Score: 1

    "... 100s of shower rings..." Now I have a quip to shut the 3D printer crowd up. Thanks, person!

  21. Re:What humanity needs is COMMUNISM! on Could Humanity Really Build 'Elysium'? · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, communism defeat YOU!!!

  22. Sure on Def Con Hackers On Whether They'd Work For the NSA · · Score: 1

    Most people I know crow to the fact that they worked in a secure facility or held a clearance or worked on a weapon at the drop of a hat. Hence most people would jump at the opportunity to work for a governmental TLA.

  23. In Soviet Russia on Cybercriminals Has Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police · · Score: 1

    Heroin delivered BY police!

  24. Re:metadata on Training Materials for NSA Spying Tool "XKeyScore" Revealed · · Score: 1

    Yea a 10Mb call detail record.

  25. Re:"Main-in-the-middle"? on Anonymous Source Claims Feds Demand Private SSL Keys From Web Services · · Score: 1

    I like to put main toward the end, you know, for scope.