"Thought I'd chime in on this. I have a trading account with $150K+ in it, and my per transaction costs are extremely low (I trade futures though, YMMV when it comes to equities, commodities, etc). The provider I use exposes an API that I can interact against to directly execute trades (although, you're always going to be fighting the speed of light). I wrap around this API with Python and Postgresql. If you're smart and your algorithms are rock solid, you can do well (I don't have to work if I don't want to). On the other hand, you have to make sure a human is *always* in the loop somewhere, otherwise you end up with the United Airlines fiasco someone pointed out above."
Do you have any links, books you could recommend to someone that would like to learn about and start investing in the market on their own...outside the normal 410K route?
"But how does this kind of stock trading benefit anyone other than the traders themselves?"
I think your question speaks (to me at least) of a more basic question. Do all actions have to be to benefit 'others' in your opinion? I think most actions most people take, are soley to benefit themselves....especially where money/wealth is involved. I don't see anything wrong with that...but, it almost sounds like you do?
Are you implying that nothing really should be allowed to happen unless it benefits society as a whole rather than a single or few individuals?
Just curious...your question just really struck me strangely what what I thought I heard in it.
"I still like Ms. Pac-Man. If ever a perfect arcade game was designed, this is it. It's challenging but not so hard as to scare people off. It's easy to learn and plays fair (no rubberbanding like those cheating race games). And it has cool neon vsuals and otherworldy sound effects that draw the player into a world different from our own."
I dunno, my vote for best ever arcade game design: Robotron. Only had 2 joysticks for controls...easy to learn, but, hard to master.
To this day, I get tennis elbow from playing it too long, and almost ripping the sticks off the board when it gets intense.
"Amazing.....an ethics lesson from a member of the medical establishment. Given the "ethical behavior" of certain aspects of that establishment, and the concentration of power within it (namely, not just monetary, which is considerable, but also the power of life and death), I think you might have had more moral authority if you'd simply opted NOT to mention your field of expertise."
And I guess some of it comes, from living on different types of land mass, if you are speaking in general how Americans really don't keep up much with what the rest of the world is doing. I watch the news a good bit, try to read up on things, but, even I really don't care or keep up with what goes on in the rest of the world.
Maybe it has to do with, for example in Europe, so many little countries all packed close together...you tend to keep up with your close neighbors, and that habit maybe makes you feel the need to watch even more of the world.
In the US, well, you can drive for DAYS without stopping, and never leave the US. We only border 2 countries, and again, with the size of the US, most of our citizens will never leave the country. So, it isn't in our habit to even really THINK of any other place on earth, unless something major happens and it comes to our attention on the news. Honestly, most people here couldn't care less about how someone else wants to live in their country...until it affects our life here.
Just a possibility I was thinking of when reading your posts. I mean, unless something big blows up somewhere, how does it really generally affect the common US citizen's life?
"> which is the reason catalytic converters are required on vehicles in the US.
Call me strange, but it has become a hobby of mine to find all the little ways in which US citizens seem to assume They Are The One Nation That Matters."
Well, considering you are on Slashdot, a US centric,US based website....you gotta expect a little of that.
"There are many things worth dying for. Sounds like you're just a selfish pussy"
What are those many reasons?
Selfish? I dunno...I think the instinct towards self preservation is there for a reason.
I can see with the example of someone dying of cancer in horrible pain, that self termination would be a viable option, but, short of that, I cannot think of a person, thing or movement that would be worth my willingly giving my life for...
"Apart for Congressman Freezer Bagman, the current crop of federal Dems haven't been stupid enough to get caught recently. Dem. Governors and Lieutenant Govs. are another issue entirely, but then he didn't mention Palin's investigations either."
Wasn't Palin (before she quit) recently found to be innocent of all those charges?
As for Dems...what about Charlie Rangel (sp?) the New York fellow, who was in trouble for tax problems in the Bahamas I think? The recent rash of Dem's that had to withdraw from coming in to the Obama administration...ok, they kinda got caught, but, there are others that have been caught for things, that if not illegal, certainly aren't ethical (sweetheart loans from Freddie/Fannie)...that they survived. Possibly it was because most of the media these days seems to be looking the other way it seems?
Hey..I've got no love for either side, personally I consider them all damned Republocrats.....but, let's not just point the finger at one side of the aisle....
"Because nothing says dignity and respect like working in a sweatshop and being paid pennies an hour..."
Still..when it is better than any other job that person could possibly get over there...then it is just a job. A good job. Would you rather they have no jobs than the sweatshop?
"I consider that to be a feature of the culture, not a bug. I'd like to see a lot more politicians and government officials embrace suicide as a way of atoning for their dishonor. In America fucking up earns you a raise and a promotion. Getting caught with your pants down and dick out is just something to brazen out and hope the public attention fades. Senator Toe Tapper got to finish out his term instead of resigning in disgrace. Sen. Vitter the Shitter, he of the prostitutes and adult baby diaper fetish is still in his high chair in Congress. Ensign is unashamed, same with Sanford and Gingrich. And I've yet to hear of a finance company CEO eating a gun for sheer shame of public infamy."
Having trouble thinking of Democrats with the same problems and outcomes?
Your arguments would have been MUCH stronger if you'd have balanced it out with congress-critters (hell even presidents) from both parties.
"Or is it the American/European taboo thinking suicide is "wrong" that is broken?"
Not so much wrong, but stupid. I mean, you are only given ONE life, why the fsck would you waste it? NOTHING is worth giving your life over....
I don't understand the Oriental thing with them killing themselves for 'losing face', I guess the only thing even close to that, is guys in the US that will get pissed off at their girlfriends leaving them, then go blow them away and turn the gun on themselves. I don't understand that either.
I mean, there is NO pussy that is worth all that. Not your life, not all your money. I've had some pretty good stuff over the years, but, the thing is...there's always more of it out there.
There really isn't anything out there worth giving your life for...it is short enough as it is, no need to 'rush' it.
"Your statement is misleading. These beastly machines that we use are expected to be able to do a huge range of operations. The apollo computers were programmed to do a specific set of tasks and calculations. If given enough resources anyone could design a reliable computer that only did word processing or number crunching with amazing reliability."
Another way of looking at it...they were constrained on what all they could program the things to do, due to size and power of computing back then. I'm sure they would have liked to have done MUCH more, but, just had to program in the basics they HAD to have into the space given.
That being said, man, the more I hear about this, I'm amazed they pulled it off. I mean, those guys had some real cajones on them...trusting their lives, and this whole unknown world to some tin, and computing power I basically have on my wrist watch.
I wonder, given the money we have (or had till past few years before debt-zilla struck), and the technology we have...why we haven't in decades been able to pull it together to go back to the moon, or beyond?
Maybe as a country, we have just lost our 'will' to do things?
I gotta ask, unless you're dressed like a Taliban, do that many people have experience with being stopped at airports and having to actually physically fire up your laptop to submit it for inspection?!?!?
Is this seriously a common problem some people are running into on a constant basis?
"I police officer can use anything in plain view as evidence for a constitutionally valid search of the vehicle (in the US). So if a police officer sees a car unlocked, he could legally open it and lock the vehicle."
I think that a police officer, finding a door unlocked and actively opening it, and entering the car is going beyond the plain site idea that you cited. Again, see my example, if you had something in the car, that by only looking in the windows, was NOT in plain site (say it was under the seat)...the cops should not be able to do anything about it since they cannot see it in public plain site. If they open the door (even if unlocked) and enter the vehicle...well, that would to me be active entry and search.
Let's get away from the car analogy (did I just say that?)...what if you left your door to your house unlocked. Say you have no windows that can be seen into from the outside, and you have contraband on the sofa. Again, scenario, this contraband is NOT in plain site from outdoors. The officer tests the lock, finds it unlocked, and opens it and gains entry to the house, and sees the contraband. Is that not an illegal search to you? Just because a door is unlocked, it is not an invite to a cop to come in, just as it is not an invitation to a criminal to come rob you.
An unlocked door is NOT an invitation for a law enforcement person to come in and search your personal area. At least, not in the US.
"Exactly. It's even worse to think of a bored beat cop coming to my door, glancing into my house and feeling me out when I open the door, all in the name of him "friendly" "educating" me about my wireless security."
Thank you, I was thinking along the same lines. Unless having an open, unsecured wireless connection is illegal, then no one needs a visit by the local police for anything. Heck, I'd be a bit concerned about the testing locked car doors. In the US, wouldn't that be illegal for them to do so, because, in essence, they'd be entering your car, and while looking around, well..that would be construed as a search without warrant or permission, wouldn't it? What if while being a 'nice guy' and opening your car to lock it...they found something they didn't like? Something that wasn't in 'plain view' until they entered the car?
Look, I know cops have a hard job, and often much of it is thankless. But, also, this is a person that has the power to deprive you of your freedom, and to even take your life. In this day in age, with so many laws on the books, pretty much everyone is guilty of some crime...if you get one with an attitude, a bad day or some vendetta, well, it seems that having as little contact with the law enforcement community is probably the most prudent step a person can take.
My only complaint on FF 3.5 at this time is the way it works with Gmail now.
I have it set in FF, to open a new link in a new tab. This has worked beautifully till now. When I click a link in Gmail now, rather than open a new tab, it opens the link in a new windown without any scroll bars!?!?!
Now, if I want to open a link from Gmail, I have to rt. click and tell it to open in a new tab.
You know...I've wondered why of late that everything was trying to default there. I kept thinking, why the hell doesn't this application default the LAST place I put something...?!?!?
I'd been in a conversation recently with someone who was adamant about putting everything in My Documents. I like to separate things out by file/document type, company names..etc. And call me Capt. Oblivious, but it had never occurred to me that you could have subfolders without "My Documents". That and for the longest time, I had no fscking idea where on the windows tree off C: this damned folder was located.
Well, if it *is* to be the Prius of the high seas, let's hope they at least make it a decent looking ship. Not something fugly like the Prius on land is...
"If Europe ever decides that iPods have a monopoly in the music player industry, expect the companies that went after Microsoft for bundling Windows Media Player with Windows (except for Apple) to go after Apple for bundling iTunes with iPods."
Really? Bundling?
Funny, but no iPod I have, nor iPhone CAME with iTunes bundled with it in the package I bought? You can freely download iTunes if you want, but, I've never seen it come with an iPod type of product.
"Meh. What's 23 quadrillion dollars really worth these days?"
Well, after seeing what the US Senate has put out of committee for a so called Health Care Bill, that still doesn't cover everyone, and costs in the Trillions of dollars. I'd say not much, considering how much more money the Fed is going to have to print to cover all this...
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Do you have any links, books you could recommend to someone that would like to learn about and start investing in the market on their own...outside the normal 410K route?
I think your question speaks (to me at least) of a more basic question. Do all actions have to be to benefit 'others' in your opinion? I think most actions most people take, are soley to benefit themselves....especially where money/wealth is involved. I don't see anything wrong with that...but, it almost sounds like you do?
Are you implying that nothing really should be allowed to happen unless it benefits society as a whole rather than a single or few individuals?
Just curious...your question just really struck me strangely what what I thought I heard in it.
After all, that's the only reason I work. I win the powerball tomorrow....never work again.
Ok...quick question. Is everything named "Tata" over in India? Don't they have a car and other stuff with that name?
I dunno, my vote for best ever arcade game design: Robotron . Only had 2 joysticks for controls...easy to learn, but, hard to master.
To this day, I get tennis elbow from playing it too long, and almost ripping the sticks off the board when it gets intense.
Man...I hope you never get sick....
The Grateful Dead. It's most often preceded by Scarlet Begonias and some delicious segue jamming."
Hmm..I was thinking he meant Fire On The Mountain by the Marshall Tucker Band. That got a lot of airplay in the 70's.
Maybe it has to do with, for example in Europe, so many little countries all packed close together...you tend to keep up with your close neighbors, and that habit maybe makes you feel the need to watch even more of the world.
In the US, well, you can drive for DAYS without stopping, and never leave the US. We only border 2 countries, and again, with the size of the US, most of our citizens will never leave the country. So, it isn't in our habit to even really THINK of any other place on earth, unless something major happens and it comes to our attention on the news. Honestly, most people here couldn't care less about how someone else wants to live in their country...until it affects our life here.
Just a possibility I was thinking of when reading your posts. I mean, unless something big blows up somewhere, how does it really generally affect the common US citizen's life?
Call me strange, but it has become a hobby of mine to find all the little ways in which US citizens seem to assume They Are The One Nation That Matters."
Well, considering you are on Slashdot, a US centric,US based website....you gotta expect a little of that.
What are those many reasons?
Selfish? I dunno...I think the instinct towards self preservation is there for a reason.
I can see with the example of someone dying of cancer in horrible pain, that self termination would be a viable option, but, short of that, I cannot think of a person, thing or movement that would be worth my willingly giving my life for...
Wasn't Palin (before she quit) recently found to be innocent of all those charges?
As for Dems...what about Charlie Rangel (sp?) the New York fellow, who was in trouble for tax problems in the Bahamas I think? The recent rash of Dem's that had to withdraw from coming in to the Obama administration...ok, they kinda got caught, but, there are others that have been caught for things, that if not illegal, certainly aren't ethical (sweetheart loans from Freddie/Fannie)...that they survived. Possibly it was because most of the media these days seems to be looking the other way it seems?
Hey..I've got no love for either side, personally I consider them all damned Republocrats.....but, let's not just point the finger at one side of the aisle....
Still..when it is better than any other job that person could possibly get over there...then it is just a job. A good job. Would you rather they have no jobs than the sweatshop?
Having trouble thinking of Democrats with the same problems and outcomes?
Your arguments would have been MUCH stronger if you'd have balanced it out with congress-critters (hell even presidents) from both parties.
Not so much wrong, but stupid. I mean, you are only given ONE life, why the fsck would you waste it? NOTHING is worth giving your life over....
I don't understand the Oriental thing with them killing themselves for 'losing face', I guess the only thing even close to that, is guys in the US that will get pissed off at their girlfriends leaving them, then go blow them away and turn the gun on themselves. I don't understand that either.
I mean, there is NO pussy that is worth all that. Not your life, not all your money. I've had some pretty good stuff over the years, but, the thing is...there's always more of it out there.
There really isn't anything out there worth giving your life for...it is short enough as it is, no need to 'rush' it.
Another way of looking at it...they were constrained on what all they could program the things to do, due to size and power of computing back then. I'm sure they would have liked to have done MUCH more, but, just had to program in the basics they HAD to have into the space given.
That being said, man, the more I hear about this, I'm amazed they pulled it off. I mean, those guys had some real cajones on them...trusting their lives, and this whole unknown world to some tin, and computing power I basically have on my wrist watch.
I wonder, given the money we have (or had till past few years before debt-zilla struck), and the technology we have...why we haven't in decades been able to pull it together to go back to the moon, or beyond?
Maybe as a country, we have just lost our 'will' to do things?
I gotta ask, unless you're dressed like a Taliban, do that many people have experience with being stopped at airports and having to actually physically fire up your laptop to submit it for inspection?!?!?
Is this seriously a common problem some people are running into on a constant basis?
I think that a police officer, finding a door unlocked and actively opening it, and entering the car is going beyond the plain site idea that you cited. Again, see my example, if you had something in the car, that by only looking in the windows, was NOT in plain site (say it was under the seat)...the cops should not be able to do anything about it since they cannot see it in public plain site. If they open the door (even if unlocked) and enter the vehicle...well, that would to me be active entry and search.
Let's get away from the car analogy (did I just say that?)...what if you left your door to your house unlocked. Say you have no windows that can be seen into from the outside, and you have contraband on the sofa. Again, scenario, this contraband is NOT in plain site from outdoors. The officer tests the lock, finds it unlocked, and opens it and gains entry to the house, and sees the contraband. Is that not an illegal search to you? Just because a door is unlocked, it is not an invite to a cop to come in, just as it is not an invitation to a criminal to come rob you.
An unlocked door is NOT an invitation for a law enforcement person to come in and search your personal area. At least, not in the US.
Thank you, I was thinking along the same lines. Unless having an open, unsecured wireless connection is illegal, then no one needs a visit by the local police for anything. Heck, I'd be a bit concerned about the testing locked car doors. In the US, wouldn't that be illegal for them to do so, because, in essence, they'd be entering your car, and while looking around, well..that would be construed as a search without warrant or permission, wouldn't it? What if while being a 'nice guy' and opening your car to lock it...they found something they didn't like? Something that wasn't in 'plain view' until they entered the car?
Look, I know cops have a hard job, and often much of it is thankless. But, also, this is a person that has the power to deprive you of your freedom, and to even take your life. In this day in age, with so many laws on the books, pretty much everyone is guilty of some crime...if you get one with an attitude, a bad day or some vendetta, well, it seems that having as little contact with the law enforcement community is probably the most prudent step a person can take.
browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
double-click that pref to edit the value to 0
I've had it this way for years without any problems. "
Thank you, that worked!!
I've not had to do that before I don't think...wonder why they changed that in the 3.5 version?
What exactly does this setting do? My value was a "2".
I have it set in FF, to open a new link in a new tab. This has worked beautifully till now. When I click a link in Gmail now, rather than open a new tab, it opens the link in a new windown without any scroll bars!?!?!
Now, if I want to open a link from Gmail, I have to rt. click and tell it to open in a new tab.
This kinda sucks IMHO.
I'd been in a conversation recently with someone who was adamant about putting everything in My Documents. I like to separate things out by file/document type, company names..etc. And call me Capt. Oblivious, but it had never occurred to me that you could have subfolders without "My Documents". That and for the longest time, I had no fscking idea where on the windows tree off C: this damned folder was located.
Hmm...I've never really ever kept anything in My Documents. I generally don't like to put everything in a default folder the OS chooses.
Really? Bundling?
Funny, but no iPod I have, nor iPhone CAME with iTunes bundled with it in the package I bought? You can freely download iTunes if you want, but, I've never seen it come with an iPod type of product.
Well, after seeing what the US Senate has put out of committee for a so called Health Care Bill, that still doesn't cover everyone, and costs in the Trillions of dollars. I'd say not much, considering how much more money the Fed is going to have to print to cover all this...