You're right, I don't know the intricacies of how it works, and I had to google what a tick was. But that comment right there proves my point. That comment basically means "It only affects the price by a little bit", considering the value of a tick is some fraction of dollar. According to a 30 second reading of this anyway: "For example, the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract has a designated tick size of $0.25 while gold futures have a tick size of $0.10." So you are agreeing that involving a HFT between an actual buyer and an actual seller has an effect on the price, it may not be much, but it has an effect.
In addition, those one or two HFT ticks can be down or the move can be up
I'm sure they can go up or down, but the HFTs wouldn't be operating if that tick movement wasn't in their favor the majority of the time. I'm no economics major, but I'm smart enough to figure out they wouldn't be doing it if they weren't making money.
HFT trading phenomenally enhances liquidity,
This is where I get fuzzy, it doesn't make sense to me. If I'm placing an order to buy, in order for the transaction to go through there has to be someone willing to sell within the range I'm wiling to buy. Adding an HFT to the mix can't magically create that person willing to sell for what I'm willing to pay. They aren't acting as a necessary middleman, they are just buying what I want to buy before I am able to do so, and selling it to me for "one or two ticks" more than I could have bought it from the seller to begin with.
So what I'm gathering from your comments, is that Peter Gibbons is pretty accurate in his description. "Well those are whole pennies, right? I'm just talking about fractions of a penny here. But we do it from a much bigger tray and we do it a couple a million times."
Since you brought up zoning... Some zoning laws don't allow hotels, motels, or a bed and breakfast to be operated in a residential zone. I'm not arguing for or against what NY is doing, I'm just making a point that these operations MAY be in violation of their local zoning laws.
I'm all for what Air BnB does, as long as the original intent is followed. If my neighbor wants to rent out his house while he's out of town, more power to him. I would start to object when a slumlord is buying up the houses in my neighborhood, pimping them out on a daily basis to whomever is passing through town, and not maintaining them.
I mean that is kind of the point of zoning laws, isn't it? If I don't want to live next to a motel (or smelter plant) I am pretty secure in knowing that one isn't going to be built next to my house 2 years after I buy it. And having a stable place to live, knowing who my neighbors are, knowing who I need to keep an eye on is part of the value of living in a residential neighborhood. I certainly don't have the ability to control who my neighbors are, but by choosing to live in a residential area I have a certain expectation that I won't have a new set of neighbors in the house next door every week.
HFT doesn't "suck profits away" from the "buy and hold" traders. The HFTs are making profits off of one or two ticks of movement, while the "buy & holders" are sitting-out movement of tens/hundreds of handles.
Did you intend to copy the script from Office Space while describing this process, or was that an accident? Because you did
That's interesting. I've never had a headphone jack or micro-USB jack "wear out". I've broken a few of each in my time, but can't really blame the format for that. I have worn out many micro USB cables. They just get floppy, loose, won't stay in, etc. I just toss it and buy a new one, problem solved. I have never worn out the actual headphone plug or jack, have never even heard of someone doing it. (Did about 3 years at an electronics repair shop, never replaced one) I have worn out many many sets of ear buds, but something in the puny cabling goes out way before the plug/jack.
Yes. And that's just Spacex, there are a 7 other providers with their own full launch manifests. SpaceFlightNow does a pretty good job tracking upcoming launches.
Some quick searching shows there are about 4500 satellites in orbit, 1500 or them operational. Looks like we are putting about 200+ more per year up there. source So yeah, there is plenty of "shit" to send up there.
Given that email has worked well for millions of requests over the years
There has to be a better way to oversee our government. How much money is expended processing these requests? I'm not saying we need less information about our government, I'm just saying there has to be a better way to get it.
I see the claim keyboard has an unfair advantage and am shocked by it.
So you haven't played a computer game since the mouse was invented?
A joystick is probably a superior input device for navigating/player movement, but is infuriating to aim with compared with a mouse. I'm not saying anything about the superiority of consoles vs computer gaming, I enjoy both, but there is no argument that a mouse is better for aiming in a FPS.
I think everybody with any kind of root access has done it. I found out the hard way that "delete * from userSettings where username=whatever" is a significantly different query than "delete * from userSettings where username-whatever". Seeing a result of "23134 records affected" when expecting "1 records affected" will wake a guy up in a hurry.
Haha. Now that's just awesome enough that I'm going to keep it how you suggested. My Linux skills would be classified as "Knows enough to be dangerous", and I have to admit I had no idea exactly what that would do, but the "C:" intrigued me enough to try...
I remember my dad teaching me how to take the record out of the sleeve
My first experience with a record was me picking up the sleeve, not realizing it was sideways, watching the record roll out, off the table, and smash on the floor. Immediately followed by my dad's forehead turning an unnatural shade of red, and me never touching his record collection again. I also have "fond" memories of walking to my car and finding my window smashed and my CD wallet with 100+ CDs missing.
I realize that arguing any part of audio preference is like arguing religion, and LP lovers will call me a blasphemer, but physical media sucks. It was a shitty system when it came out, but it's what we could do with the technology we had. It served the purpose at the time, we have better stuff now.
The only valid argument for physical media is the one you made. The tactile experience is just something you can't get with a digital download.
but if Google is Photoshop, DDG is an Etch-A-Sketch.
This is an excellent analogy, especially if all you need to get the job done is an Etch-A-Sketch. In most cases, the less complicated the tool is the more effective it is at accomplishing its intended purpose. Which is going to be a better tool for pounding in nail? A hammer or this?
That's a pretty vague statement. I don't claim to know anything about DDG, or how they are funded, but that statement to me smells a lot like what Parent Post is concerned about. When your only product is data about what your customers are searching for, what do these "affiliates" have to gain by giving DDG money? Unless these affiliates are just handing over cash, without expecting anything in return.
Suspect they meant it's not implanted directly into the heart, just into the chest cavity instead.
I suspect you are right, but yeah, bad summary. I'd think it would be significantly less invasive, risky. Assuming they'd have to stop the heart to install a typical pump, but would not have to do so for this system. I was with a company that worked on a similar system a long time ago, and I seem to remember one of the selling points they were after is that it could be installed without stopping the heart.
Not sure why you were modded Troll, it's an accurate statement. I did the same thing as AC above, clicked the link expecting a big-ass logo front and center. That seems like marketing 101, if announcing a new [thing] you'd think pertinent info about that thing would be displayed above the fold.
From the linked wiki page, first sentence even: "Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex..." emphasis mine. In case reading comprehension is hard: May:used to express possibility.
Gender MAY include the physical sex of an organism, it may not. GP's statement is accurate.
As long as they go to prison, sure, they can get a gender reassignment.
And I think you're off by a hair on your "millions" estimate. Male to female ranges from $7-$24,000. (source)
For reference, a new knee will cost about $50k. Technically a knee replacement is an elective surgery. How many of those were done to inmates last year? Should they be denied therapy as well? Or does gender reassignment bother you because it doesn't match your world view?
Carmack is also noted for his generous contributions to charities
I don't follow, are you implying that this guy is Robin Hood? Following the comment of "he did something bad" with "he did something good too" doesn't make sense. I'm not saying that a person can't recognize their wrongdoings and turn their life around but copypasta from Wikipedia isn't a real strong argument to that case.
the second landed booster has had at least 10 full duration test firings since landing
Can I add a (somewhat, possibly) intelligent question to the group? What would be the most likely cause of a failure on a "flight proven" (used) booster? Something functional such as a pump, sensor or electronics, something likely to be caught by a test firing. Or would it more likely be something structural, that wouldn't be caught until full-flight stresses are placed on it?
And I would agree, Google's keyboard isn't that good. The others still have issues. My biggest frustration is I'll swipe a word in, it'll be WAY wrong, to the point that the other suggestions aren't close either. Delete the word, re-swipe, and it'll put the same damn word on there. You'd think that would make it into the logic somewhere: "If user just delete this word don't put it up as the next word".
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it only affects the price by one or two ticks.
You're right, I don't know the intricacies of how it works, and I had to google what a tick was. But that comment right there proves my point. That comment basically means "It only affects the price by a little bit", considering the value of a tick is some fraction of dollar. According to a 30 second reading of this anyway: "For example, the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract has a designated tick size of $0.25 while gold futures have a tick size of $0.10." So you are agreeing that involving a HFT between an actual buyer and an actual seller has an effect on the price, it may not be much, but it has an effect.
In addition, those one or two HFT ticks can be down or the move can be up
I'm sure they can go up or down, but the HFTs wouldn't be operating if that tick movement wasn't in their favor the majority of the time. I'm no economics major, but I'm smart enough to figure out they wouldn't be doing it if they weren't making money.
HFT trading phenomenally enhances liquidity,
This is where I get fuzzy, it doesn't make sense to me. If I'm placing an order to buy, in order for the transaction to go through there has to be someone willing to sell within the range I'm wiling to buy. Adding an HFT to the mix can't magically create that person willing to sell for what I'm willing to pay. They aren't acting as a necessary middleman, they are just buying what I want to buy before I am able to do so, and selling it to me for "one or two ticks" more than I could have bought it from the seller to begin with.
So what I'm gathering from your comments, is that Peter Gibbons is pretty accurate in his description. "Well those are whole pennies, right? I'm just talking about fractions of a penny here. But we do it from a much bigger tray and we do it a couple a million times."
Since you brought up zoning... Some zoning laws don't allow hotels, motels, or a bed and breakfast to be operated in a residential zone. I'm not arguing for or against what NY is doing, I'm just making a point that these operations MAY be in violation of their local zoning laws.
I'm all for what Air BnB does, as long as the original intent is followed. If my neighbor wants to rent out his house while he's out of town, more power to him. I would start to object when a slumlord is buying up the houses in my neighborhood, pimping them out on a daily basis to whomever is passing through town, and not maintaining them.
I mean that is kind of the point of zoning laws, isn't it? If I don't want to live next to a motel (or smelter plant) I am pretty secure in knowing that one isn't going to be built next to my house 2 years after I buy it. And having a stable place to live, knowing who my neighbors are, knowing who I need to keep an eye on is part of the value of living in a residential neighborhood. I certainly don't have the ability to control who my neighbors are, but by choosing to live in a residential area I have a certain expectation that I won't have a new set of neighbors in the house next door every week.
HFT doesn't "suck profits away" from the "buy and hold" traders. The HFTs are making profits off of one or two ticks of movement, while the "buy & holders" are sitting-out movement of tens/hundreds of handles.
Did you intend to copy the script from Office Space while describing this process, or was that an accident? Because you did
That's interesting. I've never had a headphone jack or micro-USB jack "wear out". I've broken a few of each in my time, but can't really blame the format for that. I have worn out many micro USB cables. They just get floppy, loose, won't stay in, etc. I just toss it and buy a new one, problem solved. I have never worn out the actual headphone plug or jack, have never even heard of someone doing it. (Did about 3 years at an electronics repair shop, never replaced one) I have worn out many many sets of ear buds, but something in the puny cabling goes out way before the plug/jack.
Is there THAT much shit being sent into space?
Yes. And that's just Spacex, there are a 7 other providers with their own full launch manifests. SpaceFlightNow does a pretty good job tracking upcoming launches.
Some quick searching shows there are about 4500 satellites in orbit, 1500 or them operational. Looks like we are putting about 200+ more per year up there. source So yeah, there is plenty of "shit" to send up there.
Given that email has worked well for millions of requests over the years
There has to be a better way to oversee our government. How much money is expended processing these requests? I'm not saying we need less information about our government, I'm just saying there has to be a better way to get it.
I see the claim keyboard has an unfair advantage and am shocked by it.
So you haven't played a computer game since the mouse was invented?
A joystick is probably a superior input device for navigating/player movement, but is infuriating to aim with compared with a mouse. I'm not saying anything about the superiority of consoles vs computer gaming, I enjoy both, but there is no argument that a mouse is better for aiming in a FPS.
"People have paid a company more than $80,000 to dig a hole for absolutely no reason"
One of these things is not like the other. They were off on the dollar amount, but that one actually happened. CAH Holiday Hole
Unless I'm an idiot and the others are all true as well...
Whose morals are we going to use?
Probably those from the book of Sylvester Stalone, Westley Snipes, et. al. for those who missed the reference
I think everybody with any kind of root access has done it. I found out the hard way that "delete * from userSettings where username=whatever" is a significantly different query than "delete * from userSettings where username-whatever". Seeing a result of "23134 records affected" when expecting "1 records affected" will wake a guy up in a hurry.
Haha. Now that's just awesome enough that I'm going to keep it how you suggested. My Linux skills would be classified as "Knows enough to be dangerous", and I have to admit I had no idea exactly what that would do, but the "C:" intrigued me enough to try...
I remember my dad teaching me how to take the record out of the sleeve
My first experience with a record was me picking up the sleeve, not realizing it was sideways, watching the record roll out, off the table, and smash on the floor. Immediately followed by my dad's forehead turning an unnatural shade of red, and me never touching his record collection again. I also have "fond" memories of walking to my car and finding my window smashed and my CD wallet with 100+ CDs missing.
I realize that arguing any part of audio preference is like arguing religion, and LP lovers will call me a blasphemer, but physical media sucks. It was a shitty system when it came out, but it's what we could do with the technology we had. It served the purpose at the time, we have better stuff now.
The only valid argument for physical media is the one you made. The tactile experience is just something you can't get with a digital download.
Are those jobs paying enough to live off them?
I guess it depends on your definition of "living". I wouldn't consider the $12-$15/hour typically paid for "technical assemblers" a living wage.
but if Google is Photoshop, DDG is an Etch-A-Sketch.
This is an excellent analogy, especially if all you need to get the job done is an Etch-A-Sketch. In most cases, the less complicated the tool is the more effective it is at accomplishing its intended purpose. Which is going to be a better tool for pounding in nail? A hammer or this?
Affiliate relationships with several companies
That's a pretty vague statement. I don't claim to know anything about DDG, or how they are funded, but that statement to me smells a lot like what Parent Post is concerned about. When your only product is data about what your customers are searching for, what do these "affiliates" have to gain by giving DDG money? Unless these affiliates are just handing over cash, without expecting anything in return.
Suspect they meant it's not implanted directly into the heart, just into the chest cavity instead.
I suspect you are right, but yeah, bad summary. I'd think it would be significantly less invasive, risky. Assuming they'd have to stop the heart to install a typical pump, but would not have to do so for this system. I was with a company that worked on a similar system a long time ago, and I seem to remember one of the selling points they were after is that it could be installed without stopping the heart.
Not sure why you were modded Troll, it's an accurate statement. I did the same thing as AC above, clicked the link expecting a big-ass logo front and center. That seems like marketing 101, if announcing a new [thing] you'd think pertinent info about that thing would be displayed above the fold.
Really? Scroll down a couple of lines...
Haha, I'm a dumb ass. Read the thread wrong. AC makes a valid point. Fnj is off in la la land. I fail.
From the linked wiki page, first sentence even: "Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex..." emphasis mine. In case reading comprehension is hard: May:used to express possibility.
Gender MAY include the physical sex of an organism, it may not. GP's statement is accurate.
As long as they go to prison, sure, they can get a gender reassignment.
And I think you're off by a hair on your "millions" estimate. Male to female ranges from $7-$24,000. (source)
For reference, a new knee will cost about $50k. Technically a knee replacement is an elective surgery. How many of those were done to inmates last year? Should they be denied therapy as well? Or does gender reassignment bother you because it doesn't match your world view?
actually did steal some shit back in his youth
Carmack is also noted for his generous contributions to charities
I don't follow, are you implying that this guy is Robin Hood? Following the comment of "he did something bad" with "he did something good too" doesn't make sense. I'm not saying that a person can't recognize their wrongdoings and turn their life around but copypasta from Wikipedia isn't a real strong argument to that case.
Seems to me to be an admission of an ultimate fail.
So we should just remove seat belts and air bags from cars? Get rid of GFCI/AFCI outlets? Remove every other safety measure we've implemented?
The world is full of dangers. You can either choose to mitigate your risk, or not. The potential for a problem is there either way.
the second landed booster has had at least 10 full duration test firings since landing
Can I add a (somewhat, possibly) intelligent question to the group? What would be the most likely cause of a failure on a "flight proven" (used) booster? Something functional such as a pump, sensor or electronics, something likely to be caught by a test firing. Or would it more likely be something structural, that wouldn't be caught until full-flight stresses are placed on it?
Yeah, just giving you some crap. Haha.
And I would agree, Google's keyboard isn't that good. The others still have issues. My biggest frustration is I'll swipe a word in, it'll be WAY wrong, to the point that the other suggestions aren't close either. Delete the word, re-swipe, and it'll put the same damn word on there. You'd think that would make it into the logic somewhere: "If user just delete this word don't put it up as the next word".