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Comment Re:ludicrous (Score 5, Informative) 249

Unless you sue IBM and have very deep pockets once someone has stolen your idea and had the theft accredited by the rating agency (patent office) you are essentially screwed. You may file an appeal, but then the burden of proof is on you.
Tesla and Marconi had similar ideas around the same time but the patent office ruled in favor of Marconi, you my friend may be a Tesla at this point.
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World's Northernmost Town Gets Nightlights Screenshot-sm 144

Velcroman1 writes "On October 26, 2,000 Norwegians watched the sun set. The next time they'll see it rise? Sometime in February. Extended nighttime is an annual occurrence for the residents of Longyearbyen, Norway — Earth's northernmost town. Located at 78 degrees north latitude in the Arctic circle, Longyearbyen experiences a phenomenon called Polar Night, in which the town remains in perpetual darkness for four months each winter. To lighten up the seemingly endless night, Philips has started an experiment called 'Wake Up the Town.' And anyone who's complained about the brief daylight hours in winter will want to know how it works."

Comment Re:Not just useless, but actually toxic. (Score 2, Informative) 452

Utilizing FIX or some other Exachange based protocol, the server looks for your order, finds the cheapest holding house and then requestes that order, once posted it is then filled by whomever had the lowest bid out of about 200 institutions world wide. A typical trade involves about 20 to 80 database queries.

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