and what's hysterical is that I still get e-mails that people are following me on g+, even though I haven't posted in years!

These are why g+ failed. They wanted it to be a credentialing service more so than a "social network", and they actively stamped out any questionable content (in addition to questionable profiles).

Those were the days......

The 'normal' level of vitamin D has also crept upwards over the years.

I don't mind e-books. But i refuse to pay so much for something that is not legally absolutely and completely mine. Even then, it's always a question if i want to pay for something not tangible.

And, books don't run out of power, can easily be flipped, and so on.

The other fact is that pure gas cars are getting really good milage.
My Chevy Cruze is averaging over 33 mpg for me.

LOL. My 2002 Prius got 45 mpg (not to mention much, much lower emissions).

33 mpg is in the same class as "can't be bothered". If you want to crow, you need to get more than 50 mpg, son.

It's unclear that they 'aren't doing anything illegal'. Even the New York Stock Exchange itself was fined after the flash crash.

- Has been operating on conventional rail (cost $ vs. $$$ for maglev) since 1981.
- Is holding the world record of 574,8 km/h on conventioanl rail since 2007.
- Is linking all major cities in France and some abroad (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, UK).
- Has commercial speeds of 280km/h for the oldest ones, to 320km/h for the current generation.
- Costs a fraction of the price of the maglev.

But, YMMV. And by all means go Japan !

Whether it is ethical or not, I suspect that the people involved will shortly be making a 'voluntary payment,' probably 'without admitting wrongdoing' after the regulators have asked pointed questions comparing the actions of their bot against those of the relevant standards.

Outwitting other bots isn't a crime, but market manipulation is.

You're not allowed to run prices down, purely to get them on the upswing.

And that's specifically what he seems to have been doing.

This isn't a technical problem, it's an ethical problem. The markets aren't there for this sort of thing, they're primarily there to fund businesses.

I'm sure you had the same level of skepticism towards an article published in Rolling Stone last fall.

If you can't find a picture of me online with 30 seconds on the googles, you need to stop eating the paintchips.