Comment + operator for string concat? (Score 1) 729
'1' + 1; returns '11'. It's weird when you have javascript's type coercion.
Comment Re:Unfair advantage (Score 5, Informative) 250
I keep hearing that "anyone" can do this. Please point me to where I can sign up to collocate my server with the market computers - because that is actually necessary to set up an effective HFT system.
http://www.lightspeed.com/?page_id=5068
http://www.limebrokerage.com/contact_us.shtml
http://www.ften.com/buy-side-products/vx-velocityxpress.html
They all offer colocation services.
Comment Re:No more explainations needed (Score 1) 955
Wrong. The afterlife (flash sideways) happened many years after the very real events of the island. After everyone died (everyone dies eventually) they find each other and need to come to grips with the events of the island before they move on
Comment Re:Out of context theator (Score 1) 498
Milliseconds do matter for high speed traders. Most high speed traders have their trading machines colocated at the exchanges because milliseconds matter. Many strategies are dependent on being faster (ie cross-market arbitrage).
I work for a broker-dealer.
Comment Re:The US has limits on it too. Thankfully. (Score 3, Informative) 778
Most people don't realize that burning a flag is on of the ONLY ways to properly dispose of it....
US Flag Code. TITLE 4 > CHAPTER 1 > Sec. 8(k). It states:
"The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning"
Comment Re:Considering the last 8 years... (Score 3, Informative) 979
I suggest you read:
http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=159932,00.html
It shows numerous "I don't have to pay tax" arguments as well as case law and reasoning.
Submission + - Google Filters Torrents From Search Results (torrentfreak.com) 1
HiddenL writes: According to TorrentFreak.com:
Google has been filtering its search results for years. That's proven very useful for the Chinese government, and of course content owner representatives like the MPAA and RIAA. According to Google, the filtering of torrents from the search results is a response to the DMCA complaints they receive.
The owner of SumoTorrent told TorrentFreak that he discovered that A search on Google for sumotorrent now triggers the following message at the bottom of the results page:
Apparently "Do No Evil" includes mass filtering of legitimate content.In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused the removal(s) at ChillingEffects.org.
A search for other BitTorrent sites like Torrentspy and Torrentreactor comes up with the same message (note. the sites are still indexed but some results are removed).