gump59 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:criminal != smart (Score 1) 177

by gump59 on Thursday December 19, 2013 @10:28AM (#45735603) Attached to: The FBI's Giant Bitcoin Wallet

I've known a few criminals. Never seen a smart one.

...and you never will. Smart criminals don't get caught. Prisons are filled with the stupid ones.

Really? So ..... you think that people like Frank Abagnale Jr., Ted Kaczynski and Kevin Mitnick are stupid? Wow, your IQ must be off the charts then.

Comment Re:Is it illegal? (Score 1) 538

by gump59 on Wednesday June 27, 2012 @11:37AM (#40468009) Attached to: High-Frequency Traders Are the Ultimate Hackers, Says Mark Cuban

Using the roulette wheel analogy, I would say HFT is like all of us normal people having to place our bets before the wheel spins while the HFT guys (or at least whichever one has the the least latency/best algorithm) gets to place the bet just as the ball is about to stop moving.

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