Comment Re:"But can a network relying on such assurances s (Score 1) 351
How on earth do you short BTC?
It's not like BTC is currently traded by brokers and I don't know anybody who is selling BTC future contracts.
If you know a way to do this, let me know.. There is serious $$ to be made here.
bitfinex.com
Comment sensationalism (Score 3, Insightful) 466
Are you fucking kidding me?
Comment Re:big ? Will AT&T let people keep unlimited p (Score 2) 1052
Comment Re:Moral Hazard (Score 4, Insightful) 377
No way any of these trades should be unwound. You want to give an algorithm your wallet and let it make lightning trades on your behalf? Fine, but learn to live with the consequences.
These trades aren't being unwound to protect the company with the "glitch". Remember that for every transaction there is a buyer and a seller.
Let's say you owned one of those stocks and had a stop loss in place so that your shares would sell if the price dropped by 25%. You would have been hit and sold your stock near the low on a "glitch".
Still think they should let all the trades stand?
Comment Re:Automatic Trading should be Throttled (Score 2) 377
While they may not blow, it is inevitable that they will
Well, which is it?
Comment Re:I'm not going to panic just yet... (Score 2) 411
Most believe an average of 5 Degrees Celcius per year, the actual figure is more like 0.5 C per annum.
What the hell are you talking about? Most proponents believe an average of 5 degrees Celsius per year over the last decade? Yeah, a rise of 50 degrees C seems reasonable.
Comment Re:Hmm... Won't this be iPhone 6? (Score 1) 427
3G referred to the network. 3GS was an update to the 3G. 4 is named by the generation. 4S is an update to the 4 (but is the 5th iPhone).
There is no way they would now release "iPhone 5", especially to coincide with the release of iOS 6.
Comment Re:Makes sense... (Score 1) 410
Oh for the love of god....THAT'S THE POINT ABOUT PRIOR ART! Where the fuck have you been??? That's the point about all these patent challenges, is their prior art. If so, then the patent is invalid. Get a fucking clue!
I couldn't help but read this while hearing the voice of Tom Smykowski...
"Well look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"
Comment Re:Not really (Score 3, Funny) 327
No, but if you're already a goner you might as well have some fun with it.
I've decided that if I manage to survive the exit and the falling, I'm going to aim for someone's swimming pool and then yell CANNONBALL during my last few seconds. Hopefully someone is around to witness it.
Comment Re:What's the point? (Score 1) 853
Comment Re:0.9KM (Score 1) 465
Comment Re:heating element (Score 1) 839
Better still, why not include a heating element that turns on when it's 2C or below?
Because up here in the Northeast it can easily stay below freezing for a month or more, whether or not it snows.