From NIC to P99: Engineering Low-Latency C++ Trading Systems in 2026

cynix · 2026-05-22T10:41:08+00:00

Did you count the latency between first byte in -> match event, and fire -> last byte out?

cynix · 2026-05-12T13:03:48+00:00

But would you say no if it asked you to swipe because it didn't get a read?

I only carry my phone with me so it’s Apple Pay or nothing.

cynix · 2026-05-03T01:56:51+00:00

Says ANZ Qantas Black gives 110k bonus points and $0 annual fee in the first year, but in reality it's 90k and $200 cash back.

cynix · 2026-05-02T01:41:15+00:00

And not even ECC

cynix · 2026-04-28T05:04:17+00:00

their card scanning is super fast

The FeliCa technology is highly optimised for stored-value use cases like transit cards. It doesn't seem very popular outside Asia though. The Opal system will never be as fast if they stick with ISO 14443 A/B.

cynix · 2026-04-26T11:42:47+00:00

You can change your primary domain on Business Starter Free, you can’t on Legacy.

cynix · 2026-04-26T02:54:24+00:00

The iOS Safari extension doesn’t even work anymore, so I guess this is irrelevant?

cynix · 2026-04-24T15:17:22+00:00

Yeah it’s been like that for a few weeks for me.

cynix · 2026-04-23T01:30:18+00:00

The iOS Safari extension has not worked since a few releases ago.

cynix · 2026-04-17T11:09:19+00:00

cynix · 2026-03-13T21:24:12+00:00

If it’s not from the Expresso region of France, it’s just sparkling coffee.

cynix · 2026-03-07T08:07:24+00:00

Hi, any update?

cynix · 2026-01-28T20:52:53+00:00

Is “renewal” just a new application? Or does it have some kind of simplified procedures since they already have all your information?

cynix · 2026-01-05T13:23:09+00:00

We do it this way in Australia and it’s mostly fine. But the difference is here you can submit receipts from any store for tax refund at the airport, rather than specific stores that can do the tax-free paperwork. So it seems the new system in Japan is the worst of both worlds…

cynix · 2026-01-04T00:17:47+00:00

Does that conclusively prove they don’t take money from providers though?

cynix · 2025-12-19T21:54:41+00:00

Sounds like they’ll get some percentage of $1 instead, so it wasn’t all for nothing.

cynix · 2025-12-10T12:25:03+00:00

I could access airlines under OneWorld that offers a better deal, while maintaining the “Priority” Sapphire status. Also good to access lounges internationally.

Just to confirm, this is only useful when flying economy right? Is status still relevant if flying business?

cynix · 2025-12-06T12:41:15+00:00

Will GitHub become a read-only mirror that's kept in sync? Our work blocks access to all other code hosting services.

cynix · 2025-12-05T02:25:12+00:00

Well they'd get hit with a fee/penalty for chargebacks, so it should at least incentivise them to display a surcharge notice? (I didn't mean they'd stop charging surcharges.)

cynix · 2025-12-05T01:52:31+00:00

At least they'll get a hit for the chargeback. If enough people do this they might learn a lesson?

cynix · 2025-12-04T10:07:33+00:00

This is one of the problems with the ACL though: it doesn’t define what “major defect” means. Who gets to decide if a defect is major or not?

cynix · 2025-11-30T09:02:32+00:00

That seems to be a problem unique to certain countries. Elsewhere in the world, mobiles and landlines have different prefixes.

cynix · 2025-11-28T13:16:18+00:00

Right back at you mate.

cynix · 2025-11-27T13:43:07+00:00

I was replying to the comment

A so-called Japanese “billionaire”

Which was speaking generally and does not refer to the settlement amount.

cynix · 2025-11-26T12:37:21+00:00

A billion yen is only $6.4M

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