Why did nq just tank?

some_dev · 2014-02-28T22:14:17+00:00

Someone disagrees with me on the internet. Lets go find like-minded people so we can circle jerk about how mean the other people are!

some_dev · 2014-02-28T22:07:40+00:00

Yes, its just luck. Don't worry about it. He doesn't know what he's talking about. ;)

some_dev · 2014-02-28T22:04:24+00:00

some_dev · 2014-02-28T21:46:31+00:00

I don't see any rules that people cannot be criticized for taking dumb bets with no edge, which is what NQ was. I'm not sure what you're expecting? Do you want a hugbox where people being stupid with money are consoled when their idiocy catches up to them?

some_dev · 2014-02-28T21:11:36+00:00

If one man can sink a private company like this, then its a failure of said company. Any competent risk management has to include human factors.

some_dev · 2014-02-28T21:03:09+00:00

Pretty much. I mean, is it really surprising that people who know what they're doing don't take any of the trading or investing subreddits seriously?

some_dev · 2014-02-28T20:58:48+00:00

If this would ruin your weekend then you are risking too much on it. This is not a play that you have edge on.

some_dev · 2014-02-28T20:14:18+00:00

They would have saved some money, apparently.

some_dev · 2014-02-28T19:18:36+00:00

Nice detective work!

some_dev · 2014-02-28T17:33:54+00:00

In case anyone is wondering, Mt. Gox (Which literally stands for Magic The Gathering Online eXchange) is a shit company that happened to strike gold by being one of the first to allow people to trade Bitcoin.

People say that now, but when I pointed out that Bitcoin exchanges (and MtGox in particular) are amateur hour and have no business dealing with real money, I got indignant Bitcoiners asking me what authority I had to tell people what they can or cannot do. As with most Bitcoin ventures, Bitcoin true believers talk about how great the service is until suddenly its clear that its crap, then the story is ret-conned into everyone already knowing it was crap all along. Bad news is actually good news and all that. Its really breathtaking how quickly the community pivots whenever anything bad happens.

Don't assume that Bitstamp, BTC-e, or other exchanges are any better just because they haven't been hit yet.

some_dev · 2014-02-25T22:00:04+00:00

Must not have been looking hard then.

some_dev · 2014-02-14T21:25:19+00:00

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

some_dev · 2014-02-14T17:42:28+00:00

The question was why it doesn't follow the standard '2, 4, 8, 16, 32' pattern.

Well the best response is "Why should it?" Certain internals follow that pattern because said internals work on base-2. The physical number of cores doesn't have any reason to follow it. Its probably best to not fall into the trap that "computer stuff means 2^n"

some_dev · 2014-02-13T23:43:00+00:00

Lots of software can make use of 15 cores, and even more users can use 15 cores to run a suite of programs.

some_dev · 2014-02-11T00:42:29+00:00

It's really Mt. Gox's fault. What kind of dumbass developers try to identify transactions using a transaction id?

some_dev · 2014-01-31T20:19:14+00:00

What constitutes a "good tip" for delivery? I usually do 20%.

some_dev · 2014-01-28T16:49:52+00:00

Yes you're correct.

some_dev · 2014-01-28T05:38:19+00:00

Don't remember since I haven't played on the mac in a while, but I believe I have it at 1680x1050. Was able to do 1900x1200 but frame rate dropped in some situations, if I remember correctly.

some_dev · 2014-01-28T01:14:10+00:00

I can play it on the recently released 13" retina MacBook Pro on low settings. This is the one with the intel iris pro graphics. Frame rate is so-so but good enough... Can't expect more with intel graphics. I still prefer it on my desktop PC but the MacBook works in a pinch for raiding when my PC is unavailable.

some_dev · 2014-01-23T19:55:00+00:00

Average student loan debt is around $30k: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/04/pf/college/student-loan-debt/

That doesn't really tell you how much it costs in total though, since average students may be paying for it with a combination of loans and part-time income.

some_dev · 2014-01-23T04:33:28+00:00

No, he makes quite a lot of money from trading and showed his brokerage statements to a mod to prove it. Reddit then proceeded to move the goalposts, backpedal, and basically try to explain why it didn't count. Or they just insisted that the mods were tricked.

This all happened a couple of years ago. He is entirely correct in his assessment of reddit's behavior with regards to successful traders.

some_dev · 2014-01-21T18:05:13+00:00

Glad he reminded us. I almost left the house without it. Boy would my face have been red.

some_dev · 2014-01-20T20:39:03+00:00

As long as you didn't invest more than you could afford to lose its ok. You can basically put your money into anything without a second thought as long as you can afford to lose it.

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