It’s like a botnet worm. Only, instead of eating data it erases market value. …the Dow Jones stock index fell 600 points in just 6 minutes. Its nadir represented the deepest single-day decline in that market’s 114-year history… the “flash crash,” as it came to be known, was big, unexpected and scary —Continue reading “Financial Trading Markets Actually Giant Botnets”
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How Blue America Subsidizes Red America
I don’t really understand this chart, but I get the idea behind it. I’d also like to see someone illustrate the correlation between state-by-state ideology against urban versus rural population. A very neat Aaron Carroll chart shows that, on average, conservative states feature more “dependency” on federal programs than do liberal ones. via HowContinue reading “How Blue America Subsidizes Red America”
International Protests Against Internet Censorship Treaty
Seriously, guys. It’s not going to go away. We’re talking about control of the Internet. And while computer-savvy geeks like myself won’t be stopped, SOPA and PIPA will hobble the Internet’s capacity to public;y display dissent. Then again, I’m always talking about the decreasing relevance of legislation in lawmakers’ efforts to regulate technology. Where wereContinue reading “International Protests Against Internet Censorship Treaty”
Keystone Cop
As the probationary officer from Sussex Police searched for suspects, the camera operator radioed that he had seen someone “acting suspiciously” in the area. But he failed to realise that it was actually the plain-clothed officer he was watching on the screen, according to details leaked to an industry magazine. via CCTV police officerContinue reading “Keystone Cop”
Super Rich Keep Sotheby’s and Christie’s Afloat
Thank God. I was starting to worry. http://www.artlyst.com/articles/super-rich-keep-sothebys-and-christies-afloat
