Stock Plunge Raises Alarm on Algorithmic Trading →
Why is land close to the Wall Street Stock Exchange so expensive? Because being 100 feet closer to the exchange's switch means your computer can make micro-transactions faster, translating into millions of dollars in high-frequency trades. Those trades apparently caused havoc on the market again today, in one 10-minute stretch knocking the index down nearly 700 points and 900 at one point on the day, erasing over $1 trillion in equity values. NASDAQ and the NYSE are apparently canceling trades executed in that time frame pending an investigation.
XKCD Color Survey Results →
Orange, red? I don't know what to believe anymore!
-Anonymous, Color Survey
These results are hysterical.
Three Dead as Greek Strikes Grow Violent →
Maybe this is because they hosted the Olympics without having the money to?
Chrome Beta Speeds →
Chrome is faster than a speeding potato. And lightning. Officially.
[Edit] Be sure to check out the official results here.
Antisocial Networking? →
This is an interesting question. How does Facebook, and social networking in general, affect our social interactions, especially for young children?
If the TSA Were Running New York →
All vans or SUVs headed into Midtown Manhattan would have to stop and have their contents inspected. If any vehicle seemed for any reason to have escaped inspection, Midtown in its entirety would be evacuated.
And better:
While resilience foils terrorists' intentions, the overreaction and fear-mongering advocated by some conservatives creates a siege mentality that works against America's interests and strengths. Today we can be proud of our police and our fellow-citizens - and we should all take a lesson from New York.
True love isn't only found in dating. It's found in being a reliable and empowering presence in someone's life.
— Nathan Zacharias, Boundless
Irony →
Me, using my iPad to watch a video from the WSJ of Adobe's CEO talking about how essential Flash is to publications like the WSJ.
- John Gruber
Free Software Foundation Responds to Steve Jobs →
I don't agree with everything he's advocating, but this is a superbly written criticism of Apple's criticism of Adobe's Flash. Adobe's initial response is here, and their better one is here. Microsoft also joined in on the criticism, repeating concerns over stability and security in Flash Player.