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Would've been nice for them to "do it right" two years ago...

He added that line to all his blog posts when he redesigned his blog years after this was originally posted

The information being broken into two columns is quite annoying; it's like searching for an item in a supermarket looking on both sides of the aisle

I'm glad Larry has finally answered definitively how to end parentheticals with smilies.

This can actually happen with things like "breaking the iceberg"--playing tricks with the order book, but like you said, there clearly exist dangers with HFT, to claim that all HFT is evil is just flat out wrong.

Not sure how citing that spreads have been tightened since the advent of algotrading is "prejudice" or "opinon."

There are many forms of algorithmic trading--some harmful (including playing games with the order book, canceling orders, etc). The types that this site seem to assist with are not those types.

The liquidity argument is not a "cop-out." Due to algotrading, spreads have been tightened and cost of entry/exit have been lowered. While there are some problems with algorithmic trading, the alternative (going back to the specialist model) is downright insane. If you think algotraders are "ruining" the market and society, then, the specialists and traders were actively scamming everyone.

I'm glad that you have at least done a little bit of research, unlike the majority of articles that came out after Knightmare, but algorithmic trading is a net positive for both the market and society.

I didn't mean to come off as aggressive--was left over pent-up rage from the errors in the article.

I likely shouldn't discuss this topic any more

Was referring to "Install...to avoid IP based restrictions"

>He allegedly broke into an MIT network closet to install his own hardware, so as to avoid IP-based restrictions on the content.

Maybe you should read the original indictment instead of throwing around conclusions not found in evidence.

It's embarrassing how much of this article is wrong.

This reminds me about http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/the-morning-mail-is-my-... -- where E.B. White sends back an aggressive letter to a kid's piece of fan mail (The kid questions why he hasn't written another book, he claims that he could write another book if only he didn't receive as much fan mail).

What I'm getting at is that your current idea has more applications other than a simple VC pitch -- but expanding it to celebrity's sounds more like a Mickey Mouse Fan club subscription than email.

Does anyone know what it's like for non-coding jobs? (Analyst Positions)