Another catch from Hacker News

[cema]

http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=My+Manhattan+Project&expire=&urlID=35003522&fb=Y&url=http://nymag.com/news/business/55687/&partnerID=73272

I won't comment it for now.

Comments

[saccovanzetti.livejournal.com]

interesting

[cema.livejournal.com]

I am sure he skipped a few details.

bunch of nonsence

[vlader.livejournal.com]

Software does not ruin or create anything- takes data, processes data and spits it out. That's why French do not allow patents on software.

The core is some mathematical formula, finction etc., which is, with all due respect to our multiple programmer friends, is out of their league.

Here is the real culprits:


http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-03/wp_quant?currentPage=all


http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/financial-markets/content/resources/Lecture12.pdf

Re: bunch of nonsence

[vlader.livejournal.com]

Sorry for misspellings :)

Re: bunch of nonsence

[cema.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course it is... would not call it bullshit; arrogance. In any case, the core of the problem is elsewhere completely.

Re: bunch of nonsence

[vlader.livejournal.com]

This non-sensical explanation is much more, how shall I say, reasonable:

http://ammosov.livejournal.com/423796.html

Re: bunch of nonsence

[cema.livejournal.com]

Ah, but this was a different take: the "Look at me!" type.

Re: bunch of nonsence

[vlader.livejournal.com]

True enough... Not even arrogance- self -embellishment?

Re: bunch of nonsence

[cema.livejournal.com]

Something like that, yes. Self-aggrandizing.

[luzhin.livejournal.com]

Сумасшедший?

[cema.livejournal.com]

Нет; думаю, это из серии "я тоже там был". Крупицы истины там есть, несомненно.