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  1. Tuco

    High frequency trading

    Would it be possible for you to post in a nutshell why this is?
  2. Tuco

    Weight Loss Thread

    The idea of bacteria and weird shit in my colon/intenstines always grossed and weirded me out.
  3. Tuco

    High frequency trading

    The reason I'm against HFT isn't because I think it's free/easy money but because as a layman I don't see the value in it for society. Maybe it's naive but I see the investment market as a way to move capital to good(profitable) causes. There's a ton of aspects that pervert this(derivatives...
  4. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    btw if someone knows how to calculate the average payout I'd like to see it. I think it'd be a summation from 1->infinite with x^2 and 0.5 mixed in but I don't really know how to do it.
  5. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    From my model about $13 output: avgVal:[12.922964] avgIt:[1.999862] max:[33554432] maxTimeToTails:[26] It would be a viable (if boring) casino game if they put a max (say 1024 or something) amount of gain from it, that'd likely drop the value dramatically.
  6. Tuco

    Health Care Thread

    Yeah the more we hear about the healthcare.gov website the more pathetic it is.
  7. Tuco

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    What if All 32 NFL Team Logos Were Fat? | Kissing Suzy Kolber
  8. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    I would take the money and run assuming that $1/2 = 0 or $0.01/2 = 0! simulation: In other words, following this process will almost inevitably brings you to a zero value.
  9. Tuco

    [Manga] Naruto (warning: spoilers up to current chapter)

    Yup, and Obito helps break Naruto out of the genjutsu.
  10. Tuco

    Health Care Thread

    Your own chart says we haven't been in recession since 2009.... this is pretty bad, Merlin.
  11. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    bet confirmed, PS4 will outsell Xbones 5 to 1 by next year or Sean gets a new avatar.
  12. Tuco

    High frequency trading

    On FoH a guy was engaged in HFT and made good money, posted proof and stuff but said it sucked his life away. Personally I wish they'd make HFT illegal or untenable. As a layman it seems like it imposes a financial tax on investing and it also attracts some of the most talented...
  13. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Gonna need Sean to offer an avatar bet on this one.
  14. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Thanks for the link. There's a store near me (twelve oaks mall) that has it, but I don't see anything corroborating your statements about xbones being available to play there?
  15. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    Yup. Even if they think that the host took out 98 doors and knows where the door is, it doesn't matter, they still have a 50% chance of having the right door. But really they'd probably get tired after being told to pick a door ~25 times because both contestants kept not picking the right door.
  16. Tuco

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    bro if you gonna come you best come correct
  17. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I haven't seen their Oculus killer, but all their HMDs thus far have been very expensive and have had narrow FoVs (Because it's intended to replace a cinema rather than offer a virtual reality experience).
  18. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Before it seemed like your argument was that parents will see the advantages of the PS4, buy it and their kids will deal with it. Now it seems like you're making the argument that parents will buy the xbone out of ignorance.
  19. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    3-5x in the US? And how much of those xbox sales are because of brand loyalty and ignorance vs informed buyers legitimately liking the benefits of xbox (kinect, xbox live, exclusives etc) better?
  20. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    What is your predicted Xbone vs PS4 sales a year from now?
  21. Tuco

    Weight Loss Thread

    Meat has a plentiful supply of one of the most difficult nutrients to consume on a vegan diet: protein.
  22. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    It's tough to say. I think the ps4 will be the gift to have but Sony is really pushing a ton of units compared to previous generations and there's just too few PS4 exclusives coming before Christmas.
  23. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    yeah this is how I feel too.
  24. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Holy shit column make your point and get out. Reminding people that gamers play games isn't necessary.
  25. Tuco

    Weight Loss Thread

    I did the same thing, lol.
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    Weight Loss Thread

  27. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    Hehe that's a good question. I didn't see it before. I'll have to think about it. At first glance I'd say no. The probability that contestant A or B picked the correct door is 1%. So you don't improve your odds by choosing a different door. At second glance a huge difference between the...
  28. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    column, here is my concise rebuttal to your previous statements: Shut the hell up.
  29. Tuco

    foxnews hacked?

    speaking of hacks: Someone hacked walmart.com. And lowered the price of GTA5 : gaming
  30. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    Ok, I still contend that my above answer is correct. The value of each envelope is the same (3/2X, so if X=$100 each envelope contains a green ribbon with $150), so it makes no sense to switch. Did I get the correct answer?
  31. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    Wait are there three envelopes with 50, 100 and 200? Or are there two envelopes with 100 and 200?
  32. Tuco

    A brain teasing probability puzzle

    I don't get the trick here but I'll respond humbly with my response at first glance. If A=100 and B=200 If P(A)=0.5 and P(B)=0.5 The expected result from envelopes 1 and 2 would be: P(A) * A + P(B) * B = 150. Because the expected results from each envelope are the same, switching...
  33. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    This describes a ton of gamers. I'm glad we don't have many here though. Or maybe Sean masks them all because he's so fervently pro-ps4 but has no allegiance to sony.
  34. Tuco

    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    I don't know who you think you are, but if you're going to come to this fine community and post this weak evasive shit please do so civilly.
  35. Tuco

    The E-cig Thread

    I think you two were made for each other.
  36. Tuco

    Weight Loss Thread

    What I say, "Arguing whether X or Y is true is a waste of time." What you hear, "X IS CORRECT, PLEASE ARGUE Y SOME MORE"
  37. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Utnayan I think you're conflating the opinions of "Should I get a PS4?" with "Should gamers in general be interested in a PS4?". You also seem to base a lot of your opinions on the idea that the steam box is going to come out and crush consoles while revolutionizing gaming. This is a very naive...
  38. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    The quire in the sixteenth chapel is the best.
  39. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    All that shit sounds like typical early adopter risk. With the exception with me not knowing what prices being reduced twice over means. If it costs $400 in US at release are you suggesting it'll cost $200 in three years? re: crysis, I agree that crysis was waaaaay ahead of the curve, but...
  40. Tuco

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    It seems like you're saying that early adopters for virtually all technology are sheep. How much do you expect the price of a PS4 to drop in the next three years? because that figure is the downside to purchasing it on release day. The upside is that you get those three years of playing it.