Hacker News: steveplace

New comment by steveplace in "Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet"

steveplace — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:20:54 +0000

Twitter has keyword filtering at the user level and it's magical.

New comment by steveplace in "Coinbase Ordered to Turn Over Identities of 14,355 Crypto Traders to the IRS"

steveplace — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:08:28 +0000

I'm sure there forex market rules that account for this.

Like buying EUR/USD then going into EUR/AUD

New comment by steveplace in "Something is wrong with children's videos on the internet"

steveplace — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 03:36:06 +0000

Yup. Get video apps from actual companies that have at least a semblance of QC.

PBS kids, Disney Jr, Nick Jr.

New comment by steveplace in "Ethereum Price Climbs to $360; Crypto Market Cap Pierces $160B"

steveplace — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:15:08 +0000

Maybe dollar weighted volume would be a better comparison.

New comment by steveplace in "Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk"

steveplace — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:13:45 +0000

I thought it was SOP to not bring your phones to DEFCON

New comment by steveplace in "Sugar-sweetened drinks with protein rich meal affect metabolism"

steveplace — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:14:14 +0000

Weight Change = CI - CO

Where CO has a CI input.

This has been known for while. Protein has a thermic effect which can change your CO.

But the equation still works.

New comment by steveplace in "I am an Uber survivor"

steveplace — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:29:12 +0000

Reactionary contrarian skepticism is kinda the MO of hacker news comments.

New comment by steveplace in "Dow Hits 20000 for First Time"

steveplace — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:35:17 +0000

What makes you think "trump" is the stock market?

The graves of investors have been dug with political shovels.

New comment by steveplace in "Dow Hits 20000 for First Time"

steveplace — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:44:07 +0000

It matters because we make it matter. It's psychological anchoring and it's a very real thing.

New comment by steveplace in "When You Are Depressed, Make Something"

steveplace — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:37:04 +0000

Just make sure not to share what you made on hackernews

New comment by steveplace in "AngelList acquires Product Hunt"

steveplace — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:32:41 +0000

>uncritical adoration

Really? Hacker News comments are uncritical adoration?

I'd weight the cynicism and perma-contrarianism a tad bit higher.

In fact, I believe the success of a startup is inversely proportional to the amount of hate it gets in HN comments.

Theranos excluded from the sample, of course.

New comment by steveplace in "Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation"

steveplace — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 22:28:37 +0000

This article would not have been written had the election outcome been different.

New comment by steveplace in "Male birth control study cut short as some participants experience side effects"

steveplace — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 03:23:19 +0000

They injected test without an AI to control the side effects.

New comment by steveplace in "On Wall Street, a high-ranking few still avoid email"

steveplace — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:57:15 +0000

Janet Napolitano never used email as the head of DHS

New comment by steveplace in "Zcash begins"

steveplace — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:38:21 +0000

The best use cases I think of are definintely not "first world problems."

Places with no banking infrastructure.

Places with bad government.

Places with capital controls.

New comment by steveplace in "Color Genomics raises $45M to provide genetic tests that detect cancer risk"

steveplace — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:15:37 +0000

Because if people are getting cancer with no genetic markers, then we know it's environment... or at least not genetic.

New comment by steveplace in "Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot"

steveplace — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:58:08 +0000

there's a handful out there already

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5rraWJq6E

Sorry, Uber. Social Data Validates the Lyft Growth Story and Valuation Demands

steveplace — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:01:18 +0000

Article URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andyswan/2016/08/31/sorry-uber-social-data-validates-the-lyft-growth-story-and-valuation-demands/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12400195

Points: 2

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New comment by steveplace in "Almost 80% of Private Day Traders Lose Money"

steveplace — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:30:54 +0000

I didn't say 10k was total capital base, just deployment for a trade.

And leverage exists so you can get higher percentage returns on your capital.

I'm just saying it's possible, that's all.

New comment by steveplace in "Almost 80% of Private Day Traders Lose Money"

steveplace — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:58:22 +0000

>if hedge funds don't want to hire you, why do you think you are still capable to outsmart hedge funds while you can't answer their interview questions for trader role?

You're not playing the same "game" as hedge funds. They have different mandates and liquidity.

Putting 100 million into play on a position is completely different than 10k. You can choose different strategies, different trading vehicles, and different risk management parameters as a retail trader compared to an institutional trader.

So you don't necessarily need insider information or a massive technical infrastructure. You can get an edge, but it won't be the same edge you'd have running serious money.