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Comment on e-readers are doomed! doomed I tellsya! by Evan

Evan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:33:08 +0000

I got a new Kindle Fire for Christmas, and I’m still holding on to my original Kindle!

Comment on I for one welcome our new algorithmic overlords by Ben Plowman

Ben Plowman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:09:32 +0000

Interesting stuff.

Worth noting is that what little research has been done into algorithmic trading (AT) appears to suggest that it increases market liquidity. IANAE, but this means that trades are much less likely to impact the price of a stock than they were before AT. This means that while AT may indeed be a crude form of the singularity, it does not appear to be reducing global economic stability. Here is the source: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/10/does-algorithmic-trading-improve-liquidity.html

Comment on I for one welcome our new algorithmic overlords by Michael Rowehl

Michael Rowehl — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:11:57 +0000

Another area where trading in abstracted entities has allowed local maxima to undo the greater good is in IP/patent protection, also covered heavily in Accelerando. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

“Halting State” is another one that’s worth a re-read. Bank theft in an MMORPG. It was good the first time around, but it took a re-reading for me before it really sank in. Think about current micro-work platforms like Gigwalk and Taskrabbit hooked up to an in-game AI that figures out manipulating the real world is the best way to win the online game. Mmmmm… that’s some tasty singularity right there.