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Re:This Is What One Half Second of High Speed Trading Looks ... by nailer on Thursday May 09, 2013 @10:38AM (#5680632)
> The question is: Does fast trading provide a net positive to society?

Do web apps provide a net positive to society?

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Re:This Is What One Half Second of High Speed Trading Looks ... by pessimizer on Thursday May 09, 2013 @11:19AM (#5680866)
As opposed to what? We know that fast trading is being judged against non-fast trading. Are you asking us to judge webapps as opposed to non-web apps (for which anyone could give you a detailed response), or are you just trying to insult webapp developers?
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Re:This Is What One Half Second of High Speed Trading Looks ... by nailer on Friday May 10, 2013 @08:20AM (#5685772)
> Are you asking us to judge webapps as opposed to non-web apps (for which anyone could give you a detailed response), or are you just trying to insult webapp developers?

I'm (I would have thought quite obviously) wondering aloud if everything we do needs to provide a net positive to society.

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