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I don't knock something till I try it. I have been using Emacs recently, and I like it. I was simply asking a question. I was not looking to be made fun of.

Do you know of something like this for emacs?

I have also become familiar with several languages (C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby), but when I wanted to start a big project, I realized that I only knew the basics of the language (i.e., synatx). I had no real exposure to the vast libraries available. Once I realized this, and that was only within the past month, I decided to focus just on C and C++. This decision was driven by the fact that I am starting an MSFE program this fall and all I have read about quant work says that I should be well versed in C++. The reason I have also chosen C is because the project I am spending this summer working on is building the statistics and probability portion of a quantitative finance library. I am using two libraries as a reference (Quantlib and GSL) and one is written in C++ and the other in C. Like it has been said, I think it might be a good idea to focus on what you already know and work on improving the skills in that language.

So far I have made it through Weinstein's, Roubini's, and Taleb's talks. What I have seen is a good start towards understanding a subject that we have very little hold over right now. If you can find the time to watch even one of these videos, it is well worth it.

The thing I am interested in the most is accuracy and precision.

This is American politics. The politicians say one thing to please the masses and do exactly the opposite. I'm not trying to be confrontational or rude. That's just the reality of things.

The answer is simple. There is a huge and powerful tax lobby that doesn't want to see this happen.

It sure helps.

EDIT: Do you know what secondhand embarrassment is? Go to an open mic and you are sure to experience it. I've seen some people who thought they were hilarious and were actually a train wreck.

That question I cannot answer. I'd talk to a lawyer and an accountant concerning a question like that.

Stand-up comedy works well also. It helped me to get over my fear of speaking to large groups.

I can't help it; I have to say it. Stop swine flu and you'll make a boatload of money.

First, I am not an accountant or any other licensed individual. I used to work in banking as an analyst and trader before I went back to school. My securities licenses have since elapsed.

Do you have cash entering or leaving the company? Are you starting to deal with accruals? If you have answered yes to the first one but you are able to easily keep track of the inflows and outflows, I wouldn't worry about needing one right now, but I would certainly start looking for one. If you are dealing with accruals, I would think about talking to one at least right now. Business accounting can be a tricky subject when cash flows don't exactly match revenues or expenses. You'll save yourself a lot of headaches if you have someone whose business is accounting at your call.

The INews headline is inaccurate. They matched the street.

You don't find it ironic that you are now telling me what I should and should not do?

I understand well what is said here. With that said, if you are at work, you do your work. Also, you should not be using corporate bandwith to catch up on your own reading agenda. Do that at home.

Shouldn't these people be working when they are at work?

People must think that network admins at major corporations are retarded! Besides, what is there to tweet when you're at work?

"Boss took my stapler again :("

I recommend seeing someone at a bank about setting up a trust. If you are concerned with making sure that the corpus of the trust remains intact, explicitly tell the bank that as there are investment opportunities that are completely appropriate for that. The benefits of a trust are numerous. When I worked as a trust analyst I saw many people who set up a trust solely to protect their money from themselves. It's something you might want to look into if you are concerned with blowing through the money.

Perhaps they should now create a new shirt that says, "I got suckered by tshirthell.com". That's sure to create more buzz for them.

I will add a quote from Arrested Development made by Buster:

Michael: Buster? The guy who thought that the blue on the map was land?

Lucille: He's had business classes.

Buster: W-w-w-wait. Eighteenth-century agrarian business. But I guess it's all the same principles. Lemme ask you: Are you at all concerned about an uprising?

I just registered tguts.com. The name works well for the trading social network I am building.

It's bloated writing. He tries to pass himself off as intelligent, but his rambling clearly shows this is not the case. When people use big words and obscure references, it's usually a sign they are trying to imitate intelligence.

Would your mom narc on you?

If I had a cofounder with an interest in finance, I would choose the startup path.

Please spare me the RTFM comments; I am sick and not feeling well enough tonight to dig into some huge research project. I simply would like to know how a company like Youtube functions. Do they have to pay for the right to use their video software or is the software currently available for anyone?

While in theory the People have the authority to overthrow their government, in reality, do you honestly think that the US government would allow this to happen without a mass killing of its own people? I have long been upset with the US, yet I have long given up on any hope that the US can put itself back on the right path.

The idea that damned the US is equality. I'm not talking about equality in the sense of race, gender, ethnicity, etc. I'm talking about the idea of putting everyone on a level playing field so that people's feelings are not hurt---not keeping score in youth sports, substantially dumbing down curricula, etc. This is what will eventually cause the downfall of American civilization. Anyone who will challenge the way things are currently being done will be viewed as a brutish person with an inclination towards intellectual elitism. I already see this happening.

Research can be incorporated into learning, but not in the current university. If the modern-day university was smaller, then research and learning could be conducted side-by-side. The problem plaguing the system today is that there are too many students, mostly of incapable mind; there is only so much room in a research lab. I know this because I worked in one at the University of Florida. It could easily fit five to seven students in addition to the chief researcher. If we cast out those incapable of receiving a true education, we could fit the rest into a lab; research and teaching could coexist. It is an elitist viewpoint, but a valid viewpoint.