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0 pointsmartin_bech6y ago0 comments

Nope his theory is that most trading is algos, and you can mess with algos, by doing crazy stuff.

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Case and point, just five years ago Redditors figured that out that by upvoting a post of image of a potato titled "Gaming Console. If you upvote this potato it will show up on Google Images when people search for Gaming Console." It even borked their news algorithm - https://i.imgur.com/A0zLPSR.png

asavadatti6y ago

Not trying to be a jerk but the phrase is "Case in point".

reaperducer6y ago

It's fine, for all intensive purposes.

(This is what happens when a society stops reading books.)

mrandish6y ago

By in large, you are correct.

misterprime6y ago

I really could care less.

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justanotherc6y ago

Common guys, getting the phrasing right is not rocket appliances.