Comments for chiplynch.com http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress Sometimes Useful, Sometimes Not Thu, 17 May 2012 14:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on A Moment for the HTC EVO 3D by Uknown http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/02/a-moment-for-the-htc-evo-3d/comment-page-1#comment-75141 Uknown Thu, 17 May 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=285#comment-75141 It is pretty obvious that whomever takes care of the cellphones, didn't tested them before they were sent to me. It is pretty obvious that whomever takes care of the cellphones, didn’t tested them before they were sent to me.

]]> Comment on Musings from a few weeks of data mining by Mr Cheese http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/05/29/musings-from-a-few-weeks-of-data-mining/comment-page-1#comment-59202 Mr Cheese Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:38:43 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/?p=245#comment-59202 icanhazcheez? icanhazcheez?

]]> Comment on Ranting about Economics by admin http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/22/ranting-about-economics/comment-page-1#comment-50043 admin Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:18:14 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=292#comment-50043 Of course stock swaps are another weird thing. It's hard to estimate how they affect valuation. In fact, all of stock pricing is weird to me; the trades that change the value of a stock are normally a small percentage of the outstanding shares... is the price that someone is willing to spend for a handful of shares really applicable to the valuation of the company as a whole? Slowly increasing P/E ratios (among other things) lead me to believe that they shouldn't be. It's all just overly complex, is kind of my point, which wouldn't be a problem if huge market problems weren't such a big deal. Of course stock swaps are another weird thing. It’s hard to estimate how they affect valuation. In fact, all of stock pricing is weird to me; the trades that change the value of a stock are normally a small percentage of the outstanding shares… is the price that someone is willing to spend for a handful of shares really applicable to the valuation of the company as a whole? Slowly increasing P/E ratios (among other things) lead me to believe that they shouldn’t be.

It’s all just overly complex, is kind of my point, which wouldn’t be a problem if huge market problems weren’t such a big deal.

]]> Comment on Ranting about Economics by Eric Martin http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/22/ranting-about-economics/comment-page-1#comment-48777 Eric Martin Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:02:02 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=292#comment-48777 Also, you might like this site if you want to rant about government spending http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/ Also, you might like this site if you want to rant about government spending http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/

]]> Comment on Ranting about Economics by Eric Martin http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/22/ranting-about-economics/comment-page-1#comment-48776 Eric Martin Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:59:29 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=292#comment-48776 As I understand it, the chief benefit to being publicly traded after the initial influx of cash is the ability to buy other publicly traded companies in terms of stock swaps instead of buying in cash. So I don't think any money should flow back to the parent company on stock trades. Even though it doesn't directly put any cash in the register, there are still ways a company can make use of their stock, especially as the price goes up. PS - I did look up reserve requirements, but I remember not being able to make heads or tails of what I read. Probably another sign that things are overly complicated. As I understand it, the chief benefit to being publicly traded after the initial influx of cash is the ability to buy other publicly traded companies in terms of stock swaps instead of buying in cash.

So I don’t think any money should flow back to the parent company on stock trades. Even though it doesn’t directly put any cash in the register, there are still ways a company can make use of their stock, especially as the price goes up.

PS – I did look up reserve requirements, but I remember not being able to make heads or tails of what I read. Probably another sign that things are overly complicated.

]]> Comment on Unhappy Bits about Bitcoins by Chip http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/06/14/unhappy-bits-about-bitcoins/comment-page-1#comment-45908 Chip Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:31:17 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/?p=258#comment-45908 I think your math is wrong somewhere... the bank does have to actually cut the $10000 check and the car lot will "cash" it. The $10000 that the bank sends out SHOULD be from people who have savings accounts at the bank. The jargon confuses me too. I think a "deposit liability" in a bank is a savings account. Someone is saving money, they should be able to withdraw it whenever they want... in aggregate then, the bank needs to hold 20% of all immediately withdrawable assets (deposit liabilities) so that this can happen in most cases (I'm sure 20% is some statistically useful number expecting a certain type of run on a bank). The other 80% is then invested in outside loans, such as the $10000 car loan, so that the bank earns money on the deposits. In any case, that's not why I came back to this post -- I wanted to point out this article: http://gizmodo.com/5828710/the-bitcoin-is-dying-whatever tolling the death knell of Bitcoin. I think your math is wrong somewhere… the bank does have to actually cut the $10000 check and the car lot will “cash” it. The $10000 that the bank sends out SHOULD be from people who have savings accounts at the bank. The jargon confuses me too. I think a “deposit liability” in a bank is a savings account. Someone is saving money, they should be able to withdraw it whenever they want… in aggregate then, the bank needs to hold 20% of all immediately withdrawable assets (deposit liabilities) so that this can happen in most cases (I’m sure 20% is some statistically useful number expecting a certain type of run on a bank).

The other 80% is then invested in outside loans, such as the $10000 car loan, so that the bank earns money on the deposits.

In any case, that’s not why I came back to this post — I wanted to point out this article:
http://gizmodo.com/5828710/the-bitcoin-is-dying-whatever

tolling the death knell of Bitcoin.

]]> Comment on A Moment for the HTC EVO 3D by Angela http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/02/a-moment-for-the-htc-evo-3d/comment-page-1#comment-45206 Angela Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:51:41 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=285#comment-45206 I don't think parralax barriering is a real term, but I'll let it slide. Awesome on the 3D-on-a-2D screen front, though. I don’t think parralax barriering is a real term, but I’ll let it slide. Awesome on the 3D-on-a-2D screen front, though.

]]> Comment on Marbled Rye and Evolutionary Algorithms by Chip http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/01/marbled-rye-and-evolutionary-algorithms/comment-page-1#comment-45117 Chip Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:06:55 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=276#comment-45117 I know (from taking too many tours) that the Bourbon distillers carefully guard their yeasts and cultivate the same batch over time because it keeps the taste consistent. While I'd expect some things to change over time, that would lead me to believe that it's possible (and sometimes desirable) to maintain a homogeneous colony. There are other examples -- I really wanted to put this story: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/teen-decomposes in the post, but felt it ran too long. Plus I don't know if what the student did was an evolution as much as just isolating existing useful microbes. Hope you ate something good, Jeremi! I know (from taking too many tours) that the Bourbon distillers carefully guard their yeasts and cultivate the same batch over time because it keeps the taste consistent. While I’d expect some things to change over time, that would lead me to believe that it’s possible (and sometimes desirable) to maintain a homogeneous colony.

There are other examples — I really wanted to put this story: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/teen-decomposes
in the post, but felt it ran too long. Plus I don’t know if what the student did was an evolution as much as just isolating existing useful microbes.

Hope you ate something good, Jeremi!

]]> Comment on Marbled Rye and Evolutionary Algorithms by Eric http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/01/marbled-rye-and-evolutionary-algorithms/comment-page-1#comment-45115 Eric Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52:11 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=276#comment-45115 I have read that bread starters should improve over time, but I'm not sure how that happens. I suppose if I split the starter in two every so often and kept the one that produced better tasting bread, I could see that applying some evolutionary pressure, but not just adding sugar to the same jar every week. I have read that bread starters should improve over time, but I’m not sure how that happens. I suppose if I split the starter in two every so often and kept the one that produced better tasting bread, I could see that applying some evolutionary pressure, but not just adding sugar to the same jar every week.

]]> Comment on Marbled Rye and Evolutionary Algorithms by Jeremi http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/2011/08/01/marbled-rye-and-evolutionary-algorithms/comment-page-1#comment-45113 Jeremi Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:28:04 +0000 http://www.chiplynch.com/wordpress/?p=276#comment-45113 Great now I'm hungry, but at least I feel like I've actually learned something today. Great now I’m hungry, but at least I feel like I’ve actually learned something today.

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