Comment on Trading Program Ran Amok, With No ‘Off’ SwitchparentComments−wpietri14y> Why is that relevant?Because it means that there's no "we couldn't afford to do it right" excuse.> Actually, it's easy to imagine such an upside. Consider 800x the lifetime median income of a US worker.Double or nothing on a company that size is a stupid bet.−anamax14y> Because it means that there's no "we couldn't afford to do it right" excuse.No, 400x the average lifetime salary of a worker doesn't mean that.> Double or nothing on a company that size is a stupid bet.Wrong again. Double-or-nothing is often an extremely good bet. You're ignoring odds of each outcome.Then again, you're just spewing soundbites and getting details right doesn't help with that.
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> Why is that relevant?
Because it means that there's no "we couldn't afford to do it right" excuse.
> Actually, it's easy to imagine such an upside. Consider 800x the lifetime median income of a US worker.
Double or nothing on a company that size is a stupid bet.
> Because it means that there's no "we couldn't afford to do it right" excuse.
No, 400x the average lifetime salary of a worker doesn't mean that.
> Double or nothing on a company that size is a stupid bet.
Wrong again. Double-or-nothing is often an extremely good bet. You're ignoring odds of each outcome.
Then again, you're just spewing soundbites and getting details right doesn't help with that.