Yep, atm exclusively on Betfair but trying to expand.
I've probably 10 more questions, but you've already shared generously in a couple of other comments. Thanks for that. I've bookmarked, and will investigate. Best of luck with it
Readit Newssourcepluck commented on The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) bloomberg.com/news/featur... · Posted by u/sebg
This may have been true at some point... in the 90s? I'm not sure if it actually was even true then. In any case, it isn't true today:
https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t480/
https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/
https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII/
https://frame.work/ie/en/products/laptop16-diy-amd-7040
Why didn’t you edit it at the time?
Didn't re-read, of course
very similar in spirit to Olimex Neo6502
https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/the-world-fastest-65...
it's a real 6502 assisted by a RP2040
Wow, that's so very cool! Olimex are wonderful!
For anyone who wants to challenge themselves to better understand the computers we use every day, I highly recommend the NandToTetris course [0]
I have learnt more about computers in 2 weeks of this course, than years of software development.
Particularly if you are a web-developer, I challenge you to look deeper into PC architectures and low-level programming.
C is a great language to get started with.
After I build this project, I want to move on to a more powerful emulator (maybe a GameBoy or similar, but probably starting at the CPU level rather than the logic gate level!)
I'm waiting on "Code" by Petzold to arrive, which I'm hoping will scratch a similar itch, but this seems like a really great way to do it! The nand2tetris course seems so very great. Emulating it all in C sounds fun.
sourcepluck commented on The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) bloomberg.com/news/featur... · Posted by u/sebg
Search betcode, plenty of us on the slack.
Oh wow, it's happening there! I've followed and starred and bookmarked and all that, and will be having a browse around a bit more closely when I get a moment. I think I'm roughly understanding what the group is about. I'll follow up, thanks!
sourcepluck commented on I was wrong about the ethics crisis cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-wa... · Posted by u/bikenaga
I worked for almost 27 years, for a company that aligned with my personal morals. The pay was substantially less than what I could have made at less-circumspect outfits, and there was a nonzero amount of really annoying overhead, but I don't regret it, at all. I slept well at night, made good friends, never wrote any software that I regretted, learned heaps of stuff, and helped to develop and launch the careers of a few others.
Mentioning that here, elicits scorn.
Geez, where do I sign up?
Sounds great. Don't listen to the pseudo-realists who chase dreams of grandeur rather than doing something (at least semi-) useful or good with their lives.
sourcepluck commented on The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) bloomberg.com/news/featur... · Posted by u/sebg
I don’t know exactly how these companies make their money and how successful they are, but I at least believe all of them are in the odds computation business. They might be supplying prices to bookmakers instead of betting themselves etc.
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These companies are known more for their HFT trading in financial markets, but I believe they have also expanded into sports betting.
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Also some of the bookmakers such as matchbook have started as betting group and then overtime turned into a bookmaker as that is where the real money is.
Thank you, that's wonderful, I'll be sleuthing there and getting a feel for things. Cheers!
Who do you buy from when they’re all bad. I don’t think buying a Linux laptop is a serious option even for most enthusiasts. The software, hardware, and battery life just aren’t there.
This may have been true at some point... in the 90s? I'm not sure if it actually was even true then. In any case, it isn't true today:
https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t480/
https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/
https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII/
https://frame.work/ie/en/products/laptop16-diy-amd-7040
Emacs is "better" only because it has more features at present, and is somewhat more mature.
But emacs remains replete with bugs, the performance leaves a great deal to be desired, the UI locks up if you update your packages because the whole thing is single-threaded, and emacs lisp (the language) quite frankly sucks, a lot.
Lem is not very mature and has a lot of sharp edges but already in this state I can see that it will eclipse emacs if it continues its current trajectory.
Agree with the other responder, largely. I've been bothered a few times by Emacs locking up, but never enough to be actually upset about it. Bugs, I don't see it, it is very very solid for me, I can't remember the last time something didn't work as expected. Hmmm.
Still very Lem-curious, though!