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It's kind of like claiming you're the world's best trader, but all your winnings come from insider trading.


That's fine, when and where that's legal.

Eg even the US has no laws against insider trading in commodities. Similarly, French insider trading laws work on rather different principles than US ones. So it's hard to attach much moral significance to the legal accident of insider trading laws in one place and one time.

(And arguably, laws banning insider trading are bad for the general public, because to the extent they are respected and enforced, they keep information out of market prices.)


True, but they also make it hard for a cynical exec to game the system, for instance by shorting the stock and then tanking the company on purpose.


Contracts and laws around fiduciary duties already handle that just fine.


This is exactly what the laws around fiduciary duty "really" cover. I say "really" because the term is often invoked to justify/excuse scummy behavior from executives, arguing that they're legally obligated to behave that way because of fiduciary duty. In reality it just means you must act in the interests of the company, largely to prevent this exact sort of scenario (or an exec just being butthurt or whatever).


Yes, though it goes a bit further than just a blanket 'in the interest of the company'.

Sometimes it's that, sometimes it's in the interested of the shareholders, sometimes it's also in the interest of (some) customers, etc.


I think he means corn starch (which is also common in gelato made without eggs). There's better stabilizers out there, but Jeni suggested in her book the most common people can find.

The cream cheese is for adding more milk solids and most cream cheese has some stabilizers in it as well.

Something like a 4:2:1 ratio of locus bean gum, guar gum and lambda carrigean makes a good stabilizer. About a gram of LBG per quart

Jeni's books have some great ideas for recipes, but if you're interested in the science behind ice cream making the recipe book by Dana Cree is much more informative

Most (but not all) good recipes also measure in mass (grams) instead of volume. Super easy to measure and less dishes to wash when you put the bowl on a scale and keep hitting tare after each inclusion.

https://www.amazon.com/Hello-My-Name-Ice-Cream/dp/0451495373


One can also use sunflower or soy letchin instead of eggs. Letchin is the protein that provides the emulsification properties for eggs.

You still get the creamy texture without the egg taste. It's beneficial for fruit ice creams or anywhere you don't want the egg taste to overpower everything else. Letchin also does not need to be tempered like eggs so I toss it in with the rest of the dry ingredients.

Are you sure you're using 27% butterfat? Even ultra high premium ice cream is only 15-18%. I'm using about 15% for non fruit ice cream and I'm not using eggs, just letchin.

https://www.dreamscoops.com/ice-cream-science/fat-in-ice-cre...


You mean the crazy theory this guy came up with after observing how Native Americans breathe through their noses?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Catlin#Observations_on_...


I had some issues from turning my neck to look at at a side monitor for extended periods. You're supposed to turn your whole body to avoid strain, but it's easy to forget.

Neck strain and tmj can be related as well from the overuse of muscles.


Coincidentally, I was watching this BBC documentary on the dark ages tonight and the last episode is about Viking art and culture in the dark ages. Entire series is worth a watch if you can find it.

https://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Dark_Ages:_An_Age_o...


It's on youtube too, great show.


Ah, presented by Waldemar Januszczak. He's produced quite a few great videos and series.


There are many kinds of sparrows, but the one people usually refer to as a pest is the Eurasian House Sparrow. Can be found on 6 continents, reproduces quickly, and are gregarious (most other sparrows don't live in groups).

I find their antics to be interesting, but they're aggressive to other birds, especially for nesting sites (and they'll nest anywhere, unlike many of the birds they compete with).


They are only a pest outside their home range. In the UK they are in decline.

"Conservation of the house sparrow

Data suggests the UK's house sparrow population declined by 66% between 1977 and 2015, with urban populations faring worse than rural ones."

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/house-sparrow-passer-domestic...


Funny enough, so are European Pigeons and Starlings. We have too many here in the States, but on the decline in Europe.

I'm guessing part of it is due to our sanitary habits here. Lots of food is trashed in a way that makes it easy for them to forge for it.


Considering some prions slowly take away your ability to sleep, it really is the stuff of nightmares


(nods soberly, whilst sipping 10th coffee of the day)


Only a guess, but maybe financial markets that run 23 hours a day, 6 days a week, such as futures?


That is exactly why I asked. Show me a source and I will believe it.


https://www.fia.org/fia/articles/fia-coordinates-industry-pr...

> "Leading up to the 2015 leap second event, there was concern within the financial industry that similar issues could lead to a disruption to trading operations across exchanges, clearinghouses, brokers, investors and key service providers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked U.S. futures exchanges to provide details on how they planned to approach the leap second event. Some exchanges published plans to delay the opening of trading. Several exchanges in Asia have also announced details regarding how their systems will adjust their clocks before or after the leap second, and will retain normal trading hours."


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