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  1. dtrader98

    high cpu use

    Did you try the test I mentioned? Go into control panel/display: cut the resolution all the way down to the minimum. Reboot. Then what happens to the power draw while running your trading apps. If even at that very low resolution, it is maxing out. I would next maybe assume some clock...
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    high cpu use

    Really can't say for certain, as I am not familiar with the specific hardware. However, that is the method I would begin to troubleshoot. Make certain it is the monitors that are causing the surge, and work from there. If the old monitors put back in cause the same surge, it's possible some...
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    high cpu use

    start by removing the monitor(s) and temporarily putting back the old one(s). Verify the CPU spike is related to the monitor itself, then continue troubleshooting. You can try to cut down the resolution or play around with the video controls to see if they have any effect as well.
  4. dtrader98

    Fooled by Randomness

    Film, Yes. Considering some of your experiences, I think you'll get a kick out of it. Lots of cultural references to the 80s (Carson, etc..). The description and preview are on the amzn link I attached.
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    Fooled by Randomness

    Wow. Now I'm curious to hear some of your results in the outcome of this endeavor. Did you ever compile statistics on the efficacy? What kind of results did you obtain? I hope you have seen, 'The Great Buck Howard.' It will surely bring back some memories...
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    Fooled by Randomness

    My favorite from Kipling... Nice to hear from an erudite poster, and hope you stay around the boards for a while to share your journey as it unfolds. Batra wrote a more recent tome that I find rather interesting; dealing with different eras and major class based power shifts. He believes we...
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    Fooled by Randomness

    One of the ways we differ in viewpoints, is in making such rigid assertions. There have been very bright prognosticators along the market's journey that have drawn similar conclusions in the past. Ravi Batra, for instance comes to mind. Remember this book from the late eighties? I do...
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    Police: Denver meth ring bought collector comic books to launder millions in cash

    And anyone that actually collects comics knows that CGC 'slabs' have been bid up explosively in the last few years.:D Maybe methane dealers aren't the only ones who figured out the new laundry detergent, or, should I say laundry 'diversent'?
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    Police: Denver meth ring bought collector comic books to launder millions in cash

    Forget stocks, hedge funds need to diversify into comics. --------------------------------------- http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-meth-ring-comic-books,0,7950928.story Police: Denver meth ring bought collector comic books to launder millions in cash P. SOLOMON...
  10. dtrader98

    Fooled by Randomness

    The only thing that could improve this thread is some commentary by one of NT's more sage fans-- Maestro. I guess he wasn't kidding, when he said, "hasta la vista," to ET.:( “So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always...
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    Fooled by Randomness

    I felt your first reply was a bit pretentious, and so, responded with a similar tone (something you get used to on ET). That being said, I am all for civilized discussion and I hear your viewpoints as well. It has just been my personal experience, that while markets may be screaming one...
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    Fooled by Randomness

    It's too bad you didn't really understand anything I said; if you did, you would see that it did not contradict anything you mentioned above. As I said, "few" have access to information, wealth, and power that others don't. The problem is that if you are not a member of said "few," the actual...
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    Fooled by Randomness

    Much of the problems stem not so much from mathematics and the precision it enables, rather, the problems are due to lack of observable variables input to the system being modeled. TDOG (inadvertently?) stumbled upon a good pragmatic maxim, in that generalization is more important than...
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    $73,000 for a 1 night stay in hospital because of a snake bite

    Not that it's really relevant, because those who want to see what they believe will seek out evidence that supports their personal beliefs (quite common on ET). But I certainly wouldn't use a US based local CEO, business, and right wing supported think tank as an objective reference, either...
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    You're effing ads are crashing my browser

    Adblock Plus,SQLlite Mgr, and Flashblock . Yes, I am woefully obsolete on IE, but I have never had any reason to use it other than to troubleshoot this particular issue. Only browser I continue to update is FF; which is most current (and gives me no choice in the update matter anyways).
  16. dtrader98

    Question for experienced Excel users...

    aah.. looking over the posts again, I think I may have misinterpreted your description. I think (correct me if I"m wrong) that you are updating the variable cell "I", dynamically in real-time, and want the j value threshold functions to track, then lock on that dynamically changing cell, once...
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    Question for experienced Excel users...

    P.S. earlier posts had small typo, =If(k12=-420,-420,if(j13<=400,-420,j13)) should have been j13<= -400 not +400 that is likely why all the cells were -420. Current jpg I posted has correct formula. Glad to see it works for you.
  18. dtrader98

    Question for experienced Excel users...

    This is about as clear as I can make it, without you attaching the actual excel file, and having me modify it. GL.:)
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    Question for experienced Excel users...

    As mentioned above, small variation: =If(k12=-420,-420,if(j13<=400,-420,j13)) This locks in -420 once it has been triggered, no matter what happens to the J column (going up whatever) after. Just drag that down to as many k cells as you want. Cheers.
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    Question for experienced Excel users...

    Again, it would be much simper to simply post a small table or column of actual values that you want processed. Your descriptions are a bit ambiguous. It would help to show where J12 itself comes from. If I understand you correctly, you could do something in j12 like...
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