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First communication back from Mark in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0 He says he hasn’t set up his computer yet and that the school seems to have a good connection.\u00a0 He mentions the school is in Ha’il*.\u00a0 Guess that’s where he is now.\u00a0 So far that’s all I know.<\/p>\n
Met with the Woolly’s last night at our once and forever location:\u00a0 the Black Forest.\u00a0 Tom Crane, Mark Odegard, Frank Broderick, Scott Simpson and Warren Wolfe showed up.\u00a0 We went around the table, catching each other up on this and that.\u00a0 Mark’s leaving.\u00a0 Our cruise.\u00a0 Tom and Roxann’s trip to Florida.\u00a0 Mark O’s knee.\u00a0 Warren’s upcoming article on Medicare.<\/p>\n
Scott and I talked about something called latency trading.\u00a0 Here’s an article<\/a> that explains some of it.\u00a0 The part it doesn’t explain is the drive, now well established, to position large supercomputer networks as close as physically possible to stock exchanges around the world.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 To capture the millisecond advantage in data transmission that results from close proximity to the data feed itself.\u00a0 Each millisecond can mean tens of millions of dollars in trading advantage.\u00a0 According to Scott, physical proximity can yield as much as a 3 millisecond advantage.\u00a0 Do the math.<\/p>\n On the drive home, the half Autumn moon hung in the night sky.\u00a0 The moon roof was open and stars shone down through it.\u00a0 The air was mild, with just that hint of fall.\u00a0 Perfect.<\/p>\n *Ha’il<\/strong> (Arabic<\/a>: \u062d\u0627\u0626\u0644\u200e \u1e24\u0101’il<\/em>), also spelled Hail<\/em>, Ha’yel<\/em>, or Hayil<\/em>, is an oasis<\/a> city in Nejd<\/a> in northwestern Saudi Arabia<\/a>. It is the capital of the Ha’il Province<\/a>. The city has a population of 356,876 according to Ha’il Province<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ha’il is largely agricultural, with significant grain<\/a>, date<\/a>, and fruit<\/a> production. A large percentage of the kingdom’s wheat production comes from Ha’il Province, where the area to the northeast, 60\u00a0km to 100\u00a0km away, consists of irrigated<\/a> gardens<\/a>. Traditionally Ha’il derived its wealth from being on the camel caravan<\/a> route of the Hajj<\/a>. Ha’il is well known by the generosity of its people in Saudi Arabia<\/a> and the Arab world<\/a> as it is the place where Hatim al-Tai<\/a> lived.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Harvest Moon First communication back from Mark in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0 He says he hasn’t set up his computer yet and that the school seems to have a good connection.\u00a0 He mentions the school is in Ha’il*.\u00a0 Guess that’s where he is now.\u00a0 So far that’s all I know. Met with the Woolly’s last … Continue reading All Ha’il<\/span>