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Now this is embarrassing.
Just now I discovered quite a serious bug in the software I'm working on.
I'm quite certain the general concept is valid, but my implementation is buggy.
This is something I can fix but that twenty grand I thought I made last week just flew out the window.
I will give you one little taste: in 2001-2002 I worked on a database kernel for a Bahamian hedge fund. It's now a core component of a huge windows executable that trades a basket of 1000 commodities futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. It's consistently able to beat the best funds managers.
My invention isn't trading commodities but it's a conceptually similar program.
(I don't know how they fared with the 2007 subprime meltdown. My guess is that the fund's owner would have known to get out of the market, he's a real shrewd guy.)
My ship isn't at the dock yet but I think it's still headed in my general direction.
In any case I'm doing something more mentally challenging than reloading SN all day long.
(Score: 3, Touché) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday May 30 2016, @08:38PM
I'm the only one who is ever going to possess this code.
No, I sell it's output. Have A Nice Day!
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2016, @01:12AM
Information wants to be free, dude. It's immoral to charge money for intangibles. I'm sure that's written somewhere, right next to Jesus hates usury.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday May 31 2016, @01:34AM
I don't want to say any more.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2016, @01:41AM
Yeah I heard there's some hard money to be made in 3D printed disposable dildos. Best luck to your venture!