http://futurismic.com/2010/01/29/econopocalypse-scenario-3654-the-fat-finger-collapse/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2010/01/29/econopocalypse-scenario-3654-the-fat-finger-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-72240 Steven Klotz Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:59:51 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10332#comment-72240 This brought to mind "Gonzo Laptop" in <a href="http://www.hubfiction.com/2010/01/issue-109/" rel="nofollow">Hub Magazine 109</a>. I point it out because its near future setting also brought futurismic to mind when I read it. Enjoy. This brought to mind “Gonzo Laptop” in Hub Magazine 109. I point it out because its near future setting also brought futurismic to mind when I read it. Enjoy.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2010/01/29/econopocalypse-scenario-3654-the-fat-finger-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-71142 Leadhyena Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:23:29 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10332#comment-71142 This isn't the first time that a trader's error with software has caused a major loss: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10394551/ is another example. There, the user planned to sell 1 share at 610,000 yen, but typed it backwards, selling 610,000 shares at 1 yen. It will continue to happen, and I don't consider this scenario to be that far off. This isn’t the first time that a trader’s error with software has caused a major loss: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10394551/ is another example. There, the user planned to sell 1 share at 610,000 yen, but typed it backwards, selling 610,000 shares at 1 yen. It will continue to happen, and I don’t consider this scenario to be that far off.

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