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gilesnelson

  1. A man sitting next to me has, given a choice of newspapers, selected the Daily Mail. I am due to spend the next 8 hours with him. 11:23 AM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
  2. After expecting to board a plane at 11am I am now boarding a plane at 7.20pm. I now know LHR T5 intimately. 11:20 AM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
  3. RT @hftreview: Relativistic statistical arbitrage [Wissner-Gross, Freer] bit.ly/KouaF5 #hft 6:43 AM May 25th via Tweetie for Mac
  4. RT @mgualtieri: RT @IBMbigdata: 4 benefits of #hadoop in just 3 minutes [video] "What is Hadoop?" bit.ly/JG0u32 #bigdata 4:59 AM May 25th via Tweetie for Mac
  5. RT @Finextra: After closing Twitter-based fund, Derwent offers sentiment software to day traders bit.ly/KZ6K7W -> but it didn't work? 3:13 AM May 25th via Tweetie for Mac
  6. RT @ruskin147: If you want to know why HP has become such a dysfunctional company, this Fortune piece is a primer tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/08/500… 2:03 AM May 25th via Tweetie for Mac
  7. RT @nanexllc: Nanex pins Facebook blame on HFTs thetradenews.com/newsarticle.as… 1:50 AM May 25th via Tweetie for Mac
  8. How Facebook went from triumph to disaster: ft.com/cms/s/2/281a84… #FT 10:16 AM May 24th via FT Web App
  9. @noodlesue I'll be in Hong Kong in 3 weeks time. 6:03 AM May 24th via Tweetie for Mac in reply to noodlesue
  10. @seabird20 alas not. I will be leaving for the airport shortly. 5:37 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to seabird20
  11. @noodlesue alas no time for fun. Flying home this evening. 3:53 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to noodlesue
  12. @noodlesue yes. Most marvellous. 3:31 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to noodlesue
  13. My view. The Bosphorous on a gorgeous day. twitter.com/gilesnelson/st… 2:18 AM May 24th via Camera on iOS
  14. @drjohnbates @joannarosenberg oh yes! I played on one owned by my "friend who had everything". 10:45 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to drjohnbates
  • Name Giles Nelson
  • Location UK
  • Bio Deputy CTO, Progress Software; co-founder of Apama.
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