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Re: MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly

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Post by ScottBurson » Mon, Aug 22, 2011, 12:14 AM UTC

Semiapies wrote: post #50

ScottBurson wrote: post #49

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[citation needed]

That's cute, since it was your unsubstantiated assertion in the first place that the word was being misused. Tip: when unsure about the definition of a word, try googling define and the word in question. You will get results from a number of sources.

I did look it up, even before posting the first time.

I see that Google does list the definition you suggest. But it does so without attribution, as far as I can see. Dictionary.com (the place I had been looking), which takes definitions from several dictionaries, with attribution, does not offer the meaning in question.

You said "many dictionaries" would list this meaning. I think your claim remains unsubstantiated.

Re: MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly

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Post by ScottBurson » Mon, Aug 22, 2011, 12:40 AM UTC

ScottBurson wrote: post #51

Semiapies wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's cute, since it was your unsubstantiated assertion in the first place that the word was being misused. Tip: when unsure about the definition of a word, try googling define and the word in question. You will get results from a number of sources.

I did look it up, even before posting the first time. I see that Google does list the definition you suggest. But it does so without attribution, as far as I can see. Dictionary.com (the place I had been looking), which takes definitions from several dictionaries, with attribution, does not offer the meaning in question. You said "many dictionaries" would list this meaning. I think your claim remains unsubstantiated.

Clarification: the Google page for "obtuse" does list a source for the meaning "hard to understand", but not only is that source not a dictionary, it offers the meaning only to say that using the word with that meaning "is not considered good style".

Re: MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly

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Post by dereg » Thu, Aug 25, 2011, 1:25 PM UTC

BrentRitterbeck wrote: post #41

dereg wrote: post #28

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Bloomberg and Reuters already have competing services that cost tens of thousands of dollars each year for a subscription. If they bought this, it'd be to eliminate a competitor.

I hope that a competitor hangs around long enough to revolutionize this industry. The system does not serve retail investors well at the moment. This is a space with low hanging fruit.

Sorry for such a late reply, but I agree in full. I really loathe using the Bloomberg Terminal, and I can't believe it hasn't been done better yet. I'm hoping someone recognizes that low-hanging fruit.

Re: MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly

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Post by apaprocki » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 3:52 PM UTC

dereg wrote: post #53

BrentRitterbeck wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hope that a competitor hangs around long enough to revolutionize this industry. The system does not serve retail investors well at the moment. This is a space with low hanging fruit.

Sorry for such a late reply, but I agree in full. I really loathe using the Bloomberg Terminal, and I can't believe it hasn't been done better yet. I'm hoping someone recognizes that low-hanging fruit.

Care to elaborate what you loathe about the terminal?

Re: MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly

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Post by BrentRitterbeck » Sat, Aug 27, 2011, 7:23 PM UTC

dereg wrote: post #53

BrentRitterbeck wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hope that a competitor hangs around long enough to revolutionize this industry. The system does not serve retail investors well at the moment. This is a space with low hanging fruit.

Sorry for such a late reply, but I agree in full. I really loathe using the Bloomberg Terminal, and I can't believe it hasn't been done better yet. I'm hoping someone recognizes that low-hanging fruit.

I don't particularly have a problem with the Bloomberg Terminal; it's the price with which I have a problem. There is no other source currently available that provides the same information density as Bloomberg. The navigation within a terminal at first is a little complicated, but that is because the quantity of information you are dealing with is amazing. With that said, I would be interested in reading your thoughts on what could be improved.