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by 205guy 14y ago
Wow, I'm a bit disappointed in the HN community here. There are a lot of <i>idées reçues</i>[1] that seem to come up over and over again (anti-homeopathy being one, not that I'm pro-homeopathy, so don't get off-topic over it
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by 205guy 14y ago
I find the number of Google "so-what" apologists rather striking in this thread. Not saying the OP did it right or did the right thing, but as a life experiment, it seems honorable. Personally, I find Google's omni-presence a bit scary as w
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by 205guy 14y ago
Except they didn't ask you to come to the table. They told you to stop doing potentially illegal things. In my mind, it is correct for the burden to be on the business to comply and advocate, not break regulations first and ask for new ones
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by 205guy 14y ago
Right, but you'd also need a CC tied to that billing address, one that will presumably be billed monthly, so not a one-time throw-away. So you need a CC and a private mailbox service in every city you want to see TV. But that is really just
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by 205guy 14y ago
Both you and the dissenting judge seem to take issue with the complexity of the technical approach. That does not seem like a legal argument. I understand that if someone goes to great lengths to do something illegal, say hide their transac
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by 205guy 14y ago
That isn't a good analysis. I have found wikipedia itself to be the best source of movie data. For all titles I've searched (and not always mainstream or US releases), wikipedia has a better summary, a better plot description, more release
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by 205guy 14y ago
Waiting for the follow-up article: whether the pumps really work, how well they work, whether it came with a firehouse (and if not, how much those cost+shipping), and fun things you can do with a big jet of water. Actually, I'd think you'd
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by 205guy 14y ago
Sorry for the multiple posts. I didn't expect that when the page returned Link Expired. Consider this a bug report.
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by 205guy 14y ago
I came to say the same thing. Also, nobody mentioned the "scrolling window" effect on the images behind the headings. One problem is that it doesn't show up with paging (Page keys or scroll wheel), only with smaller scrolling increments. As
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by 205guy 14y ago
This was definitely well-written, and very enjoyable to read. But I don't think it was true journalism. The story was manipulated to show first one side, then the other, then to leave the reader hanging in the balance. I can appreciate the
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by 205guy 14y ago
Or is the internet lure scenario so "standard" that it can be used as a defense when caught smuggling drugs?
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by 205guy 14y ago
Actually, you're both right, you just had different experiences. With 2-6 hens, the flock is more centered around the human, allow themselves to be touched and hand fed, and exhibit recognizable personalities. With 10-20 hens, the flock is
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by 205guy 14y ago
Many replies thought the "amazing" adjective was about the fact that vaccines work at all. Methinks you are a bit knee-jerk against people you even suspect of opposing vaccines. I thought it referred more to the logistics of getting hundred
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by 205guy 14y ago
Thanks for confirming what I thought. In the meantime, my wife got on as many Yahoo groups and FB pages as she could to comiserate with others having similar problems. Then she started posting all their customer service phone numbers (which
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Yahoo Mail circling the drain?
16 points by 205guy 14y ago|6 comments
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by 205guy 14y ago
I am very happy to see this issue getting exposure. I have long been saying that CC are a big scam and essentially a protection racket taking 3% of every transaction. People get 1% cash back (when they're lucky) and they think that money ca
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by 205guy 14y ago
Paging Hari Seldon...
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The Nightmare with Expedia Continues(playazone.wordpress.com)
4 points by 205guy 14y ago|0 comments
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by 205guy 14y ago
shadowmint asked: "How do we get from this broken UX experience story of right now, into the magical compelling 'mobile web app' future that OP talks about?" How about: by paying for content? Right now, websites are so messed up (and not ju
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by 205guy 14y ago
I was thinking along the same lines as rayiner, but more about actual coursework: hardware, compilers, operating systems, networks, protocols, optimization, security, etc. I could be wrong, but from the HN articles that rise to the top and
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by 205guy 14y ago
I have been wishing for a long time to have an outline feature in Google maps (or any map tool for that matter). I always want to compare the size of things (partly because of the distortion of the projection), say is the city of SF larger
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by 205guy 14y ago
Looks like you got downvoted, but I was confused as well. After reading the article, I conclude that Tesla could've used some of Tesla's ingenious strategies.
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by 205guy 14y ago
I was at first going to wonder if HN is going to recycle all of CS history, and whether that was a good thing or not. Now I see it may be necessary. Because your solution needs more CS thinking. Your carriage cars are not reversible when us
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by 205guy 14y ago
My take on geebee's post is that AirBnB has different effects on different areas, and that it's more of a negative effect that may need to be regulated in "areas that have tourist appeal but are mainly populated with long term residents." I
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by 205guy 14y ago
Exactly what pommefrites said: this is a city or town zoning issue (or I suppose county for unincorporated areas). And yes, I totally support the rights of local goverment to regulate property usage. Geebee is correct, the vacation rental i
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by 205guy 14y ago
I mostly agree with you, except Sun went under because it couldn't monetize (there's that word again) those free products (that and the server market tanked/changed on them). As long as Sun was making 50% margin on servers, they could fund
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by 205guy 14y ago
I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall an add-on in the Java installer during Sun's ownership. I don't think it was the Ask toolbar, but something else. I was out of Sun before that, but that's when I knew the "near-paradise" was over an
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by 205guy 14y ago
Go right ahead, since your profile says you're an affiliate marketer with an "eye for monetization."
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by 205guy 14y ago
Garry, you've spoken up a lot here to defend IM, and that's fine, they probably need defending. However, it would've been nice to disclose in this thread that you're a YC partner. I know, it's in your profile, and easy to find, as I did. Bu
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by 205guy 14y ago
Yes, I definitely think we need screenshots (too lazy to sign up and get them myself). There used to be a graphic on their website (gone now) that showed an offer looking like a decline/agree license page. Under it they claimed their text i

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