BadCookie

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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   I think that there is a risk of high quality, New York Times caliber journalism disappearing entirely. I'd prefer not to see that happen, and I don't think that paywalls are the answer. So anything that can make quality content more lucrati
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   I'd argue that consumers are accustomed to filling out CAPTCHAs, and thus are less likely to be confused by these ads. As a reader, I would hate filling out a DoubleRecall ad much less than being denied access altogether because I am unwill
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   You can't see whatever content it is that you are trying to access until you enter the code. The examples on their web site make it pretty clear: http://doublerecall.com/
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   True, but the MID will very possibly go away or be significantly reduced in the future. During the debt ceiling talks, the proposal by the Gang of Six would have significantly reduced the value of the MID to many people. Of course, the prop
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   I hope that your workers aren't solving CAPTCHAs for hire, but that's probably a vain hope.
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   I cringed when I read this line as well.
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   Have you seen this? Looks like inflation is on its way up. http://bpp.mit.edu/usa/
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   by BadCookie 15y ago

   Honestly, I wouldn't use it. A related idea that I might use is a goal tracker of sorts. Something that helps me visualize the steps I need to take each day/week/month/year to reach my major and minor goals in life, preferably keeping me mo
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   Explosive hypothesis about humans' lack of genetic diversity(kqed.org)

   19 points by BadCookie 16y ago|5 comments
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    by BadCookie 16y ago

    When I was looking at moving to Portland about 18 months ago, companies there wanted me to take a 40+% cut in pay versus what I'm making in San Francisco. Granted, I only talked to a couple of companies, so maybe I just picked the wrong one
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    by BadCookie 16y ago

    I hate to break this to you, but using art from iStockphoto as a logo is prohibited. From the license agreement: "For greater certainty, the following are Prohibited Uses and you may not: ... 4. use any of the Content as part of a trade-mar
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    by BadCookie 16y ago

    There are very few things that people truly need: food, water, air, arguably shelter. Unless you are a farmer or building houses, you aren't making something that people need. This whole discussion seems a bit silly to me for this reason. A