Im_Mr_Manager

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by Im_Mr_Manager 8y ago
AFAIK device uuid has been unique to device+app for at least 2 years now (iOS).
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by Im_Mr_Manager 9y ago
Just wanted to note it was filed Apr. 21, 2000. 2007 is when the patent was given.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 9y ago
https://youtu.be/BXrYDGPUSF4?t=456 Buffet interview talking about the tax changes before they got through.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 9y ago
Apparently it is a better value store than gold. There goes -50% of that stored value I guess.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 12y ago
We were in acquisition talks which had gone as far as agreeing to a price. We wanted a small break fee that would help cover legal costs if the deal fell through. It was a strong no from them and they wouldn't budge. So in our case yes
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by Im_Mr_Manager 12y ago
He is saying that there should be no pay gap based on gender and if that were the case women would not need to ask for a raise to bring their salary up to the same as what a male in the same position would make.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 13y ago
ahhhh .com. The original bitcoin. Sort of?
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by Im_Mr_Manager 13y ago
Not reddit. Not funny. From what I read he wasn't driving. Carry on.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 13y ago
Information asymmetry. I personally won't shed a tear for the airlines about it.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 13y ago
What is astonishing by that? They can easily be splicing fiber cables taking a copy of most Internet traffic and recording either the actual call or just the from/to/length info and his answer is totally correct. It is actually a
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
From what I've read on HN in the past it was Google that walked away from that deal during due diligence and not Groupon.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
When booking flights (and probably hotels) use incognito mode. I was booking a flight direct with united.com the other day - found the flight at ~$400 and was entering information. Got sidetracked and the booking session timed out so I star
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
"CBS said the seven worked for two days this spring and summer as paid consultants on the videogame."
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
"It falls out if you tip the laptop slightly." I agree with that part. Doesn't take much at all if it's pulled from anything beyond straight on.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
You are probably right. That's a shame as I'm now moving to Canada instead but good to know for a year or two down the line.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
E2 only requires 50k to 100k? I looked into it a couple of years ago and was told by a lawyer "substantial" means around 500k.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
Do the fees that PayPal charge really cross the line from a possible business idea to non-viable one for you? There may be some sectors which you could say you can't compete in on a global stage from Australia because of payment processing
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
No we don't do recurring billing so I can't help regarding that.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
Australian company here charging customers in USD for nearly 10 years now via PayPal. "Having a Silicon Valley" is totally unrelated I think.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
If I were to start a file sharing service (or a file hosting service, which I don't believe MU was) it would be my number one priority to have systems in place to stop the sharing of copyrighted material. You know why? Because that is clear
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
Am I in the tiny minority here who thinks that what Megaupload was doing was illegal and should be prosecuted? Ok I get it, the US is trying to apply their laws onto the world and that is a big issue but this seems like the wrong case to ge
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
I take those 5-hr energy drinks before going for a run and they seem to help. Same type of thing.
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
Can you expand on what you mean by they (hackers) "got more money"?
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by Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
I think we can be pretty certain Facebook already has robust login attempt throttling systems in place.