JackWebbHeller

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1. 91.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   I was wondering this too and spent the past 20 minutes reading the (very good) Wiki articles on both Ponzi and Pyramid schemes. I'd agree this is closer to Pyramid than Ponzi. Side-note: Fascinating to read how the "Magic 8-Ball" model of P
2. 92.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   Is that all?! $150 million seems nothing these days (maybe I'm just tainted by the Skype-Microsoft acquisition...)
3. 93.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   My apologies, I missed the other link.
4. 94.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   I understand that's a problem but there's clearly a high-quality stream being broadcast to the people in the room - that we have to watch via a low-quality camera. Can we not just view it directly anywhere? I mean, if these guys can build a
5. 95.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   Or maybe we shouldn't stereotype, and assume these people - like you and I - can use proper grammar without even having to spend 10 minutes proofreading?
6. 96.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   Whilst this looks like a well-polished and usable product I think $30 as the cheapest price plan is maybe slightly too much considering the current feature set. I don't know how server-intensive and costly this is to run, but as Redis is fr
7. 97.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   If you watch their 'Behind the Scenes' video, they talk about the N+1 concept. Is one-upping the competition really the way to go?
8. 98.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   I wonder what the legal implications of saying that would actually be...?
9. 99.▲
   by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

   I would guess it's some kind of internal error, seeing as the incriminating content is powered by Posterous itself...
10. 100.▲
    by JackWebbHeller 15y ago

    I'm sure a lot of people won't like this, but hey, fight fire with fire. Send him an email - use formal language - stating how he's not entitled to a refund due to the nature of your work, and making slanderous threats about damaging your r
11. 101.▲
    Show HN: LittlePSD, made by 17/21-yr-olds either side of the Atlantic in 1 week(littlepsd.com)

    4 points by JackWebbHeller 16y ago|1 comments
12. 102.▲
    What's the best way to get a small, low-cost webapp (with potential) acquired?(quora.com)

    1 points by JackWebbHeller 16y ago|0 comments