Psyonic

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by Psyonic 17y ago
That may be how it is, but it's not how it has to be.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
But applying all that dark SEO is basically the point. Why else would a crappy $5 article written by an English-challenged Indian show up on the front page of any search result? It's all about gaming Google, Yahoo, and/or Bing. As has been
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Because the market doesn't do an even better job. How did the market do in the case of the fake bomb detector? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/head-of-bomb-dete... Or how about preventing the Madoff scandal? The market isn't pe
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by Psyonic 17y ago
"You can't apply your moral standards to others." Of course you can. Are you suggesting that we should limit our opinions of other actions and only discuss legality? He never argued it should be illegal, but he argued we can do better. I fa
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by Psyonic 17y ago
What is the major problem you have that the iPad solves? That's precisely what the "naysayers" are asking, and aren't hearing any convincing replies.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
You certainly do have to modify that advice to avoid serious injury, but from my limited boxing experience I'll say that nothing teaches you to keep your hands up like getting smacked around a few times.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
They are, but mainly because banks are revoking merchant accounts of those who use rebills and have high chargeback levels. The FTC, banks, and Google are all cracking down on shady affiliate stuff right now. As you said, the next few years
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Sounds like the proverb taught to GO beginners: "Lose Your First 100 Games As Quickly As Possible"
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by Psyonic 17y ago
A recent FTC ruling actually made "paid" endorsements without disclosure illegal. TechCrunch could be hit with considerable fines if they didn't take action on this. Relevant excerpt: "The revised Guides specify that while decisions will b
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I understand what you're getting at, but he lives in the US, and as far as I know grew up here. It'd be nice to learn more about exactly what happened before making judgement, but if he really demanded an unsolicited bribe I don't think his
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Because if we allow this type of behavior, that formula no longer works. Those who simply post an article will never make it to the front page, because they don't have the clout and/or group to get their post voted up.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
You do realize that your comment was essentially a meta-meta-policing comment? And you wrote nearly as much as he did.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
So what does that mean exactly? That because he's "always trolling," any attempt to argue with him is a waste of time? It seems like an easy cop-out, like declaring "I'm an asshole," before being a dick, and somehow thinking that excuses th
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by Psyonic 17y ago
While I'm sure you're right that stupider things are done by 17 year old kids everyday, the same thing could be said about 25 year olds...
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Obviously "nothing but posts about balls" was an exaggeration, but I don't think it's an impossible scenario. When digg first started, it wasn't all that different from HN, and reddit was very similar. Today digg has the 12 lost photos of C
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I'm well aware of the possibility that he could be trolling, but I also don't doubt that he'd do all he could to push an article to the front page for money. Obviously I can't control his actions, but what do you suggest we do? If we all ju
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Color me naive, but I didn't realize that was SOP. Good to know though... good to know.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I'm glad you've finally stated outright that this community means nothing to you other than being a great place to advertise. I think it was already fairly obvious... but thanks for clearing up any doubt. You realize that paid upvote rings
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by Psyonic 17y ago
If by "operating in this mode" you mean having a generally positive attitude and being aware that your perception of reality is subjective, I'm more or less in agreement. That said, I'm willing to bet the author meant those statements liter
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by Psyonic 17y ago
That poses an interesting question: A certain amount of people here think that using ad-block is wrong, because you are denying that site revenue, etc. I don't want to rehash that argument, but what I'm wondering is do they feel the same ab
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by Psyonic 17y ago
While certainly they won't be interested in your grocery list, theatrics are part of the presentation, and do make a difference. Would you react the same if a bum came in, pulled that list out of his pocket, and uncrumpled it as he handed i
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Just now another link was posted that is much more valuable, while basically saying the same thing: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1101201 In that video, he clearly expresses the same main idea, directly and without the fluff.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Wouldn't that be when you read about me seeing him banning people from his forum, you're only reading an external representation of the divide within myself within yourself? ;)
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I'd disagree. While the story itself was worthwhile, the last thing we need is more "you create your own universe (literally)" posts on HN. If this site becomes a place where "The Secret" is given any credence, it's going to go downhill in
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Psychics, 11:11, and "creating your own reality" did it for me. Doesn't he realize that when he bans people from his forum, he's only banning a part of himself!?
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Interesting. Thanks for your thoughts
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by Psyonic 17y ago
In general I agree with you. Youtube comments, for instance, are almost always completely retarded, and I'd be happy never to see one again.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I'm glad to hear it worked out. It's been quite helpful the few times I've needed it
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by Psyonic 17y ago
What about frequent diner cards? Every 10th meal gets one free? I've seen this at quite a few places, and it seems to be exactly the opposite of what you're saying.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I've done it a few times with just step 1. I'm not a screen expert, but for whatever reason we didn't need 2 and 3

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