Zuzz

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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   indeed that's a common approach to spotting who copied your data in bulk but not to prevent it (or at least make it more difficult). Thanks
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   thanks a lot, all good suggestions
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   Thanks, I certainly don't want to worry too much but, at the same time, the data is a big component of the value proposition in this case and likely what cost us more (more than the actual development of the service, for example). So much s
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   Ask HN: how do comparison websites prevent scraping?

   7 points by Zuzz 15y ago|9 comments
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   hi! thanks, I read that but doesn't say anything about monetisation: 1 year on any idea how you might make some money? UPDATE: read reply above
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   don't get me wrong, it's great and all but... 1 year later, full-time gig, and what about money?
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   how is not being able to serve everyone who wants to buy one a problem? This is a charity with a very clear goal: "promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning c
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   there you go, from the horse's mouth and fresh off the press: "For better or worse, many people consider MongoDB and Riak to be competitors. In reality, there are very few similarities between the products." http://seancribbs.com/tech/2011
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   by Zuzz 15y ago

   can they be used to do similar things? yes. are there overlapping use cases? indeed. Are they going to overlap more and more as time goes by and they try to expand out of their niches? absolutely. But they fall squarely in different categor
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    by Zuzz 15y ago

    "Being document-based datastores, Riak and CouchDB are the most direct competitors to MongoDB" But Riak is a Key-Value store, not a document one. If that's the premise I wonder how illuminating the rest can be (I kept reading: it's not)
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    by Zuzz 15y ago

    I understand the frustration but are we so used to instant feedback that we don't even try to resolve our issues anymore before shouting out loud about them on the interweb? You got an email this morning, shit happens. Try to reason with th
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    by Zuzz 15y ago

    guess this is just the big names: http://neotechnology.com/customers/ but I lurk their forums and there are plenty apparently