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   by alanpca 13y ago

   Anyone successful in using paypal checkout? Failing for me.
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   I'm very skeptical of this, because everything is listed under the actual dollar cost, even with the bitcoin conversions. How is this viable?
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   > not that that stops some men from gaily trampling over that line Women don't step over the line? This is sexism.
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   Detroit - Anybody have one setup / interested in setting one up?
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   After today, all Google interviews should start with: "So, how would you implement a shopping cart system?" Amazing that this can be this bad.
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   Cart Updated: The following items have been removed from your cart because they are currently unavailable. Nexus 4 (16GB) AMAZING!
7. 37.▲
   by alanpca 14y ago

   Now it's in cart, but I can't checkout "Due to high volume". This has got to be the most botched product release of all time.
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   I got an "Add to Cart" button (with 4-5 weeks to ship notice) once. When I clicked it, I got a cart error. This sucks.
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   by alanpca 14y ago

   SEEKING WORK - Windsor, ON or REMOTE I'm a full-stack developer focusing on Ruby on Rails as well as Backbone, Batman.js and other JS frameworks. I typically use CoffeeScript for my JavaScript needs. I'm available for both short and long te
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    I live in Windsor, so it's pretty cool to see this make HN. I don't know what will happen if they do strike this down, because we've already been working heavily on the infrastructure for this for a year. The fact that a single person i
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    I'm assuming after a purchase of the OS. Is purchasing an OS and installing it on a computer it wasn't meant for akin to stealing toilet paper too?
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    It allows either.
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    SEEKING WORK - Windsor, ON / Detroit, MI (Remote) I'm a full stack developer web developer, working with Ruby on Rails and CoffeeScript/JavaScript. I typically use JS frameworks such as Backbone.js and Batman.js. I also have a lot of experi
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    It was reporting a price of $31.47 for me in Canada as well. I jumped on a US proxy and saw $2.99, then attempted to purchase. It wouldn't let me, and suggested I change the country associated with my Kindle application. I changed the addre
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    I was looking for similar advice when I was your age, unfortunately HN wasn't around at that point and information was more scarce. Kudos for using these tools to your advantage. The most important thing you can do is build experience. I wo
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    Thanks for the suggestion. We're already working on curating some top events for a bunch of populous cities. I'll shoot you an e-mail and perhaps we can talk further. Edit: you may want to also take a look at our "nearby" events. While the
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    We believe that facebook and twitter are inadequate social calendars, and that we can do a lot better. We of course support cross-posting to twitter and facebook already (eg. http://doingtonig.ht/p/jiv ), but hope to do a lot more in the f
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    Jare, we will be doing this in the short term. Just wanted to post the link up and get some initial feedback on the concept.
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    by alanpca 14y ago

    Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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    Show HN: We created an iPhone app that lets you share your plans for tonight(doingtonight.com)

    12 points by alanpca 14y ago|23 comments
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    by alanpca 15y ago

    Oh man, I wish this was available when I was in school. This field has always interested me, but it seems that the bar of entry is super high (trading account).
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    by alanpca 15y ago

    SEEKING WORK - Remote or Detroit/Windsor area - Primarily interested in Ruby on Rails (including javascript/coffeescript) and C++/C work. - Experience with many databases (postgresql, mysql, mongodb, mssql). - I am not strong with UI work.
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    As somebody who participated in a Startup Weekend, I would say that these events definitely help to create startups. Launchrock, for example, came out of a Startup Weekend. It is hard to gauge the intensity level you will get out of your me
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    How does one invest in the Nikkei 225 in the USA? I'm looking for an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) type of deal. I see that there are a couple mutual funds (UJPIX) but I'm more interested in something on one of the US markets.
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    I'm not sure what you mean. I'm not collecting any login info, it's just a demo of the application. If you want to use the app you can: 1) Use a fake (but compliant) e-mail address 2) Use a "throwaway" email-address I'm not sending any conf
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    Sorry, let me clarify that. Launchrock is operating on an "invite" basis themselves (a meta-startup). This means that for every time I would want to use them, I have to sign up and start retweeting their viral link. This is different becaus
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    There is a demo running here: http://station.laudicina.net:3000/
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    Show HN: Announcing Viral Landing Page(alanp.ca)

    24 points by alanpca 16y ago|7 comments
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    I have a demo running on my home box: http://station.laudicina.net:3000/
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    by alanpca 16y ago

    Be careful who you take advice from. I can't believe somebody who is providing information on setting up EC2 for startups was not using elastic block storage for their critical data. There is really no excuse for this. Don't make the same m