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by alex_c 15y ago
That's only a step up from barter, though. You could exchange ISK for live chickens if you could find someone interested.
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by alex_c 15y ago
That seems risky. Apple presumably knows the identity of app developers, since it needs to send them payment. It shouldn't be too hard to detect a pattern, where certain apps are bought with stolen iTunes credit much more often than others.
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by alex_c 15y ago
I don't have any numbers, but I strongly suspect music sales tend to drop off pretty quickly: a big splash (if you're lucky) that will quickly slow down to a trickle. So IF you make back all your investment in the first year (obviously not
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by alex_c 15y ago
Through the magic of cross-posts, it usually is.
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by alex_c 15y ago
Future customers obviously affect revenue, but how do they affect CLV?
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by alex_c 15y ago
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to justify it in any way. Both sides acted completely against their own self-interests. Anyone working in a professional setting needs to grow a thick skin and deal with situations like this much, much be
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by alex_c 15y ago
They had ample opportunity to be the bigger men, but failed to do so at every step. By all means, terminate troublesome customers, with whatever advance notice you're comfortable / obligated to give them. Remain courteous and professional
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by alex_c 15y ago
I couldn't find much about data plan pricing in Kenya, but if I'm reading this[1] page right, there are unlimited plans for the equivalent of about USD $10 per month. Really not that bad. [1] http://kalahari.xtgem.com/internet_tarrifs_in_
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by alex_c 15y ago
Do you disagree that, generally speaking, it's a bad idea to tell someone to go fuck themselves when you still need something from them? Both sides acted childish, but I can't see why a negative outcome would come as a shock to anyone.
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by alex_c 15y ago
I actually think it should be a good lesson not to tell people to go fuck themselves when you still need something from them.
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by alex_c 15y ago
iPhone app developers tend to use a variety of ad networks, based on whatever pays best. iAds usually has the best CPM, but inventory can be limited - and the fallback is usually AdSense (or... AdMob, which is also Google).
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by alex_c 15y ago
My gut feeling is that it's hard to see how this can be efficient on a large scale. The 10% water is impressive, but it's weighed against: - cost of buildings - cost of climate control for the growing areas - cost of electricity, for the a
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by alex_c 15y ago
I thought that's what the "ask" link at the top is for?
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by alex_c 15y ago
I'm pretty sure it has to do with flagging. (that, as well, is speculation combined with personal observation).
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by alex_c 15y ago
Ah, I only started using a Mac with 10.5 - the 3D dock with the faint dots is the only one I've ever known. It took me a while to notice the dots and realize what they mean.
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by alex_c 15y ago
I thought that was in Lion? I'm still running Snow Leopard, and the white dot is still definitely there.
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by alex_c 15y ago
You can go to your profile and select "showdead" to see dead comments. It sometimes makes for an eerie browsing experience. You're not missing much in this case, a rather strange troll comment from an otherwise thoughtful commenter.
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by alex_c 15y ago
>let's not conflate the issues of identity vs. verification vs. permanence I think that's the entire point of the article - that those issues combine to be a factor on social networks in a way that they very rarely do offline. To put it
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by alex_c 15y ago
Duplicate discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2850288
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by alex_c 15y ago
It looks like there's a word missing in the quote: "We are talking about of billions of particles," Even if the missing word is another "billions", that still seems rather low.
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by alex_c 15y ago
I know it's a fairly common practice, but this is like an overly hyperbolic and exaggerated example you would give when describing the practice. A bit like saying "PATRIOT Act? What's next, the 'Protect our Children from Pornography' Act?"
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The Danger of Naïveté(codinghorror.com)
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by alex_c 15y ago
Wait, they actually called it "Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act"? I'm speechless.
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by alex_c 15y ago
This is my hunch, as well. You can make a 5% coupon easily available for anyone who searches on Google, and bake it into your pricing. Customers feel they got a deal, and you keep the flexibility to use larger coupons for specific promoti
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by alex_c 15y ago
>Google wanted the Nortel patents very badly but couldn't find enough fellow bidders whose interests matched its own to overcome the concerted efforts of Apple, Microsoft, and others who have a stake in pulling Android down. Not to down
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by alex_c 15y ago
I... I love you.
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by alex_c 15y ago
He says "frequently". People who frequently don't pay attention or fail to absorb information are a nightmare to work with.
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by alex_c 15y ago
Do we really need to soften everything? Are our egos so fragile that we can't take a little bluntness - as long as it's genuine and well-intentioned? I find your version to be much, much weaker than the original. In many parts, the motiva
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by alex_c 15y ago
I've been spending too much time on Reddit - I used the phrase without a second thought.
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by alex_c 15y ago
>But I also don't want a wireless internet experience that's as slow as molasses because everyone is walking around streaming Netflix day and night or some cheapskate has decided to use his smartphone as his home internet connection. Do

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