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Zappos Gives Up On Canada Due To Customs Problems(techdirt.com)
3 points by alex_c 16y ago|1 comments
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by alex_c 16y ago
I also heard you can predict criminal tendencies simply from cranial measurements[1]. This guy may be onto something. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniometry
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by alex_c 16y ago
What a... strange set of complaints. It's one of those things that is so fascinating to read because I can't understand what he doesn't understand. I get the part about arrogance and looking down on people with less knowledge or skill. Th
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by alex_c 16y ago
I suppose that's more plausible in the US, with its large number of schools. In Canada, if it's a school I've never heard of, chances are I'd look it up just out of curiosity.
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by alex_c 16y ago
To be fair, if one of my friends fell into a water fountain while texting, I would probably never let them live it down.
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by alex_c 16y ago
My comment was aimed at seiji, not at the article - I completely agree with your point.
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by alex_c 16y ago
But that doesn't disprove the grandparent's post in any way. It doesn't explain why people have trouble working hard or smart enough. It doesn't explain why some (many) people may work hard, or smart, or both, and not get rich. All it re
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by alex_c 16y ago
That seems a bit like begging the question. If you work hard/smart enough, you should be able to be independently wealthy within ten years. Therefore, if you're not independently wealthy within ten years, you didn't work hard/smart enough
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by alex_c 16y ago
I remember seeing some posts on the iphonedevsdk(?) forums promising to get any free app to the top 100 for something on the order of $3000-$5000. I suspect most of those use a few thousand iTunes accounts and automated downloads.
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by alex_c 16y ago
You can expect fairness. You can be disappointed when you don't get it. You shouldn't be surprised when you don't get it.
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by alex_c 16y ago
"Netflix threatens the telecom industry" is true in more ways than one. It's true in the traditional sense of threatening profits and business models. It's also, unfortunately, true in the sense of indirectly threatening the quality of se
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by alex_c 16y ago
Very understandable - the problem is that it's tough, based on a brief post, to judge whether someone is an "alternative medicine" nut, with all the negative baggage that can imply, or someone with genuinely unique insights and experiences
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by alex_c 16y ago
I'm assuming you were downvoted for the vague swipe at "traditional medicine". It can be a touchy subject, because of the large number of crackpots, "vaccines cause autism", etc. To be clear, I suspect no HN readers will claim medicine has
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by alex_c 16y ago
"Ask Me Anything".
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by alex_c 16y ago
Isn't the motivation "they lie to sell more devices" - which is what your post seems to dance around, without outright saying it? Or am I oversimplifying?
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by alex_c 16y ago
>Isn't the appeal of Google's app store that it isn't curated? Anyone can sign up and submit anything. Android allows installing apps from sources other than the Market, so this isn't that big a deal. A free-for-all app store does have
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by alex_c 16y ago
I've often tried to figure out how to write good descriptions for iPhone apps, and I've never really found any good resources. App descriptions seem to be all over the place, but some of the elements in long sales letters seem to make thei
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by alex_c 16y ago
That is pretty brilliant. As a wise man once said, "Guba simpy bebo, zecco plazes moola gpokr."
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by alex_c 16y ago
It feels so strange to upvote a link to kitten images on HN and actually have it be on topic .
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by alex_c 16y ago
In the Facebook ecosystem, that's often a very fine line.
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by alex_c 16y ago
Not to mention that a democratic government, in itself, doesn't guarantee anything - large-scale corruption and incompetence are still a very real possibility. Still, hopefully a step in the right direction - more options are now available
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by alex_c 16y ago
The problem is that openness at the cost of user experience isn't good enough to keep a company alive. Ideally you'd get both, of course; but so far Nokia has been unable to deliver on user experience compared to iPhone and even Android.
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by alex_c 16y ago
I fall squarely into the second camp, and most of my friends know it - they don't expect a reply from me on facebook, and for something time-sensitive they contact me through email or phone. Everyone has different means of communication the
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by alex_c 16y ago
Most ads in North America aren't like this, which is probably one reason this stands out.
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by alex_c 16y ago
What a difference between that and the "Mac vs. PC" ads...
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by alex_c 16y ago
I've used Cocos2D, and it was great - I've been meaning to write some posts about it, haven't got around to it yet. I haven't used other frameworks, so I can't compare, but for a simple 2D sprite game Cocos2D was a great way to hit the gro
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by alex_c 16y ago
I do most of my consulting work at a client's office. They also sublet to a number of small startups, so it's effectively a coworking space as well. I also tend to work from home once or twice a week, especially when the weather's bad - and
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by alex_c 16y ago
Not a lawyer, nor do I follow this particularly closely, but - I suspect Sony is framing this as an issue of intellectual property and licensing. The DMCA wouldn't be involved otherwise.
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by alex_c 16y ago
Thanks for that link - excellent article.
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by alex_c 16y ago
The downvoting's annoying. I don't agree with you, but you're presenting your argument calmly, clearly, and with supporting links - I think that's always valuable.

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