barrynolan

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by barrynolan 14y ago
There is now Chip and pin fraud. With chip and pin the liability is now on the consumer to prove it wasn't their transaction. Customers have had to take the banks to court in the UK to get fraud losses removed. In these cases it has been pr
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by barrynolan 14y ago
None really. A) Fraud liability effectively shifts to you, versus the often waived $50 limit, and B) it interjects an authorisation from your issuing bank into the checkout process oftentimes screwing it up.
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by barrynolan 15y ago
Now that Oink is gone...
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by barrynolan 15y ago
My pleasure PG. Wayback is instructive for founders. If ever you doubt the value of what you're doing, and fight desires to hold fire and perfect more features, the wayback machine is a great reminder that those companies that succeeded st
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by barrynolan 15y ago
Would you believe, my Irish ISP blocks piratebay access.
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by barrynolan 15y ago
Interesting how YCs very first web-statement in 2005 remaines true and current. http://web.archive.org/web/20050324062234/http://ycombinator...
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by barrynolan 15y ago
No copyright was hurt in the making this five minutes of perfection.
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by barrynolan 15y ago
Alberts point re pooling startup patents is interesting, and may have relevance for tech on tech litigation. But it doesn't defend against the shell troll entities.
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by barrynolan 15y ago
Fundamentally its a question of Novelty versus Utility. Is it just this months new, new thing, or is it something that fundamentally solves a problem, makes your live easier/better, or sates a desire. Most of the 1st wave of apps are (und
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by barrynolan 15y ago
AWS not so bad
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by barrynolan 15y ago
If you can,until your "musthave' threshold is beyond 40% on at least one feature. Have a look at musthavescore.com.
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by barrynolan 15y ago
I did consider the title, and was about to go with the original. Fred is one of the best writers out there - insight, humor, compassion, humility, honesty. I thought his closing remarks really captured his rare but real venom at the shake
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by barrynolan 15y ago
True. Very true. They are in a weak position, and this is their hand. It may take all out war, and an overwhelming of the legal v startup ecosystem, before sense returns. Akin to the opinion piece in the NYTimes "Go to Trial: Crash the Ju
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by barrynolan 15y ago
US Patent 7406501 ... "Conversion of an instant message to an e-mail message" WTF...Is that it?
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Yahoo Crosses The Line(avc.com)
525 points by barrynolan 15y ago|230 comments