contactdick

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Why I won't be using Groupon again.. A consumer perspective.
196 points by contactdick 15y ago|173 comments
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by contactdick 15y ago
Hi thanks for checking it out. I assume you had test in the email? That would redirect you to our test site - I've fixed that now.
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What uses can you see for our new site? (empla.in)
1 points by contactdick 15y ago|2 comments
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by contactdick 15y ago
Really good point, I hadn't considered the notification / revocation of stolen coins. And I can't picture my grandmother with all the good intentions in the world being able to secure a digital wallet properly.
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by contactdick 15y ago
That's a good point. There is only so much demand for slogan t-shirts and llama socks.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Thanks nussbi, great answer. Just on point 2, as the number of transactions grow, my understanding is that all the nodes have to have a copy of the transactions (otherwise how could I verify the coins source coins without a complete trail).
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How bitcoin could fail.
7 points by contactdick 15y ago|8 comments
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Cloud (or Virtual) PBX for the UK
1 points by contactdick 15y ago|0 comments
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by contactdick 15y ago
Sounds like it's already happening - to quote construct "Some quick research shows a handful of big players in the mining market who have invested heavily in high-end GPUs for dedicated bitcoin mining, some with over 50 GPUs running 24/7 fo
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by contactdick 15y ago
well the motivation to make money is a fairly strong one for a lot of people - many worse things are done every day because of it.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Just on a brief look at BitCoin the question I have is generating blocks of bitcoins which requires computational power earns 50 bitcoins. Firstly that seems fairly arbitrary but secondly, what would happen if the currency became commonly u
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by contactdick 16y ago
Universities in the local area can be a good start - where are you based?
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by contactdick 16y ago
Yes and No. A good entrepreneur needs to be able to execute and part of that is spending time on the right ideas and features for that idea. I'd say the ability to assess sensibly the question 'Am I working on the best thing I can be at the
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by contactdick 16y ago
I wander if companies like google will soon start offering services where you can choose what countries they store your data in.
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by contactdick 16y ago
How did you pick your list of companies?
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by contactdick 16y ago
Data is valuable and if you have legitimate reasons for collecting any (to improve the service of your add ons) there is always a good chance to monetize there. Highly contextual on what your add ons do though.
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by contactdick 16y ago
It's an interesting method he's developed to generate buzz for his company. Piggy backing big media draw-cards such as Facebook, Superbowl and Google claiming they are banning adds to try and prevent him operating generates a lot more free
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by contactdick 16y ago
We have a feedback javascript (from feedbackify) tab on every web page and every mail (or receipt)we send has feedback buttons. We also call customers whenever we have a good excuse (new features etc) (www.yreceipts.com)
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by contactdick 16y ago
I'll check it in detail but we're allowed to have our friends connect to our Wireless Access Point if they visit our house under our ToS, this idea just extends on that. I'm in the UK though, possibly in other countries they are more restr
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by contactdick 16y ago
Sweet - I'll check it out. You might have saved me a couple of days coding :)
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by contactdick 16y ago
Cheers for the suggestions, the idea behind the billing is that if you share your Access point and lots of people use it, the service will be free - after all you're providing it! But I'll certainly try and keep it as simple as possible - t
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Wireless anywhere.. I'm thinking of writing the following
6 points by contactdick 16y ago|9 comments
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by contactdick 16y ago
Great idea. We allow retailers to include one advert per receipt. This advert can be transaction based, meaning when someone purchases a pair of jeans, the retailer can create a rule to show the current offer for a matching belt. Does that
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by contactdick 16y ago
Good point. For everyone who actually wants to check the receipt at the POS there is an option to also receive a paper receipt (i.e. email and paper). If the receipt is ok, you can throw away the paper receipt and keep the email receipt for
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by contactdick 16y ago
No the shop doesn't get the email address. I wouldn't want that either!! They can choose a banner ad to appear on your email receipt based on keywords. The receipt is sent from our system and we don't give them your email. The shops registe
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Ask HN: What advice would you give our startup?
9 points by contactdick 16y ago|7 comments