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by dminor 15y ago
Can't speak for the OP but I see it on Windows XP with cleartype turned on when viewing webfonts.
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by dminor 15y ago
1099 and W2 are part of US tax law, which is what I was referring to.
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by dminor 15y ago
Tax law doesn't allow this for engineers though - you can't be a 1 man consulting shop with a single employer. Most large tech firms hire contractors through third party consulting shops specifically to get around this.
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by dminor 15y ago
If it was just Savage that was offended, Savage's campaign would have gone exactly nowhere.
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by dminor 15y ago
> Not sure if you know this or not, but flagging an article as it first appears prevents all other HNers from seeing it. As I understand it, this is not the case. If enough people flag a story before it gets some upvotes, then it gets a
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by dminor 15y ago
On the contrary, I think people should flag away -- but go to the new stories page first. There's plenty of spam and politics and duplicate content and other off-topic humdrum. And if you happen to come across an interesting article about h
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by dminor 15y ago
> IIRC, the City of Los Angeles did a similar evaluation, yet they shuttled a migration to Google due to security concerns. Actually most of the city is using Google Apps and the contract has been renewed. The LAPD decided it wanted add
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by dminor 15y ago
Entertaining, definitely. Notch has been making games for years, so he's drawing on a lot of experience.
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by dminor 15y ago
I've been working on an Android game that I envision as a mashup of Zelda and Minecraft, so it's pretty entertaining to see Notch whip out a pretty similar idea over a single weekend.
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by dminor 15y ago
Another thing to keep in mind is that PCI scope and PCI requirements expand with every iteration, so today's backdoor may be gone tomorrow. PCI compliance is ridiculous enough that it's still worth avoiding though, even if only for the shor
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by dminor 15y ago
I don't, but I use Chrome with plugins blocked by default, which has the side effect of limiting the ads I see.
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by dminor 15y ago
You can give discounts for particular payment methods - the thing you aren't allowed to do is add a surcharge for using credit cards.
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by dminor 15y ago
I find this Chrome extension pretty handy for that: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nlbpiflhmdcklcbihn...
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by dminor 15y ago
A few years ago online poker proponents thought they had the UIGEA squelched, and then it got tacked onto the Safe Ports Act in committee (when they reconcile the house and senate versions) and sailed through in a midnight session. So yeah,
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by dminor 15y ago
My impression was Patton wannabe with an inferiority complex. Well written indeed, but Hannibal crossing the Alps to manage his AWS setup was a bit too silly a juxtaposition.
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Logitech lost $100MM on Google TV, will discontinue Revue(news.cnet.com)
8 points by dminor 15y ago|3 comments
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by dminor 15y ago
I agree. The real problem he's describing is the bonuses reward short term success regardless of the long term risks. Bank shareholders who are long term investors should demand bonuses that incent long term success, rather than short term.
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by dminor 15y ago
Presumably one must buy the book before it can be lent. People may ascribe a higher value to a lendable book, or be more likely to purchase in the first place.
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by dminor 15y ago
They're offering 35% or 70%, not 35 or 70 cents.
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by dminor 15y ago
I have to admit when Square first came out I didn't see what the big deal was. A little doohickey to plug into your iPhone to swipe cards - sure, sounds useful for certain merchants, but not something world-changing. It's cool to see that t
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by dminor 15y ago
Didn't Wyden put a hold on the "PROTECT IP" act in the Senate? Does that make this moot, or will there be a new bill in the Senate?
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by dminor 15y ago
When I expressed the opinion the other day that patents were stupid, my boss said my position was "radical". I just laughed and said it wasn't in the software industry. "Oh, well, software patents are bad, but...". He's a mechanical enginee
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by dminor 15y ago
Another trick: some banks count the purchase _authorization_ against your funds, rather than the _capture_, when you buy online. But the merchant may reject your order if the address verification failed. If you mistype your address multiple
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by dminor 15y ago
You keep saying "shameless" as if it's exceptional in some way. Why should he feel shame about trying to not die?
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by dminor 15y ago
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/download-map-area-add...
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by dminor 15y ago
I'll support this just as soon as B&M retailers are required to find out where their customers live and collect sales taxes accordingly as well.
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Google Cloud Storage Has New API, Lower Price(googlecode.blogspot.com)
23 points by dminor 15y ago|2 comments
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by dminor 15y ago
> This gives credence to the people who argue that PCI isn't really a security standard, but just a way to shift blame after a breach. Which it is! What is really needed isn't a better PCI, but a better credit card system - one where a
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by dminor 15y ago
> I'm not sure about avoiding PCI compliance so easily. You're embedding their JS library on your page. That page has to be secure, otherwise if someone can inject malicious Javascript they can sniff the CC data as soon as they are ente
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by dminor 15y ago
Other things that may help: - Promptly remove addresses that bounce back (mail to dead addresses is a red flag). - Set up feedback loops with the major ISPs so you can remove people who report you as spam. - Track image opens and clickthrou

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