fakelvis

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   by fakelvis 17y ago

   I think this is quite appropriate in many situations. Why? - Unless it is during the first few weeks of April, I (and I imagine many others, too) pay no special attention to the exact date a news item or blog post was written (the year: yes
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   by fakelvis 17y ago

   I feel that this is the key point: distinguishing between open and open source. Openness, in terms of economic freedom, allows choice and therefore increases competition. As you say, this leads to innovation and is better for the consumer.
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   by fakelvis 17y ago

   To clarify: I'm not suggesting that this AVS be made from scratch. That definitely would take, as you say, more than a few hours -- not to mention that it's unnecessary. Finding the rules and data is but a trivial, slightly time-consuming t
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   by fakelvis 17y ago

   Exactly. If a user is being led to believe that their location is supported, support it. Otherwise make it explicit that it isn't. You are supporting international orders? Spend a few hours making a comprehensive address verification system
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   by fakelvis 17y ago

   I wanted to see the results of this calculation for more countries. Using the data available on the Wikipedia entries Mankiw used I have created a Google spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApvbK1Yd5hPzdFhSZVZ... It has