idive

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by idive 16y ago
Two things: First, they haven't published the actual rules yet, so no one really knows what devil is in the details. (My guess is the rules are published on Christmas Eve...which tells you something about how they think they'll go over.) Se
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by idive 16y ago
Perhaps the other half is living with their parents.
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by idive 16y ago
Google's Report Spam button is actually pretty close to that. If the message has a List-Unsubscribe header, it offers to use that after hitting the Spam button. And usually they don't really take 10 days, but that's the limit the law permit
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by idive 16y ago
For what it's worth, it is actually illegal for US-based companies to require a login or any other nonsense to unsubscribe. CAN-SPAM (for all its many faults) is actually pretty specific about making unsubscribing from a newsletter very eas
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by idive 16y ago
Well, now we're arguing semantics, but no... an SSI instruction is not part of HTML. It's a server-side scripting language. I could set up my server to interpret PHP embedded in .html files as well, but then they're not really HTML files an
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by idive 16y ago
That seems like a good idea, until you plonk your US Airways newsletter and realize that you've plonked future flight confirmations as well.
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by idive 16y ago
Blacklists weren't exactly a great solution to start with.
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by idive 16y ago
HR4853, section 760 http://tinyurl.com/2fc9ore
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by idive 16y ago
Sorry for the expired link. I don't appear able to edit it, but it's Section 760 of HR4853 (aka the big tax compromise bill that's been in the news). It was signed into law today. Here's the text: http://tinyurl.com/2fc9ore (section 760)
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by idive 16y ago
Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to get a straight answer on how this applies to founders (versus investors). What about co-founders contributing time or IP instead of cash? Previous discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/ite
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Tell HN: 100% exemption for angel investors extended through 2011(thomas.loc.gov)
42 points by idive 16y ago|16 comments