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by ksowocki 11y ago
> The issue is, at this moment Bitcoin does not really support micro-transactions. Whats your source on this? I'd thought that the block size was large enough that even transactions around the size of $0.05 would go through regular
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by ksowocki 11y ago
If you're a bitcoin enthusiast, you can help grow the universe of real-world use cases for BTC. If you see this tool on a website, please donate! How you can help: https://github.com/owocki/adblock-to-bitcoin/
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by ksowocki 11y ago
Please get in touch if you do. I'm @owocki on twitter and need some data to support what kind of results this gets.
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by ksowocki 11y ago
It's worth testing. The reason we started with bitcoin is that traditional forms of payment charge a egregious fee (credit card, 3%) or require sharing private information (ACH). With bitcoin, I can send micro-payments trustless-ly.
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by ksowocki 11y ago
OP here. Would really like to gather some data about what kind of conversions this would get on a site with some scale. Thesis is that for brands that have a loyal following, we might be able to get close to PPC unit economics.
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by ksowocki 11y ago
It all depends on the customer's relationship with the brand. The thesis here is that consumers will support brands they are loyal to and/or have an affection for. Even with it being forced upon them.
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by ksowocki 11y ago
OP here. Thanks for the feedback, I've tested with uBlock and AdBlock Plus, will give ghostery a go as well.
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Show HN: Adblock to Bitcoin(github.com)
128 points by ksowocki 11y ago|127 comments
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Recruit A-List Engineers: What a cold recruitment message should look like(owocki.com)
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by ksowocki 11y ago
Have you job hunted since then?
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by ksowocki 11y ago
I had the same thing before adding this to my summary. No one ever saw it. I think this is because recruiters only do keyword-search on profiles (if that). No one reads your entire profile.
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by ksowocki 11y ago
Correct.
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by ksowocki 11y ago
That's a pretty clever hack. Do you mind if I add it to a list of hacks at the end of the article?
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Reduce LinkedIn Spam with This Profile Headline(owocki.com)
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Pandora Acquires Next Big Sound(billboard.com)
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by ksowocki 11y ago
Hi Xbys. Yeah, I used http://blog.ycombinator.com/hacker-news-api to download the data into a postgres database, which I then uploaded to cloudsearch to power the trend analyzer. Cloudsearch maps words that are close to ea
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by ksowocki 11y ago
Thanks Jaf for pointing that out, I'll update the suggested list.
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Show HN: I built a trend analyzer for HN and open sourced the data behind it(owocki.com)
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Show HN: HNTrends – Google Trends, but for Hacker News(hntrends.com)
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Show HN: An Airline Sentiment Analysis(owocki.com)
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by ksowocki 12y ago
Nice try, Comcast PR
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Good Engineer / Bad Engineer(owocki.com)
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by ksowocki 12y ago
OK, we get it, YC launched a new site -- That doesn't mean that gimmicks on that new site need to make the front page of HN.
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Show HN: Chrome Extension that hides Facebook Newsfeed(github.com)
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by ksowocki 13y ago
Simple Energy ( http://jobs.simpleenergy.com ) -- Boulder CO, Full Time Through relevant messaging and engaging software services, we help consumers make sense of their energy usage, save more and enjoy doing so. We're a Djan
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by ksowocki 13y ago
Perhaps you should ask mother what to feel.
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by ksowocki 13y ago
Boulder CO Simple Energy Djagno Engineers, DevOps Engineers. Simple Energy uses social game mechanics to change how people save energy and how utilities engage customers. They make saving energy “social, fun and simple.” By engaging people
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SimpleEnergy is hiring Hackers in Boulder,CO(utilities.simpleenergy.com)
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by ksowocki 13y ago
If anyone hasn't downloaded [cloud to butt]( https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt ) Let [this]( http://cl.ly/image/1X0o212T3B0Y ) be your reminder to do so.
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Is it worth the time?(xkcd.com)
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