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by lingben 13y ago
From a purely usability point of view I don't see the advantage of having the choice of payment (credit card via stripe vs. paypal) be offered after the user clicks on the payment button. The more efficient option is to show pay with c
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by lingben 13y ago
From the comments section the author writes: "You are correct in that it’s technically another set of application layer protocols – I was just being provocative with the title..." sigh... so it is not a "fifth column" ye
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by lingben 13y ago
The hypocrisy of okcupid was evident even before this little bit of info (Yagan's past political contribution) was shared. As I and others pointed out, okcupid went on using javascript! As for okcupid occupying the moral high ground, I
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Matt Mullenweg: The Future of WordPress(wordpress.tv)
3 points by lingben 13y ago|1 comments
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Paying For Facebook Promotion is Now Akin to Paying the Mafia for “Protection”(smallworksolutions.com)
1 points by lingben 13y ago|0 comments
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by lingben 13y ago
But why use CNAMEs in the first place when you don't have to? or am I missing something?
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by lingben 13y ago
What this discussion lacks is a basic understanding of economics. It baffles me every time! No one on HN would stand it for one second if a group of gardeners suddenly popped up and only with their knowledge and mastery of agriculture and b
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by lingben 13y ago
moniker is not the domain registrar you want: http://www.dnforum.com/f208/warning-privacy-whois-issues-fai...
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by lingben 13y ago
Here are 3 simple changes that can prevent this: * use 2 factor authentication (if your registrar doesn't find one that does or better yet, have ICANN rule that all registrars must have it) * ICANN rule that says if a domain has been r
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by lingben 13y ago
You can argue the exact same thing for mozilla and firefox: Brendan did not create firefox/mozilla, he's one of thousands who contributed. People can have their own personal beliefs and as long as that doesn't effect the orga
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by lingben 13y ago
sorry for the tangent but I remember seeing a usability site where you could get usability testing for your site by 'pay it forward' by taking other sites for a test drive anyone know what I'm referring to? thanks!
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by lingben 13y ago
because if you use those terms you are not really a precious snow-flake but just like everyone else!
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by lingben 13y ago
Exactly. But this goes further and lays bare the sheer stupidity inherent in kickstarter or any other crowd-sourcing platform. Just like facebook's Frankensteinian monstrous mish-mash of consumer/content/advertiser/publi
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Vicarious AI passes first Turing Test: CAPTCHA(news.vicarious.com)
3 points by lingben 13y ago|1 comments
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by lingben 13y ago
SSD isn't some magical word or feature - case in point, linode's non-ssd offering beats the pants off DO's ssd
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by lingben 13y ago
in case you haven't watched these videos from Veritasium yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ZqXlHl65g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag both videos show why facebook's model is inher
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by lingben 13y ago
yeah, crawlers don't work like that or rather, ethical companies don't release crawlers that don't follow robot.txt instructions semalt can not fix this by offering an 'opt-out' while ignoring robot.txt very stupid
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by lingben 13y ago
this move would be a prelude to the cancellation of voice (after it flounders in its new forced home): http://www.gwern.net/Google%20shutdowns (note google voice is the highest cancellation risk predicted)
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by lingben 13y ago
a bit pedantic perhaps but Bloomberg charges $27,000+ per year
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by lingben 13y ago
about as relevant and informative as an article on web development written by a PhD economist
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by lingben 13y ago
Benjamin, you're conflating bitcoin the protocol with bitcoin the 'currency'. This is an all too common mistake, so please don't feel too too bad about it. Bitcoin protocol does have some interesting things to offer us a
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by lingben 13y ago
If Bill O'Reilly was put in his position within a government run media conglomerate pumping out government propaganda and if that government was run by the whims of one man, Putin.
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Worker-owned firms in Scotland 'more successful'(bbc.com)
2 points by lingben 13y ago|0 comments
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by lingben 13y ago
google cache of relevant MMM forum thread (removed): http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tMinWjW...
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by lingben 13y ago
and economics... don't forget economics cough bitcoin cough
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by lingben 13y ago
Ha! If it is not mere lore, I'm sure it is framed and lovingly admired regularly somewhere safe in Sweden.
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by lingben 13y ago
yes and no. there was only really 1 type of missile that had a chance to shoot a blackbird if it was fired under very specific and tight conditions and timings. a radar lock is one thing, a kill is another. as the comments on the article
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by lingben 13y ago
This study has absolutely ZERO merit (observational... ppssh!). And it is beyond irresponsible and bombastic to say protein is worse or as bad as smoking! This study from Europe in contrast is the real deal: http://www.motherjone
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by lingben 13y ago
I don't like to repeat a previous comment but it is relevant to this discussion - just a few days ago, I wrote: The number #1 requirement for a currency is trust and confidence in it. Why would anyone trust a currency which has no cons
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After $620,000 theft, another Bitcoin service shuts down(theverge.com)
3 points by lingben 13y ago|1 comments

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