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by mreome 8y ago
It looks like your correct. I was under the impression that the USA PATRIOT Act required all cash cards to collect that information, but looking up the details it appears to only apply to reloadable cards in that they "establish a bank
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by mreome 8y ago
Apple doesn't assemble their devices domestily. This tariff does not include complete phones. I'm sure they are perfectly fine with these tarrifs, they are a barrier for potential competitors who don't already have establishe
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by mreome 8y ago
In the US you have to provide a Social Security number to activate your cash-purchased Visa gift card.
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by mreome 9y ago
It's a sad commentary on the state of things when Comedy Central, HBO, and Teen Vogue are host to some of the more well researched and thoughtful news reports.
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by mreome 9y ago
I don't know how you get to the "New communities will form. New services will thrive" part of your argument. I agree there is a potentially positive outcome to a rejection of centralized social media, but this legislation wil
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by mreome 9y ago
I doubt that people whose lives/finances have been ruined defending themselves against vindictive/overzealous prosecutors and litigious citizens would agree that this is not a dangerous precedent. Being dragged through the courts
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by mreome 9y ago
If you were allowed in a calculus based physics course (some schools offer non-calc versions for non-science/engineering students) without ever being asked if you had taken calculus, there was an issue here other then you not having ta
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Ask HN: Does a new features payment platform for free and OS software exsist?
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by mreome 9y ago
Why not just treat the assigned parking a standard perk (considered in the overhead cost of an employee) and offer a cash bonus to those who elect to not have a spot? That would maintain the perception of the parking being free, while allow
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by mreome 9y ago
Exactly, and it's easy to make this look like a positive feature to the uninformed consumer. As for "Going to see..." this is already how many mobile data-plans already operate - not charging extra for the exemption, but usin
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by mreome 9y ago
My concern is that they won't make it so obvious though. If they simply install fast lanes and the big-players start paying, will the average internet user notice that the few small sites they visit load slower? Would it really be that
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by mreome 9y ago
How often do you see an old TV station replaced by a new one with better offerings? How often with websites? A Non-neutral internet has the potential to make the current big-players on the internet as locked-in as the TV networks. New offer
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by mreome 9y ago
This is exactly the point. Unless they can FedEx episodes to you, your Comcast/Verizon/Etc internet package could exclude (or slow to unusable levels) such cable-independent services, unless you pay for the Super-Premium internet
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by mreome 9y ago
Which will not be available on your Non-Neutral Comcast/Verizon/Etc Internet Package.
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by mreome 9y ago
Stop thinking and do it, the worst thing that could happen is that you just learn something new. =]
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by mreome 10y ago
Similar situation here as well; live and work just a bit outside of the Boston metro area, driving in/out after work is definitely a deterrent.