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by mtogo 15y ago
You can also buy a RapidSSL cert from namecheap for $11 every year, no coupon codes.
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by mtogo 15y ago
After approving the self-signed cert, i just see a blank page. I'll check back later, this sounds interesting. EDIT: I Haven't tried it yet, but it looks pretty awesome if it works as advertised.
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by mtogo 15y ago
Why is horseshoes being downvoted? He's exactly right, there are about 6.79 billion[1] people in space[2] right now. There are 10 in outer space, but the domain isn't howmanypeopleareinouterspacerightnow.com [1] http://www.wolframalpha.c
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by mtogo 15y ago
IIRC namecheap gives you an ssl cert and whois privacy for free with their $10 domains.
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by mtogo 15y ago
It's not about the slimy brand, it's about how trivial tasks like updating DNS records take minutes whereas with a different registrar they would take just a few seconds, how they try to upsell you on everything, and how every page in their
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by mtogo 15y ago
Looks like i pissed some people off with this. Maybe a few other people fell for this too? "Dude was careless" is the entire point. Google should not have ranked that site above jQuery's site, but you should check that you are at least down
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by mtogo 15y ago
Exactly, i don't understand how he can pin this on google. Sure, it's a problem that google ranks a ripoff over the main site (as they did with SO before), but if you install jQuery from the wrong site , not once noticing the italian TLD,
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by mtogo 15y ago
Whoops, you were collateral damage. Yeah, google does not care about you. Sorry.
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by mtogo 15y ago
Cool, but derivative. It's been done a million times, and this isn't more creative than the last.
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by mtogo 15y ago
I have no idea what this is. Shows up as two large empty text boxes under Opera. After opening it in Firefox, i find it ironic that something that has to do with web standards is so broken in a major browser.
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by mtogo 15y ago
Needs a "who cares!?" option.
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by mtogo 15y ago
If, for some strange reason you want to use Javascript encryption, why not use the more well established SJCL?
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by mtogo 15y ago
Gandi.net domains are $15 and come with whois privacy and an SSL cert valid for a year. Name.com domains are $10 always, with frequent no-coupon-code sales at around $7. Namecheap domains are $10 and come with a one year valid SSL cert and
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by mtogo 15y ago
Ah yes, godaddy's few, small, and easy to overlook issues such as * Unusable interface * Overpriced domains (overpriced everything, actually) * Questionable spam practices such as calling you at all hours of the day and spamming your email
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by mtogo 15y ago
Looks very cool and i like the idea, up until i saw the log in with Facebook button. No thanks.
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by mtogo 15y ago
Hey look, an interesting article. As a software engineer you’re very privileged. You will always a job in any city, state or country. Even if you suck, there will always be someone to hire you because the market of software engineers is ho
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by mtogo 15y ago
The concept should make more sense to people as a standalone site than as a sub-section on another site. (Easier to explain, easier to link to, etc) Should isn't very strong. I don't think the 15 seconds it takes to get used to an /r/IAMA
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by mtogo 15y ago
Dropbox is being sued for not being open and honest about it.
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by mtogo 15y ago
What information could he possibly have taken into account that negates the fact that the poll option to bring comment scores back had more than twice the votes than the option to leave them. What would pg's advice to a startup be in this
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by mtogo 15y ago
Remove a useful feature, ask the community if they want it back, and then ignore overwhelming support for adding the feature back. Keep in mind that this is a man that tries to give you startup advice.
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by mtogo 15y ago
Homeopathy has positive spiritual benefits too.
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by mtogo 15y ago
| SSL (hopefully compromised minimally by non-SSL resources) There's a reason browsers don't display a secure logo on HTTPS connections with non-HTTPS resources: it's not secure. It's not "minimally compromised", it's compromised. If my ser
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by mtogo 15y ago
Take the Xbox then. It only interrupts starting a game once in a while, when there's a game update. Yet, every one of my friends start mashing the A button as soon as the update window pops up. They just want to play black ops, not read som
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by mtogo 15y ago
| Interfaces should cater to users. It's not the users' fault your interface isn't intuitive—it's your s. I did not design this interface.
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by mtogo 15y ago
No, you're wrong. If a site has users that don't care about security at all and are happy to have their accounts compromised, the site shouldn't even be using SSL in the first place.
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by mtogo 15y ago
| Wait a minute, what the hell do you think got them in the habit of compulsively clicking "yes"? The user is trying to do something (check email, save a note, play angry birds). Something is in their way, and there is an obvious way to get
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by mtogo 15y ago
It's not a UI problem, it's a user problem. Users will always click "Yes, allow" to everything without even reading it, be the message in dialog box or notification bar or a demon holding a flashing neon sign. It's a big problem, but it's m
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by mtogo 15y ago
I had the same idea a few years ago but decided not to go through with it because of the sheer uselessness. Looks like i made the right choice.
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by mtogo 15y ago
| There's nothing wrong with using Flash If you look past how proprietary it is, the constant stream of security vulnerabilities, the lack of half decent x64 support, the privacy issues, the incredibly poor mobile experience (yes, even on A
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by mtogo 15y ago
Already posted: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2693901

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