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by qeorge 16y ago
This could be really useful for e-commerce apps that deliver critical information via email, e.g., product keys or download links.
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by qeorge 16y ago
I made an HN filter for myself, that's basically: points / comments It works shockingly well. Its here if anyone would like to check it out: http://www.upthread.com/
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by qeorge 16y ago
I'd love to hear the author say this to the women in my family with a straight face. - My mother and her best friend (also a woman) started a business last year (her 2nd), and she's looking at starting a third. - My stepmother founded/runs
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by qeorge 16y ago
(unless upvotes by the OP are filtered out? but I can't imagine why that would be) AFAIK they are. For instance, if I were to upvote your comment it would have no effect. This definitely happens if you comment and then upvote. Not sure ab
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by qeorge 16y ago
My guess is that the writers of the top pages, who will now make less money off those pages, are (considering) suing for the future revenue they would have made under the old payment structure. They're probably particularly pissed now that
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by qeorge 16y ago
Devils advocate: Any newsletter service will provide these stats and more (e.g., MailChimp, Constant Contact, Bronto). What extra value can Mixpanel add?
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by qeorge 16y ago
The Emperor Of Scent - Chandler Burr I never appreciated my sense of smell until this book. http://www.amazon.com/Emperor-Scent-Perfume-Obsession-Myster...
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by qeorge 16y ago
Incidentally, a friend at Apple said they had a magician on campus today.
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by qeorge 16y ago
User's overwhelmingly click the top result anyway. [1] If you're not in the top 3, you're close to invisible. I'm not sure this is the scandal the author makes it out to be. [1] http://training.seobook.com/google-ranking-value
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by qeorge 16y ago
If you're scraping 10 feeds, can you plot the hotels off each feed as they come in?
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by qeorge 16y ago
They key is that "something" is happening. Mario Kart online does this really well - the wait time between races is extremely long, but they switch between 4 screens and several throbbers while loading the race, so it feels snappier. Bing a
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by qeorge 16y ago
FWIW, the random number wasn't always large enough to be unguessable: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=490788
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by qeorge 16y ago
Rackspace is a little different than most hosts. They want you to sign a paper contract, and will give you better prices if you commit for at least 12 months. So its possible the OP had a good bit of time left on a contract, which he's now
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by qeorge 16y ago
I use these frequently for browser testing. They are a godsend.
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Provides a unified API for myriad online banking websites. Its how Mint is able to get your transaction history.
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by qeorge 16y ago
Small bug: when you click to fullsize and then exit you lose your scroll position, occasionally putting the video out of sight. Try it on one of the bottom videos on the skins page. It looks awesome , though. Nice job.
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by qeorge 16y ago
Looks like they've fixed it. The URL in your tweet is now escaped. From the photo it looks hilarious though. Nice job.
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by qeorge 16y ago
I come from an entrepreneurial family: my mother, father, stepfather, and stepmother all run businesses of some kind, and their parents before them. The recurring thread I see is this: its not about money, its about competing and winning. M
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by qeorge 16y ago
Chase offers this, as well as PayPal. In addition, you can generate MasterCard numbers that only work with a specific merchant, but can be used many times.
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Accompanying website: http://darkpatterns.org/
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by qeorge 16y ago
The issue I take with that comment is that its peppered with phrases that do nothing to add to the discussion, but rather to make the parent poster feel dumb. For example: "From the article you seem to be replying to" " Since you've simpl
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by qeorge 16y ago
I must confess, this post makes me feel a bit like Edward Everett. In the future when I attempt this argument, I'll just quote you: "A lot of us would prefer that every browser maker simply implements the standards, but a lot of innovation
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by qeorge 16y ago
Thanks for pointing out the username. Personally, I can see what he's talking about. This is the last thread drew commented on: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1584474 About 5 levels down you'll see a 20-point comment that's unnecessa
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by qeorge 16y ago
Requiring approval of apps for Windows Phone 7 is awful. I was excited about the platform until that announcement, and have since jumped ship to Android. Microsoft, in my mind, has always been a champion of developers. Above all, I would pr
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by qeorge 16y ago
Good tips. I advise the "radio test" to all of my clients.
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by qeorge 16y ago
I can confirm this. I have T-Mobile with an unlocked Nexus One - $66/month after all taxes and fees, 500 anytime minutes, unlimited everything else. In addition to getting it cheaper for prepaying each month, I get $5 off for letting them b
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Stategy Taxes(georgehuger.com)
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by qeorge 16y ago
Apologize, refund the money and move on? Hire someone to help me finish it? A third alternative is to reduce the scope to something you can finish. 37signals advocates compromising on scope but never on deadline, and I agree. Any of those
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by qeorge 16y ago
Touche. I knew about the ICANN fees, but didn't know about the $7.34 for dotcoms that VeriSign gets. Thanks for the correction.
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by qeorge 16y ago
I would think their profit margins are huge, though you're right, they do spend a ton of money on ads. IIRC, registrars pay on the order of 25 cents a domain, which they then resell for $8 or more, and GoDaddy is the registrar for something

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