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by qeorge 17y ago
Nice catch, that almost amuses me more than if it were deliberate. I wonder how that happened. FWIW, apps.ycombinator.com has the same problem.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Found another one, that's just an IP: 174.132.225.106 [ http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A174.132.225.106 ] Another exact duplicate of HN, with 770,000 pages in Google's index.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Definitely true, but I became aware of this domain using Google to try to surface old threads. You get enough pages in the index, and it becomes a crapshoot on longtail searches. Here's an example: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22How+to+
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by qeorge 17y ago
You actually don't need all that much authority to get away with ranking scraped content in Google. Despite their FUD, Google's duplicate content detection algorithm seems to be largely non-existent. For example, check out the Google result
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by qeorge 17y ago
Even better, goto nissan.com. Despite their best efforts, Nissan (the car company) has never been able to get it from its rightful owner. Sounds like the system is working to me.
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by qeorge 17y ago
No, GoDaddy backorders is a drop catching service. For it to work, the domain has to hit the wild, so if someone bought the domain in TDNAM you wouldn't get it. Basically: If the domain you want was regged with GoDaddy, Network Solutions, o
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by qeorge 17y ago
Yes and no. Here's how it works: If you buy a domain and don't renew, theres a ~45 day "redemption period", during which you can pay a fee to get it back (GoDaddy charges $80 for this). If you don't, the domain is released back into the wil
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by qeorge 17y ago
Max, I usually like your stuff, but I disagree 100% with this one. I'm currently evaluating software DRM wrappers for a client. They're ready to spend 5 figures on the software, so it qualifies as an expensive developer tool. I've spoken wi
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by qeorge 17y ago
That is really cool. Great redesign. FWIW, this makes it feel more like a great radio station then a music discovery site. More Pandora than Hype Machine. Not a bad thing at all.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Some small things: - I'm not sure what you mean by "for Google Apps." Do they provide a platform like Zoho that you can plug into or does this simply mean you use their Google login and take advantage of Docs, Gmail, etc? This may be obviou
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by qeorge 17y ago
Apologies for my earlier tone. It seems there is some genuine confusion here. Thanks for posting the link, it confirms my suspicion re: leftover paranoia from the Moniker fiasco. A couple of years ago Moniker was buying domains their custom
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by qeorge 17y ago
Yeah the reason.com article didn't highlight that as much as it could have. I can definitely see how you missed it. The original NY Times article has more detail. In particular: The first time he was patted down, at Newark Liberty Internat
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by qeorge 17y ago
100% agree. I use lightboxes on nearly every site we build. They are an elegant solution to a common problem.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Agree, and it also requires jQuery and jQuery UI. That adds another ~150 KB, depending on the jqUI package you select. Nice looking lightbox, but that's way too heavy for my tastes.
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by qeorge 17y ago
While I agree with you, I also find HN's frontpage to be the most interesting list of links available on a given day.
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by qeorge 17y ago
What would you do if it were your kid?
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by qeorge 17y ago
Good point. I suppose this is more competing with Paypal's standard payments (free), as opposed to Paypal's Payments Pro ($30/month). Although even with the free Paypal account the user can still pay with a CC, on paypal.com. What alternat
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by qeorge 17y ago
Thanks for the correction. I picked that up from the other article on Yelp today, but reading it again I think I misinterpreted. Quote in question: Business owners contend that they just want the same opportunity to respond to negative, fa
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by qeorge 17y ago
No, but they show an icon in AdWords and Google Products One Box results next to stores that take Checkout. Any trust indicator like that usually helps. It may increase your chances of appearing in the One Box as well (as opposed to simply
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by qeorge 17y ago
Interesting, I've always assumed the reverse, which is my main interest in Amazon payments. I assume mainstream people are more likely to have an Amazon account than a Paypal account. Anecdotally, my sister, father, and grandfather all have
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by qeorge 17y ago
I'm not sure why this had to turn rude. 1) You don't need to hit enter, it looks up the domain as you type. Pressing enter to be redirected to GoDaddy is a convenience. There's a bunch of other useful shortcuts too, like Ctrl + S. 2) I have
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by qeorge 17y ago
[Edit: this is in fact false, see comment below] I doubt that is the case, if they respond in a calm, rational manner. That's a big part of the problem. Owners can't respond publicly to complaints on the site unless they have a paid accou
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by qeorge 17y ago
Actually, I think it qualifies as both.
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by qeorge 17y ago
I use Google Voice as my primary personal number, and have had several folks tell me that it "rings and rings" (voicemail never picks up). And I would have to agree, their transcription is a joke. All that said, its still a pretty damn good
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by qeorge 17y ago
If by "posted to GoDaddy" you mean showed you a registration link? No idea what you're talking about. I've been using AjaxWhois for years, there's nothing shady going on.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Exact match domains are overrated, unless you're going for long-tail keywords with little competition like Patrick. Spend a few hours with AjaxWhois.com and find a workable .com. You'll be glad you did later.
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by qeorge 17y ago
None of this would have happened if the manufacturers and carriers didn't fuck up. Is this to suggest Google wouldn't have released a phone if they were more impressed with the G1, Droid, et all? There's been "G Phone" rumors for at least
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by qeorge 17y ago
I disagree. While I think copyright laws are overly draconian, the creator of the intellectual property deserves to have control over where, how, or if its distributed. Its not Mr. Ellis's prerogative to introduce a new business model aroun
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by qeorge 17y ago
I think you're right, I overreacted. Thanks for the sanity check.
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by qeorge 17y ago
I have a few ideas: 1) No comments on a post until its at least an hour old 2) More time to delete my comments. I made one just a few hours ago I'd like to delete because of its tone. 3) A "stop being a jerk" flag. It would only be shown to

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