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by tomasien 13y ago
jdoliner's comment is a good reminder to forget the haters
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by tomasien 13y ago
Ok but what part of it makes you believe in it, not just over other crypto, but why it's needed in general?
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by tomasien 13y ago
QQ: when you say you're a believer in the potential of Bitcoin, do you mean BC itself, crypto-currency, or decentralized and fee-less ways to pay for things and exchange funds? Is it the extra-governmental aspect of BC that you like or
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by tomasien 13y ago
Maybe! That is something we will consider, but I guess the point is it's ESSENTIALLY fee-less. We're looking at a SaaS pricing model.
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by tomasien 13y ago
Kind of, there's absolutely no standard way of doing it, you have to do it bank by bank, that's been our challenge but we're up to 70% inclusion! It's the same way Mint works, except we have to do a ton of other stuff to
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by tomasien 13y ago
ABSOLUTELY going to demo it to the whole community, I can't wait to do that. Can not wait - but we're trying to get people who have demonstrated some knowledge of any facet of what we're doing just a few at a time, because wh
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by tomasien 13y ago
It's extremely cheap to process payments when you're off the credit card rail, and the security costs can be mitigated down to very, very minimal amounts. Our model is the same as SaaS and will be extremely profitable while reduci
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by tomasien 13y ago
If you want to see it, email me @ tommy@thecityswig.com , I'd be happy to show you! We're in a super alpha batch of customers right now trying to make sure everything is as it should be, but I'm really really making an effort
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by tomasien 13y ago
If you're interested, I could demo what we're working on for you.
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by tomasien 13y ago
Big Bitcoin fan, I'm not going to edit my comment for the sake of being authentic but I wish I could. I just never considered that being an alternative to cash online was ever the point. An alternative to cash online needs 3 things, IM
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by tomasien 13y ago
It's entirely decentralized, but it's not a new currency, just a way to transfer it. You do have to have your money in a bank, but it can be roughly any bank (we support 70% of US banking customers now, working toward 90 by the ye
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by tomasien 13y ago
It's a way to transfer money bank to bank exactly like cash - it's able to use security algorithms to determine whether the funds being transferred are "good funds" or not, and it doesn't require to know their bank
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by tomasien 13y ago
I've never really internalized this, but is part of the reason people like bitcoin because it's the online equivalent of cash - No fees plus guaranteed good funds? This article suggests that, but that doesn't make any sense t
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by tomasien 13y ago
Did you read my post, or did you just read the title? We're making a new way to pay.
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by tomasien 13y ago
I appreciate the feedback! I think if you talk to business owners, you'll find that's not true. It's the second highest store-leve cost for most businesses, including Big Box. I, for example, was running a monthly ramen-box b
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Coin is awesome - but my mind is on fees(istommydrunk.svbtle.com)
2 points by tomasien 13y ago|4 comments
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by tomasien 13y ago
It's so easy to steal someone's credit card that I can name at least 10 people off the top of my head who have had it done, and I'm not even trying. I myself have had it happen twice. The good news is, you just cancel it, the
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by tomasien 13y ago
Coin looks great, I want to make that clear. No ifs ands or buts, I think it's a great product. However - if you're looking for the future, I think I've got something interesting - feeless payments bank to bank by oAuthing co
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by tomasien 13y ago
Coin is actually a step in the perfectly fine, sideways direction. It keeps everything on the credit card rail - something where there are fees so ridiculous that Congress actually PASSED legislation to limit them - that's amazing. Str
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by tomasien 13y ago
How could you, you've just peeped it for a minute, you don't know anything about what they're thinking!
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by tomasien 13y ago
This is a pretty sensationalist headline, given that they're in a new factory, new offices, and the general findings of the experiment are so positive that the subject is considering going back on Soylent in the future.
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by tomasien 13y ago
Yes! Yes it does! I'm getting feedback that people want those specifically to be able to be targeted, and I've immediately started working on it.
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by tomasien 13y ago
Global hotkey! Somehow did not even think of that to be honest, I could add a menu item to let you set a hotkey. Think that'd be a good idea?
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by tomasien 13y ago
Great idea man! We'll look into it, but right now it's unilateral.
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by tomasien 13y ago
User 5vForest has pointed something out I meant to make the first comment: There IS a "Do Not Disturb" function on Mac, but we didn't like the level of control it gave us. You can't set a timer, you can't turn it of
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by tomasien 13y ago
We are absolutely aware, we don't like the "Do Not Disturb" function. It automatically comes back on in the morning and you can't set a timer. This is in response to our dislike of the DND switch.
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by tomasien 13y ago
Psh, like our design isn't flawl.... no you've got a really good point. Thanks man!
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by tomasien 13y ago
You probably just control yours in a good way!
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by tomasien 13y ago
Yes - it just turns it off forever until you turn it back on. The timer is optional, just an added benefit!
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Show HN: Take Control of Mac OS X Notifications with Hush(coffitivity.com)
39 points by tomasien 13y ago|39 comments

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