contactdick

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by contactdick 13y ago
I don't think an analogy about hammers is a particularly strong way to make a case for or against software frameworks. There are many situations where a framework makes a lot of sense and lots of situations where they don't. Some
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by contactdick 14y ago
Pretty much, I'm simply trying to understand what the fundamental value of the currency is. The reason i'm using illegal goods is that they are the only ones i can find whose exchange must be in bitcoing (yes there are some other smaller go
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by contactdick 14y ago
that's the current market value yes, i'm trying to estimate the fundamental value
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The current price of 1 BTC should be $2.50 USD
7 points by contactdick 14y ago|6 comments
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ClickFraud as punishment
5 points by contactdick 15y ago|2 comments
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by contactdick 15y ago
Thanks, I'll think of how i can put the order process into a video.
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by contactdick 15y ago
And yes, building up trust is a very difficult problem which may prove un-solveable.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Thanks good point.
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Ask HN: I'd love some feedback on my draft site (lickbit.com)
6 points by contactdick 15y ago|6 comments
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by contactdick 15y ago
Absolutely. But I think there is a disconnect raganwald points out between the owners / managers who had the idea of going to groupon and the staff who feel it's effects.
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by contactdick 15y ago
I hope we can contribute at least some part of the kudos for inventing tapas restaurants to the Spanish as well as the MBA students.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Something close to 'Eat like a human' springs to mind.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Sounds like a pretty sensible practice.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Agreed she/he shouldn't have to but from one everyone is saying it sounds like that is the reality.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Of course it's easy to understand and I sympathise with her but it doesn't make it enjoyable!
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by contactdick 15y ago
I'll certainly watch the IPO though I won't be participating. My understanding is that they think they have a competitive advantage coming from the Groupon voice https://docs.google.com/View?id=dmv9rbh_2g92x4scj&pli=1&... - the way th
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by contactdick 15y ago
I have no idea whether you're supposed to show it up front or not either - it didn't say on the voucher. I felt as though I should at least tell them.
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by contactdick 15y ago
I'm starting to think of them (and myself as one of them) as a blight on decent society too :)
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by contactdick 15y ago
That's very true, though if you only go to places you know and trust then Groupon isn't doing it's job for the restaurant! They're simply giving a discount to loyal customers.
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by contactdick 15y ago
That's a good point to consider - it must be hard for a waitress / waiter to swallow that their evening will take a pay cut because their boss has decided to get into social advertising.
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by contactdick 15y ago
There was no fine print - the deal was as quoted. But you're right if we hadn't mentioned it, the night would have been more pleasant. At least till the end..
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by contactdick 15y ago
It's good to hear you'll go back to the nice restaurant. For some reason I can't get over the mindset that if I return I'm no longer getting the discount so it's way too expensive.
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by contactdick 15y ago
Yeah good point. She did explain it to us and point out the wording of the deal as though she expected us to argue.
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by contactdick 15y ago
I agree, in the internet age I was hoping searching would become more efficient so that 'find good restaurant in xxx' was a sensible thing to type into a search box. Currently there's too much noise so places like yelp are a much better opt
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by contactdick 15y ago
I should say the service wasn't horrible - it was just so noticeable the change in attitude from when we were regular customers to 'Grouponers'. I do like the point that half the value of a restaurant is the service. Except in Chinese resta
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by contactdick 15y ago
I think you're right that they don't love it - and if I were in there shoes I'd have trouble keeping a pleasant demeanour if I was losing money from people being in my restaurant too!
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by contactdick 15y ago
Good to know it wasn't a one off.
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by contactdick 15y ago
It's a good point that it would be very 'industry' specific. If they are simply delivering goods it's hard to cut corners. Though that said it's not easy to cut such large amounts from physical goods.
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by contactdick 15y ago
I like your commitment to proper scientific process but I'm not sure I could bring myself to go back though - my heart is no longer in it..
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by contactdick 15y ago
I think you're spot on that Groupon customers are poor tippers. This was in the UK though where the tipping culture isn't so common place.

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