cschidle

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by cschidle 10y ago
When you hand over $250 and they hold it for 3 months with the promise of giving you a shot at an auction, then they cancel the auction... I still call that a "switch". Still haven't received the refund, by the way.
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by cschidle 10y ago
Right on. While I said "I appreciate a good name", I'm truly a sucker for a good name. Branding is huge, even when it's a personal brand. So yes, a one-time fee of $250-$1,000 feels ok to me, especially considering what
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by cschidle 10y ago
The reply I received from get.blog support (last image in the post) stated that "chris.blog ended up being part of the list of reserved domains that are not available for registration". So I imagine they'll either keep it int
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by cschidle 10y ago
I was being generous when I wrote that line. But I maintain that clearly stating it will go to auction then pulling the auction is a "switch".
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The .blog Bait and Switch(chrisschidle.com)
305 points by cschidle 10y ago|178 comments
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by cschidle 11y ago
Right. Just a few years ago "check out as guest" wasn't very common, but it has become popular because stores realize that most people don't want to create yet another account. Unfortunately, these cash back gimmicks g
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by cschidle 11y ago
The customer service stuff is certainly bad, but I find the data collection stuff appalling. More and more retailers think it's ok to ask for and store personal info under the guise of "social networking". Hidden unsubscribe
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Fuck You Sears(chrisschidle.com)
5 points by cschidle 11y ago|6 comments
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by cschidle 11y ago
Never mind. It was just the Droid Serif fallback font. I feel rather silly.
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by cschidle 11y ago
A redesign was speculated and I started seeing this around 5:30pm, but I don't see any other mentions. Is anyone else seeing this? Looks like a pretty significant redesign.
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New Google logo – anyone else seeing this?(twitter.com)
3 points by cschidle 11y ago|2 comments
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Venture Capital Valuations Are Out of Control(chrisschidle.com)
1 points by cschidle 11y ago|0 comments