jbalfantz

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by jbalfantz 13y ago
We recently switched over from Paypal to Stripe, due to Paypal's increasingly destructive behavior wrt integrating into a website. Thanks for pointing out the Paypal text, I was able to fix that this morning. Also, we added SSL this
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
This has been fixed. Please check the link again.
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
This problem was fixed yesterday with the site. Please try the link again. We're in a pre-startup phase and that was the most traffic we had. However, we were able to fix these issues within an hour of identifying each root cause (t
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
FWIW, the issues with pledging and redirection have been fixed since yesterday. We're up to $2500 towards the TrueCrypt audit, as well.
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
You might remember our website problems from this HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6522973
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What happens when you break your site’s daily usage record… by 10x? (Fundfill)(jbalfantz.wordpress.com)
1 points by jbalfantz 13y ago|1 comments
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
UPDATE: All the major bugs found today have been fixed. Pledging to this fund should not be an issue anymore. We encourage anyone interested in helping move this project along to pledge $50 or $100. We have one pledge of $500 and anothe
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
Trust me, I understand the cynicism, and we deserve every critical comment we received here. The good news is we can only get better. :) After the experience of Arturas and the iphone touchid fake $10k pledge, we all have to be on alert
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
Would you please contact me via twitter (@joebalfantz or @fundfill) or email? I'd like to discuss your issues and your potential pledge. Kenn and Matt have been working very hard to get the draft for the TrueCrypt proposal ready, and
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
This has been fixed. Apologies from me and my partner.
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
My apologies. The killer fund issue has been dealt with, and we're tackling another issue that has been preventing some pledges from going through. I understand the rationale to look at other sites that do crowdfunding. Fundfill is
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
d0ne, we are experiencing issues, and I'm trying to get them resolved as son as possible. Please note my message above. If you've registered with the site, we have your email, and I'll reach out to everyone once the issues
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by jbalfantz 13y ago
I'm the owner of fundfill, and yes, there is an issue with the site. We're working feverishly to get the issue resolved. It is preventing money from actually appearing in the fund. I'd ask anyone interested to register wit
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Founders Gone FAILED(jbalfantz.wordpress.com)
1 points by jbalfantz 15y ago|0 comments
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by jbalfantz 15y ago
I definitely agree with meric. I look at code samples/projects to gauge how good the developer is. Most likely the code will be read, not executed. So, good design is a huge plus, but well thought out programs or clever but readable code