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by systemtrigger 17y ago
I'm looking forward to Iron Man 2. Teaser: http://mahoski.s3.amazonaws.com/ironman-big.jpg
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
> it says $389.95 on that page you gave the link to. I'm still seeing $189.95. Screencap: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1704650/prof.png Let's poll. If you're reading this, visit https://www.videoprofessor.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=shopping
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
> You are only paying for the shipping and handling. Yes but during checkout what they don't tell you is the default is to charge you $290 more and this expensive line item isn't opt-in, it's opt-out.
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
The trouble with the Video Professor website is once you drill past the homepage you don't see anything about the $289.95. Consider someone who arrives via deep link. To that person it appears as if all they are risking is $9.95 - even thro
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
> Nowhere on the site are any of the extra charges declared. Be careful of what you are claiming. The http://videoprofessor.com homepage says "After your 10-day free trial, if you decide to keep the complete set, we'll conveniently bi
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
I thought it would be interesting to use Google Moderator to anonymously list and vote on unspeakable taboos. But it's been 30 minutes and the exercise appears to have failed. Maybe what I should have done is spend some time contributing id
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An attempt to form a list of what you can't say(moderator.appspot.com)
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
My body, starting with my brain. Please provide clear documentation.
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
So does G. Richard Shell in Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People. Shell, a Wharton professor, cites a study where half of negotiators committed to a goal in writing and the other half did not. Those who wro
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
For me it comes down to taste and respect for norms. I've worked in hacking environments where as long as you've got clothes on and showered yesterday you're fine. I also worked at Accenture where the dress code was "smart casual" which mea
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
I agree Photoshop is the wrong tool. Have you tried Fireworks? That's what I use.
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Nice name, gutsy vision. I see this is for anyone associated with a school, to participate in a group blog. That's a big group of potential users. I drilled around a bit and notice you've put a lot of work writing copy, under the hood. Ther
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
According to the article, the researcher who "knows the flu-vaccine literature better than anyone else on the planet" calls the vast majority of studies "deeply flawed" and "rubbish." Only four studies were properly designed to pin down the
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Others: Adobe BrowserLab and LitmusApp. BrowserLab is fast and free. LitmusApp is much slower and costs us $49/month but it has some advantages - it has a good series processing UI, it links to w3c html and css validation results, and it do
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Mturk > FAQ > Policies: You may not use Mturk for spamming activities. ( https://requester.mturk.com/mturk/help?helpPage=policies ) Workers may flag any HIT they feel violates Mturk policy. Flagged requesters risk getting banned b
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
I wear earplugs to help concentrate. When co-workers chat it does not interrupt my flow. If someone speaks directly to me I can usually detect it. If I make the decision to remove the orange foam in my ears I give that person my full attent
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Don Quixote Shogun
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
text-only version: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/142733/Text/on_writing.html
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
It's fast. I tried a 17MB flv, chose 10% summary and got the response in 1min4sec. Screen: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1704650/camapi.png It filters the boring moments well. The Animals and YouTube ZeitGeist examples opened my eyes. Just f
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
How I do it: settings > accounts > get mail from other accounts > add a mail account you own Then select: label incoming messages, archive incoming messages, and Yes, i want to be able to send mail as x . To read messages from
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Apart from the usual seed money do you ever invest more in a startup, either as YC or as an angel?
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1704650/index.html
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
You described a corporate purchasing card. Purchasing cards are designed to let you manage on-the-fly all kinds of spending parameters e.g. "no hotels in zip code 10001 Friday through Sunday." You'll pay more for these programs of course. H
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Steve, you might want to describe your site a little more for us and explain what it is you are hoping to do with thelifethings, what you want visitors to experience, what problem you're trying to solve etc. At this point the site looks kin
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
The YC startup CO2Stats charges a fee to analyze the energy footprint of your site and purchase an equivalent amount of wind/solar energy, offsetting your usage. You can then advertise your carbon neutrality with a "green certified site" lo
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
The word free sure gets abused. Read Virgin's ad: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/specialoffers/netbook.h... . To get a netbook you have to spend at least $1600 on a service contract.
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
The interview, sans cruft and sped up a bit: http://2009.s3.amazonaws.com/buffett.mov
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
Whoah wait a sec: you're not using FPS are you, you're using Simple Pay . So with Simple Pay you don't get the error granularity you get with FPS however you do still get a return value in the Return URL: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
That form isn't for investigating failed transactions, it's for disputing a charge on your statement you don't recognize. To even know about that form you would have had to go to Help > Transaction Disputes > Unauthorized Charges. "
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by systemtrigger 17y ago
I am considering amazon fps for a project mostly because I'm using several other aws services and am comfortable hacking with those. I haven't had a merchant account before so I wonder with fps what advantages I'd be missing over authorize.

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