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Im_Mr_Manageron Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress

AFAIK device uuid has been unique to device+app for at least 2 years now (iOS).

Im_Mr_Manageron Patent trolls are shaking us down for selling “rubies” in our game

Just wanted to note it was filed Apr. 21, 2000. 2007 is when the patent was given.

Im_Mr_Manageron Berkshire Hathaway 2017 Annual Letter [pdf]

https://youtu.be/BXrYDGPUSF4?t=456

Buffet interview talking about the tax changes before they got through.

Im_Mr_Manageron Bitcoin drops below $9000 on Coinbase

Apparently it is a better value store than gold. There goes -50% of that stored value I guess.

Im_Mr_Manageron The Founder’s Guide to Selling Your Company

We were in acquisition talks which had gone as far as agreeing to a price. We wanted a small break fee that would help cover legal costs if the deal fell through. It was a strong no from them and they wouldn't budge. So in our case yes. With that being said I too would like to know if it is uncommon.

Im_Mr_Manageron Microsoft CEO says women need not ask for raise, should trust system

He is saying that there should be no pay gap based on gender and if that were the case women would not need to ask for a raise to bring their salary up to the same as what a male in the same position would make.

Im_Mr_Manageron Google Registry

ahhhh .com. The original bitcoin. Sort of?

Im_Mr_Manageron Paul Walker Died

Not reddit. Not funny. From what I read he wasn't driving. Carry on.

Im_Mr_Manageron Carry Your Instrument On The Plane – It's The Law

Information asymmetry. I personally won't shed a tear for the airlines about it.

Im_Mr_Manageron NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference

What is astonishing by that? They can easily be splicing fiber cables taking a copy of most Internet traffic and recording either the actual call or just the from/to/length info and his answer is totally correct. It is actually a really terrible question.

Im_Mr_Manageron Andrew Mason out at Groupon

From what I've read on HN in the past it was Google that walked away from that deal during due diligence and not Groupon.

Im_Mr_Manageron How Hotel Reservations Work

When booking flights (and probably hotels) use incognito mode. I was booking a flight direct with united.com the other day - found the flight at ~$400 and was entering information. Got sidetracked and the booking session timed out so I started again. New price for the exact same thing: ~$700. Incognito mode (or just clearing cookies as I've heard of this happening but never saw it myself) and it was back to the old price.

So just watch out when booking direct as well.

Im_Mr_Manageron Seven Navy SEALS Reprimanded for Actions Linked to Videogame

"CBS said the seven worked for two days this spring and summer as paid consultants on the videogame."

Im_Mr_Manageron One of Apple’s Best Ideas Ever — Made Worse

"It falls out if you tip the laptop slightly."

I agree with that part. Doesn't take much at all if it's pulled from anything beyond straight on.

Im_Mr_Manageron Visas for entrepreneurs

You are probably right. That's a shame as I'm now moving to Canada instead but good to know for a year or two down the line.

Im_Mr_Manageron Visas for entrepreneurs

E2 only requires 50k to 100k?

I looked into it a couple of years ago and was told by a lawyer "substantial" means around 500k.

Im_Mr_Manageron Google Engineer on Australia's slow growing Silicon Valley

Do the fees that PayPal charge really cross the line from a possible business idea to non-viable one for you?

There may be some sectors which you could say you can't compete in on a global stage from Australia because of payment processing fees but it really wouldn't be many. What is the big deal about setting up a US company to handle it? Why not charge US customers in USD?

There are so many options that to dismiss running a business from Australia because of the extra few % really may be a problem in your business plan and product instead of payment processing options/cost.

Im_Mr_Manageron Google Engineer on Australia's slow growing Silicon Valley

No we don't do recurring billing so I can't help regarding that.

Im_Mr_Manageron Google Engineer on Australia's slow growing Silicon Valley

Australian company here charging customers in USD for nearly 10 years now via PayPal.

"Having a Silicon Valley" is totally unrelated I think.

Im_Mr_Manageron Megaupload Demands Return of Millions of Dollars From U.S. Govt.

If I were to start a file sharing service (or a file hosting service, which I don't believe MU was) it would be my number one priority to have systems in place to stop the sharing of copyrighted material. You know why? Because that is clearly my number 1 risk. The simple fact is MU built their business on it.

You're exactly right about the popular opinion seeming to be that sharing copyrighted content is ok.

Im_Mr_Manageron Megaupload Demands Return of Millions of Dollars From U.S. Govt.

Am I in the tiny minority here who thinks that what Megaupload was doing was illegal and should be prosecuted? Ok I get it, the US is trying to apply their laws onto the world and that is a big issue but this seems like the wrong case to get outraged over. Megaupload was built for the purpose of hosting/sharing copyrighted files. You know it and I know it.

Im_Mr_Manageron The exercise habit

I take those 5-hr energy drinks before going for a run and they seem to help. Same type of thing.

Im_Mr_Manageron Facebook’s stock should trade for $13.80

Can you expand on what you mean by they (hackers) "got more money"?

Im_Mr_Manageron Passwords For Your Facebook Account

I think we can be pretty certain Facebook already has robust login attempt throttling systems in place.