joedavison

Yes. Yes it does.

I'm pretty sure this is illegal.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0199-prize-scams

http://www.ohiostartuplaw.com/is-your-business-running-an-il...

The actual quote is,

"Every day in every way, I am getting better and better"

(Original: "Tous les jours à tous points de vue je vais de mieux en mieux")

If they are giving you five days to switch and will pay out all of your processed transactions in a timely manner, then how is that "getting fucked"? It's not.

The credit card processing industry is rife with horrible companies that will freeze your funds for months on end and shut down your account without notice at the drop of a hat.

Stripe stands head and shoulders above the rest of the industry in this regard. In fact, I am impressed by how generous they are being, given that this business is obviously operating in a grey area of federal law.

So it doesn't support root domains? Using a root domain on Herkou requires configuring some non-standard record (I think it is ANAME).

It's something that annoyed me about Heroku because a lot of people prefer the non-www version of their domain as canonical these days.

Yes, your startup failed. That's OK. 25 years old is not old. It's OK to lose all of your money, it is almost a rite of passage for most entrepreneurs. You are lucky it is happening to you in your 20's, and not your 30's or 40's.

You have lots of time ahead of you. You are not "losing at life". Just keep pushing forward, however you need to. You will not die or starve. If you have no money now, it can't get worse. That is the good news.

You have dug yourself into a hole and getting out will not happen overnight. Stop dreaming about a unicorn investor that will somehow save you. The chance of that happening is slim. Focus on practical steps you can take to improve your situation, one step at a time.

Winston Churchill had something to say about your situation:

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

see-ell-eye

Yes, and to let those people deploy their capital profitably for them.

For me, it depends on the article. There are some articles where I only care about the article, and ignore the comments. On the other end of the spectrum, there are some articles where the only thing that's interesting is the discussion around it.

I've used them since 2006. It's probably the only service I have never even questioned whether or not I should renew every year. It is very good.

On February 20, I had a story hit the front page of HN on a brand-new blog that didn't receive traffic from anywhere else.

Here are some screen shots from my analytics.

OS: http://i.imgur.com/oZNOxCK.png

Browser: http://i.imgur.com/84DGWHz.png

$100k as a minimum to raise a family and have a reasonable (read: tolerable -- not luxurious) lifestyle in Silicon Valley is very accurate. If anything, it's low.

On $100k, you wouldn't really be able to save very much, so the idea that you could somehow "escape poverty" while raising a family in Silicon Valley on that salary is somewhat of a stretch.

In Silicon Valley, a "middle class" family typically means two highly educated adults each earning six figure incomes.

Innovative Merchant Solutions, a division of Intuit

http://www.innovativemerchant.com/

This story actually happened years ago; it was pre-Stripe.

The merchant account company simply had no clue about online businesses. Today there are a lot more options.

I actually wonder how Stripe does what they do -- I've heard nothing but great things about them. They must have some great banking connections behind the scenes.

I think they're referring to this one:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_D

"System D (in French, Système D) is a shorthand term that refers to a manner of responding to challenges that requires one to have the ability to think fast, to adapt, and to improvise when getting a job done. The letter D refers back to either of the French nouns "débrouille",[1] débrouillardise[2] or démerde (French slang). The verbs se débrouiller and se démerder mean to make do, to manage, especially in an adverse situation."

Congratulations man! You earned it.

And what about pro se litigants?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_se_legal_representation_in...

For individuals, representing oneself pro se is extremely common.

Corporations must have an attorney, of course.

Rails is the "Rails of" Ruby. Rails is a framework. Ruby is a language.

In analogy form, I think his question is:

Ruby::Rails

Javascript::???

Step 1. Stop calling the rightful owner of a domain name a "squatter", even if you don't happen to agree with the way he chooses to make use of his asset. [1]

Step 2. Contact the owner of the domain name and make him a reasonable offer. If the domain name has been registered for any length of time, it's highly likely the owner will renew it, and not let it drop. This is especially true if it has broad appeal or generic value.

[1] Based on your profile, it seems likely you are trying to get this name:

https://iwhois.com/herron.com

It has been registered since 1999 and the owner is a well-known domain name investor. Your best way to have a shot of getting the domain name is to contact him and offer to pay him a reasonable price for his asset. Note that he probably does not take too kindly to the pejorative term you have used to describe his profession.

Squatters are people who live in homes or real estate that they don't own -- not land owners who choose to keep their land undeveloped. There is a huge difference. You don't call the guy who owns a bunch of land just outside of town limits a "squatter", because he leaves the lots empty for years, even though you'd like to build a house there.

Cybersquatting is a very specific legal term which refers to bad faith trademark infringement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting

Unless you started your company and/or registered a trademark before the domain you want was registered, and the person registered it only as a result of having heard of your company or mark, then no "squatting" or "cybersquatting" has occurred.

Good luck.

It means they try to trick you into joining Prime, every time you make a purchase.

Case in point:

Yesterday my wife made a small purchase on Amazon. In the evening, I was checking our shared credit card statement and noticed that there were two charges from Amazon. One was for the amount of her purchase. The other was for $1.00 and said "Amazon Prime".

I went to my wife and asked her, "Did you mean to sign up for Amazon Prime?"

Her reply: "What is Amazon Prime?"

We then had to go into her Amazon account and manually cancel a service we didn't want that would have silently billed us $99 in 30 days.

Now, you could say, that perhaps my wife did not clearly read every word of every screen that was presented to her during the checkout process. But shouldn't it have been obvious? My wife literally had no idea she signed up for something that costs $99, by accident, all while making an $11 purchase.

I don't think it's possible to argue that this is an accident. Amazon clearly knows what they are doing, and it is by design.

I'm very interested in this hardware, but the price has been a deterrent for me as well. I would have ordered it already for $199. But for $449 + extra for the electrodes, etc., it's a pretty serious investment for a fairly unknown device.

My main interest in this tech is to be able to build a machine learning classifier for meditative states. Then when I have that classifier, I'd like to make a simple mobile app that lets people "record" and "measure" their meditation sessions.

They have one really great domain: sent.com

I have never had a problem communicating it.

I believe you are correct: human brains have no special abilities that can't be emulated by computers.

But I also think that "human" == "brain" is far from a given, and that is an implicit assumption of this viewpoint.

And what about concepts like art, love, beauty, morality? Are these also simply "computations" of some sort?

I believe your argument holds true for all intelligence that relies on logic. However, I would put forth that the full definition of "intelligence" includes logic, and also something else, let's call it "beyond logic".

For example, see Gödel's incompleteness theorems [1].

You will find that there are statements that can be "true but unprovable". Statements that are "true but unprovable" cannot be computed. But that doesn't make them untrue.

Therefore, there are limits to artificial intelligence.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_...

Another example:

- Linear algebra used in graphics and game programming

Thich Nhat Hanh is just as corrupt as the "business and finance" executives he is criticizing. His aspirations for fame and constant media attention belie the very principles he supposedly espouses, such as humility.

Thich Nhat Hanh is one step above Deepak Chopra in terms of being a "pop-spirituality" guru, so it's no wonder that hypocritical CEO's who want to relieve some of their own guilt are flocking to him.

Of course pursuing "mindfulness" practices for the sole reason of profiting your company is a corrupt practice that goes against the entire purpose of spiritual development. Why is this even a question?

The problem (for the majority of "business leaders" who lack discernment and compassion -- otherwise they wouldn't have been able to rise to the position they are in) is that real Buddhism (real "mindfulness") is hard -- and real masters don't advertise.

Take a look at MIT Scratch:

http://scratch.mit.edu/

My 7-year old son loves it.

It sounds like her expectations are way too high, and it's taking a toll on you. Is she your girlfriend, or your wife? It might be a good idea to think long and hard about that.

Hi, there is a very good interview here which will give you some background:

http://memex.org/meme4-01.html

Having lived in China, I agree that it's definitely not a center for creativity. From my perspective you really can't beat the amazing ecosystem and startup culture that exists in Silicon Valley.

It was, however, very interesting to operate from China for some time. I'd be happy to speak with you about what it was like, if you'd like to open up a dialogue on my blog.

As for the other points, my new venture has absolutely nothing to do with "squatting". Please reserve your speculation and judgment on my "ethics" until we launch. We're actually creating a practical solution to the very problem which seems to anger you.