>bravely resisting
581 karma · joined September 24, 2012
For a company like ours the whole appeal of Bitcoin is the anonymity, so our readers don't have to worry about buying lewd comics and having it show up on their statements. Coinbase tarnishes what Bitcoin stands for and they do not protect artists/publishers.
Do not use Coinbase.
For a company like ours the whole appeal of Bitcoin is the anonymity, so our readers don't have to worry about buying lewd comics and having it show up on their statements. Coinbase tarnishes what Bitcoin stands for and they do not protect artists/publishers.
Do not use Coinbase.
Name five?
lol. Good luck in life, you're going to need it!
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I honestly hope the Touch Bar doesn't survive longer than one generation of MacBooks. I believe the whole thing is a gimmick (a well intentioned gimmick) meant to drive forward one thing, Apple Pay on the MacBook. Most likely it's internally perceived as a situation where the end justifies the means, if Apple Pay is widely adopted on the MacBook this will look like a genius decision down the line and make a ridiculous amount of money in the long-term. If not, blame the Touch Bar.
Apple should have done a full touch input screen on the MacBook. It might not have been perfect, but it would have been lauded as revolutionary by the mainstream media. By not doing it they have now given their competitors the chance to grab that market.
When Apple does eventually make a full touch input screen MacBook, Apple Pay will be a part of it. The Touch Bar is just a stepping stone to get to that point, but it's a step they should have skipped.
I regularly use Safeway grocery delivery https://shop.safeway.com/ecom/home and I've always been happy. Delivery fees can get as low as $4 while grocery items are (I assume) the same price as inside the store.
Instacart needs to do something different. Why don't they just copy Blue Apron/Hello Fresh and offer meal packages with all the ingredients and recipe? Hell, I'd be way more interested in the service if I could get that along with groceries.
Postmates
Blue Apron
Hello Fresh
Instacart
Amazon Fresh
etc etc
These companies need to become each other, before Amazon becomes all of them. It seems like the biggest innovation from Instacart I could find was "the company wasn't collecting beverage can and bottle deposits accurately until recently, and the fix has increased gross margins by 25 cents on average deliveries nationwide.". This company is doomed.
Side note, I still can't get over the fact that I can't view a single item they offer without creating an account. Even going to browse their website for this comment, I walk away disappointed.
> ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true);
Hmmmmm
Public release was way too early, author should have waited.
Apple should have done a full touch input screen on the MacBook. It might not have been perfect, but it would have been lauded as revolutionary by the mainstream media. By not doing it they have now given their competitors the chance to grab that market.
When Apple does eventually make a full touch input screen MacBook, Apple Pay will be a part of it. The Touch Bar is just a stepping stone to get to that point, but it's a step they should have skipped.
Here's a list of the 16 videos YouTube added to restricted mode:
Are The Police Racist?
Why Don't Feminists Fight for Muslim Women?
Why Did America Fight the Korean War?
Who's More Pro-Choice: Europe or America?
What ISIS Wants
Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do
Did Bush Lie About Iraq?
Who NOT to Vote For
Israel: The World's Most Moral Army
Radical Islam: The Most Dangerous Ideology
The Most Important Question About Abortion
Why Do People Become Islamic Extremists?
What is the University Diversity Scam?
He Wants You
Israel's Legal Founding
Pakistan: Can Sharia and Freedom Coexist?
Are you implying that by supporting my business you would not be playing by the rules? If that's what you're saying, you don't seem to be fully aware of the rules. That, or you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the financial ecosystem or somehow believe that a company selling mature content is not "playing by the rules".
My business has a physical store, existing relationships with banks, existing relationships with credit card companies, approval to sell adult comics on Amazon, and even approval to sell with PayPal (yes, they know we sell adult comics). When our customers requested we accept Bitcoin we turned to Coinbase, and you banned our account without providing a reason.
It's ironic, given their history, that PayPal is more accepting of merchants like myself than your company.
This is why I chose to speak up.
You may be an ally to the big banks, but you are not an ally to small businesses or consumers.
For a company like ours the whole appeal of Bitcoin is the anonymity, so our readers don't have to worry about buying lewd comics and having it show up on their statements. Coinbase tarnishes what Bitcoin stands for and they do not protect artists/publishers.
Do not use Coinbase.
If you're wondering what that looks like from the customer perspective, you can see (or not see) our banned best sellers here: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Erotica-Manga/zgbs/...