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magic5227··on Ask HN: Cheap or free realtime web analytics?
Maybe StatsD? http://codeascraft.etsy.com/2011/02/15/measure-anything-meas...
magic5227··on Richard Stallman response to Boston Police efforts
if anything, people seemed to critique that they called off letting people outside too early. its never good enough it seems
magic5227··on Richard Stallman response to Boston Police efforts
except we havent seen this, so let's focus on the loss and talk about this when we see a disproportionate response
magic5227··on Richard Stallman response to Boston Police efforts
This is what Stallman wrote right after the suspect was caught. My personal response is: There will always be a situation that is worse or where more people died, but that doesn't mean this isn't a very emotional and trying time for many, where the police and people of Boston were desperate to catch a person throwing explosives and shooting magazines of bullets in their city. Telling people to stay home for a few hours does not seem unreasonable in this situation. Have some decency and respect for the lives lost, and save your opinions for a more appropriate time.
magic5227··on Instacart: We're Sorry
Because it shouldn't take publish shaming.
magic5227··on Matchist Meddling with Client Deals
I think the concern here is that you are reading their messages...
magic5227··on AnyPerk (YC W12) Raises $1.4M To Help Startups Offer Perks To Employees
Is it just me or all these "perks" just discounts on things people shouldn't be spending their money on?

I assumed this would be actual perks like free gym memberships that when purchased in bulk lets the site negotiate for startups.

magic5227··on The man behind Google Docs is now trying to reinvent the web app at Box
Probably because of this: https://www.box.com/business/features/
magic5227··on We are raising a generation of deluded narcissists
Ironically written by a deluded narcissist.
magic5227··on WikiCancel - A Subscription, Contract, and Account Cancellation Guide
Pretty sad this needs to exist...but it does need to.
magic5227··on Free Address Verification by EasyPost
thanks
magic5227··on Free Address Verification by EasyPost
What are the units here? Says -d 'parcel[length]=10.0' \ -d 'parcel[width]=5.0' \ -d 'parcel[height]=8.0' \ -d 'parcel[weight]=100.0'
magic5227··on My New Development Laptop: Samsung Chromebook
Do you know if Ubuntu will be addressing the issues that were reported? They must have ARM on the roadmap
magic5227··on My New Development Laptop: Samsung Chromebook
What about installing Ubuntu on these and developing on that? Has anyone reliably done that?

Doesn't that make more sense.

magic5227··on Poll: I have a startup idea. How should I pursue it?
These don't contain perhaps the best option, vett it further with experts in the field, and if you can, pursue it full time.

part time is not ideal if you want this to actually be successful, despite all the votes its getting.

magic5227··on Mixpanel Activity Feed
The data is valuable but these companies aren't basing a business off of it, its to improve their product.

Really we have to trust each company individually that they are using our information responsibly cough Google cough

magic5227··on Mixpanel Activity Feed
Unfortunately you'd have to not use a majority of the web services you probably use. If its not Mixpanel, its their own internal solution, an alternative etc.

This is essentially just visualizing the logs most companies are already keeping. To be hyper vigilant:

1) Sign up for a unique email address for each service 2) Don't upload Gravatars 3) Read the privacy policy and TOS of the various services you use to see if you are comfortable with what they are measuring

The truth is, this kind of information is easily overwhelming, but will be useful for customer service and product teams trying to identify where users get lost using a feature, signing up, purchasing a product etc.

magic5227··on Sundance asks for credit card info without SSL, says it has SSL anyways
replied above
magic5227··on Sundance asks for credit card info without SSL, says it has SSL anyways
actually "false, I checked that already. the iframe src is http://webtix1.sundance.org/webtixsnet/?key=RegPublic-PITW the form's action is "OrderFormPage.aspx?dtticks=634878773966587077" which means that the form submits to http://webtix1.sundance.org/webtixsnet/OrderFormPage.aspx?dt...

so the iframe isn't ssl, and the form doesn't submit to an SSL page either.

furthermore! even if the iframe were over ssl (which it isn't), that still wouldn't be secure. since the outer page isn't over ssl, an attacker could replace the iframe with one that has the same content but points to a non-ssl page. this is why SSL is useless unless the user checks the browser SSL indicator (the green lock in the URL bar)."

magic5227··on Arq (Mac backup) now works with Glacier
Seems like bandwidth costs would kill this, restoring a TB is $120 in bandwidth alone, then you have the retrieval fee.

I agree with some others that the cheapest for now is buying more HD and keeping them in sync with crashplan or something else, until Google Drive drops a bit further in price for 1tb.

magic5227··on Why I'm returning my Microsoft Surface RT
What genius decided RT was a good name? Honestly.
magic5227··on Startup pack gives away $10k worth of tools to new businesses
Not our program, the creator decided that. We personally wouldn't care, you could write to ask.
magic5227··on Startup pack gives away $10k worth of tools to new businesses
I should add, or enjoy the service free and refer others to us, some of whom may join as paying users later.
magic5227··on Startup pack gives away $10k worth of tools to new businesses
No catch. These businesses are hoping you enjoy the service and continue as a paying customer x years later.
magic5227··on Startup pack gives away $10k worth of tools to new businesses
Aaron from Mixpanel here. Spoke with the founder, I think its just a very new idea and doesn't have any history yet.
magic5227··on How to be Creative
I'm excited for the next ebook "How to be handsome"
magic5227··on The science behind what motivates us to get up for work every day
I'm pretty sure it's not science that gets people to work, just money. It got people to work in Ancient Rome, and still does today.
magic5227··on Clipper, the Caltrain nemesis
I feel like it would be better to propose a solution than to just complain.
magic5227··on Open Source Bug Tracking
yea tried to keep things simple for the video.
magic5227··on Open Source Bug Tracking
Sounds like asana a bit, no?
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