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A swiped transaction will include the Track 2 data, but a keyed one will not. The Track 2 data proves that a physical card was present, which carries a far lower risk of fraud, and thus grants a lower processing rate.

Notably, in the recent Target breach, the Track 2 data was stolen as well. This means the thieves could print up real, swipeable cards.

Which is what, a 4 minute walk? That seems pretty minimal to me.

Also, the red light ticketing programs are often administered by private companies, without officers being involved. Speeding ticket video would need to recorded by the police.

All that said, I think its a great idea and the obstacles can surely be worked out.

Finally, a tip: if you are ever pulled over and you plan to dispute the arrest, request the officer's dashboard video ASAP. This will ensure it is preserved and available for you at trial; if you don't request it quickly enough it might not be available when you do. Don't count on it being around even a week - request it the very next day.

Almost all dental office managers I spoke to 1) used something called Eaglesoft (www.eaglesoft.net) and 2) hated it.

I hear this a lot, but its not true. Why do you think this is true? I think this belief often come from a misunderstanding of fiduciary duty.

For context, I own 3 businesses. They do not exist to make the most money possible at all costs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_El-Masri

That was so COOL! Much cooler than "personalized local search". Maybe they could go back to that? I can get recommendations for just a restaurant from lots of apps, but "go to this restaurant and order this dish" is currently underserved, and more useful.

My biz partner and I had a similar idea but never launched it! We still have the domain though, and you are welcome to it. I'm so glad that you made this!

I have no reason to trust that Firebase isn't storing the messages. Why should I?

Couple reasons:

First, I'm surprised that anyone would purchase with so little information. A photo/price doesn't seem like enough room to make the sale.

Second, the merchant loses the chance to upsell and/or retarget the customer.

What's the counterargument? That the conversion rate is improved enough to offset these downsides?

This is a non-starter. Its not your IP; you can't keep a copy around (even if its just for archival purposes).

I just sponsored a hysterectomy for $180 (1 year of Netflix) in 3 clicks on Watsi. That's crazy.

Maybe you can sponsor someone too: https://watsi.org/fund-treatments

Abusing your metaphor further: it would be more like spray painting the phone number of the shady business on every house in town. Certainly the officials would have to notice them then, thanks to your good works! Too bad for the home owners though...

To do so implies that she invented those feelings to further her case. There is absolutely nothing in the record to support such an accusation.

I was impressed by GitHub's response in this case. A founder being forced out* of the company s/he founded, especially one as white hot as GitHub, is not a decision made lightly. It signaled to me that the issue had been taken seriously, albeit too late. But I am comfortable supporting them going forward.

*That Mr. Preston-Warner was forced out is my own between-the-lines reading of his resignation once he lost support of the board.

Anyway, I think there is more than meets the eye here, and I should have given Freelancer.com a bit more benefit of the doubt. I do hope that eventually more information will become available, as this is a serious issue.

They've lost my business, and I trust the rest of this community will respond in kind.

Penny wise, pound foolish, as they say.

Edit- got an email back from Matt in about 20 minutes, saying they are looking into it. Fingers crossed, OP - we are behind you.

They are putting together a study to test whether improving the condition of these home would reduce the incidence of asthma in affected children (and the costs associated with the resulting frequent hospital visits) so much as to be a more cost effective use of Medicaid funds.

If the study finds that this is the case, and their experience suggests that will, the end goal is to enable doctors to prescribe home inspections and improvements, and for those actions to be paid for by medicaid/insurance. It would be a clear win/win: healthier children and lower costs across the board.

If this interests you, please consider a donation to http://greensborohousingcoalition.com . They are an excellent organization that will make efficient use of your donation.

I would like to see:

    - hosted downloads (not my Dropbox)
    - hosted checkout pages (not lightbox)
    - what the dunning emails look like, and if I can edit them
    - the docs for the API
    - more information in general (the site is only 1 page, hard to trust)

But we probably agree on this: if you charge $5/month, this product is not for you. If you charge $50/month, the fees are negligible.

For the typical $5/mo SaaS subscription

This is the problem. Typical Saas subscriptions are significantly more than $5/month, at least if you want to stay in business. $50/month (as a starting tier) is more normal and could actually be sustainable.

If you're charging only $5/month for your SaaS, then you will be unlikely to have enough margins to pay for any external services (and possibly your rent).

For reference, Gumroad charges .30 + 5%. So on a $50/month subscription that's going to be $2.80, whereas with Snappy Checkout its only going to be $1.95. More importantly, as you charge more (e.g., $200/month), the gap would widen even further.

We currently process about $3k/month through Gumroad and e-Junkie, so we're just about at the point where it makes sense to look at other options. If we can move to something like this as opposed to rolling our own, I'm very interested.

Exactly! And that's why changes like this are so important. I, like you, don't want to be pressured into referring to someone by a gender identity which does not match their reality.