bxio

Joined 12 years ago

Karma
35
Submissions
21
Member since
Mar 19
[ my public key: https://keybase.io/bx; my proof: https://keybase.io/bx/sigs/zncP2PsQKePCIR_oddB9s1LjTQ1LjqD89Q5sVm02vgk ]
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Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
7 Days notice with no details on alternatives. Nice one, twitter, I'm sure this won't drive anyone off the platform or anything.
Comment · 6 years ago
In my experience, some small businesses avoid Apple Pay/Google Pay because you can add American Express cards to them, and they want to not accept Amex cards in order to save on the fee, despite the service agreement of their payment processor obligating them to.
Comment · 6 years ago
Is this our version of the protomolecule? When do we send Joe Miller to investigate?
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
This was the first algorithm I ever searched for on wikipedia, back when I first learned to code. Good memories.
Comment · 7 years ago
Sweet service. When will they start charging a subscription to cancel your other subscriptions?
Comment · 7 years ago
Ooh, another opportunity to push product.

So you gotta purchase optional insurance in additional to the 22% platform fees. Certainly makes the prospect of renting out my kit worth thousands of dollars for literal tens of dollars all the more attractive.

Comment · 7 years ago
Pretty useless, as steam and other websites have already blacklisted the idbloc.co domain as disposable, preventing user sign ups.
Comment · 7 years ago
Google's + and . trick on a dummy-proof, invisible, consumer level. Nice!
Comment · 7 years ago
Registration wall and the ol' HN Hug of Death, not a good combination.
Comment · 7 years ago
Innovative privacy features in exchange for sub-par rewards. RIP us North of the border, though.

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