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Re:Ubuntu Edge price dropped to $695 on Thursday August 08, 2013 @08:41AM (#6178505)
What's the advantage of going with Fixed Funding as opposed to Flexible? Wouldn't receiving the $8 million (or whatever it ends up at) be better than nothing?
Re:Kill your credit card-less free trial. on Monday June 03, 2013 @07:36AM (#5812599)
Maybe I'm just not ruthless enough for business, but this does not seem like a great way to make money. I'd rather make less through honest customers who like my product, then screw over those who don't.
Re:It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone on Wednesday February 06, 2013 @10:35AM (#5176848)
I've noticed this is quite common here in the UK. A few disgruntled looks are fired your way if you take out/use a tablet on the train. No idea why.
"saved time, time spent cut/pasting from archive"

Surely source control would be a nicer way than copy/pasting old code back in?

Re:TV Shack owner strikes deal to avoid extradition on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @06:42AM (#4842038)
"Mr O'Dwyer will travel to the US voluntarily in the next few weeks for the deal to be formally ratified, it is understood"

Yeahhhhh he's not going to be coming back.

I actually like this. I think (hope) it will force people to put a bit more thought into their reviews. Anonymity with reviews is unproductive for the developer and brings down the quality of a store.

EDIT: However when companies like Enfour publicly slate those who leave bad reviews, maybe keeping their name private is a good thing.

Re:SimpleCart(js) - Javascript Shopping Cart on Friday November 23, 2012 @11:27AM (#4822690)
Their documentation has been hit hard by spam.

http://simplecartjs.org/documentation/google_checkout

Looks like a great library though!

Re:Suite of 300 icons for web and user interface design on Friday November 23, 2012 @06:40AM (#4821877)
I think that means you can use them in commercial applications, but you aren't allowed to sell the icons themselves.