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Re:Hey Look, It's Every Bootstrap Website Ever on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @01:59AM (#11287737)
Hmm, I guess trollstrap.com was taken?

Give me back my money... with interest

Posted by gordian on Monday April 14, 2014 @01:43AM
from the self-post dept.

My business takes orders over the phone, internet, and even SMS. Most customer pay via credit card.The number of customers who dispute charges with their credit card companies is very low. My response rate is 100% and I have never lost a dispute.Nevertheless, the first thing that happens when a customer initiates a dispute is that the disputed funds are debited from my merchant/bank account. I...

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Re:What programming languages were used by the Soviet Union's space pr... on Monday June 04, 2012 @12:41PM (#4064713)
I believe the primary language used was BORAT. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Re:Show HN: weakurl.com super simple urlshortner on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @10:13AM (#4042883)
Depends on how the links are created. If they traverse combinations as they become available then it could be nice. Right now they may be just adding one random lowercase letter, then when those are all used up they switch to one uppercase letter. Then two character combinations until those are used up, etc., etc. Nice idea...
Re:Show HN: weakurl.com super simple urlshortner on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @11:17PM (#4041201)
Nice! Simple and to the point. Also makes very short URLs. How long can that last, though?
Re:Solving FizzBuzz with CSS on Thursday May 17, 2012 @06:53PM (#3989544)
The dev community should not be at the mercy of incompetent sysadmins. Evolve or die. Such is life. Such is business.
Re:Solving FizzBuzz with CSS on Monday May 07, 2012 @07:39PM (#3941449)
All horrible arguments. "Stuck?" Download a real browser.

IE8 viewers expect devs to slow progress or cater to them would be like horse and buggy drivers from days of yore lobbying to prevent cars from going faster than horses.

Stop complaining, get off your horse and get a (free) car. Encourage your clients to do likewise.

Re:Halfway between a plant and animal. What is it? on Sunday April 29, 2012 @12:39PM (#3906327)
Taken right from the Wikipedia page: "Kingdom: Animalia." I'd say that pretty much clinches it!
Re:So have you guys managed to hack adsense? on Saturday March 31, 2012 @01:00AM (#3779411)
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. 'Fraid not.
Re:I got first class degree in CS, but I know nothing about computers on Friday March 09, 2012 @01:08PM (#3685206)
Ouch. This advice sounds alarming and extreme. Degrees will only carry you so far. One place they will carry you is into debt. Experience > formal education.
Re:Newbie Freelance Web developer on Saturday March 03, 2012 @10:43PM (#3661877)
It might be helpful to leave your contact email.
Re:Wind-up Double-A Battery - Sound Science packed into an Amazing Design on Monday February 13, 2012 @01:00AM (#3584413)
Similar idea but from 3 years ago: http://www.geekalerts.com/wind-up-battery/

That one appears to harness the mechanical energy directly.

Re:Ask HN: can I get a parking ticket? on Friday November 25, 2011 @07:38PM (#3278710)
My understanding of these parking stall systems is that they often include bundled handheld devices for parking attendants. These handhelds are used to issue tickets and include a nifty feature of alerting the attendant when a particular stall number runs out of time. It is, of course, then up to the attendant to venture to that space and verify that a violator's vehicle remains parked. If they are not on lunch and promptly make such a verification you will most certainly end up with a ticket. This happened to several friends, all of whom were issued tickets two to three minutes after their prepaid time expired. If the attendant is on a lunch break or if there is not a high parking turnover in your lot you might get lucky and be overlooked. Bottom line: it's a risk you are free to take.
Re:The Best Science Fiction Books (According to Reddit) on Friday September 09, 2011 @11:03AM (#2978360)
Curious that Roert Silverberg's "Up The Line" did not make this cut. It was the inspiration for Back to the Future and is an entertaining time travel story.