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nevernpguy

Re:Passwords are ruining my life on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @08:40PM (#6254330)
Here is one suggestion for sites that pain us with password requirements: So the next time I login, instead of telling me how to reset my password, JUST SHOW ME THE CONDITIONS YOU HAD ON THE PASSWORD WHEN I SIGNED UP, RIGHT WHEN I STRUGGLE TO REMEMBER MY PASSWORD.

explained here: http://firespotting.com/item?id=2140

Re:Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 3 on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @07:44PM (#6247339)
There is a variant of this 'try before you buy' that was discussed on Firespotting some time back -

http://firespotting.com/item?id=1127

Lumoid is more of a 'rent to buy' equivalent though. My bet is that this would 'pivot' to be the AirBnB for gadgets.

Re:Exploring aisles 9-13 at my local supermarket on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @12:15AM (#6241717)
Some numbers - half of US will be Obese by 2030.

http://statspotting.com/obesity-stats-half-of-the-u-s-popula...

Re:The Problem with iOS on Monday August 19, 2013 @08:30PM (#6240847)
The article misses the progress made by Microsoft Azure.

http://fakevalley.com/microsoft-celebrates-100th-windows-azu...

Re:FakeValley: 'The Onion' For Silicon Valley on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:08PM (#6215557)
Thanks, will do. Also just noticed some issues with the categories, will fix those as well.