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amarcus

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From Melbourne, Australia.
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amarcus··on Show HN: Real-time Reddit tracking and brand management
I really like it but, I would recommend you change your domain. Firstly, you are opening yourself up to trademark suite by using reddit in your domain name. Even if that isn't an issue, it also forces you to only work with reddit. Down the track, you might decide to make this turn-key and start integrating with twitter, instagram etc... but, your domain name will halt you there.
amarcus··on Washboard.co (Quarters for Laundry) shuts down
Doesn't really mention what it was specifically that was against the terms of service for the different providers. I can venture a guess and say that you are providing people cash from a purchase on credit card (sort of like an ATM but, allowing people to use their credit cards instead of debit cards).
amarcus··on When should I disclose my hacking convictions?
Don't include it in your resume but, volunteer the information during the first interview. Put a positive spin to it - "made mistakes, learned from it and here is how I am now better off".
amarcus··on How does a soccer ball swerve?
Don't forget this classic Carlos goal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnXA0PoEE6Y
amarcus··on What tool will accomplish this task?
Check out http://www.scriptrock.com/
amarcus··on Smash: The game changing tennis wearable
It looks like they are planning on doing so. From the Kickstarter page:

"We’re planning to open up an API to developers. There’s going to be a truckload of data, and whilst we have our own visions of where Smash can go, we wouldn’t want to restrict others from creating greatness. We're keen to move Smash into more sports and create more insightful features for players."

amarcus··on Ask HN: Which Support tools do you use?
Are you looking for live chat or support help desk platform?

For help desk, you can check out zendesk.com, desk.com, happyfox.com

amarcus··on ShowHN: SnapTalk, "Voice Texting" made easy
Viber does the same thing and also has all the texting features etc...

Not saying anything is wrong with your platform but, what's the reason for me to switch? Can I send voice messages to those that aren't using your app? Or do I need have all my contacts download your application before I can use it to communicate with them.

amarcus··on [dead]
What am I supposed to be looking at? Page doesn't load.
amarcus··on Request HN: maintenance messages of form "when this post is $n hours old"
Or use something like Moment.js - http://momentjs.com/
amarcus··on Woothemes.com Credit Card Leak
File a charge back with your credit card provider / bank. It should be common knowledge to all credit card holders but, I have found that many people don't know about it.

You can file a charge back against any item on your statement. The bank will immediately return the money to you. No questions asked. They will then go back to the merchant to reclaim the money.

The merchant must then prove that the charges on your credit card were legitimate. The merchant does this by sending the bank any documents they have. The bank will send these back to you asking you to verify. If you verify that it is a legitimate transaction, you pay for it. Otherwise, you can continue with your dispute and will walk away with all your money back. The merchant will have to pay the bank back plus a penalty ($15-30).

I use my credit card more than any other payment method because I know that I can file a charge back on anything on my statement that I don't recognize.

amarcus··on Ask HN: Bigger startup is stealing my features, what do i do?
Believe me, the worst thing a company can do is focus too much on what its competitors are doing. You lose sight of the bigger picture and will always be following behind somebody who is a leader.

Keep doing what you are doing. Obviously, you are on the right path. If they are copying you, it's a good thing. It means that they don't know the industry as well as you and they don't know how to solve the pain-points without copying you. This means that you are always one step ahead of them.

Keep building and marketing your product. It's the best thing to do. Don't be complacent always be innovating. If they are copying you, it means they can't surpass you.

amarcus··on Ask HN: After Google Apps and Outlook, which email provider for custom domain?
The issue with this is that you still expose your gmail address (not very professional). The recipient will see something like "Sent from name@domain.com on behalf of username@gmail.com".
amarcus··on Burying the URL
Wouldn't this make it that much easier to phish non-power users?
amarcus··on Ask HN: How much did John Carmack make?
Except it will most likely vest over a period of a few years as opposed to getting the full 1% upfront. I don't think he will be able to quit his job now and walk away with the cash - he will most likely need to remain employed at FB until it all vests.
amarcus··on Ask HN: Why not send an email instead of SMS for 2 factor?
What if somebody has compromised your email account and want's to take over your bank account. They do a password reset and the 2F is sent to the same address that is compromised. Not very safe.

Same thing can happen with a phone but, usually, when someone has their phone stolen, it gets quickly reported and disabled. When your email is compromised, you may not know about it and even if you do, how long will it take to disable the account or recover it?

amarcus··on Show HN: We open sourced our week-end product, Read Raptor
More info on this page: https://assemblymade.com/readraptor

Scroll down to "Why Would I Use This On My App".

amarcus··on Ask HN: What are successful examples of startups which started as blogs?
Techcrunch
amarcus··on Show HN: Releasing my first real open source project – Captionss
It would be good for it to support animations (fade in/out, slide up/down etc...).
amarcus··on Try mouseover Google's "I'm feeling lucky" button
Only appears to happen on .com
amarcus··on Ask HN: Is there any reason to display "Copyright © 20xx" on websites?
The copyright year is generally when the work was first published. Even if the site is updated regularly the copyright notice should still stay the same. For example, I launched my website in 2009 and while it does get updated on a weekly basis, the copyright still says 2009.
amarcus··on Zurb Ink: Responsive HTML Email Framework
Except you would most likely have a high rate spam rate and a major number of recipients won't be able to see your content without downloading images first.

You will get a better response with a text only message.

amarcus··on VisualPing - Visual Website Monitoring. Simplified.
I only discovered by accident that you could highlight a certain part of the page to track. This is a great feature and you should introduce some text letting the user know this.
amarcus··on Ask HN: What's The Best Alternative To Google Apps?
You can try Zoho's suite of products (https://www.zoho.com/business-apps.html)
amarcus··on Ask HN: Very strange favicon on Gmail. Has anyone seen this?
Appears to be an error on Gmail's part. See this discussion for more info including official response: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/apps...
amarcus··on Ask HN: What messaging app do you use in your startup?
For team/internal chats we use a combination of Skype & https://www.hipchat.com/
amarcus··on How to reach VC's in New York?
Here are two things that I've done in the past that worked well for me.

1) Use AngelList (http://angel.co) to search for investors that have funded companies similar to yours (but, that don't compete with you) and filter that even further by NY. This will provide you a good list to work from.

2) Find these investors on LinkedIn and see if you have a second connection to any of them that can provide you an intro.

This has worked very well for me in the past. As well as that, go to as many startup meetups & events and network your ass off. Keep growing your network and use it for intros. Cold emails & cold calls don't really work unfortunately.

When contacting VCs, don't go for a pitch straightaway. Instead, ask to pick their brain about a few things and get advice from them. Play the vanity card and work your way in this manner.

It's always best to go through multiple avenues to get an intro rather than a cold email directly to the VC.

amarcus··on Facebook agrees to block sexual assault 'humor'
Facebook is a public company.
amarcus··on Switch to Posthaven
"This web site is not affiliated with or funded by Posthaven.com

Honestly we just want POSTHAVEN to use our CDN."

amarcus··on Show HN: I created a mailbox-app clone for the Chrome developer console
Mailboxapp's iphone app displays the number of users waiting in the queue infront & behind you to access the app. Many people are claiming that it is a marketing ploy designed to create demand.

More info: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/09/mailboxs-virtual-queue-succ...

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