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Do you support international rates? I looked into Postmaster.io but they don't seem to yet.

How did you arrive at #1? We used USPS's api for a year before switching to SmartyStreets, and there's no way their api is powered by USPS's buggy api.

I'd recommend reporting your card likely stolen and getting a new number. The slight inconvenience is worth the peace of mind.

When was this alleged hack supposed to have happened?

It's probably just because they have a large number of customers, but our Linode credit card number was stolen two weeks ago.

Demo videos are not suitable for play in certain situations - like when I don't have headphones.

What's the difference between wefunder and Funders Club?

FWIW, we use Amazon SES and enjoy it immensely.

Yes, stackscripts are a great way to take advantage of automation. :-)

This may not work for you, but I have a similar situation when I'm at home or I'm travelling. To solve it I set up a VPN at the office (we use Meraki hardware, so it was literally just a click) and connect to this first - then connect to the server.

Thank you for the solid suggestions! +1 on protecting your ssh key with a passphrase.

That's a good alternative. At least for Linode, remote console is fairly easy, but some don't offer this feature.

Totally agree. If you stick to good security practices, working around a non-standard port is an unnecessary annoyance imho.

Thanks for the catch! Fixed

Good catch! Fixed

You're absolutely right. Thanks for catching that!

San Francisco - iOS Developer

Sincerely is scaling thoughtfulness by making it easy to send gifts and cards in the mail to friends and loved ones. You will join a small talented team of engineers and designers and help us bring great apps to life. Our iOS apps have been featured in the App Store, Techcrunch, CNN, Fox News, and more.

http://sincerely.com

You:

- believe in MVP and the merits of quick iteration and experimentation

- are curious and enjoy teaching/learning with your peers

- think helping the world be a more thoughtful place is a goal worthy of your valuable time

- are an experienced iOS developer

We:

- make products people want

- cater in yummy lunches every day

- have an outstanding light-filled office at 4th and market

- are a diverse, driven team of 'doers'

I helped co-found Sincerely and I'm also an engineer here. If you'd like to join us in helping the world be more thoughtful, send me an email directly: bryan@sincerely.com

We use CircleCI for continuous integration at Sincerely and love it. I recommend their service every chance I get!

It's actually usually way too late by the time the chargeback rolls in. Proper villains will have moved on.

That's a good point - I'll mention this to dcurtis, who runs svbtle. Certainly don't want to sucker anyone into liking something they in fact do not!

Absolutely spot on. Hellbanning a real user would probably be worse than not catching fraud in the first place, so must be avoided with utmost care.

- Hellbans are made via operator decision

- Hellbans are reversible and all customer support channels still work for a hellbanned user

That's correct - I'd suggest flagging for immediate attention based on activity bounds beyond the norm (3 declines from different cards for instance) and then hellbanning if appropriate. Obviously we'd never want a situation where a real user ended up hellbanned, so the final decision is left up to a human.

A thief running a scam like this will try 5-10 cards before moving on. Your average customer only owns 2-3 cards. We usually flag a user when when they get 3 declines from 3 different cards - and if it looks suspicious enough at that point, we hellban them.

As an instacart user, I can say this is a welcome addition to a much valued service.

Did that Mother-as-Martyr bit strike anyone else as strange? She treated it as a given, but call me old-fashioned, I think selflessness is a desirable parental trait.

We use zbar, which seems to work well: http://zbar.sourceforge.net/iphone/sdkdoc/

It sounds like we could learn quite a bit from you! The one nice thing about our boxes is that it effectively limits the number of sku's during the fulfillment step. Rather than 5 skus per box, we have 1 box SKU. It looks like you guys fulfill customer orders, which seems like a lot of added complexity.

We haven't had a chance to really ideate around kitting yet, but I've seen how a couple big 3rd party fulfillment houses do it. My major takeaway was that you need to slap barcodes on everything.

I'd love to learn more about what you guys do and what some of the challenges have been. You can reach me at plusbryan at gmail.

Thanks for the screenshot, we'll check it out.

The reason there is no "miracle cure" is that acne is a symptom of many different imbalances.

Sometimes the simplest solutions are best: Adjust your diet. Reduce sugar and carbs. Consider trying gluten free to see if it has an impact. Rule out allergies with an elimination diet. Use sea salt water on your face 2x a day. It has a natural drying effect that reduces bacterial growth.

YC (likely) wouldn't blink an eye at paying travel expenses for a team they're interested in. The cost is insignificant to the potential upside.