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You're absolutely right that my initial comment made the 180 day hold sound different than it is. To be fair, I'm not talking about PayPal Website Payments Pro accounts at all but basic personal or business Paypal accounts. It sounds like you've had a pleasant experience as you've been using a different product. Speaking of baseless opinions: "despite so many on HN using it without problems". I'd love to see a source for that. The fact is, even if 80% of people using Paypal have a great experience, too high of a percentage is being screwed over.

People get upset about the way Paypal deals with fraud because they lose a lot of money to it and take extra precautions. While that is reasonable, they do a lot of things other people (and I) find to be ineffective and hurtful to users. For example, Paypal escapes banking regulation in the US due to loopholes. If you have your account locked for any reason they will hold your money for 6 months without interest. No exceptions. Their customer service sucks, it's nearly impossible to get ahold of a human and they'll require documentation they have no legal right to in order to unlock your account (example: complete bank statements: http://openca.mp/blog/paypal-hates-conferences-especially-op...). I believe the world without Paypal would certainly be a better place. I emphasize with their difficult issue of preventing fraud but that doesn't make their actions ok.

Edit: In response to following comments, I amended above where it made it sound like Paypal escaped a banking regulation to withhold your money. My issue is that they use the 180 hold on account that haven't been locked for good reason.

Some people may be able to get customer service. They offer different kinds of accounts and maybe with a merchant account through Paypal or a business account. I've personally found Paypal to be lacking when trying to get in touch with them. I had someone attempt to scam me out of money by doing a chargeback for an eBay product I shipped via USPS (no tracking number). When they opened a hold on the account because the person said they didn't receive the item, Paypal had a field where I could put the tracking number. Having no tracking number, I tried to attach a note saying I shipped via USPS. I tried contacting support and no one ever answered. I offered to sign something making my personally liable if there was a lawsuit (as I had shipped the item). After all of that, their response was to refund the money so I was out the product and money, and close my account.

Don't act like I'm the only person who's got problems with Paypal. If you have had only great experiences with them, more power to you, but there's many more people who have been wrong by Paypal than other money processors:

"paypal sucks" About 65,800 results

"visa sucks" About 3,970 results

"mastercard sucks" About 1,760 results

If they had a true competitor, they'd be struggling to stay in business.

I too use Dina (based of Proggy). I tried a lot of different fonts and there's a few on this top 10 list that wouldn't work for me but since I found Dina, I haven't searched for another font or made another change.

Use it only when you need a new tab/window to open and nowhere else. You don't want to try and make a user's life easier by guessing if they'd open a new tab, because some won't want to.

The only place I've used it in months is on Facebook iFrame applications where otherwise avoiding it would cause a larger page to load in a smaller area and get cut off.

As another poster mentioned, it would be good to mark as opening in a new window with an icon or text. When it's a small bit of information (like a couple paragraphs of help text), I always appreciate a modal window or tooltip first.

Depends on the type of business, where the revenue comes from, age etc. but I'd say slightly on the higher end but fair.

Currently, I haven't seen any overwhelming proof of a bubble (the type of proof that no one can dispute). Without said proof, it's up to everyone to digest their information and make their own opinion. It's only an opinion and until you can over conclusive statistics that sway a large majority of educated people, why waste your words? If you work at LinkedIn, this article becomes only slightly relevant to you (you may be out of a job in the future etc.). If you don't, this sort of thing should be ignored and you can continue to work on your business.

There is no bubble for solid (market-validated) business plans with reasonable, actionable revenue models.

I haven't had time to review his portfolio and decide if he's worth it, but that is not too pricey. The fact that you wouldn't pay $100 for it does not mean it's without value.

Everybody here can code a nice landing page? I see thread after thread of Hackers saying "Hey! I don't don't know much about design, where do I start?" or "Where can I find an affordable skilled designer?". If your user interface / design skills (as well as HTML & CSS code) are truly up to par, congratulations, but there are many here who are not.

If you prefer to work through things on your own and wouldn't consider paying $100 for a professional designer's time, that's fine, it's your choice. Posting that this is too pricey is an extreme fallacy and in my opinion, required correction.

"The voting process was overseen by Wrong Agency Ltd" - An apt name for the situation?

I've got to recommend exactly the opposite of this, but it may depend on what time of problem you're having with productivity.

Do you have many projects and have a hard time motivating to complete them? Force yourself to limit them and finish them before starting something new. Record any new ideas in the meantime in a simple document.

Do you have nothing going on and always wish you had a project to work on? It may be a good idea for you to try a variety of different side projects and see what sticks as ignifero suggested.

With all due respect, you're evaluating these designers as someone without a good deal of design knowledge (my assumption). The designers you like are creating things for you that apply to your personal taste but may not be "good design", instill trust in your company, increase conversions etc.

This was my first thought as well but would need some option to allow things like playing Grooveshark/Pandora type audio in background tabs by choice.

I think a virtual one sounds reasonable. It might not be the exact same effect as in person but I imagine it would still be motivating. I'm also in an area without many nearby programmers so shoot me an email if you're interested in giving it a go.

Cool project, I played around with the CSS a little bit myself but didn't have as much time a I thought (running late right now) but I'll still show you what I came up with so far just so you can see an alternate perspective.

Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/U4uO8.png Color Scheme: http://i.imgur.com/6oUyx.png

If you like it and actually want to implement it, shoot me an email (proexploit[at]gmail.com) and I'll clean up the CSS and send it to you, this was all done in firebug and turned out messier than I intended.

Your first sentence and last sentence are contradictory. Additionally, the information you linked to could be a typo but it actually says that "This means that you should be able to dose the same quantity of acid again to achieve similar effects."

I don't personally use LSD, but I believe this information to be correct: "There is a short period of tolerance after use. Using LSD two days in a row is likely to lead to a diminished experience the second day, though spaced 3 or more days apart, this effect is nearly non-existent." (via http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/lsd_basics.shtml) Yes, using it two days in a row will result in a less powerful effect the second day but most people wouldn't attempt it that soon anyways (I'd assume).

I only point this out as this thread makes LSD seem like a wonder drug and I'd want new users to get the correct information.

Thanks, I really appreciate your time / comments. I agree with you on having an option and thought about a trying to do something in two parts or height adjustable but either raised the cost a lot or made it unwieldy (in my thinking).

Yes, the desk on here was my inspiration for trying to get this project going at all and there are a number of features I'd include on a production desk that I didn't get a chance to in the model due to my 3D modeling ability (or lack thereof). Rather than a full length slot, it would have some sort of cable management holes / notches and be both sturdier and more attractive than the model lets on.

Thanks again.

Not only did I not know they were available on IconFinder, but I would still bookmark the author's site as it's easier to get a look at the icons and they've got a PSD in the download that's very helpful to me. Your site does have individual downloads but 90% of the time I want them all.

I really like: http://www.iconsweets.com/ & http://www.iconsweets2.com/ but most of these are good suggestions. Download them all and start keeping them in an Icons folder and use what you like with each project.

I think he's attempting to explain that he hasn't actually done anything (maybe loading up some programs, getting reference material together, etc.) and then does something unrelated. I wouldn't bill for that either unless it took a significant portion of time AND I wouldn't have to do it again later.

Yes, I realized this when making the image. It's certainly something people should consider before posting their results online even in an edited format. For me, blocking the names out was a barrier to discovery for most people (not worth the effort). It's not something I specifically want to share with the world, but there's nothing in that list I would be upset to hear people know either. Certainly a good comment for people to think about.

I'm not aware of very much in the genetic material 23andme processes that is indicative of a 100% chance of having some future disease. Here's a screenshot of my 23andme dashboard with some of the information removed: http://i.imgur.com/9ViAf.jpg . As you can see, everything here is based on how much more likely you may be to develop a disease than the average person. Within the page details the specific studies that have given them the information being used in the calculation are cited with links and additional technical information. You can also see that the highest risk factor they've calculated for me is 11.3% or 1.61x the average (in this case, it's Age-related Macular Degeneration).

Obviously, it's possible that a person could be given a more significant percentage of a serious condition which raises additional questions. If you are both A) objective enough to firmly grasp that a chance is simply a chance, not a sure outcome and B) not someone who worries a great deal about possible future situations, you might benefit from using 23andme. Otherwise, it may be wise not to purchase the program.

For me, I've had an interesting effect of using some of the increased negative risks to help me stop bad habits while at the same time, not using any of the decreased risks as a license to go ahead and live more recklessly in those areas. Hopefully this give you some additional perspective on whether something like this would be right for you.

I do prefer your title time implementation over steep.it or e.ggtimer.com ebcause I can actually see the time remaining even with the ususal (10+) amount of tabs open. Cool project for an hour, really could use the audio alarm though as already mentioned.

I cannot recommend http://progressofdesign.com/ enough. I've ordered from them 3 times and couldn't be happier. Cheaper prices than most other places I've used in the past and great quality. I wanted to print a larger than average design and they accommodated me for only a small bump in price when other companies said they couldn't even do it.

If you want to toss this site's repo up on Github (or email me directly if you wish to keep it private), I'll design it. No obligation to use my design but I'm going under the assumption that this is a non-commercial project & the design would be attributed to me if used.

I agree. I'm certainly not their ideal codebreaker but would have given it a go for fun trying to come up with some off-the-wall stuff based on what I do but the lack of disclosure is a huge turn off.

The article is very specifically geared towards producing a prototype quickly, not producing a great design. Therefore, similar looking sites don't really factor into the issue being addressed.

You might also enjoy: https://github.com/mbriggs/zurb-awesome-buttons [demo: http://www.zurb.com/blog_uploads/0000/0617/buttons-03.html] - can be installed using bundler and is cleaner than the button gem.

It actually isn't a mistake so I can understand your confusion. #111 or #222 can often be used without losing readability but this doesn't mean black is a mistake. When's the last time you went to a website and said "This text is just too dark!". Hopefully I don't come off too rude, the idea that black as a text color is a mistake is almost offensive to me. Different perspectives.

I think anonymity is far more important for the uniqueness of your product but is only really valuable if you can provide a very anonymous process.

First, I'd remove the ads you've got right now and concentrate on gaining additional users. When I visited the page, it was running a banner for Netflix, a banner for Bathroom Vanities and text links to Bathroom and Bathroom Show Room. None of those are relevant and I doubt you'll make a significant amount of money from them. As for which ads to use? It's hard to say yet but I agree with true_religion that CPA is probably the way to go with this niche, just don't make it more prominent than your content.

I think it's a lot better than many expiring domains services I've seen and I've bookmarked it because of this. I agree with jay that search would be a useful feature. I think most people who are looking for a domain have some idea of what they want. I think the affiliate links to registrars is completely fair but I'd still do something about the affiliate.godaddy and essociate URLs (maybe scoratic.com/godaddy/123456 & scoratic.com/snapnames/123456 with redirects?).

kickasstorrents.com does the IMDB link which is cool but there's also a greasemonkey script that does it the other way and adds the torrent download links on IMDB (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/38484) which is even cooler