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wgeorgecookon I Waited 19 Months for the Magic Coin Card and It Was a Big Disappointment

I haven't noticed if Walmart's new readers are NFC enabled, but using a chip and pin card with them is all about timing. Too early and the transaction hangs during authorisation. If you don't go through the prompt and explicitly declare the transaction as a credit, the transaction won't go through either. If they're NFC enabled I'm sure the same restrictions apply.

wgeorgecookon How not to do your app's promo video

I don't know, that gave me a good laugh.

wgeorgecookon Binary – The game // My first iOS game. Feedback is welcome

For starters, finding it on the App Store is impossible. I had to search for your name to get the correct app to pop up. Nothing you can really do at the moment, but just a head's up.

Game play is fun. It's a nice casual game, but of course if you want to score highly then some critical thinking is involved. If I want to kill some time swiping my screen I can see this being enjoyable, but if I'm wanting something a little more challenging I can do that playing this as well.

I'll keep it around for a bit. Thanks!

wgeorgecookon Building Hater News

I was really, really hoping that you built this in lisp.

wgeorgecookon Amazon leaks Kindle Unlimited

I was thinking this sounds strangely like a library card you pay $120 a year for.

wgeorgecookon Unrideable bricycle

This is probably one of those things where we have no idea what a practical application is until it pops up on something.

wgeorgecookon Unrideable bricycle

Username is relevant

wgeorgecookon Arizona passes law aimed at refusing service to people who are gay

Can't wait until someone hangs a "No Christians" sign above their establishment and people flip shit over it.

wgeorgecookon The username is a relic. Here is how to fix it

So, Facebook has it figured out because it uses displayed names? If only I didn't have to log in using my email, which suffers the same problems of usernames.

wgeorgecookon Show HN: App for nonprofits, feedback appreciated

I signed in just to say that. First thing I noticed was good girl Gina. You really integrated her into the site, which might not be a good thing. Otherwise, I think it looks pretty sound.

wgeorgecookon Show HN: I built this game alone – design, code, music, sound, marketing

I too have no idea what the game is, but think it looks pretty cool.

wgeorgecookon Ask HN: Have your parents done anything to make you interested in Science or IT?

Not really.

They were fine having video games around, so I guess gaming got me more into computers (navigating a dos interface always made me feel special). We had a major traffic accident that gave my cat a tumor and made me want to be a vet, so that might also count.

wgeorgecookon Poll: What is your level of education?

I've got 3/4ths of a film degree and 3/5ths of a biology degree. Where's the option for that?

wgeorgecookon Ask HN: Stop Using My Pics Without My Permission

Google reverse image search

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyi...

wgeorgecookon Poll: Do you donate to charity?

I don't think I'm the run of the mill HN user, but I'm an undergrad in biology.

Still give to charity.