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    Comment #5481547

    If you just want a copy for VirtualBox on Linux, you can download a VM from http://www.modern.ie/en-us/virtualization-tools . It's a demo OS license, but good enough for testing.

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    Comment #5481328

    On MS's site, you can download VMs for use with an existing Virtualization Platform like Parallels or Virtual Box. The VMs are guest operating systems with limited trial time. MS's…

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    Comment #5481203

    Yep, we plan to write a blog post all about it, and what we'll fix going forward.

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    Comment #5480926

    Mostly what failed was outbound bandwidth. Users weren't getting the JSON response from the payment page, though sometimes the payments went through. Confirmation emails were very …

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    Comment #5480909

    MS may do another run of these, but we don't know. The other tools on modern.ie are genuinely useful too. We tested Swish using browserstack to resolve a thorny IE8 problem.

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    Comment #5480893

    To be fair, the headaches today were our (Swish's) fault, not Microsoft's. If MS decides to run another set of these, we'll make sure we are better prepared. Unless you mean the di…

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    Comment #5480813

    Fortunately, it sold out before that became a problem.

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    Comment #5480726

    We upped the number available by 10% after it sold out, but then it sold out again in a few minutes. It's sold out for good now, I promise.

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    Comment #5480190

    We have international shipping too for this promo. Click the "International" button in the shopping card on the Shipping line. A Country field should pop up.

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    Comment #5479895

    I'm pleased to see that slickdeals and fatwallet both have threads about this deal, but no one has spoiled the puzzle yet.

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    Comment #5479882

    Create an account with the same email you checked out with.

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    Comment #5479877

    We wanted to make checkout easy, but maybe went a little too far. I'll add some more language to the confirmation email explaining what's going on. Thanks for posting the solution.…

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    Comment #5479718

    Nope, you just have to solve a small easy "puzzle" to "prove" you're a developer.

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    Comment #5386265

    When you list on Swish, you don't get the money until you deliver the product. Much like dealing with Target or Wal-Mart. If it never shows up, shoppers automatically get refunds a…

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    Comment #5384036

    I thought that blog post didn't live up to the title. It mainly said two things: 1) no renderings and 2) no offering multiple quantities, and they're not even enforcing the second …

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    Comment #5383567

    I am so embarrassed. I had fixed it on the other WP theme, but then switched themes to F2. Thanks, it's fixed now!

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    Comment #5383549

    Kickstarter never intended to be a place for pre-orders. But it's hard to deny that a lot of campaigns treat the plaform that way. We think it's amazing and wonderful, but Kickstar…

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    Comment #5346588

    This isn't some grassroots action lead by startup CTOs across the valley. This is just a lawyer searching for a lead plantiff. I find the site rather misleading, and ultimately tra…

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    Comment #5208977

    If I go with an in-Wordpress solution, it'll probably be Disqus. I initially liked the idea of having a clean troll-less page for users who don't care about commenting. Maybe this …

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    Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

    Comment threads on Wordpress blogs across the internet are often low-quality, whereas people seem to be well behaved and insightful on HN. Is it okay to simply have a "Discuss this…

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    Comment #5202667

    Just because something is good for my business, doesn't mean it's good for society. SEO (beyond actually making your site more valuable) is a classic prisoner's dilemma.

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    Comment #5154361

    Thanks for the input! We're AJAXing in the product data, and then the browser fetches the images from CloudFront. I'll add a spinner asap.