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alohahacker
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About alohahacker
wannabe hacker and surfer.
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Comment #26848799
"I know HN has a significant aversion to cryptocurrency (which absolutely befuddles me for the foundational societal concepts it modernizes)" I can't for the life of me figure out …
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Comment #19492401
I had a similar situation where I contacted google and asked permission about having a certain app made. Got the green light from several google teams. Pushed and marketed the app …
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Comment #11338162
It's all about target marketing. I remember some tweets I would make hundreds of dollars and on most of my tweets I was getting $5-$10 epc. The beauty of Twitter is the power of th…
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Comment #10998080
Having lived in Japan more than 10 years ago, that's the first thing I commented coming back. Why fruits and vegetables were way more delicious there than here. I loved fruits in j…
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Comment #10793303
i remember watching sneakers and feeling inspired at a young age!
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Comment #7674544
I recently had my account disabled over a policy issue. The thing regarding that policy was I had written permission and verbal permission in person to go ahead with my web propert…
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Comment #7539602
I remember submitting coupons on retailmenot and getting them erased. I actually remember contacting them to post coupons that could eventually help their end users and them inform…
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Comment #7530896
If you read the comments and tweets there were a lot of nasty personal attacks on Eich and reported physical threats against him for donating to prop 8 five years ago. A amendment …
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Comment #7530726
great point!!
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Comment #7530720
We're tolerant as long as we share the same views. The irony in tolerance in this case is unreal.
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Comment #6323890
As an affiliate marketer, am I the only one that thought OP should of posted a amazon affiliate link and then did a case study on conversions/efficiency of having a link on the fro…
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Comment #6210144
They should hook up with a buddy of mine eric! He's currently going to all 194 countries and having some amazing experiences. Seems like the perfect partnership! http://gowitheric.…
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Comment #6206592
I'm suprised Retailmenot doesn't get called out for this link baiting more often. I've studied their practices for years now and they do alot of shady stuff. I remember posting cou…
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Comment #6074933
If Nate or anyone could program a statistically accurate sports predictor model there would be huge potential in this as far as sports betting goes. The guys that make millions in …
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Comment #5909569
"No company have ever increased the revenue by changing an insignificant detail like a button color. None. Zero. Get over it." I remember Josh the founder of Omniture said how they…
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Ask HN: Do you use Tableau Software? Opinions?
I bookmarked Tableau software a while back as I've heard it being constantly mentioned on various websites as great tool to use. I remember it being labeled as vital in understandi…
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Comment #5566789
As someone who lives in provo aka silicon slopes, this is great news! I don't think most people realize how tech-based this area is and this should only help the companies in the a…
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Comment #4363924
This once happened to me about 2 years ago. I got furious and called up godaddy wanting to talk to someone that could give me an answer. They said we don't buy domains but when a d…
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Comment #4021103
do you have an email? it'd be fun to shoot some ideas with you ! :)
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Comment #3972772
yup i would get up too $40 EPC for some tweets but usually averaged in the $15-$30 range. when you create value, people will click and most likely buy. on twitter, you can see what…
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Comment #3972173
I have this idea myself for many years and even had a friend build his funded startup around this concept for the past year or two. The biggest issue is with compliance with the co…
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Comment #3890820
I don't see how this going to help small businesses. As a registered small business S Corp, if this passed it would be thousands more in taxes for me( about 10k).
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Obama trying to close S CORP tax loophole
Alot of us including myself have formed s corps to save money through distributions we take. Obama is trying to close this tax benefit and instead tax the whole portion of profits …
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Comment #3884583
is there anyway to take that default google search bar off the homescreens or does it just stay on all the time?