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anona

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    Comment #14162285

    If you paid via a credit card you could try doing a chargeback with the bank that issued your card. If plastic is unable to refund you, their payment processor will likely be on th…

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    Comment #7865028

    Just a guess, but it could be that phone based banking is the reason. You can't enter (most) special characters on the phone.

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    Comment #7690509

    Usually the payment processor (square in this case) is responsible for chargeback/fraud costs. The acquiring bank will only end up paying those costs if square goes under and is un…

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    Comment #7274854

    If the product wasn't in beta, why shouldn't you expect reliable service?

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    Comment #6486056

    The author is answering questions on reddit: https://pay.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1nl5nk/i_worked_wi...

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    Comment #6012207

    The code is much more readable if the bitwise operators do not look almost identical to the logical ones.

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    Comment #6010682

    I don't think the argument is that people can't understand '&&' and '||', but that using 'and' and 'or' is a better choice.

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    Comment #5868322

    Which one does what?

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    Comment #5846726

    For those who said they are using services from non-US companies, what alternatives are you using for dropbox, gmail, search, etc?

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    Comment #5692275

    I don't agree that aesthetic features have little purpose in a desktop application - they are a major part of the user experience. In this case the transparency feature is clearly …

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    Comment #5691130

    Isn't "because I like it" a valid argument? Also, in the case of a feature being removed I feel that the onus is on the remover to make the case for why it should go.

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    Comment #5205033

    Based on Tesla's past claims against Top Gear (that turned out in favor of Top Gear in court), I would give the NY Times the benefit of the doubt here. Especially since Tesla hasn'…

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    Comment #4991752

    They are dealing with people's money, and should be held to the same standard as every other business in that space. They also don't deserve any special 'slack' just because they u…

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    Comment #4588144

    Stripe's Canadian offering isn't in beta anymore. Users should expect a fully tested product. Especially since Stripe is handling their money.

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    Comment #4276344

    > Also, talent. This might be inflammatory, but I venture that the bulk of Canada's A-talent is already in the USA. Given the ease of the TN visa, I think it's not a stretch to say…

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    Comment #4248813

    The 1-4% you mention is the interchange rate. This is collected by the issuing bank, and not Visa. Visa typically receives a separate flat fee per transaction. Although often payme…