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I think the Grandfather was making a different point. That because rewards cards = higher interchange fee for the merchant, this results in the merchant increasing fees on everyone…

I did consider this but part of the appeal was learning a new skill…and proving to myself I could do it after 15 years! But outsourcing is an option. What should I expect to spend …

Could be a web app, I see the use to be on a mobile device va desktop (think mindfulness/wellness app). What is the current set of options to develop a web app (JavaScript, PHP, Py…

Very compelling and would be fun to learn something new. Need to research if the 3 month launch constraint can be accommodated or better to outsource. However the act of coding and…

I have a simple app idea in mind (2-3 screens, daily use app, simple storage, eventually in-app purchased for “extras”). Trouble is I haven’t coded formally in 15 years and attempt…

Pair up with a friend and learn/do together. It will help push through moments of frustration and a partner will serve as a check on giving up prematurely. Good luck!

You’ve already got a lot of great advice. I’ve been in the same position and would submit I’m still in the same spot. What has helped is “scratching an itch”, trying to do basic th…

I’m sure there’s a case you can get for the Apple Card to prevent the scratches and premature wearing out /s

> But, I still 100% recommend Salesforce to companies when they ask about it. Why? Data liability. Yes Salesforce is expensive - but you are outsourcing the responsibility of deali…

+1 StackOverflow remains a valuable resource but there has been a very clear shift in the responses from nurturing, supporting to snarky and mean. Perhaps it was the intention but …

I have always had a passion for technology. I have an undergrad in computer science but have spent the last ten years of my career on the business side of things. I built a few web…

I couldn't help but wonder how much traffic is lost by online-calculator.com, the first search result...

Are there other use cases you can think of aside from tracking spammers that would incent your bank to invest in the overhead to maintain special/bogus card #s? (And what about bog…

really, like what?

I've always wondered if ddg's stated mission to respect privacy, etc. is in fact causing it to show worse results than Google...i.e., because Google tracks clicks, knows who from w…

This may just be a case of giving credit where none was necessarily due. The absence of sort may just be a victim of 37signal's own design philosophy of only including features tha…

What makes a startup a startup? Does it have to be technology-related? If I start a small business selling widgets or a service, are the same elements not involved: some capital in…

Have the memory issues been resolved? Under Windows 7, it isn't uncommon to find an idle Firefox browser with a few low-activity tabs using up more than 1.5GB of memory. It's gotte…

How novel! Many thanks Pete, I will read up and certainly consider it as a source for feedback.

I posted a "Review my startup" post a few days back and got some good but limited feedback (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2763833). I really want to improve my service offeri…

Thks thorie, I've been thinking about adding a Tour and I agree it's required. The most challenging part is explaining the concept, and a tour would do the trick. I'll think about …

Thanks for the feedback. The target audience comprises of people that actively create gift registries or wish lists today. E,g. it's common in US/Canada for the bride and groom to …