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crockstar

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About crockstar

http://samuelcrocker.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #19134543

    My understanding is that people object to this as it is a means of defining them rather than describing them. In fact, I know people who would be insulted with the use of "autistic…

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    Comment #6731396

    As someone who works in the advertising space I can tell you with a great deal of confidence that SnapChat will not be able to monetize in the way you describe and make enough mone…

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    Comment #6688579

    I'm biased but I always recommend that anyone interested in SEO start with the Beginner's Guide. It is a fantastic resource that is updated regularly frequently and I find it easie…

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    Comment #6532762

    I have got to say that I don't tend to place a lot of faith in an article that cites The Daily Mail as a source and I'm inclined to agree with you about the tone. Even the Mail art…

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    Comment #6532686

    I'm not sure that's explicitly true about competitions. I know there are a number of rules around weight, helmet design, etc. However, I think there is at least some room for innov…

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    Comment #6056844

    I'd personally be surprised if a court even agreed to hear this.

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    Comment #5976591

    Hi Chuck, I'm glad that folks like Blekko are trying to improve the search landscape but do you have any figures to back up the declining revenue per click? I feel as though Google…

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    Comment #5898146

    I use Ghostery to see what is being tracked rather than block it outright. Call me foolish but I never realised that blocking ads was the primary intended purpose of the tool, I've…

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    Comment #5643943

    In the context of how others scored I would say 17% is fairly decent as well. However, most Hacker Newsers make up a small percentage of a standard "UK consumer." I thought this nu…

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    Comment #5643609

    I don't believe the full case study has been published yet.

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    Ask HN: Things to consider when hiring your first developer

    What things should a company consider when hiring their first developer? What would they need to support this person properly? What should they look out for? What might they overlo…

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    Comment #5090628

    All I can say is "thank you." In spite of not being one of our greatest minds (far from it) this kick up the backside forced me to respond to an email and get involved in a project…

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    Comment #4170552

    I get that they were going for excitement but for someone who wasn't watching it live I can't help like feeling: what a waste of bright minds. And I do think this comes down to the…

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    Comment #3620128

    Fair enough. I do get your point - people seem to go mad about privacy in general. It does sometimes feel (to me) like people aren't as bothered about it with Google as they are wi…

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    Comment #3620067

    To be fair, I haven't seen a load of claims about how this is "insane" or "horrible" within the context of this article. It just provides a useful instruction as to how those that …

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    Comment #3619971

    My feelings and the reason that (personally) I don't want this is I spend all day doing online marketing for brands and retailers and I have very different interests outside of wor…

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