Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41 • Hacker News Board

Re: Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41

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Post by frisco » Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 5:21 PM UTC

affiliator wrote: post #20

almost wrote: post #13

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It seems unlikely that the poster is the one selling this item. It seems more likely that the reason for posting this was to show that you can in fact now buy cell phone jammers for only a few dollars. This is quite interesting whether or not you actually want to buy one :)

While I'm not begrudging, it should be noted that DX links ending with ~r. and a number are affiliated to a particular user's account.

Oh -- sorry about that! I found it through stumbleupon and didn't realize there was an affiliate link at the end. It won't let me change the URL now though.

Re: Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41

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Post by quellhorst » Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 5:25 PM UTC

yb wrote: post #21

Probably beyond the abilities of a typical hobbyist: http://www.ladyada.net/make/wavebubble/index.html but since this is Hacker news.

I saw this demoed at SXSW, I was maybe 50 feet away and it didn't jam my cell.

Re: Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41

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Post by jacquesm » Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 6:15 PM UTC

davidw wrote: post #46

jacquesm wrote: post #44

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Ok, what's your call on these then: http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=ravindra1982 http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=insomniamedia From a low wage country it doesn't take much to get someone to spend a few minutes / day to 'participate', and then to drop the 'payload'.

First one is a gray area, second one is a spammer. This is why we have human moderators and the flag button. Anyway, it's sort of a moot point, as it's not really possible to automate elimination of those sorts of links.

the first one only started including other domains after being called out as a spammer, the second one is a clear case to me as well.

There are plenty more these two are only a small sample.

Re: Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41

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Post by jcl » Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 6:57 PM UTC

nfriedly wrote: post #42

TriinT wrote: post #2

This is more badass: http://www.amazon.com/Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM/ref=cm_cr_pr...

I laughed at some of the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" items: * Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against! * Hasbro Nerf N-Strike Firefly REV-8 * Balls of Fury (Widescreen Edition) * Dremel 3956-02 MultiPro Super 1.15 Amp 5,000 to 35,000 RPM Variable Speed Rotary Tool with 77 Accessories * Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4, Fascicle 4,The: Generating All Trees--History of Com…

The "Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed" section is also great. A side-effect of Amazon's recommendation engine is that it groups all the unlikely products and humorous reviews together. Here's a gem of a review on the page for the (discontinued) gallon of Tuscan Milk:

http://www.amazon.com/review/RXXPVOUH9NLL3/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?...

Re: Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41

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Post by gnosis » Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 7:41 PM UTC

slackerIII wrote: post #45

chunkyslink wrote: post #36

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This is illegal but guns are not

It is in fact illegal to use a gun to interrupt cell phone conversations.

Not in self-defense.

Re: Personal Cell Phone Jammer, $27.41

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Post by affiliator » Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 9:48 PM UTC

frisco wrote: post #51

affiliator wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I'm not begrudging, it should be noted that DX links ending with ~r. and a number are affiliated to a particular user's account.

Oh -- sorry about that! I found it through stumbleupon and didn't realize there was an affiliate link at the end. It won't let me change the URL now though.

No need to apologize even if you did do it yourself. I checked your previous submissions and it is obvious you are not spamming HN. There is no shame in linking to a interesting product using an affiliate program. You are technically advertising for them after all and deserve a payment.

I do wonder how much you earned the Stumbleupon user though. A quick google search on the affiliate suffix shows he links to a few other DX products on SU and elsewhere. Today I'm sure he saw a boost in profits.