dxjones
No user record in our sample, but dxjones has activity below (stories or comments). Likely we have partial data — the full bulk-load will fill profiles in.
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I was just surprised to receive an SMS text message "Your Google verification code is xxxxxx". I didn't do a password reset, I don't use 2-step verification, and I can't figure out what triggered this SMS message. The…
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I am seeking a geek with expert knowledge in WordPress 3.0.1 and Apache2 mod_rewrite syntax (.htaccess) to help me get past a roadblock in deploying my web app (with a WordPress front-end). I have posted my question on…
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I have a small online business. Most customers are in North America and pay using PayPal. I have an inquiry from someone in Egypt, where they use Moneybookers and PayPal is not available. What is the best way for a…
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Where do you host your startup? I am looking for a solution that is cost-effective. I want to keep costs very low to start, but I can pay-as-I-grow for increased resources. Imagine a URL shortening/redirecting service…
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What is your favour free app for offline viewing of HTML and PDF? I am looking for a simple solution to be used for several hundred students, most have an iPod Touch, and some have an iPhone. I want them to be able to…
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What do YC startups recommend? PayPal? Google Checkout? Credit Card? (merchant account), Other? Which provides the minimum hassles, delays, transaction fees, etc.? Which do customers prefer? Any positive or negative…
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What are the current "Best Practices" for the following Software Key Generation scenario? I am a small independent software vendor. When a vendor sells my software to a customers, I want them to visit my web page…
- Hash Algorithm Strength (scientificblogging.com)
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I am working on an application where I need to collect data from lots of regular people. I am looking for an efficient, reliable, inexpensive alternative to "Scantron" (used for machine-readable multiple-choice exams) I…
- WSJ: Crazy Compensation and the Crisis (online.wsj.com)
- Scan Uncovers Thousands of Copycat Scientific Articles (scientificamerican.com)
A growing number of professors use Turnitin.com to catch students submitting plagiarized papers. Now the professors themselves are being scrutinized for plagiarism when submitting papers to scientific journals: From…
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Currently, Amazon Mechanical Turk (mturk.com) only allows "Requesters" based in the United States. Does anyone know of a reasonable work-around for someone based in Canada? Do we need to partner with someone in the US?…
- Neuroscientists decode brain activity related to navigation and spatial memory (measuringthemind.wordpress.com)
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I am implementing a PHP-based web site that includes a simple recommender system. The key numerical calculation is a matrix multiplication. I am worried that doing this in PHP might be painfully slow. Does anyone else…
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I have a PHP-based web site and on a particular form, I would like users to be able to click-drag a horizontal slider to enter a value (among others) on the form. For instance: How much do you like this photo, on a…
- Academia vs. Industry: The Difference Is in the Punctuation Marks (blogs.harvardbusiness.org)
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I came across this interesting article on (mathematical) Game Theory. The most thought-provoking section is at the end of the article, where it describes the "Centipede Game". It is interesting because the logical and…
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I am developing a small site that is mostly an image gallery. I would like to show Google Adsense ads that are related to the images. I know various "tags" associated with each image, but these do not appear in the text…