Hacker News: slowpoison

New comment by slowpoison in "Web Search API"

slowpoison — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:17:44 +0000

Don't think it's unreasonable. They crawled it and made it available in an easy to digest form. You can't take their copy and start distributing it infinitely while paying them for one-time read. Write your crawler, and crawl the web on your own if you want... and give it away!

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slowpoison — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:57:57 +0000

Paste this into your omnibar:

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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9666556

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New comment by slowpoison in "Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn"

slowpoison — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:39:34 +0000

Somebody should put up a second, uninteresting, benign bust just to see what happens to it vs Snowden's.

New comment by slowpoison in "Ask HN: Why isn't the GitHub attack being covered by the news?"

slowpoison — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:06:19 +0000

It is, now. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/technology/china-appears-t...

New comment by slowpoison in "Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who Is Going Broke"

slowpoison — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:21:59 +0000

It's a bit disappointing that G10code[1] https identity verification fails. May be it makes sense given that he's short on $$$$.

[1] https://g10code.com/

Google Inc (GOOGL) to Challenge Uber Despite Investment by Google Ventures?

slowpoison — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:54:19 +0000

Article URL: http://investcorrectly.com/20150203/google-inc-googl-challenge-uber-despite-investment-google-ventures/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8993288

Points: 1

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Is Dyson About to Unveil a Robot Vacuum Cleaner with Computer Vision?

slowpoison — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 03:57:40 +0000

Article URL: http://io9.com/is-dyson-about-to-unveil-a-robot-vacuum-cleaner-with-co-1627911680

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8241044

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Ask HN: Text Ads Service for use with Chrome Extensions

slowpoison — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:39:14 +0000

Is there an Ad service (a la Adsense) I can use to display ads using my Chrome Extension? I can't use AdSense because it prohibits my use case - Ads through Chrome Extensions.

I would like the ads to be text ads. But, in the worst case, can work with banner ads too.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5475365

Points: 2

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New comment by slowpoison in "Security Announcement for Devise (Rails authentication solution)"

slowpoison — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:19:40 +0000

Can you please link to the remote execution bug?

The Startups on San Francisco's Billionaire's Row

slowpoison — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:27:06 +0000

Article URL: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-06/the-startups-on-san-franciscos-billionaires-row

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4603747

Points: 1

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New comment by slowpoison in "Craigslist Suing Padmapper"

slowpoison — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:46:35 +0000

I'm getting sick of the general attitude here. A majority of people seem to think that it's OK to copy user posting data from CL, because they are a monopoly. IE is cited as an example of a monopoly, thus anything is OK to take it down.

That attitude is horribly wrong. Agreed, CL is a monopoly. Agreed, they are holding back innovation. But, you don't disrupt a business (and build yours) by copying their data, especially illegally. Although, the legality of issue at hand is up in the air right now, the general attitude is a bit appalling.

What's required is a way for users to post their listings simultaneously at other properties. The content of the postings belongs to the user and they should be free to re-post it anywhere.

New comment by slowpoison in "Craigslist Suing Padmapper"

slowpoison — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:19:18 +0000

The ToS may not mention exclusivity, but the source of data (for Padmapper) is Craigslist. Thus, the clause of "unauthorized copying" applies.

New comment by slowpoison in "Ask HN: Help me scam a CL scammer"

slowpoison — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:22:47 +0000

Sure, will do that.

Ask HN: Help me scam a CL scammer

slowpoison — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:31:07 +0000

I have a Craigslist scammer trying to buy a phone off of me. I'm wondering if someone has experience with that kind of thing and wants to have some fun.

Send me an email and we can talk. I will be posting updates here later.

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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4179706

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Is Origami the Future of Tech

slowpoison — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:12:48 +0000

Article URL: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-03/is-origami-the-future-of-tech

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3932593

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Why Amazon bought a robot army

slowpoison — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:51:40 +0000

Article URL: http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=4686bb2b-a258-4ac2-8f59-2c86aba1a5b7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3735529

Points: 2

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Apple to Pay Dividend, Buy Back Stock to Return Some of Cash

slowpoison — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:54:47 +0000

Article URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-19/apple-to-pay-dividend-buy-back-stock-to-return-some-of-its-cash.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3724481

Points: 2

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Netflix Wants Everyone to Know What You're Watching

slowpoison — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:15:24 +0000

Article URL: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-01/netflix-wants-everyone-to-know-what-youre-watching

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3692073

Points: 5

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25 Alleged Anons Arrested in International Crackdown

slowpoison — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:34:08 +0000

Article URL: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/anonymous-arrested-interpol/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3646156

Points: 3

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New comment by slowpoison in "The Internet Made Me Sad Today"

slowpoison — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:19:09 +0000

The look and feel of the ad is publisher's responsibility. Can't blame Google for that. Rest, Google gets the blame. Before I get down to that, however, I would be suspicious of the veracity of a publisher who tries to blend the ad and the content so closely.