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I don't understand the logic that just cause someone is in a political party doesn't mean they can be evil and subsequently vilified.


Before answering the question, I would love to know what is evil in your words.


Gave it a try, doesn't appear to be working.

https://cdn.api.twitter.com/1/urls/count.json?url=http://www...

"Sorry, that page does not exist"


This will not work anymore after November 20th, 2015!

Which is the problem that this site is trying to solve.


Just as expected.


Not sure I'm totally convinced of this software only argument.

I think of Nike as a brand that stands for high performance equipment.

Shoes, T-shirts, Golf Clubs, etc.

The software they have built around Nike+ has always felt second rate compared to software focused companies like Runkeeper.

I enjoyed my Nike Fuel band and was always hoping to see more innovation on this front from them.

I suppose they had to pick one or the other. This move allows them to have a fitbit software integration which will be big.

I would have stuck with high performance health monitoring hardware and integrated with every software vendor.


Have seen this for wine, and also required a breathalyzer. Cool tech but they eventually were removed and never saw it being used regularly.


Regulation stifling innovation. Sad.


Perfect timing, I'm moving out of the Mission to Cow Hollow...

$80 was first bid, took it. Excited to see how this goes!


Awesome! Feel free to email us anytime at hi@truckplease.com to let us know how it goes!


Does this integrate with Recurly?


IMO this is much more interesting than a multi-billion dollar exit of a simple chat application


Isn't this why filters in gmail exist?


I think he might be referring to them owning the patent on "predictive shipping". Plenty of prior art, where this appears obvious.


The patent isn't for "predictive shipping." It's for Amazon's specific implementation of "predictive shipping."

You can't just boil a patent down to two words and then claim prior art.


My response to Amazon, if they do this, is something I call predictive returns. As in, I predict I will return everything they ship to me in this manner.


They don't actually release the product to the consumer until you actually buy it. They just move it closer to you.


It's like you read the article or something.


I does mention freebies in the patent - that would assume they have a confidence level where they ship something to you before it's bought.


Is this an opportunity for financial firms?


I am sure the Winklevii are salivating over this....

I wouldn't doubt they are trying to use their network to get hold of these...


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