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fegul

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    Comment #26220227

    You could also install am app like Tasker or Macrodroid and set up triggers for handling incoming SMS (e.g. If SMS received, forward using another mechanism) For outgoing SMS, have…

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    Comment #25341083

    "at gunpoint"? Seems like you're painting with some very broad strokes there. In any case, it seems there's more than meets the eye here. Her team INCLUDING her manager appear to b…

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    Comment #25066522

    Through Cainiao, their logistics arm. It combines a massive logistics setup with pick-up points in some places to improve efficiency. They also have massive sorting machines basica…

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    Comment #24491310

    I'm a huge fan of Metabase and I've used it extensively but the pricing model is really tough. Taking myself as an example: At the growth stage we're at, we'll start to need more d…

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    Comment #24429759

    I think OPNsense (an offshoot of pfsense) has this capability built in.

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    Comment #24373140

    They're great. I've had less downtime with them than DO and I have several VPSs there. I'd highly recommend them.

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    Comment #23099642

    Using that quote in this context essentially represents the epitome of first-world problems and privilege.

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    Comment #20509941

    That certainly looks like it's in the right direction, I'll re-familiarize myself with the docs again since it's been a little while

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    Comment #20505025

    Big fan of Metabase, thanks for all your work! I've always been curious if there is a feature in the works for charting or displaying comparisons across defined timespans (e.g. tot…

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    Comment #20505015

    I'm a fan of your work! We use Metabase pretty frequently. The only nitpicks I have are around the concept of Metrics (still not quite sure what those are or how they're useful for…

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    Comment #19439163

    This "human" factor was also characterized in the movie Sully when it was apparent that just a few extra seconds for pilots to process the issue made all the difference between lan…

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    Comment #19395658

    Regarding mobile payments in general, it seems Kenya/M-Pesa is always the standard that people refer to but we don't hear much about mobile payment adoption in other African countr…

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    Comment #19376703

    What other airlines are you comparing it to?

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    Comment #18882445

    I just flew on a 767 with BA a few weeks ago. The cabin definitely felt dated

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    Comment #18228157

    The Palm Pre (and WebOS) When it first came out I thought it was kinda cute so I got it for my gf but I ended up loving it. The slider mechanism was solid, the OS was a breeze to u…

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    Comment #18207414

    Did you mean the Nigerian song by P-Square featuring the words "chop my money"? Because that's not about scamming.

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    Comment #17909271

    Same here. Just picked one up a few weeks back and used the stock web-gui to upload the newest OpenWRT. Worked without a hitch.

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    Comment #17037870

    One thing I noticed when I tried it out a year or so ago was the high data usage on mobile devices even when messages weren't being sent or received. I had set up our own Synapse s…

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    Comment #16314098

    Having lived in a country with similar (and fluctuating) internet restrictions, it's always interesting to see how small design decisions like that can have such significant ramifi…

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    Comment #16266837

    One of my biggest concerns with Matrix was the amount of device data that it exposes. It's extremely easy to fingerprint the devices that someone is using (it literally tells you r…

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    Comment #16251911

    I use it almost exclusively on Android. I'll use Brave if I want to keep tabs open for a while and Firefox Focus if it's just a fleeting read.

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    Comment #13695876

    I also work in tech in Africa (2nd largest population on the continent if that's any indication) and it is certainly challenging. Love to chat/commiserate more about your experienc…