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by simfree 4y ago
New gas connections aren't permitted in some municipalities, and many areas only have 30% to 40% uptake rates for Natural Gas. The best days for Natural Gas are behind it imo.
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by simfree 4y ago
Doubtful,it seems spammers just moved to toll free or moved to P2P routes.
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by simfree 4y ago
Nothing besides cost, SIM banks attached to LTE modems are a thing in many other countries.
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by simfree 4y ago
This was due to the 3 big US wireless carrier's colluding to form the Campaign Registry, which is trying to force any business users of SMS to pay a verification fee ($50 iirc) and monthly fees ($ to $$ per month) just so you can send
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by simfree 4y ago
Commio's shutdown of the Teli platform has been a mess, outbound calling never got STIR/Shaken compliance. The ThinQ side of the house seems to let dialer traffic slide: https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/18390
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by simfree 4y ago
After switching from Ubuntu to Debian, it feels like Ubuntu is just a frankenDebian where packages of different versions are mixed haphazardly resulting in many minor but annoying issues.
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by simfree 4y ago
Vancouver BC to Portland OR or San Diego to Sacramento and all thr cities in between could be competitive though. Its a shame that High Speed Rail is not a priority.
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by simfree 4y ago
Casual discovery is so much easier than having a conversation about what platform you would prefer to use followed by trading unique ids from said platform.
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by simfree 4y ago
Good luck killing SMS when the RCS APIs are for Google Messages (and rebranded Android OEM messages apps) only. The few paid RCS messaging APIs that exist are priced like caviar compared to SMS.
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by simfree 4y ago
Get ready to drive to Auburn or Bellevue for groceries not from Kroger! The closing of Red Apple Market in the Central District, HT Oak Tree on Aurora, Viet Wah on MLK, Safeway in Greenwood, and QFC pulling out of the construction of the lo
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by simfree 4y ago
Franchisees shouldn't have their Franchisor making hiring and firing decisions, that just seems legally dubious given the franchisee is supposed to be a separate (but affiliated) company.
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by simfree 4y ago
The stack didn't seem stable from what I got talking to Fortinet employees at a recent event they hosted. My coworkers certainly ran up their bar tab tho! What are your alternatives though? Watchguard is another home rolled Linux distr
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by simfree 4y ago
Paying rent with a credit or debit card is uncommon in the USA as credit carries a percentage surcharge and debit is a fee as well. ACH or check is coming for rent or mortgage payment.
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by simfree 4y ago
It can also mean rampant unchecked spending and a plethora of dead projects resulting in a tarnished reputation.
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by simfree 4y ago
Sonics has been terrible to deal with as an EV owner. Plug in at a stall adjacent to Sonics, walk over after ordering online 25 minutes ahead of time, 50/50 chance they will refuse to fulfil the order since they are car only. When they
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by simfree 4y ago
This is why we need Tres Amigas, higher capacity high voltage lines, and further grid connectivity improvements. Many energy generation projects are stranded due to the grid in their county being unable to transport the power generated to r
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by simfree 4y ago
The displacement is real, Ballard used to be mostly Boeing employees, but your not going to be buying there with Boeing's pay and stability problems today. Visiting Georgetown is a glimpse into the Seattle of 20 years ago IMO. It has i
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by simfree 4y ago
Rates on standard merchant accounts are generally lower or significantly lower than Stripe if your processing a bit of volume ($10k+ a month).
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by simfree 4y ago
Whose the competition being pushed here though? All the other low barrier to entry, no underwriting payment processors are either crypto scams or known to have poor support and randomly hold your funds (PayPal, Amazon Payments, etc).
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by simfree 4y ago
Well, they seem to burn their technical talent from both ends then act surprised when employees burnout. Support (email, phone) is a joke played by people who selectively read your question and regurgitate a script, short of posting on HN y
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by simfree 4y ago
It's the only way to get support from Stripe, their founders are HN frequenters and the support is script readers outside of that.
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by simfree 4y ago
Twilio has a neat platform, but their standards are very low or nonexistent when you experience jitter, large audio buffers or routing issues. Providing PCAPs and reproducing routing issues doesn't result in support addressing these is
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by simfree 4y ago
In many cities they just bolt these support wires into adjacent buildings when there isnt a convienent lamp post. Electrifying core parts of the route (eg: the most heavily travelled bottlenecks these trucks travel) could fix this issue, en
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by simfree 4y ago
Does the coupon make it cost $25, or just reduce the cost by $25? Any other specifics on this would be super helpful!
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by simfree 4y ago
Pre-conditioning and avoiding cold soaking your battery is so important in sub-freezing temperatures if you want to maximize range. Drawing 4kWh from the grid to get every surface in your car toasty is a great way to make driving more comfo
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by simfree 4y ago
At the end of the day they are an API connector and Independent Sales Organization on one of the major platforms (First Data, Tsys, etc) who processes the authorizations for Visa, Mastercard and such. The space has many competitors like Bra
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by simfree 4y ago
By giving you a less precise fuel tank indicator (eg: 8 segment fuel display) versus xxx Miles of Range, your cajoled into trusting the estimator, and the range being so high on gas cars usually allows the estimator to end up closer to accu
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by simfree 4y ago
The car can't predict the severity of weather, whether or not your going to preheat the car or your driving style. All of these factors combine to make the range estimator a guesstimate on both gas and electric cars.
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by simfree 4y ago
The guess-o-meter doesn't reflect the actual state of the battery, but rather what it has seen in the recent past, hence OP should toggle to battery percentage and trust that instead of a known inaccurate estimator.
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by simfree 4y ago
No, I was trying to convey that it costs significantly less than keeping a space heater running 24/7 (which would cost about $150 a month at 14 cents per kilowatt hour). $10 to $30 a month in power use to keep your battery toasty in th

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