MMAesawy

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by MMAesawy 11mo ago
I appreciate your long and thoughtful answer. I am actually Muslim, and from the Middle-East. I agree with most of what you said, I only disagree with the premise that Islam is an inherently violent religion. While I usually ignore such sta
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by MMAesawy 11mo ago
Isn't that true of Christianity as well? If it is the true Muslim's duty to spread Islam by the sword, then why did it take centuries for populations to convert to Islam in places like Egypt which were conquered by leaders who kne
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by MMAesawy 11mo ago
The heatmap may as well represent a map of recently decolonized areas with unresolved political issues, and just so happens that many of these places have significant Muslim populations.
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by MMAesawy 2y ago
How would you suggest to compensate devs for developing and maintaining such apps? Personally I would much prefer that developers lock poweruser features behind a paywall rather than plaster ugly ads all over the place. Making it a paid app
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by MMAesawy 3y ago
This was a great read, thanks for that.
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by MMAesawy 3y ago
It is an extremely privileged view. In my home country of Egypt, a population of 100 million lives on an average home internet speed of 30mbps with about 300gb monthly data cap, in 2023. I'm sure most of the world is similar.
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by MMAesawy 3y ago
Technically it's no orgasm.
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by MMAesawy 3y ago
Reading is like a solving a puzzle. Definitely not easy.
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by MMAesawy 4y ago
All but Iran, and possibly some parts of Saudi Arabia?
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by MMAesawy 4y ago
With the Google Translate app you have the option to download languages for offline use, and it's not hidden behind 10 menus or anything.
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by MMAesawy 4y ago
Even if it's Amazon paying Amazon, there is an opportunity cost to using all those cloud resources. Every resource used internally is a resource not available for sale externally.
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by MMAesawy 5y ago
> If chargebacks are easy and the middleman (PayPal, etc.) tends to side with the buyer, would you take the risk of putting up your goods for sale? The answer is yes for almost all businesses I've seen.
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by MMAesawy 5y ago
I willingly use Windows. It's what I'm most familiar with, and I prefer the much nicer desktop environment where things "just work" a lot more. Anything I absolutely need to do in Linux will usually have a workaround in
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by MMAesawy 5y ago
Getting a 403 on FF, yes.
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by MMAesawy 5y ago
While dieting contributes the most to weight loss, I believe some simple exercises + calorie counting goes a long way. When you understand how much physical effort is needed to burn off that snickers bar you're thinking about snacking
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by MMAesawy 6y ago
If this is the case, how come the entry level job market for CS graduates stink so much?