johnwaynedoe

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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   I would love that kind of support. I initially thought that was what you were providing, and I was rather excited. My subscriptions have become an unmanageable beast.
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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   I have grown very fond of Jolly Rodger Telcom ( http://www.jollyrogertelco.com/ ). I will have to check Lenny out.
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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   I think examples of jobs that have a high potential to be automated could help. Just to get the creative ball rolling. Or just presenting specific problems. The tech crowd loves to dive deep into an issue and try and fix it. But I think par
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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   I will take a look. Thank you!
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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   Perfect. Thank you for all the links. I will definitely consider a dedicated box if the price is right. I appreciate you taking the time to make some recommendations. Picking through them now.
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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   This looked like the ideal plan to me https://servarica.com/clients/cart.php?gid=43 But after ordering, paying and waiting a day for "provisioning" they cancelled my order.
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   Ask HN: Best Budget VPS providers?

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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   Thank you! I was not ready to make the jump to self hosting my own Dropbox alternative until I saw what a polished program you and your team put together. Great work!
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   by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

   With OpenWRT/LEDE you can do that. However, it does not seem to work as well as a browser implementation. https://lede-project.org/docs/howto/ad-blocking
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    Cool project! I think I am going to start regularly making use of it. Does it email you a PDF attachment, or does it just send an email with the contents of the article within it? When I attempted to use it I did not see a pdf attachment. R
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    I can only seem to find links to sign up for a paid account. https://www.ft.com/products?segID=70703&segmentID=190b4443-d...
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    Thanks so much for the detailed write up. I entirely missed these days and they're fascinating to read about in this level of depth.
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    The issue within the call centers are poorly enforced rules. If you have several customers a day demanding something eventually they just wear the reps down. When management fails to enforce those rules, and angry customers keep pushing, ev
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    I use Jolly Rodger as well and love it. I think you're correct about picking up the call getting you added to a list. When that happens I just go on the offensive. I call them back and forward the call over to Jolly Rodger multiple tim
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    -99% Invisible -Hardcore History -The History of Rome -True Crime Guys -Reply All -Criminal -Myths and Legends -Crimetown -Internet History Podcast
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    I wish I worked there, I do miserable tier 1 tech support. The reason I am promoting their browser is because it has the exact functionality the parent comment was looking for. Its also a really neat project by a former Firefox dev. It&#x27
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    by johnwaynedoe 9y ago

    The Brave browser has a bittorrent add-on pre-installed. I've been toying with it as my daily driver for a couple weeks and have been really enjoying it. The project still needs work but I love what they're doing. https:/&#x