gsa
Joined 15 years ago
Karma
709
Submissions
111
Member since
Oct 4
Recent submissions
Comment · 2 months ago
I really hope cash transactions become a little more normalised in India.
The UPI experience is built for a single audience in mind. It has changed the way people transact in India but at the same time it's been an absolute nightmare for a tourist to play along. The only route for a tourist to use UPI is via third party apps, which charge a markup for loading money (3%). But let's say you accept that as a part of travelling - the limitation of tourist wallets is that they can't be utilised for P2P payments - exactly what UPI is most used for across the country.
Alternative, since no one accepts cash anymore, is that I have to carry thick wads of cash so I can hand out exact change. That still gets you the stink eye because most vendors don't like to deal with cash anymore.
Comment · 10 months ago
In my experience (my partner has a Framework), changing a port is not something easily done without putting the Framework bottom side up. In practice you need to stop whatever you are doing to first sleep the laptop, turn it over, change the port and then get back to what you were doing before. Repeat the process if you want to get the ports back in the original order.
Comment · 10 months ago
I have been looking to buy a new laptop personally. Framework has a compelling argument. But with only 4 ports on the Framework, I'd likely be switching the ports often. In addition to using USB-C, I often need a USB-A for an external mouse but other times a HDMI port to connect to a display while presenting.
I don't think it's fair to compare Thinkpad X1 Carbon with Framework. The T14 range is a much better comparison. While Lenovo took a few steps back a few years ago the last couple of generations seem to be much better in regard to being repairable. The T14 Gen 5 [0] gets a 9/10 score on ifixit. Parts are easily available globally, while Framework is still somewhat limited in this regard geographically.
That said, it's great we have a choice! If it were not for Framework, I don't think Lenovo would have made an effort to make the Thinkpads repairable again.
- [0] https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T14_Gen_5
Comment · 11 months ago
Looks like the needle has moved, but reading the blog it's a recent development and only available in the beta version of the Android app.
Comment · 11 months ago
Signal does some things well, but lacks far behind other apps in UX. It doesn't do cloud backups either, which keeps me from recommending it to less technical folks.
Comment · 1 year ago
DigiUsher | https://www.digiusher.com | Senior Backend Engineer | Remote (overlap with West Europe) | Full-time
DigiUsher is a multi-cloud data and AI cost governance platform. We work with AWS, Azure, GCP, and leading system integrators to help enterprises build sustainable, efficient, and profitable cloud solutions.
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our core team. You'll play a key role in shaping product architecture, building scalable data integrations, and driving technical strategy as we grow. Ideal candidates are product-minded, detail-oriented, and proficient in Python with experience handling large-scale data.
Tech stack: Python (FastAPI, Celery, Polars, NumPy), PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions
You will:
- Architect/build new data integrations and features
- Enhance existing integrations for performance and reliability
- Engage directly with enterprises to understand challenges
- Own responsibilities across the full product lifecycle in a fast-growing startup
Interview process: Screening call → take-home assignment (work relevant) → review → CEO/leadership chat → offer. Typically 2–3 weeks.
More info/apply here: https://wellfound.com/l/2Bywrm or reach out to me at [email protected]
I'm the co-founder and CTO and will be personally handling recruitment.
Comment · 1 year ago
Circle to Search is not available for all devices. My Fairphone 4 doesn't have it and there are plenty of other devices where it's not allowed by Google yet.
Comment · 1 year ago
That's a very different flow with a much higher friction compared to simply long pressing the home button in any app.
Comment · 1 year ago
Like with all things Google, this feature wasn't available in Gemini (or only available on some devices) last I checked. With Gemini going to replace Google Assistant in the future, this is yet another useful feature that Google will be taking away from Android.
Comment · 1 year ago
I wanted a small form factor for my homebrew NAS and Jonsbo N3 is the case I ended up with a couple of years ago. I couldn't find anything smaller that would let me have at least 6 disks. The Asus ITX motherboard I bought second hand had only 4 SATA ports and I bought a m.2 sata adapter to get an additional 4 ports.
Comment · 1 year ago
Unihertz devices fill a gap but are subpar phones in terms of hardware. They also don't get any software updates the minute after they are launched.
Comment · 1 year ago
Google is pretty frustrating. I switch between my desktop and laptop frequently and sometimes browsers as well. The reauth dialog pops up two weeks for every login - usually just when I'm about to hop on a meeting.
Comment · 2 years ago
Electronic interop, in my experience talking to my GP (not US), is tricky not because of technical challenges but very strict privacy implications.
Comment · 2 years ago
I use a Zigbee plug to toggle the power off and on, and the bios is configured to boot when power is restored.
Comment · 2 years ago
https://gaganpreet.in
---
meet.hn/city/52.3730796,4.8924534/Amsterdam
Socials: - github.com/gaganpreet - bsky.app/profile/ggn.me
Interests: DevOps, Digital Nomad, Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Music, Networking, Running, Technology, Travel, Programming, Open Source
---