sangel21

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sangel21··on Visa, Mastercard, major banks facing new litigation over 'anticompetitive' fees

We need alternatives, in Australia we do have eftos for local card transactions and instant payments by osko/Payid.

Asia has it better with more payment networks, union pay and QR code based networks.

sangel21··on 43 hours battery life: Dell XPS 14 2026 lasts almost 3x longer vs MacBook Air 15

I think these have new LG Oxide 1 Hz displays? That might be why it didn't fair as well in games.

sangel21··on Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?

Australia we just turned 3G off now there are large black spots everywhere for hours.

Some trades now use them in there cars, they can use it for mobile service/internet nearly anywhere

sangel21··on Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?

It's cheaper then fibre here in Australia. Especially rural.

sangel21··on Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?

Most of the airlines I have been on charge per megabyte. Having internet for the whole trip is a huge value add for the airline.

sangel21··on DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam based in Cambodia

Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia thailand also catched a few. I would not be surprised if they take advantage of westerners as well. 15Billion++ is a big incentive.

I heard an agent got court for opening bank accounts for them in Pattaya, over 500 accounts. We have had crackdowns on banking here in Thailand ever since.

sangel21··on DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam based in Cambodia

Were? they still are. It's not even a small amount there are thousands of people at these centers.

sangel21··on Skype Credit is no longer available

My credit was credit from using bing. I use to use it on the rare case of needing to call my bank. (I live overseas)

sangel21··on The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting to Know Oryon

https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2024/05/upstreaming-...

There is a high chance of this happening.