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Simon Hampel
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▪️Founder of @propertychat.com.au and @zoochat.com
▪️Software developer: PHP, Laravel, XenForo
▪️Lives in Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
does that mean if you suck on something that was 3D printed, it will dissolve? 🤔
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I came here to make the same comment - plus something about being problematic around kids
September 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Well, any decent fries would do. With a range of seasonings and sauces available.
August 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Just wait until the donkey turns up!
August 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm only here for the UFO discussion!
August 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
your body does know - high fructose corn syrup is processed differently by the body than cane sugar is - cane sugar is "less bad" for you. That certainly doesn't make it "good" for you though! Best choice is to avoid both forms of sugar - they add zero dietary value!
July 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Outside of the US, most soft drinks / sodas have always been made with cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup - which is far worse for you, metabolically, than cane sugar due to the way it is processed in the body. Either way, it is still unnecessary sugar and adds zero dietary value!
July 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The challenge from a service provider perspective is that email deliverability is a difficult exercise given the constantly shifting landscape and restrictions imposed by 3rd party mail providers. It would be difficult to offer a quality email delivery service for low cost, given the work involved.
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ahh yes - this is the perennial problem in the modern era of mail deliverability - you need your emails to be delivered but don't have the revenue available to pay for it. This is a common problem for forums that are not run for profit - I spend a lot of time explaining to forum operators about this
July 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
What price point are you looking at? SparkPost not PAYG, but has some pretty good starter plans at $20pm for up to 50,000 emails/month with $1.00/thousand extra and $30pm for up to 100,000 emails/month with $0.85/thousand extra. Then if you want to add dedicated IP addresses, plans start at $75pm.
July 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The opposite problem is arguably worse - I frequently find myself staring at a screen for hours at a time having an internal battle about which approach would be better and whether implementing things a certain way will be better than another way. Would be more productive to try it and then revert.
May 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I tried a BT keyboard and it was a horrendous experience - never again - have been wired ever since. I use a wireless mouse, but it's a Logitech via their dongle and not BT.
May 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Right arm out to your side, photographed from behind you. Not exactly a comfortable position, nor particularly useful, but it is possible.
April 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I was implementing some VLOOKUPs just recently - was quite satisfied with the result.
April 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Wow - so cheap! I just found an article from 2002 which stated that our two largest telcos here in Australia had increased prices from 22 cents per SMS to 25 cents (AUD). Although some phone plans saw people pay somewhat less as part of a package deal.
April 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I previously considered this a necessary deal for Australia - but based on recent events in the US, I am now of the strong opinion that this is very much not in our own best interest and we should be seeking greater independence from the US - they can no longer be considered trusted allies
March 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Very interesting stuff and well done on the new Canada region. Can we Australians put our hand up for our own local region as well please? 🙋
March 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Could also become a learning opportunity. When he complains about being tired tomorrow - you can gently ask whether staying up too late was the cause of that and reinforce the importance of getting enough sleep - especially for growing children!
March 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Agree 100% - about the only saving grace is that they do actually have phone apps that work pretty well in my experience, so arguably the mobile responsive website isn't that critical?
March 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM