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noob404 · December 2024

@Frobsy Any update on the Reselling business. If you have already started, wanted to know how it is. I myself might start one. Just wanted some tips.

noob404 · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

You are enticing me now Frankie, there will be chaos...

chaos is a good thing, right ?

It depends if we are competing or not...

Just with everyone else. It's time for you to win one of these.

Trk is fine with the iPad, he's not into the top prize hehe. right @trk ?

You people are already distributing gifts?

Yah, like last year, we guys are deciding gifts beforehand, so that, it doesn't turn dirty.

So what you people decided to give me?

You already probably have the highest number of resource upgrades.

xpress7 · December 2024

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Wow the shipping is very cheap to you, I think I'd pay way more to have it shipped. around or even more than $50. I wonder how much dustin ended up paying for my shipment, I'm too ashamed to ask

well, $30 is big amount if converted to our currency.

Same here man, typical 3rd tier countries

I thought you're from US?

Frobsy · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said: He has his own GeoDNS too?

Ofcourse he has his own and we had a long convo regarding that on one of RN threads in the past.

Lets have one this time. May be that weedo something thing?

I am still in the discussion with them it looks promising but then again, it might not be.

Keep me posted. And help me build one geo dns with some idle vpses. Recently after seeing you people I'm excited to go back to experiment mode once again.

Start fiddling with a powerDNS instance it's easy and you get rock-solid performance.

PowerDNS. Ok, I'll add it to my list. Have to find some time to fiddle with these things.

What's the benefits of having this vs using a public cdn like cloudflares?

Don't know yet, just want to experiment with idle vpses. One useful thing is we control everything.

I wonder if three vps can do that, 1 in the us,1 in the EU and the third one in asia.

TrK · December 2024

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

and the slab-based taxation, man I hate it, why can't it be flat like in AE.

Slab-based taxation, if properly done, is a necessity here. Countries like UAE have a more or less monotonous population, with almost everyone having a respectable income, unlike India, where the gap between the rich and the poor is often very wide.

The slab going for 28% on some electronics isn't justifiable even if we say we giving tax fee veggies.

noob404 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

Ah, that has been a constant topic of discussion here - high customs duty in India!

It's not the custom duty levied but the GST on the CIF, it ranges from 18 to 50 percent the customs duty hardly goes over 20% while 10% being the standard and 0 for the cheaper ones.

I thought, the GST is applied on the customs duty and the "calculated" MRP of the product.

xpress7 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

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@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

i usually have the invoice removed and show them undervalued(like $50-$100 less than the actual price), for i pad mini i am imagining i would end up paying like $150 including shipping and customs + taxes.

Around 12K inr. Still worth though. You ship it through third party ? Like forwarders something, don't know the name exactly.

Yeh parcel forwarding services using them for quite some time, and referral i get $10 off for the next parcel, so does the referred one.

What items you have shipped from there? Are those safe? like deliverability etc.

Yeah pretty much safe, my 10th gen ipad from RN balckfriday last year was delivered to me perfectly safe and sound. I get like 2 parcels in year from US all wth same forwarding company and logistics just because i had good experience with them on the first time.

You already won one ipad. Cool. Are you into apple eco system? Never tried ipad.

Next time if I have to get anything in US, I will contact you.

Yeah, not into apple ecosystem, and apple fanboy their product(especially tabs and mac mini) are just that good. I like how my iPad can work with apps my android Tab can't and i like the fact how my android tab can do whatever i want apart from performance while my iPad only get performance marks nothing more nothing less. I can't do my work on android tab but i can't read my books on iPad it's a dilemma.

I understand other things, but why you can't read books on iPad?

The apps can't be ported to apple unless i jailbreak or use something entirely made out of webapp and i am lazy to do both.

Aren't there any alternative apps in the apple store? You mean reading epubs?

noob404 · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Wow the shipping is very cheap to you, I think I'd pay way more to have it shipped. around or even more than $50. I wonder how much dustin ended up paying for my shipment, I'm too ashamed to ask

well, $30 is big amount if converted to our currency.

Same here man, typical 3rd tier countries

I thought you're from US?

He's from Algeria!

xpress7 · December 2024

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

Ah, that has been a constant topic of discussion here - high customs duty in India!

Its not just high. Its too much

Frobsy · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@FrankZ said:
I see @noob404 is running away with first place again.Why am I not surprised.

He is no longer noob. He needs to change his username.

No, his name says he's no longer a noob, typical 404

Noob not found.

I asked him once about it, he said it just came into his mind hehe

With that name, he avoids unnecessary attention.

He's sneaky for sure

Of course, or else how come he moved past 5k+ when no one else even move past 2k mark yet.

He's a robot, I wonder wether frank can beat his daily post record in this thread. I think it was 500 or 600

No sweat I've crushed that number in the past, so has @TrK.

Sheesh, brace yourselves boys....we're getting raided in the final days and the guy is even giving us a heads up. Thats when you know we're doomed

You guys are somewhat safe, I'll be the first one kicked out from game.

Not really hehe, I would drop at least 3 spots and that would make me at #6 which is meh for me

TrK · December 2024

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said: He has his own GeoDNS too?

Ofcourse he has his own and we had a long convo regarding that on one of RN threads in the past.

Lets have one this time. May be that weedo something thing?

I am still in the discussion with them it looks promising but then again, it might not be.

Keep me posted. And help me build one geo dns with some idle vpses. Recently after seeing you people I'm excited to go back to experiment mode once again.

Start fiddling with a powerDNS instance it's easy and you get rock-solid performance.

PowerDNS. Ok, I'll add it to my list. Have to find some time to fiddle with these things.

What's the benefits of having this vs using a public cdn like cloudflares?

Kinda same, just you own everything and CF can't force you to pay or suspend your website if you endup hogging couple of TBs.

I never attracted CF to force me to the paid tier, so I think I'm safe hehe.
2TBs is the limit of the free tier?

They advertise no limits but you are generally safe till you cross 5-10 tb on a single website.

noob404 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

and the slab-based taxation, man I hate it, why can't it be flat like in AE.

Slab-based taxation, if properly done, is a necessity here. Countries like UAE have a more or less monotonous population, with almost everyone having a respectable income, unlike India, where the gap between the rich and the poor is often very wide.

The slab going for 28% on some electronics isn't justifiable even if we say we giving tax fee veggies.

Oh, sorry, I thought you meant income tax. Yah, the slab on products is indiscriminate in some cases, esp. when GST also works on similar slabs.

TrK · December 2024

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said: He has his own GeoDNS too?

Ofcourse he has his own and we had a long convo regarding that on one of RN threads in the past.

Lets have one this time. May be that weedo something thing?

I am still in the discussion with them it looks promising but then again, it might not be.

Keep me posted. And help me build one geo dns with some idle vpses. Recently after seeing you people I'm excited to go back to experiment mode once again.

Start fiddling with a powerDNS instance it's easy and you get rock-solid performance.

PowerDNS. Ok, I'll add it to my list. Have to find some time to fiddle with these things.

What's the benefits of having this vs using a public cdn like cloudflares?

Don't know yet, just want to experiment with idle vpses. One useful thing is we control everything.

I wonder if three vps can do that, 1 in the us,1 in the EU and the third one in asia.

Three will end up as serving nodes you will need one more to handle the DNS queries.

xpress7 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

and the slab-based taxation, man I hate it, why can't it be flat like in AE.

The more you earn, the more we loot you is our motto. Stupid tax system.

noob404 · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

Ah, that has been a constant topic of discussion here - high customs duty in India!

Its not just high. Its too much

Yah, pretty much the same thing. The freedom given to the customs department to actually arbitrarily decide upon the MRP of a product, disregarding any invoice provided, is just painful.

Frobsy · December 2024

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

i usually have the invoice removed and show them undervalued(like $50-$100 less than the actual price), for i pad mini i am imagining i would end up paying like $150 including shipping and customs + taxes.

Around 12K inr. Still worth though. You ship it through third party ? Like forwarders something, don't know the name exactly.

Yeh parcel forwarding services using them for quite some time, and referral i get $10 off for the next parcel, so does the referred one.

Share with us the ref link, I might end up using it

TrK · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

i usually have the invoice removed and show them undervalued(like $50-$100 less than the actual price), for i pad mini i am imagining i would end up paying like $150 including shipping and customs + taxes.

Around 12K inr. Still worth though. You ship it through third party ? Like forwarders something, don't know the name exactly.

Yeh parcel forwarding services using them for quite some time, and referral i get $10 off for the next parcel, so does the referred one.

What items you have shipped from there? Are those safe? like deliverability etc.

Yeah pretty much safe, my 10th gen ipad from RN balckfriday last year was delivered to me perfectly safe and sound. I get like 2 parcels in year from US all wth same forwarding company and logistics just because i had good experience with them on the first time.

You already won one ipad. Cool. Are you into apple eco system? Never tried ipad.

Next time if I have to get anything in US, I will contact you.

Yeah, not into apple ecosystem, and apple fanboy their product(especially tabs and mac mini) are just that good. I like how my iPad can work with apps my android Tab can't and i like the fact how my android tab can do whatever i want apart from performance while my iPad only get performance marks nothing more nothing less. I can't do my work on android tab but i can't read my books on iPad it's a dilemma.

I understand other things, but why you can't read books on iPad?

The apps can't be ported to apple unless i jailbreak or use something entirely made out of webapp and i am lazy to do both.

Aren't there any alternative apps in the apple store? You mean reading epubs?

There are but being me as the open source advocative i don't go blindly for any app available there, also there are not many which can help me read books for free.

noob404 · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

and the slab-based taxation, man I hate it, why can't it be flat like in AE.

The more you earn, the more we loot you is our motto. Stupid tax system.

I thought he was talking of income tax as well. But, he was talking about the customs duty structure.

xpress7 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

Ah, that has been a constant topic of discussion here - high customs duty in India!

It's not the custom duty levied but the GST on the CIF, it ranges from 18 to 50 percent the customs duty hardly goes over 20% while 10% being the standard and 0 for the cheaper ones.

Life time GST subscription service

noob404 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

i usually have the invoice removed and show them undervalued(like $50-$100 less than the actual price), for i pad mini i am imagining i would end up paying like $150 including shipping and customs + taxes.

Around 12K inr. Still worth though. You ship it through third party ? Like forwarders something, don't know the name exactly.

Yeh parcel forwarding services using them for quite some time, and referral i get $10 off for the next parcel, so does the referred one.

What items you have shipped from there? Are those safe? like deliverability etc.

Yeah pretty much safe, my 10th gen ipad from RN balckfriday last year was delivered to me perfectly safe and sound. I get like 2 parcels in year from US all wth same forwarding company and logistics just because i had good experience with them on the first time.

You already won one ipad. Cool. Are you into apple eco system? Never tried ipad.

Next time if I have to get anything in US, I will contact you.

Yeah, not into apple ecosystem, and apple fanboy their product(especially tabs and mac mini) are just that good. I like how my iPad can work with apps my android Tab can't and i like the fact how my android tab can do whatever i want apart from performance while my iPad only get performance marks nothing more nothing less. I can't do my work on android tab but i can't read my books on iPad it's a dilemma.

I understand other things, but why you can't read books on iPad?

The apps can't be ported to apple unless i jailbreak or use something entirely made out of webapp and i am lazy to do both.

Aren't there any alternative apps in the apple store? You mean reading epubs?

There are but being me as the open source advocative i don't go blindly for any app available there, also there are not many which can help me read books for free.

Why not just jailbreak since that's open source as well?

noob404 · December 2024

We got some members right here active. Let's see if we can wake Dustin up!

RACKNERD PARTY IS HERE!!

TrK · December 2024

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

and the slab-based taxation, man I hate it, why can't it be flat like in AE.

Slab-based taxation, if properly done, is a necessity here. Countries like UAE have a more or less monotonous population, with almost everyone having a respectable income, unlike India, where the gap between the rich and the poor is often very wide.

The slab going for 28% on some electronics isn't justifiable even if we say we giving tax fee veggies.

Oh, sorry, I thought you meant income tax. Yah, the slab on products is indiscriminate in some cases, esp. when GST also works on similar slabs.

I was talking about that only, GST slabs shouldn't have been implemented there should have been a flat tax rate for each and every product and that's that, you get tax benefits and citizens get cheaper products and imports become cheaper.

xpress7 · December 2024

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

You are enticing me now Frankie, there will be chaos...

chaos is a good thing, right ?

It depends if we are competing or not...

Just with everyone else. It's time for you to win one of these.

Trk is fine with the iPad, he's not into the top prize hehe. right @trk ?

You people are already distributing gifts?

Yah, like last year, we guys are deciding gifts beforehand, so that, it doesn't turn dirty.

So what you people decided to give me?

You already probably have the highest number of resource upgrades.

Thats hardly 2GB ram and a core.

xpress7 · December 2024

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said: He has his own GeoDNS too?

Ofcourse he has his own and we had a long convo regarding that on one of RN threads in the past.

Lets have one this time. May be that weedo something thing?

I am still in the discussion with them it looks promising but then again, it might not be.

Keep me posted. And help me build one geo dns with some idle vpses. Recently after seeing you people I'm excited to go back to experiment mode once again.

Start fiddling with a powerDNS instance it's easy and you get rock-solid performance.

PowerDNS. Ok, I'll add it to my list. Have to find some time to fiddle with these things.

What's the benefits of having this vs using a public cdn like cloudflares?

Don't know yet, just want to experiment with idle vpses. One useful thing is we control everything.

I wonder if three vps can do that, 1 in the us,1 in the EU and the third one in asia.

I think @TrK can give more inputs in this. I am yet to start the experiment.

noob404 · December 2024

I was working and then, decided to check what's up on the thread. I opened it to 94 comments. My first thought was, damn, a bunch of missed GAs. Turns our Frank was here. So, what has he decided? He gonna join us every now and then, or just turn during the last few days and show us how it's done?

TrK · December 2024

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

i usually have the invoice removed and show them undervalued(like $50-$100 less than the actual price), for i pad mini i am imagining i would end up paying like $150 including shipping and customs + taxes.

Around 12K inr. Still worth though. You ship it through third party ? Like forwarders something, don't know the name exactly.

Yeh parcel forwarding services using them for quite some time, and referral i get $10 off for the next parcel, so does the referred one.

Share with us the ref link, I might end up using it

Sure here you go, https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7681925 you get $10 off and i get $10 off on our next shipment.

noob404 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

38% sounds crazy high... How are the prices of electronics in India, How much would that top prize pc cost there?

Usually prices are lot higher here, because of custom duty.

and the slab-based taxation, man I hate it, why can't it be flat like in AE.

Slab-based taxation, if properly done, is a necessity here. Countries like UAE have a more or less monotonous population, with almost everyone having a respectable income, unlike India, where the gap between the rich and the poor is often very wide.

The slab going for 28% on some electronics isn't justifiable even if we say we giving tax fee veggies.

Oh, sorry, I thought you meant income tax. Yah, the slab on products is indiscriminate in some cases, esp. when GST also works on similar slabs.

I was talking about that only, GST slabs shouldn't have been implemented there should have been a flat tax rate for each and every product and that's that, you get tax benefits and citizens get cheaper products and imports become cheaper.

Makes sense. There shoulda been 3 slabs in my opinion:
1. Low rate: Essentials (meds, etc.)
2. High rate: Luxury and sin goods (Your Chivas price might go up though )
3. Fixed rate: All others

xpress7 · December 2024

@TrK said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@Frobsy said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said: He has his own GeoDNS too?

Ofcourse he has his own and we had a long convo regarding that on one of RN threads in the past.

Lets have one this time. May be that weedo something thing?

I am still in the discussion with them it looks promising but then again, it might not be.

Keep me posted. And help me build one geo dns with some idle vpses. Recently after seeing you people I'm excited to go back to experiment mode once again.

Start fiddling with a powerDNS instance it's easy and you get rock-solid performance.

PowerDNS. Ok, I'll add it to my list. Have to find some time to fiddle with these things.

What's the benefits of having this vs using a public cdn like cloudflares?

Kinda same, just you own everything and CF can't force you to pay or suspend your website if you endup hogging couple of TBs.

I never attracted CF to force me to the paid tier, so I think I'm safe hehe.
2TBs is the limit of the free tier?

They advertise no limits but you are generally safe till you cross 5-10 tb on a single website.

You guys have some big websites I think.

noob404 · December 2024

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

You are enticing me now Frankie, there will be chaos...

chaos is a good thing, right ?

It depends if we are competing or not...

Just with everyone else. It's time for you to win one of these.

Trk is fine with the iPad, he's not into the top prize hehe. right @trk ?

You people are already distributing gifts?

Yah, like last year, we guys are deciding gifts beforehand, so that, it doesn't turn dirty.

So what you people decided to give me?

You already probably have the highest number of resource upgrades.

Thats hardly 2GB ram and a core.

That's 5 GAs, my friend. You a legend in the GA game. You just don't realise it yet.

TrK · December 2024

@noob404 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@TrK said:

@FrankZ said:

@Frobsy said:

@FrankZ said:
So I am thinking that I can swing 4 or 5 days here before this thing ends. Maybe, just maybe me and @TrK can do a dueling banjos and take @noob404 out.

Sheesh, why am I visualizing my dreams vaporizing into thin air

Crushing hopes and dreams is my thing. I am sure you have heard the rumors.

I doubt anyone sees you like that, you were just fair at wanting something you wanted just like me...

Yeah, it's all fun after all, just don't take my microphone

No problem. Your mic is safe from me. @TrK on the other hand, I can't say.

What do you mean, i already said i am getting my hands on iPad.

How do you get it shipped?

There are ways, I will pay like $30, and customs it will be delivered to my door in 10-12 days.

Nice. Didn't know, I once won something , but converted it to credits.

Isn't customs costly for things like ipads?

it depends, i wrote like an entire essay explaining things about Indian customs in a thread here. The customs will be around 38% of the CIF, CIF is declared product value + shipping charge.

Oh. Didn't see that thread. 38% of those charges is still high right? how much it could be in your estimation?

i usually have the invoice removed and show them undervalued(like $50-$100 less than the actual price), for i pad mini i am imagining i would end up paying like $150 including shipping and customs + taxes.

Around 12K inr. Still worth though. You ship it through third party ? Like forwarders something, don't know the name exactly.

Yeh parcel forwarding services using them for quite some time, and referral i get $10 off for the next parcel, so does the referred one.

What items you have shipped from there? Are those safe? like deliverability etc.

Yeah pretty much safe, my 10th gen ipad from RN balckfriday last year was delivered to me perfectly safe and sound. I get like 2 parcels in year from US all wth same forwarding company and logistics just because i had good experience with them on the first time.

You already won one ipad. Cool. Are you into apple eco system? Never tried ipad.

Next time if I have to get anything in US, I will contact you.

Yeah, not into apple ecosystem, and apple fanboy their product(especially tabs and mac mini) are just that good. I like how my iPad can work with apps my android Tab can't and i like the fact how my android tab can do whatever i want apart from performance while my iPad only get performance marks nothing more nothing less. I can't do my work on android tab but i can't read my books on iPad it's a dilemma.

I understand other things, but why you can't read books on iPad?

The apps can't be ported to apple unless i jailbreak or use something entirely made out of webapp and i am lazy to do both.

Aren't there any alternative apps in the apple store? You mean reading epubs?

There are but being me as the open source advocative i don't go blindly for any app available there, also there are not many which can help me read books for free.

Why not just jailbreak since that's open source as well?

It poses greater security risks if you are on a jailbroken device, especially data security...

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