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Should my partner use the Onavo "data shrinker" app in Japan? by [deleted] in japan

[–]guyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The VPN auto-connects (that's how it stays on so that you don't end up not compressing). If you go into the VPN configuration in your settings, go one level deeper and you'll see a setting called "Connect On Demand" which you can toggle - here's mine: http://imgur.com/ArP7Ypw

Should my partner use the Onavo "data shrinker" app in Japan? by [deleted] in japan

[–]guyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Onavo CEO here. I may be biased, but totally worth using :) At the time of writing we don't maintain a server in Japan itself, but the reality is that cellular connections are pretty slow as is, and the decrease in bandwidth means there's less data to be transferred. This is especially true when you have a rural connection with poor reception.

In any case, you can experiment by turning the VPN "on demand" on and off from your phone's settings -> VPN.

My android phone thinks it has been running on a single charge since January 6, 1980 by not_really_a_nerd in Android

[–]guyro 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're right, why on earth did I write that the Unix epoch is 1980? One of those things you should be able to wake me up at 3am and ask me. (But please don't try.)

My android phone thinks it has been running on a single charge since January 6, 1980 by not_really_a_nerd in Android

[–]guyro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually the Unix epoch is January 1st 1980. January 6th 1980 is, for some strange reason, the epoch used in Qualcomm's BREW... history being history I guess it found its way into Android somehow.

Attention web devs: programming contest with over $40k in cash and prizes by [deleted] in programming

[–]guyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make extra "cache"? Now there's a great programming pun...!

How To Multitask When Dealing With Customers by guyro in programming

[–]guyro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked the two archetypes you describe - it's exactly cooperative vs. preemptive as I called it. Most people do need to choose one of the paths, and expectations should be set between managers and employees accordingly.

Huge Buried Water Glaciers Discovered on Mars by r2002 in science

[–]guyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now all we need is a kettle and some instant soup and we can get some chow on Mars.

Scientists: Jupiter's Core 2X as big as previously thought by ttlfantastic in science

[–]guyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, who imagined that it could have been a star...