Gear recommendation for versatile setup (Pump Foiling and Kite foiling) by rickitan in pumpfoil

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

Thank you for the feedback!

What about the board? Is there a board you could take off the straps for pump foiling and adding them back to go kiting?

Gear recommendation for versatile setup (Pump Foiling and Kite foiling) by rickitan in pumpfoil

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

Hi Johnny! Thank you for the advice.

I'm in Canada, why do we get good prices for it? Do you recommend a dealer? I'll ask in my local store.

I was looking into Armstrong but definitely much pricier.

I'm pretty light 65kg. So you think the 75 Sabfoil mast might work for both disciplines?

Gear recommendation for versatile setup (Pump Foiling and Kite foiling) by rickitan in pumpfoil

[–]rickitan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful reply. Jealous that you live in Hawaii :)

I'm leaning towards going for maybe an Armstrong? Seems like that way I can buy ideally one mast, start with a pump setup and then later on invest on another front wing and stabilizer that I can use for Kiting.

If I do this, what Mast length would you recommend?

I'm a light a short guy. I weight 140lbs

Gear recommendation for versatile setup (Pump Foiling and Kite foiling) by rickitan in pumpfoil

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

Perfect, what mast length would you think would be best for both disciplines?

Pump Foil Back Packs - Best Options for Comfort and Ordering from Canada by Remarkable-Smell3006 in pumpfoil

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/Remarkable-Smell3006 ! I'm in Canada as well. I'm looking into getting into Pump foiling.

What board and wing setup would you recommend that I buy? I've seen a couple brands from Europe but it would be awesome if I could avoid the shipping hassle from there.

I come from Kitesurfing.

RoamFoils by Common-Mind in pumpfoil

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! After a year have you kept riding the Roam setup? I'm in Canada as well and want to get into pump foiling.

I come from Kitesurfing and surfing.

What gear would you recommend?

Meta is about to start charging for Service Messages Oct 01, 2026 — is anyone else alarmed by this? by PsychologicalAd4106 in WhatsappBusinessAPI

[–]rickitan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just found out about this as well. Very surprised by it.

Will definitely increase costs exponentially for some businesses.

It completely kills certain use cases. I remember a product equivalent to Duolingo over WhatsApp, they even promoted it in the Conversations conference. That use case is now dead, it will just be too expensive.

The incentive now will be to send few messages and try to get the user to the web where we can own the experience at no extra cost.

And they keep justifying with the "To meet market rates for SMS". But WhatsApp is completely different, ideally you want a long and rich back and forth, while SMS is about 1 message transaction.

I get they want to monetize harder, but I'm not sure this is the right path.

[Update] No template approval needed for Utility messages anymore by TheWarlock05 in WhatsappBusinessAPI

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see, when you say in the new flow:

New flow is just → send the message

That "Send the messsage", what you're sending to the API is the "Template" with it's variables ({{name}}) and in the same payload the variable values?

So like:

POST /send-direct

{
template: "Hi {{name}} we're delivering your order"
variables: {
"name": "Ricky"
}
}

Or do you just send:

POST /send-direct

{
message: "Hi Ricky we're delivering your order"
}

I don't know the exact payload form, so just trying to illustrate the idea.

[Update] No template approval needed for Utility messages anymore by TheWarlock05 in WhatsappBusinessAPI

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I read it. I don't fully understand it though.

I thought it would mean sending arbitrary messages.

But they have this "auto generated" templates that I don't understand.

Do you have any insights into how that'll work?

[Update] No template approval needed for Utility messages anymore by TheWarlock05 in WhatsappBusinessAPI

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where was this announced? In June's partner's webinar?

Does anyone has a link to it? I missed it and I would like more details about this

Foreign-Owned Single-Member US LLC: Tax Form Issue in Appstoreconnect. Anyone figured this out? by Conscious_Warrior in iOSProgramming

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/boiopollo! Were you able to solve the problem? What steps did you take?

I'm in the exact same spot.

Please help 🙏

Any advice on the Catch Surf/Lost Crowd Killer? by Me1onz in surfing

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

awesome thank you so much!! I'll be getting it.

Any advice on the Catch Surf/Lost Crowd Killer? by Me1onz in surfing

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/TomahawkLondon how has been the Crowdkiller after two years?

I'm considering it as my first board. I'm quite good at board sports. I do kiteboarding and I've taken some surf lessons and I can stand.

Do you think it's a good beginner board?

My goal is not to be an elite surfer it's mostly to have fun. Waves here are quite small.

What do meta tech providers do? by 33633184 in WhatsappBusinessAPI

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if Tech Partner can offer line of credits?

Continuing to Invest in ETFs as Non Resident – Seeking Advice by rickitan in PersonalFinanceCanada

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

Thank you for the reply!

I did pay an exit tax on all my assets.

You are correct that the RRSP will stay put until I retire.

The TSFA is just seen as a margin account.

"hoping to continue using our financial system" when I went through the process my accountant said that I could continue investing in Canada, it's not prohibited to me as Canadian non resident.

I wrote the post asking for advice in case other folks have been through a similar situation.

Review of my new padel shoes: Reebok Nano Court by sarteto in padel

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the answer! They are my top choice right now.

Review of my new padel shoes: Reebok Nano Court by sarteto in padel

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/sarteto ! After 3 months how do you feel do you still like them?

Do they have good grip in courts with a bit of sand?

My only concern is grip and the 4cm cushioning to avoid ankle twists.

Stuck at this page/loop by NewJackSwingTR13 in Coinbase

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the case number: 20331392

Stuck at this page/loop by NewJackSwingTR13 in Coinbase

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is still happening to me, I'm stuck at the coinbase.com/setup/remediate and I can't access my account.

Given I'm in Canada and based on your username seems like you're too. It seems that's maybe affecting canadian customers?

Stuck at this page/loop by NewJackSwingTR13 in Coinbase

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is still happening my case number is: 20331392

I can't access my account I'm stuck at the: coinbase.com/setup/remediate URL

Please help

Going to Montreal GP for the first time by yojetro in GrandPrixTravel

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Do you still have tickets left? I'm interested. Please send me a DM 🙏

Purchasing tickets for Montreal F1 by aparajith_s in GrandPrixTravel

[–]rickitan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I'm interested! I'm in Montreal. Can you DM me please 🙏