Hacker News: oquidave

New comment by oquidave in "Show HN: Nightcrawler – A local AI pentesting agent running on a smartphone"

oquidave — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:25:33 +0000

Why phone? This cuts out a lot of phones. Why not on a computer?

Show HN: ChromebookFinder – Easily Compare Chromebook Specs and Prices

oquidave — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:13:48 +0000

Hi HN

I've just launched https://www.ChromebookFinder.com, a simple tool I built to help users find and compare Chromebooks without bouncing between 5+ tabs.

As someone who's used and reviewed Chromebooks for years, I realized how frustrating it can be to compare different models — especially with all the variations in specs, release years, and vague model names. So I built ChromebookFinder to fix that.

What it does:

Search and browse hundreds of Chromebook models

Compare models side-by-side

View specs, features, and live price comparisons from major stores (Amazon, Best Buy, etc.)

Filter by release year, form factor, or user type

See which models are brand new via "New Release" badges

Access curated buying guides and top picks for students, professionals, etc.

Why it might be useful: Whether you're buying for school, work, or dev testing, it can be hard to figure out which Chromebook suits your needs (and is still supported). This tool aims to simplify that process and save time.

No signup required — just open the site and explore: https://www.ChromebookFinder.com

I’d love your feedback, especially around UX, data accuracy, or features you’d want in a v2. Thanks for checking it out!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609998

Points: 2

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New comment by oquidave in "What are some of the best application of LLMs in Agriculture?"

oquidave — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:52:58 +0000

Thanks, for your comments. Generative AI (LLMs) would have a real impact if and when they have better understanding of the physical world. Most of Africa still has less digital data, but lots of data points in the physical world which unfortunately can't be analyzed yet.

What are some of the best application of LLMs in Agriculture?

oquidave — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:07:14 +0000

We have seen a lot of buzz around LLMs such as ChatGPT. I live in Uganda where the economy is still vastly agricultural as it employs about 70% of the population. I have had a lot of questions from friends asking me the best application of AI/LLMs in their farms and I have not come up with any good answer yet. I have tried to take pictures of certain crops in my garden and asking ChatGPT for solutions on certain conditions such as curly, yellow leaves for instance. Most of the answers, however, are pretty generic. I am not an Agric. expert, so I wouldn't even really know how accurate these results were. So I am looking for any pointers in how to apply AI in more practical and helpful way in agriculture sector. Thanks.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42643697

Points: 2

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Microsoft 365 outage in EMEA region

oquidave — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:05:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dignited.com/118111/some-internet-service-such-as-microsoft-356-and-outlook-are-offline-in-middle-east-and-africa/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39704179

Points: 3

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New comment by oquidave in "Ask HN: How do you accept payments on your App outside the U.S."

oquidave — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:58:50 +0000

Cool, thanks

New comment by oquidave in "Ask HN: How do you accept payments on your App outside the U.S."

oquidave — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:03:24 +0000

Thanks. Kindly share on documentation if you have any on how to setup a company in Estonia.

Ask HN: How do you accept payments on your App outside the U.S.

oquidave — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:09:09 +0000

Hello HN, I want to monitize my web app. It's a website uptime, SSL and domain monitoring service sitemonki.com. It's been running for almost 2 years now on a free tier with a couple of hundred users. But I now wish to add premium package. However, being from Uganda, I am finding it challenging to accept payments on the App. I thought of Stripe or Paypal, but my country is not supported. Any suggestions, thanks.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25629079

Points: 3

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New comment by oquidave in "Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses"

oquidave — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:18:02 +0000

This is why these technologies never get mass adoption; so many solutions duplicating themselves trying to solve the same thing. Fact is, most users would care less about numerous implementation, they need to be educated just one solution which works fine. Personally I find plus.codes from Google user-friendly. They are already integrated in Google Maps which has over 1 billion downloads. They are free and opensource which means they can be used in third-party apps. Why is someone is reinventing the wheel is beyond me.

Why browsing on mobile sucks and what you can do about it(2010)

oquidave — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 07:42:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dignited.com/160/why-browsing-sucks-on-mobile/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18723142

Points: 2

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50 Social Media Apps are now being taxed daily in Uganda

oquidave — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 14:08:16 +0000

Article URL: http://www.dignited.com/32753/a-complete-list-of-ott-apps-that-will-be-taxed-in-uganda/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17435656

Points: 1

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New comment by oquidave in "Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook"

oquidave — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:36:58 +0000

Do people realize how game changing this laptop would be for students in developing countries like Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria? For $100 price tag on a useable laptop that you can run code or productivity apps, this is an absolute game changer. We have students at university going computer science without owning their own laptops! So this would really go a long way in bridging that divide. Kudo Pine64 team.