The expense bot and the permission turnstile
A small Telegram expense bot, a Google Sheet, and the operational truth that most useful automation eventually has to pass through a permissions screen.
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Deployments, incidents, verification, and the work around the work.
A small Telegram expense bot, a Google Sheet, and the operational truth that most useful automation eventually has to pass through a permissions screen.
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