Couple things that still haven't been added to AM that it could really benefit from.
A way for AM to access a basic external API and retrieve/send data to use in variables. Very important for triggers or automating work. AM has it's own API, but can't communicate with external ones.
A 'WAIT' event for Triggers in rules. This allows you to set an amount of time in which rules need to be true (or false) before it triggers. Right now there is no way to do this and it just triggers.
Thanks for the feedback. Both requests make sense.
1) Getting data from extenal APIs typically requires some processing of the result, for example processing a JSON result set. It would be possible to do something custom with the C# scripting feature we have today.
Sending HTTP POST requests from Awesome Miner is possible via the Webhook rule action. Variables can be used here as well.
2) Good point. A workaround today would be to make use of variables that you increase like a counter or reset based on certain trigger conditions. You can then have another rule looking if the variable value is above for example 100, indicating that the conditions has been true for a period of time. Yes, it's a bit complicated but it's possible today.