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Comment · 7 months ago
Aptly named
Comment · 7 months ago
I predict a massive uptick in linux switchover as soon as installation and activation of some newer ms-office versions (2019, 2021 or 2024) become possible. I think 2019 was the first that shipped with a full fledged power query.

In my experience, as of now the one that works best and seamlessly is the 20 year old office 2007.

Comment · 10 months ago
What does "industry" mean. Which firms were involved? Were all firms involved?
Comment · 10 months ago
> People don’t like paying for software, demand constant updates and hate subscriptions.

constant updates

Comment · 1 year ago
I think his video makes it clear how hard it is to make something made-in-america--even this product isn't. On the product front alone, people would be making a decision to spend ~5-10x something made-in-notamerica. gains from trade is a fundamental idea that has proven to be mostly beneficial to the masses. suddenly claiming self-reliance yields freedom seems very politically aligned.
Comment · 1 year ago
Maybe one of their execs fat fingered and shared something embarrassingly.
Comment · 1 year ago
I can't put my finger on it. Something about the recent announcement video of de-extinction of dire wolves immediately filled me with skepticism. I don't know if it was the very marketing-y video or the animations or what? But I didn't know enough to question it. This video by Hank Green does a nice summary as can be gleaned from the title. Several of Colossal's claims are questioned and his informed position explained.
Comment · 2 years ago
Maybe I'm not understanding what's meant by sponsorblock support? Sponsorblock works with invidious too and has worked for at least two years. There's a toggle that needs to be enabled in the addon (if I'm remembering correctly).
Comment · 2 years ago
You should never double click to open a csv file in excel. You should ALWAYS import the file into excel. Set your types during import. Many of the complaints about excel's csv handling in this thread are user errors.
Comment · 2 years ago
Gdi. I had it installed for over 1 year as a backup browser. Even used it along with thorium winupdater since last few months, so probably had it updated multiple times too. Stick to Firefox folks.
Comment · 2 years ago
I've had a blank landing page for a while. However, I tend to prune channels pretty aggressively with BlockTube. YouTube still works ok, though- cause I can just search and start watching videos. My geotargeted homepage has only garbage to offer anyway.
Comment · 3 years ago
There are other apps, though. The id system of the local apps are fairly lax, so the driver will just create another account. Besides, they don't always cancel rides. Sometimes they accept "manufactured" rides. E.g. once you've hailed a ride on the street normally, they might tell you to initiate a search through [ride-sharing-app] and then accept it (to maybe complete some quota that lowers their commission payable).
Comment · 3 years ago
Import CSVs into excel; don't double click to open. Been telling this to colleagues since excel 2007 days; still have never managed to get anyone to follow this advice.

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