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Comment on You are witnessing the death of American capitalism in ~finance
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Comment on Denmark's state-run postal service is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025 – cites a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century in ~news
TurtleCracker Link ParentIn the US it isn't entirely clear to the receiver if something is an ad or not. I frequently get mail that looks very official and turns out to just be someone trying to get me to buy an extended...In the US it isn't entirely clear to the receiver if something is an ad or not. I frequently get mail that looks very official and turns out to just be someone trying to get me to buy an extended vehicle warranty or home warranty. Sometimes I get tricked into opening these just to verify.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentEfficiency, employee satisfaction? It is hard to compete with "free". I would argue the EU is on the right track going after Microsoft for antitrust in this area. If Teams hand to stand on it's...Efficiency, employee satisfaction? It is hard to compete with "free". I would argue the EU is on the right track going after Microsoft for antitrust in this area. If Teams hand to stand on it's merits instead of just being bundled with O365 - it would rarely win.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentThis is the most truth I've read today. I remember having the same issues with company wikis in the past. It takes a ton of effort to keep documentation updated.Our Confluence pages are a mix of pretty great and "stale because the one person maintaining it left years ago".
This is the most truth I've read today. I remember having the same issues with company wikis in the past. It takes a ton of effort to keep documentation updated.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link Parent300+ people, multiple countries, multiple time zones. Team contact points are listed in Confluence documents. It's pretty rare for one team to actually need to communicate with another team. Most...300+ people, multiple countries, multiple time zones. Team contact points are listed in Confluence documents. It's pretty rare for one team to actually need to communicate with another team. Most teams also have a distribution list associated which can be used for email communication. Most communication is contained within a department and most teams are fully functional independent units.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentIf Microsoft Teams wasn't bundled with Office 365 / Microsoft Office - adoption would drop. I firmly believe that. The only reason my company is using Microsoft Teams is because it is included in...If Microsoft Teams wasn't bundled with Office 365 / Microsoft Office - adoption would drop. I firmly believe that. The only reason my company is using Microsoft Teams is because it is included in the cost of Office. We were already paying for it.
We didn't switch to teams because it was connected to active directory, onedrive, or was some sort of "all in one solution". We switched because it was cheaper - I was involved in the decision to switch. Slack is WAY more expensive by comparison.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentThis is primarily an issue for how you organize. My work barely uses the "Teams" side of Microsoft Teams. We primarily use group chats with purpose specific names. Artifacts/documents are stored...This is primarily an issue for how you organize. My work barely uses the "Teams" side of Microsoft Teams. We primarily use group chats with purpose specific names. Artifacts/documents are stored in Confluence.
We use Teams as an ephemeral chat service for pseudo-realtime communication - not as a knowledge repository.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentSlack is popular and Zoom is popular. Both are more expensive compared to Microsoft Teams - but have massive adoption. We also see people using GSuite, etc.. So clearly there is space for an...Slack is popular and Zoom is popular. Both are more expensive compared to Microsoft Teams - but have massive adoption. We also see people using GSuite, etc..
So clearly there is space for an alternative to Microsoft Teams. I would argue that Discord is better than Slack and nearly as good as Zoom for smaller group meetings. Not every company is Microsoft centric.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkIf Discord just.. cloned everything and make a "work" version they'd make a ton of money. Use the same tech, most of the same code - just strip out the gamer stuff. It's so much better than...If Discord just.. cloned everything and make a "work" version they'd make a ton of money. Use the same tech, most of the same code - just strip out the gamer stuff. It's so much better than Microsoft Teams.
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Comment on Volkswagen ID.4 was the best-selling EV in Europe, top three in the US last month in ~transport
TurtleCracker Link ParentIt is frustrating how bad vehicle software and interfaces are. I've previously owned a car that required me to pay $200 and go through a dealership for map updates. That's if the "tech" that did...It is frustrating how bad vehicle software and interfaces are. I've previously owned a car that required me to pay $200 and go through a dealership for map updates. That's if the "tech" that did the updates was even working that day.
Tesla is probably the only car I've used where the software was anywhere near my expectations of what it should be - even then it could use improvements.
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Comment on Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working in ~finance
TurtleCracker Link ParentI would argue that parents gifting their estate to their kids while they are still alive is probably more beneficial for society. I'm going to make an assumption that the kids are more likely to...I would argue that parents gifting their estate to their kids while they are still alive is probably more beneficial for society. I'm going to make an assumption that the kids are more likely to put the money to work or spend it somehow compared to the parents.
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentThe search is bad. I’ll search for things I know exist and get no results. Then I’ll find something that matched my search term exactly by hand.The search is bad. I’ll search for things I know exist and get no results. Then I’ll find something that matched my search term exactly by hand.
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentThis could probably be done with a bot?This could probably be done with a bot?
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentYou could swap between two accounts, right?You could swap between two accounts, right?
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentIf I had to pick I'd do Slack + Zoom instead of Teams. If we can't afford that I'd honestly prefer a Discord server instead of Teams!If I had to pick I'd do Slack + Zoom instead of Teams. If we can't afford that I'd honestly prefer a Discord server instead of Teams!
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Comment on 'Ne Zha 2' is highest-grossing animated movie worldwide, tops $1.7B in ~movies
TurtleCracker Link ParentIt was "Mandarin Spoken with Chinese and English Subtitles". So two sets of subtitles. I didn't find it to be an issue. I typically prefer dubs though. I think subtitles are actually a little...It was "Mandarin Spoken with Chinese and English Subtitles". So two sets of subtitles. I didn't find it to be an issue. I typically prefer dubs though.
I think subtitles are actually a little easier to consume in a theater vs at home - maybe screen size?
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Comment on 'Ne Zha 2' is highest-grossing animated movie worldwide, tops $1.7B in ~movies
TurtleCracker Link ParentIt was great. Didn’t see the first one but don’t feel like I needed to. Subtitles weren’t an issue once I got used to them.It was great. Didn’t see the first one but don’t feel like I needed to. Subtitles weren’t an issue once I got used to them.
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Comment on 'Ne Zha 2' is highest-grossing animated movie worldwide, tops $1.7B in ~movies
TurtleCracker Link ParentI saw the movie in theaters in the US.I saw the movie in theaters in the US.
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Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes
TurtleCracker Link ParentI think you might be overestimating the complexity and effort. Especially if all posts are publicly visible. It'll just grab name + post and then check if the name associates to any identities...I think you might be overestimating the complexity and effort. Especially if all posts are publicly visible. It'll just grab name + post and then check if the name associates to any identities they already have (or aliases for those identities). It would take under an hour to build the scraper if that. The same scraper could likely be used for all sorts of sites that use nearly similar formats with some basic adapters (lemmy, reddit, tildes, hacker news, lobsters, etc...)
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Comment on What video game mods do you play, or have played in the past? in ~games
TurtleCracker Link ParentI've probably put more hours into EU4 playing Anbennar than I have into the base game. Every new release results in me sinking 5-10hrs back into it. The depth and the world building are fantastic.I've probably put more hours into EU4 playing Anbennar than I have into the base game. Every new release results in me sinking 5-10hrs back into it. The depth and the world building are fantastic.
It's an interesting watch, but I'm not really sure what to do with this information? I also found it funny that at the end he pitches essentially two subscription services. The video is basically about digital sharecropping - and offering his own version at the end made me laugh.