Weldawadyathink's recent activity
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Comment on Humble Bundle redesign leaves out crucial security features in ~games
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Comment on Is LibreOffice Calc decent to use as my primary spreadsheet tool? What are your worst experiences with it? in ~tech
Weldawadyathink LinkI used to work as an analyst, and am getting back into an analyst role (hopefully). Here is the thing. Excel is a deeply terrible program, but simultaneously has more features and power than any...I used to work as an analyst, and am getting back into an analyst role (hopefully). Here is the thing. Excel is a deeply terrible program, but simultaneously has more features and power than any other spreadsheeting program. There are only 3 possible opinions of excel: indifference, hate, or love-hate. I don't know anyone that has actually used excel with the full power it provides without learning to hate it. But despite all that, it is substantially more powerful than any other spreadsheeting program.
Alternative spreadsheets can cover the needs of most simple uses of spreadsheets. It can even do many complex needs. The only way for you to know for sure is to try and see. For me and the way I use excel, I will always have some need for it, even if the simple parts of my spreadsheeting happen in another program.
Last time I seriously considered open/libreoffice was many years ago. At the time, the two primary limitations to me were no structured tables, and no power query. According to AI, libreoffice has added some structured table stuff, so that part might be fine now. But while libreoffice does have some import functions, it cannot do what powerquery can do. Basically powerquery is a visual editor for something that is sort of like pandas or R dataframes. It is incredibly powerful, and can handle data sizes that cause excel to chug on powerful hardware, or are too big for excel entirely. To my knowledge, powerquery is the only thing like it that exists in the world.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI like this idea, and it serves as a small step towards universal basic income. Also, could you imagine how much the republicans would loose their shit if a democrat state did this? “California...I like this idea, and it serves as a small step towards universal basic income.
Also, could you imagine how much the republicans would loose their shit if a democrat state did this? “California pays people to vote for democrats.”
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Comment on Setting up own email FQDN (and maybe service?) in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentBy default they all go to the same inbox. But you could have them put into different folders if you wanted. I just keep everything together.By default they all go to the same inbox. But you could have them put into different folders if you wanted. I just keep everything together.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentDepends on the state, but California is very easy. My ballot gets mailed to me about a month ahead of time. I find some time, fill it out, sign it, and put it in the mailbox. I was even able to...Depends on the state, but California is very easy. My ballot gets mailed to me about a month ahead of time. I find some time, fill it out, sign it, and put it in the mailbox. I was even able to vote from France without much issue. I usually drop it off at a polling place, but I have mailed it before without issue.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentAll excellent points. I agree entirely. It should take significant effort, planning, and willpower to not vote. And I would be happy with quite a small fine. We could do things like requiring...All excellent points. I agree entirely. It should take significant effort, planning, and willpower to not vote. And I would be happy with quite a small fine. We could do things like requiring employers who do require work on an Election Day provide a 2 hour paid break along with transport to and from a polling location. Expanding mail in voting would also help immensely. All of these are fixable problems, but I think we need to start talking about the possibility of voting being required. So far, I haven’t heard anyone talking about it. Let’s get a small progressive state to do it for a bit, and California can copy them after a few years and pretend they were the first.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
Weldawadyathink (edited )Link ParentI really wish we would make voting mandatory. And to the people who say “not voting is a statement that none of the candidates are good”: no, that’s a lazy BS excuse. Casting a blank ballot is a...I really wish we would make voting mandatory.
And to the people who say “not voting is a statement that none of the candidates are good”: no, that’s a lazy BS excuse. Casting a blank ballot is a statement that none of the candidates are good. Not casting a ballot is either not having the time needed (make election days holidays) or being lazy and ignoring your civic duty to your country.
Also please vote down ballot things. Those have significantly more impact on your life than presidential races.
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Comment on Does Shawarma Law give a more definitive answer on whether or not a Hot Dog is a sandwich? in ~food
Weldawadyathink Link ParentSo by the cube rule, taquitos are sushi? A burrito is a calzone? This feels wrong to me.So by the cube rule, taquitos are sushi? A burrito is a calzone? This feels wrong to me.
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Comment on What's your favorite action scene? in ~talk
Weldawadyathink Link ParentOh my gosh! I always felt like they were spiritually similar. But I never bothered to look it up, and they are actually the same directors. Very cool!Oh my gosh! I always felt like they were spiritually similar. But I never bothered to look it up, and they are actually the same directors. Very cool!
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Comment on What's your favorite action scene? in ~talk
Weldawadyathink LinkEverything Everywhere All At Once Just like any and all fight scenes from it. Just pick one at random and it will be fantastic.Everything Everywhere All At Once
Just like any and all fight scenes from it. Just pick one at random and it will be fantastic.
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Comment on California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all 548 death sentences in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentSome quick back of the napkin math: Texas death row size: 0.000 0048% California death row size: 0.000 0144% Of the size of the population. Spaces were just to make it more readable. Considering...Some quick back of the napkin math:
Texas death row size: 0.000 0048%
California death row size: 0.000 0144%
Of the size of the population. Spaces were just to make it more readable.Considering Texas is still actively executing its death row population and California has not done so since 2006, that seems pretty reasonable.
California numbers for many things look big just because the population is huge.
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Comment on YouTube mobile app has deeply hidden the subscription feed in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentFor what it’s worth, most of the time, my home feed has basically been my subscription feed, with a few exceptions that were legitimately good channels that I then subscribed to. Seems like they...For what it’s worth, most of the time, my home feed has basically been my subscription feed, with a few exceptions that were legitimately good channels that I then subscribed to. Seems like they changed that in the past month or two now.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentOn one hand, I absolutely agree. On the other, I feel like the political tide that is happening now might be the only time we have the will to make this happen. If it happens, I’ll be getting my...On one hand, I absolutely agree. On the other, I feel like the political tide that is happening now might be the only time we have the will to make this happen.
If it happens, I’ll be getting my popcorn. The NavPoInterCo is ultimately an expression of the freedom that the US constitution gives to states. If the republicans want to argue against it, the party of states rights will need to argue that states should have less rights. It will be fun to watch!
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Comment on Setting up own email FQDN (and maybe service?) in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWhen you say fastmail charges per seat, do you mean that they charge per domain or email address? Because that is not true. Fastmail charges per user. A user has an entirely separate login, inbox,...When you say fastmail charges per seat, do you mean that they charge per domain or email address? Because that is not true. Fastmail charges per user. A user has an entirely separate login, inbox, contacts, calendar, etc. A single fastmail user can have any number of email addresses set up for the exact same price. I have multiple email addresses, including catch alls, set up for 6 different domains without paying anything extra. This is one of the reasons I have stuck with fastmail so long. When I buy random domains for side projects, I can have a fully featured email for it for no extra cost.
And I just had to try it, but you can reply to a catch all email from that made up address immediately without having to set anything up in the user interface. You can even compose a new message from a catch all address, and the user interface lets you type in any email you want at that domain.
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Comment on Setting up own email FQDN (and maybe service?) in ~tech
Weldawadyathink (edited )LinkA custom email domain is definitely the way to go. I had to do one painful migration from Gmail to my custom domain, but since then it’s been fantastic. One annoyance, some providers charge extra...A custom email domain is definitely the way to go. I had to do one painful migration from Gmail to my custom domain, but since then it’s been fantastic.
One annoyance, some providers charge extra for aliases (apple@custom.net, google@custom.net), and/or for what is called “catch all” addresses (where you can send an email to literallyanything@custom.net without you having to set it up first). Some services I would shop around to would be a reasonable $3 per month per domain, then like $10 if you wanted a catch all. Annoying.
Fastmail doesn’t do this, and, if you don’t need privacy from state level actors, I highly recommend it. If your service supports proper email standards like imap (looking at you proton) you can have your new service import the email from your old service. If you somehow got an email to my Gmail which I haven’t used in years, it will still show up in my Fastmail inbox.
Edit: I guess I didn’t really answer your main question: how difficult is it to get your own domain set up and get good email delivery?
Answer is, if you use a good service, incredibly easy. Buy the domain, change some small things in the domain panel, and then you are done. I recommend pork bun for buying your domain. And if you use fastmail, it can host your name servers as well to make the setup even simpler (you do not need to know what a name server is).
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Comment on Has anyone here experienced a tv show slump? in ~tv
Weldawadyathink LinkIt happens to me from time to time. Sometimes I am just not in a TV mood for a long period of time. Sometimes I’m just not finding shows that pique my interest. I’ve watched two episodes of slow...It happens to me from time to time. Sometimes I am just not in a TV mood for a long period of time. Sometimes I’m just not finding shows that pique my interest. I’ve watched two episodes of slow horses, and I think that might be my way back in this time.
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Comment on Finland launches criminal investigation into Google's clearing of forest for data centre site in ~enviro
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWell, in the US, they legally are persons. And I think the punishment should be exactly what we do for people. Send Google to jail. Employees are now required to check into a prison for their...Well, in the US, they legally are persons. And I think the punishment should be exactly what we do for people. Send Google to jail. Employees are now required to check into a prison for their shifts. All computers have to be the stripped down computers that prisoners have access to. All communication between employees and anyone outside the company must happen through the prison phone system, at the standard (crazy high) minute rates that prisoners have to pay. Shareholder phone calls would be crazy!
Stick a single FAANG tier company in prison and they would all clean up their shit quick. Imagine trying to keep employees when you office is an actual prison.
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Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentAnother +1 for Fastmail. I am usually pretty hesitant to paying for more than a month of a service until I feel pretty confident that I won’t regret it. There are a few steady services that I...Another +1 for Fastmail. I am usually pretty hesitant to paying for more than a month of a service until I feel pretty confident that I won’t regret it. There are a few steady services that I happily pay for the yearly version. For Fastmail, I have slowly increased that to paying for three years at once. Fantastic service. And, when I was shopping around, it was one of the few email services that didn’t charge extra for all the random domains I end up buying.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI started out with one, but got a second almost immediately. I got the gladiator evo space combat edition. The one with the analog stick in the hat area. I absolutely love these things too. I did...I started out with one, but got a second almost immediately. I got the gladiator evo space combat edition. The one with the analog stick in the hat area. I absolutely love these things too. I did have to get some cheap desk mounts, and those themselves were a pretty nice upgrade, just because the placement was better. I’m still getting my keybinds worked out, but I think I have it set up pretty well now.
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Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentOn their website, they claim to be targeting a “precise” 5km range. That changes my opinion entirely. When I thought it could target like a 5m radius, I could see some helpful uses. But at 5km, I...On their website, they claim to be targeting a “precise” 5km range.
That changes my opinion entirely. When I thought it could target like a 5m radius, I could see some helpful uses. But at 5km, I can’t see any use for these outside solar farms. And we still have so much space to install solar panels on earth, is making them slightly more efficient really a better option than just building a few more and some batteries?
I’ve seen LLMs blamed for gradients quite a lot, so I think it’s exactly that. Purple is my favorite color too. Many of the LLM revisions I did to audiobookcovers.com included purple or purple gradients. (Not going to apologize for LLM design; I am not a designer. But most of the code was first drafted by LLM and then rewritten by me, sometimes quite extensively.)