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sleeton We need a flowchart editor that doesn't give you carpal tunnel

and tab is used to add a new post it notes in Miro (when another post it note is active)

sleeton Frustration project: Automate data entry into PeopleSoft with Selenium

RPA (Robotic Process Automation) is a big category of tools that can be summarised as ‘automating boring stuff’. You often see it used for repetitive data entry, e.g.

1. Load excel sheet from X:\...

2. Login to Y

3. For each row navigate to ... then enter data

4. Submit, if there’s a validation error add it to and excel workbook

5. Email exception report to ...

sleeton Sharedrop – Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC

Seems to still be an issue:

> FIREBASE WARNING: The Firebase database 'sharedrop' has reached its peak connections limit. If you are the Firebase owner, consider upgrading. (https://sharedrop.firebaseio.com)

sleeton Diagram as Code

SELECT column FROM table

sleeton Ask HN: Social Distance App – count unique Bluetooth mac addresses

Have a look at CoEpi: https://www.coepi.org/

sleeton Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH

Unfortunately Bizspark is only available though accelerators, incubators, and VCs now.

sleeton Square Terminal

You can always go to the cashier to pay in private.

sleeton 2018 MacBook Pro Review

I've had the 5th Gen X1 Carbon for a while now, its served me well I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

sleeton Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in your personal life?

Seems like an odd solution. Can't you just leave a bowl of water out? Does your dog have bladder control issues?

sleeton Canada using Excel function for immigration lottery

"The Liberals introduced a lottery in 2017 in an effort to make the system fairer – previously, applications were accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The program receives roughly 100,000 applications each year and selects 10,000"

sleeton America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook

How would you separate desktops and laptops? (Honest question, I'm not sure how you would do that)

I assume the stats are based on usage not a survey.

sleeton What’s the waiter doing with the computer screen? (2012)

Yes, however you can do:

Ctrl+V, Ctrl, T

To paste then remove formatting.

Personally I still use notepad or the address bar.

sleeton Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship

I know you've dropped your first idea but you may want to take a look at https://transcribeme.com

sleeton Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship

I agree but there's probably a limit on that sentiment.

If you start a family you are likely to become more risk adverse, this would increase again as you approach retirement.

sleeton Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the U.S

Sorry to hear your woes. Most inter-bank transfers are settled within the hour here. Overnight at most. Hopefully your systems improve.

sleeton Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the U.S

I live in New Zealand. Everything is done by electronic fund transfers. I have been a renter, now I'm a landlord. I have also run businesses.

sleeton Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the U.S

Probably the big difference is that I live in New Zealand. We've had good electronic funds transfers systems for a long time.

sleeton Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the U.S

It amazes me that cheques are still used. I'm 36 and I've never issued a cheque, I think I was issued a cheque book with my first account but never used it.

sleeton Why are diapers so expensive?

You seem to have cut out the parts that make it compute. Try reading the words in-between your quotes.

sleeton Why are diapers so expensive?

Just the first one that came up, I'm sure there are cheaper options.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/free-shipping-100-cotton-wat...

sleeton Ask HN: How did you find your first hire?

It's usually someone I have worked with in the past.

sleeton 'Striking weaknesses' in adult financial skills

See page 26 of the report:

https://johnjerrim.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/piaac_working...

sleeton Is the open office layout dead?

The desks can adjust in height. Also everyone is welcome to have a permanent desk if they prefer which can be customized to their desires. People bring their own keyboard.

sleeton Is the open office layout dead?

A large screen typically isn't a problem.

The office I work in has a number of the options mentioned - privacy pods, and a mixture of zoning and some dedicated desks. All the work spaces have nice monitors but you'll need to bring your own ergonomic keyboard and mouse.

sleeton APIs as infrastructure: future-proofing Stripe with versioning

From the article:

"We also tailor our API reference documentation to specific users. It notices who is logged in and annotates fields based on their account API version."

sleeton Facebook Profit Jumps 71% Year-over-Year

I believe its 99% of the growth in digital advertising[1], not all advertising.

[1]https://www.businessinsider.com.au/facebook-and-google-domin...

sleeton Analog Computers

I believe the $75k minimum salary is for non-skilled jobs (the point being, if you're in a non-skilled but 'high' paying role we're still interested in you). The minimum salary for skilled jobs is $50k [1][2]

That and I doubt you would find many people working at F&P Healthcare that earn less than $75k.

[1] https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/news-n... [2] https://www.immigration.govt.nz/employ-migrants/hire-a-candi...

sleeton Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue

http://bash.org/?244321

sleeton Yahoo discloses hack of 1B accounts

x0's algorithm was secure_hash(md5(pass), salt), you already have md5(pass) so this can be done in one bulk update.