Once you start using vlookup more than once in a blue moon you might seriously consider using a DB like access or mysql.
You can import excel spreadsheets into most and then you get the full power of queries and views instead of vlookups that chug spreadsheets to death and take 15 minutes to open.
The best part is you can export that shit right back into a form excel can consume if someone above you needs a report. Hardest part is convincing other people who need to work with the data to use it over excel, but if you're solo riding it ain't no thing.
I don't have access to any database
I have had opportunity to run vlookup like twice in six months, which is why I cannot remember how to do it
I actually rather liked Ulysses. I feel like Joyce is extremely up front with the fact that he derives all his nourishment from the smell of his own farts, it makes it easier to get into it, somehow.
It's not just Joyce's fascination with his own farts but all the academics huffing them too claiming there's so much meaning in what is explicitly a meaningless book and it's just so deep as they crawl up his ass seeking more.
I've always been curious about Joyce, but talk about being high on your own supply. The guy wrote Finnegan's Wake, and that's just...I'm not sure what to call it other than maybe a literary trainwreck written in dreamspeak.
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Gabriel_Pitt(effective against Russian warships)Registered Userregular
In terms of non-white authors*, one thing I was surprised by going to high school in rural Michigan was the standard English class reading list included:
Native Son by Richard Wright Rasin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Black Like MeJohn Howard Griffin
*okay, so excluding Griffin from that description
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ThegreatcowLord of All BaconsWashington State - It's Wet up here innit? Registered Userregular
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
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The person doing stock reconciliation for us, X, works for our Irish sister company and gave her notice recently. I wasn't informed of this immediately, despite being responsible for supply and working quite closely with her, but I knew it was happening because she started CC'ing person Y on all her emails. So, OK, training the replacement. Eventually I'm told (very surprised reaction when my only response is "yeah, already figured that out") and X will be leaving in the middle of this month, while Y takes over her duties.
Anyway, here's this weeks timeline:
Monday: X sends out her "goodbye and thanks for the time here" email.
Tuesday: Our trading partner sends out an email about a change in a recent invoice and CC's X on it, as normal.
This morning: I email them back saying "Hey, X has unfortunately decided to leave the company, could you please copy Y in on all future communication?".
This afternoon: Guy from finance comes over, "oh hey, another person quit in Ireland, Y is leaving by end of this week".
... seriously??
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BlackDragon480Bluster KerfuffleMaster of Windy ImportRegistered Userregular
I've always been curious about Joyce, but talk about being high on your own supply. The guy wrote Finnegan's Wake, and that's just...I'm not sure what to call it other than maybe a literary trainwreck written in dreamspeak.
Portrait of the Artist is about the only Joyce novel I consider re-readable without needing to be checked for any underlying psychoses. Though I think Pynchon and Proust we're even higher up their own colons than Joyce.
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Access' strong point, and I really hate this, is that you can make UI for people that are scared of databases and queries.
You can also save queries that work a bit like normal sql views.
It's a great "baby's first database", it's also a great tool that gets a lot of hate too. I'd rather see a dozen access databases than a single 20 gig excel workbook with vlookups. The latter is such a big pain in the ass to actually transition to actual tools once you grow past excel.
And in modern parlance - use Power Automate, Forms etc. and worst case dump into a CSV. Modern tech has made this shit so easy.
At some point district sent out a survey about school support stuff. I dunno, they send out surveys a lot lately and I tend to not bother with them because I'm busy.
I just got a little congratulatory email about being called out by name for positive things in the district-wide survey.
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Work just dropped another big due right now project on me and I'm pissed because there's no way it can be done in the timeframe, it's using the program I've never been formally trained in beyond the basics and to get the information I need I'll have to delve very deep, and ultimately none of this work will be of any importance because they're just using it as an attachment to a budget request; a justification no one is going to read beyond a minor skim.
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Hm. We all read about the lifestyles of the rich and famous, though? And everyone has tried to act or be someone they were not to impress someone they looked up to. Especially with fucking Insta and Twitter thrown in the mix. The book is also full of shorter observations that could be discussed in class. Like there's a little scene where a director has taken his young and beautiful star to the party and all evening he's just leaning in closer and closer to her. It should be possible for high schoolers to connect this to recent stories of powerful movie people abusing young and beautiful stars. I wrote earlier that the book should be read along with watching the 2013 movie.
I feel kind of silly trying to defend a book written like a century ago. I don't think Fitzgerald needs to be put on some kind pedestal here. Just kinda disagree with the notion that people couldn't relate to the work any more in 2020.
Today has been extremely quiet. I've finished any work that needs doing, and there's a couple more things I *could* be doing, but those are predicated on attorneys getting back to me, so...
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
I wrapped myself in one of the green tablecloths in front of the green screen so now I'm a floating head.
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Rags to riches
yeah maybe if you win the goddamn lottery
Win the lottery then successfully avoid the con artists, sudden extended "family" popping out of the woodwork, and probably an attempt or two on your life if your state is the type to plaster your face and name on the announcement.
Easy!
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BlackDragon480Bluster KerfuffleMaster of Windy ImportRegistered Userregular
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Rags to riches
yeah maybe if you win the goddamn lottery
Win the lottery then successfully avoid the con artists, sudden extended "family" popping out of the woodwork, and probably an attempt or two on your life if your state is the type to plaster your face and name on the announcement.
Easy!
I want to say in some parts of the world it's normal for people to wear masks, etc. when claiming?
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Rags to riches
yeah maybe if you win the goddamn lottery
Win the lottery then successfully avoid the con artists, sudden extended "family" popping out of the woodwork, and probably an attempt or two on your life if your state is the type to plaster your face and name on the announcement.
Easy!
I want to say in some parts of the world it's normal for people to wear masks, etc. when claiming?
That doesn't do much when they publish your name as having newly acquired a lot of money and information security nowadays being a total joke so people can look you up really easily
So I guess a CDC guy said to expect a return to normalcy by 3rd quarter 2021. I haven't been to the office in a full 6 months now, if I go with WFH for a year and a half I don't know how I'll ever go back. The commute always sucked, but it will suck so much more knowing it's unnecessary.
I might seriously consider if I could quit and make it as an indie dev when the time comes.
If I had to pick from Ulysses or Gatsby to read on repeat until my death I'd take Ulysses hands down every fucking time.
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Hm. We all read about the lifestyles of the rich and famous, though? And everyone has tried to act or be someone they were not to impress someone they looked up to. Especially with fucking Insta and Twitter thrown in the mix. The book is also full of shorter observations that could be discussed in class. Like there's a little scene where a director has taken his young and beautiful star to the party and all evening he's just leaning in closer and closer to her. It should be possible for high schoolers to connect this to recent stories of powerful movie people abusing young and beautiful stars. I wrote earlier that the book should be read along with watching the 2013 movie.
I feel kind of silly trying to defend a book written like a century ago. I don't think Fitzgerald needs to be put on some kind pedestal here. Just kinda disagree with the notion that people couldn't relate to the work any more in 2020.
Sure but I still hate the book and hated reading it in high school versus To Kill a Mockingbird or the other dozens of better books. Shit I liked Ethan Frome better than Gatsby, and Frome was baaaaaaad.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
Lotta "I don't like it therefore it's bad" going on. Bet I could dig out a bunch of people who hate Arthur C Clarke (or rather the literature thereof) (pretty sure there's also a lot of people who hate him for other, unrelated reasons)
Lotta "I don't like it therefore it's bad" going on. Bet I could dig out a bunch of people who hate Arthur C Clarke (or rather the literature thereof) (pretty sure there's also a lot of people who hate him for other, unrelated reasons)
I feel like science fiction should have a place for high schoolers but Clarke isn't anywhere on the list. Not much I think he does especially well compared to others out there.
Tech at another school posts in the group chat. This person has been in this department longer than I have.
OtherTech: This particular student (post screenshot of student name, dob, id#, etc) can't login to their Google account. We have tried on multiple devices and networks, is this an easy fix?
Me: Check the admin console and see if it's locked out or disabled?
OtherTech: It's not working.
Manager 2 levels higher than us: I checked the console for you, the account is active.
Me: Reset the password?
OT: Still can't login.
Manager: Do you have a good network connection?
OT: Yes, tried on two different devices. I can login but the student account can't.
Manager: Reset the password
OT: It's not working.
Manager: The account is being locked out with bad attempts. You need to reset the password.
OT: We have a new device and it's still not working.
Our Immediate Supervisor: Hey OT I just unlocked the account and reset the password.
Tech at another school posts in the group chat. This person has been in this department longer than I have.
OtherTech: This particular student (post screenshot of student name, dob, id#, etc) can't login to their Google account. We have tried on multiple devices and networks, is this an easy fix?
Me: Check the admin console and see if it's locked out or disabled?
OtherTech: It's not working.
Manager 2 levels higher than us: I checked the console for you, the account is active.
Me: Reset the password?
OT: Still can't login.
Manager: Do you have a good network connection?
OT: Yes, tried on two different devices. I can login but the student account can't.
Manager: Reset the password
OT: It's not working.
Manager: The account is being locked out with bad attempts. You need to reset the password.
OT: We have a new device and it's still not working.
Our Immediate Supervisor: Hey OT I just unlocked the account and reset the password.
Tech at another school posts in the group chat. This person has been in this department longer than I have.
OtherTech: This particular student (post screenshot of student name, dob, id#, etc) can't login to their Google account. We have tried on multiple devices and networks, is this an easy fix?
Me: Check the admin console and see if it's locked out or disabled?
OtherTech: It's not working.
Manager 2 levels higher than us: I checked the console for you, the account is active.
Me: Reset the password?
OT: Still can't login.
Manager: Do you have a good network connection?
OT: Yes, tried on two different devices. I can login but the student account can't.
Manager: Reset the password
OT: It's not working.
Manager: The account is being locked out with bad attempts. You need to reset the password.
OT: We have a new device and it's still not working.
Our Immediate Supervisor: Hey OT I just unlocked the account and reset the password.
Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
It looks like my district is definitely pushing towards a hybrid model next month. Half the students in the building at a time. A-K Monday-Tuesday. L-Z Thursday-Friday. Wednesday alternates. Class will be synchronous so if they are at home they still join the live class in the school through teams.
I predict a shit-show. I'm more isolated so should be safer. If we let any students into the library, it will be under very controlled situations where they use hand sanitizer before entering and leaving.
The person doing stock reconciliation for us, X, works for our Irish sister company and gave her notice recently. I wasn't informed of this immediately, despite being responsible for supply and working quite closely with her, but I knew it was happening because she started CC'ing person Y on all her emails. So, OK, training the replacement. Eventually I'm told (very surprised reaction when my only response is "yeah, already figured that out") and X will be leaving in the middle of this month, while Y takes over her duties.
Anyway, here's this weeks timeline:
Monday: X sends out her "goodbye and thanks for the time here" email.
Tuesday: Our trading partner sends out an email about a change in a recent invoice and CC's X on it, as normal.
This morning: I email them back saying "Hey, X has unfortunately decided to leave the company, could you please copy Y in on all future communication?".
This afternoon: Guy from finance comes over, "oh hey, another person quit in Ireland, Y is leaving by end of this week".
... seriously??
I know this one.
It's a good news/bad news situation.
Good news, you wont have to deal with someone only half trained in the position.
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That’s an easy choice, man, you’d probably only get through it like 3 or 4 times.
I don't have access to any database
I have had opportunity to run vlookup like twice in six months, which is why I cannot remember how to do it
It's not just Joyce's fascination with his own farts but all the academics huffing them too claiming there's so much meaning in what is explicitly a meaningless book and it's just so deep as they crawl up his ass seeking more.
It’s so densely written you can dig up an awful lot of whatever evidence you might need to support a given reading, I’ll grant you that
but I hardly think that counts as meaningless.
Everything's coming up Millhouse with this choice.
Native Son by Richard Wright
Rasin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry
Black Like MeJohn Howard Griffin
*okay, so excluding Griffin from that description
Yeah Gatsby really loves that nihilistic look of "oh hey capitalism...yep...yep...it looks pretty cool at first, but then it ends up shit and all the fancy stuff you bought means nothing...you'll never get the girl...and people are terrible"
Wud yoo laek to lern aboot meatz? Look here!
Anyway, here's this weeks timeline:
Monday: X sends out her "goodbye and thanks for the time here" email.
Tuesday: Our trading partner sends out an email about a change in a recent invoice and CC's X on it, as normal.
This morning: I email them back saying "Hey, X has unfortunately decided to leave the company, could you please copy Y in on all future communication?".
This afternoon: Guy from finance comes over, "oh hey, another person quit in Ireland, Y is leaving by end of this week".
... seriously??
Portrait of the Artist is about the only Joyce novel I consider re-readable without needing to be checked for any underlying psychoses. Though I think Pynchon and Proust we're even higher up their own colons than Joyce.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
And in modern parlance - use Power Automate, Forms etc. and worst case dump into a CSV. Modern tech has made this shit so easy.
I just got a little congratulatory email about being called out by name for positive things in the district-wide survey.
So that's nice and makes today a little brighter.
That's always felt like the largest problem Gatsby has. People, high schoolers in particular, don't really relate to the rags to riches lifestyle of the roaring 20s and that it's completely unrelatable to anyone's personal life other than maybe you'll get shot by someone you pissed off through a series of really shit misunderstandings or someone accusing you of doing something you didn't.
Ah, that's better already
Rags to riches
yeah maybe if you win the goddamn lottery
I feel kind of silly trying to defend a book written like a century ago. I don't think Fitzgerald needs to be put on some kind pedestal here. Just kinda disagree with the notion that people couldn't relate to the work any more in 2020.
Win the lottery then successfully avoid the con artists, sudden extended "family" popping out of the woodwork, and probably an attempt or two on your life if your state is the type to plaster your face and name on the announcement.
Easy!
Careful, that could lead to someone attempting to bust a buster.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
I want to say in some parts of the world it's normal for people to wear masks, etc. when claiming?
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That doesn't do much when they publish your name as having newly acquired a lot of money and information security nowadays being a total joke so people can look you up really easily
I might seriously consider if I could quit and make it as an indie dev when the time comes.
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Sure but I still hate the book and hated reading it in high school versus To Kill a Mockingbird or the other dozens of better books. Shit I liked Ethan Frome better than Gatsby, and Frome was baaaaaaad.
I feel like science fiction should have a place for high schoolers but Clarke isn't anywhere on the list. Not much I think he does especially well compared to others out there.
OtherTech: This particular student (post screenshot of student name, dob, id#, etc) can't login to their Google account. We have tried on multiple devices and networks, is this an easy fix?
Me: Check the admin console and see if it's locked out or disabled?
OtherTech: It's not working.
Manager 2 levels higher than us: I checked the console for you, the account is active.
Me: Reset the password?
OT: Still can't login.
Manager: Do you have a good network connection?
OT: Yes, tried on two different devices. I can login but the student account can't.
Manager: Reset the password
OT: It's not working.
Manager: The account is being locked out with bad attempts. You need to reset the password.
OT: We have a new device and it's still not working.
Our Immediate Supervisor: Hey OT I just unlocked the account and reset the password.
OT: working now
I'll facepalm for you expendable...*sigh*
Wud yoo laek to lern aboot meatz? Look here!
Hey I think I used to work with that person!
... I'm sorry...
I predict a shit-show. I'm more isolated so should be safer. If we let any students into the library, it will be under very controlled situations where they use hand sanitizer before entering and leaving.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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I know this one.
It's a good news/bad news situation.
Good news, you wont have to deal with someone only half trained in the position.
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Island. Being on fire.