this is good for "the people"; and will hopefully eliminate, to some extend, dark pools and other shenanigans that common mortals don't have access to. How many times have you seen the markets move 1%-2% over night, and couldn't place a trade, while some investment companies can.
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natas commented on Workday project at Washington University hits $266M theregister.com/2025/12/1... · Posted by u/sebastian_z
I work for an R1 university that just launched Workday recently and it has been a total disaster.
Consultants + vendor pitch a nice shiny solution that handles everything & works flawlessly. In actuality it resulted in a net efficiency & productivity loss vs the homegrown systems we came from.
It sure did generate plenty of billables for the consultants though, who mind you, are still contracted over a year later.
infinite money glitch!
natas commented on Workday project at Washington University hits $266M theregister.com/2025/12/1... · Posted by u/sebastian_z
I guess I have three questions here.
1) What happened to the days when universities published their own software, like pine from UW? It seems like Washington of St Louis, which offers a PhD in computer science, should have some students capable of writing a database to run the university.
2) Why have universities not collaborated to develop a modular, expandable system for running a university, instead of putting themselves at the mercy of Workforce, SAS, etc?
3) These same processes were at some point in the past handled on paper, for far less than $16k/student. At what point did the university so lose its organizational competence that the filing system (that's what a database is) ate the budget?
1) Because Leadership knows they don't have the competency to manage a project of this size, universities have become expensive adult daycares.
2) See (1) and also because AI can't do it, so they can't handle.
3) Because paper kills trees, and brawndo contains electrolytes, duh.
natas commented on Workday project at Washington University hits $266M theregister.com/2025/12/1... · Posted by u/sebastian_z
it's in fact $66MM, the $200MM is for the kickbacks.
natas commented on Workday project at Washington University hits $266M theregister.com/2025/12/1... · Posted by u/sebastian_z
workday is VERY expensive, probably one of the most, my company (150 employees) can't afford it, we ended up using something else, cheaper, and quite frankly, it does the same stuff.
natas commented on Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores from Home Listings nytimes.com/2025/11/30/cl... · Posted by u/donohoe
It is very disappointing that Zillow has chosen to remove or obscure important information that could benefit potential buyers. Under the new CEO, this shift represents a 180-degree departure from the company’s original values and stated mission of promoting trust and transparency. Limiting access to key data places buyers at a disadvantage, especially when making significant financial decisions about assets that could lose value due to information not disclosed before purchase. Moreover, given the current and forecasted economic conditions—which are unfavorable for both the real-estate market and Zillow’s own valuation—this is not the time for the company to make decisions that further erode user confidence. This lack of transparency is regrettable.
natas commented on The R47: A new physical RPN calculator swissmicros.com/product/m... · Posted by u/dm319
One does not even need a top-quality professional electric knife sharpener to produce an edge for kitchen work. An inexpensive 1500 grit whetstone suffices.
yes, you are right. Basically $15 is all you need, and certainly better for the environment.
It's a good idea, but it's probably cheaper and, from an ecological standpoint better (than e-waste) to sharpen knives; a top-quality professional electric knife sharpener will set you back $170 and last you a lifetime; which is a third of the cost of the Ultrasonic's knife. Cool idea though.