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throwaway154 commented on Why do people still use VBA? sancarn.github.io/vba-art... · Posted by u/sancarn

Corps have a dev environment sitting right in Excel that doesn't need special (management, management's management, adding to a registrar of projects, budgeting or project manager assigned, etc) approval for non-stock software. The stack's Excel, plus Sharepoint if you're really looking for a networked data store that also has a web interface.

From that end-user direction, solutions emerge. And they're in VBA.

throwaway154 commented on Major Chinese Bank ICBC Pays Ransom to Lockbit After Cyberattack infotechlead.com/security... · Posted by u/ronron4693

evanjrowley · 2 years ago

I was impressed to learn about their sneakernet-based continuity of operations plan: https://www.pcgamer.com/after-a-surprise-cyberattack-the-wor...

It is an unfortunate precedent that they paid the ransom, however, I don't believe there are any institutions better suited for solving financial crimes than banks. I bet they've hedged the risk and have means to go after the hackers.

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

I'm not impressed by the USB. That it's possible to put transaction details on a USB stick means it's possible for customer data to go walking out the door on a USB stick, too. I'm pretty sure infact this goes against data security requirements of US regulators.

throwaway154 commented on If you buy a Cybertruck, Tesla says you can't sell it for a year theverge.com/2023/11/13/2... · Posted by u/nathan_phoenix

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

I hate scalpers. I'm too busy doing HFT to deal with the problems they make.

throwaway154 commented on Ubuntu Pro Shenanigans inteltechniques.com/blog/... · Posted by u/mikece

SV_BubbleTime · 2 years ago

I’m biased because my first experience with Ubuntu was so bad that ut put me off of Linux for literally a decade.

Now, I get the impression that Ubutnu is far more important for backend than frontend. So, yea, “for humans” not so much. That is what I think Pop and Mint are doing well with.

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

The positive part of snaps, and I don't like snaps for myself, is that snaps keep updating on an unmaintained server. So as a default for VPS providers seeking to hand hold users Ubuntu perhaps makes sense.

At least that's what I understand.

However on a server I use Debian (stable) as I purposefully don't want to be at the 'cutting edge'. [I also use Debian on my laptop because it just works.]

throwaway154 commented on Major Chinese Bank ICBC Pays Ransom to Lockbit After Cyberattack infotechlead.com/security... · Posted by u/ronron4693

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

No just major Chinese bank, but the biggest bank in the world measured by assets. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_banks

throwaway154 commented on Fast and Portable Llama2 Inference on the Heterogeneous Edge secondstate.io/articles/f... · Posted by u/3Sophons

reidjs · 2 years ago

Can I run this offline on my iPhone? That would be like having basic internet search regardless of reception. Could come in handy when camping

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

You'd probably be better off downloading an edition of wikipedia for that purpose. Entropy, and stuff.

throwaway154 commented on Tell HN: I can report Facebook's new subscription does not work · Posted by u/venv

Raed667 · 2 years ago

I can report that you can go to https://www.facebook.com/settings without needing to pick the free/subscription option and deactivate your account.

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

+1 useful.

throwaway154 commented on Ask HN: What's the best way to write a book in Markdown? · Posted by u/JSLegendDev

crimsoncastle · 2 years ago

I was using Typora, but now I use Zettlr. It's free for every desktop platform and open source. You can even search multiple files in your directory from a sidebar while you type, it provides writing stats, has file tagging, exports to anything Pandoc supported, and it also has code highlighting. Zettlr is so good. I'm pretty sure it's what you are looking for.

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

Seconding Zettlr. It also handles citations smoothly with a linked .bib file. The sidebar (a sidebar, there's more than one) also does directory tree structure like your favourite code editor too.

throwaway154 commented on Formula 1 didn't realize Las Vegas would be cold in November jalopnik.com/formula-1-di... · Posted by u/geox

rtsil · 2 years ago

As a member of that European audience, a race that starts at 7am on a Sunday is definitely not easier to watch.

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

You mean kicking back over some eggs benedict, a meat and cheese charcuterie board, with some champagne on the side, sitting back in your pine-panelled centrally heated chalet overlooking mountain landscapes relaxing having risen at 4.30pm for a hill run and vigorous workout isn't fitting what most Europeans do on a Sunday morning?

throwaway154 commented on Suits ignored IT's warnings, so the tech team went for the neck theregister.com/2023/11/1... · Posted by u/rustoo

jl6 · 2 years ago

When you say called in a bomb threat, do you mean they reported a package as suspicious?

throwaway154 · 2 years ago

The call-in was an anonymous, apparently, call to the company's switchboard stating a bomb package had been left in the vicinity of the desk. We were evacuated to a separate part of the building for a few hours while it was dealt with.

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