Why do you need specifically Excel? Why not literally any native sheet application, most of which can save to .xlsx?
Large chunks of the world economy run on specifically Excel.
Readit Newsyttribium commented on · Posted by u/heavyset_go
Very little on the "how", a lot of complaining that someone is able to publicize what occurs in publicly funded schools, and a huge amount of insinuation that anyone who wants to control their children's education has "blood on their hands".
yttribium commented on FCC rules AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal fcc.gov/document/fcc-make... · Posted by u/ortusdux
I think it is important to note that the legal principle that allows the FCC to make rulings like this is called Chevron Deference, and many consider it to be under attack.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/supreme-court-likely-to-d...
This thread wildly misunderstands "chevron deference". "Ending chevron deference" does not somehow throw us into a Mad Max anarchic hellscape where agencies cannot actually do anything, because there is always some standard for what administrative rulemaking is permissible. There is a broader question of how much leeway they have, but clarifying that AI generated voices count as "artificial" under the statute barely requires a regulation, any more than they need one to say "hit in the head with a computer" constitutes an "assault".
Gerrymandering is required by federal law to make sure that blacks are able to elect black representatives; this has obvious second order effects in how the rest of the map is drawn under adversarial conditions. Somehow it seems unlikely that this requirement is going away anytime soon, so any proposed mechanism that does not accommodate this constraint is going to be impractical.
We learned during the COVID school shutdowns that schools would really prefer parents not be aware of what actually goes on during a typical schoolday.
yttribium commented on Lithuania to introduce pre-paid SIM registration from 2025 commsupdate.com/articles/... · Posted by u/DyslexicAtheist
Did you know that within living memory there was an entire network of anonymous telephones you could pay for with untraceable cash in five cent increments?
It's a little bit academic as most platforms (eg zoom) notify participants of in-band recording, and employee handbooks will often mention the possibility of recording and retention.
Has there ever been a court case related to encrypted data or secret codes without a computer being involved? If the cops get a warrant to tap a phone line and they hear me speaking with an associate using some sort of coded language (as spies and criminals often do on TV) can i be compelled to explain to them what all the little codewords actually mean?
They will admit testimony by some cop to explain that "based on my training and experience, I believe 'going to the pool' to be code for 'soliciting a murder'"
yttribium commented on CSAR: European Parliament rejects mass scanning of private messages edri.org/our-work/csar-eu... · Posted by u/pera
EU governance structure is set up so that a EU parliament resolution has basically the status of a People's Choice Award.
I believe how Zuckerberg handled a pandemic that killed millions of people around the world was wrong. At some point in time, we have to admit to ourselves that misinformation, including misinformation masquerading as "satire", is deadly and we're going to have to come to terms whether spreading deadly misinformation is a constitutionally protected right.