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Re:BANCStar (2000) on Sunday July 18, 2021 @10:25AM (#27873170)
Speaking of bank infrastructure, where can I find more information about it? I remember an HN thread from a while ago that led me into a rabbit hole about how ACH works and it was fascinating. I’m not even sure which keywords to search that would get me started…
Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client on Friday January 22, 2021 @03:30PM (#25875989)
Have you ever worked in an IT support position? It’s stunningly common and accurate
Re:Microsoft Excel’s 35th birthday on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:54PM (#24665836)
They change and break Outlook regularly, and the only communication channel is a random Microsoft employee on a support forum

I wish they would leave it alone but they are changing things for change’s sake

Re:Microsoft Excel’s 35th birthday on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:53PM (#24665820)
Second the disagree. As someone who supports users on Outlook on a daily basis, my anecdata is that it’s a buggy, abused, flaming dumpster fire

Perhaps it’s users who misuse it (think document management with 100gb+ inboxes) but a lot of times the solution for Outlook issues is to reinstall the whole Office suite since it’s just kinda one package now

Americans?

Do you identify as solely as European?

>lower taxes

>deport --illegal-- immigrants

"ultra" right wing

Low taxes and people valuing the rule of law is not "ultra right wing"

Is Germany considered central Europe? I had always put them as Western, besides maybe the eastern most parts?
Literally "consultant affair" so consultant-gate isn't a bad translation
Re:Why Every City Feels the Same Now on Monday August 24, 2020 @03:35PM (#24264541)
It's a different "flavor" of despair then what you're probably thinking those languages might have
Tell me about it - I work a support desk for an MSP; all Windows. I can't tell you how many times I've struggled with file permissions or partitions that I know would be very easy to fix in a *sh shell... Imagine being told "access denied" when you're running the command prompt as "administrator"!
I agree with it being familiarity. I grew up with Macs in school, and have been using them since OS 8 and 9, some experience with System 7 (uncommon for how young I am). There's lot and lots of little details that have carried on throughout all the years that just seem "normal" to me.

I find myself facing inconsistent and surprising behaviors with Windows despite it being my primary OS at work.

Growing up with Mac and Linux makes Windows seem quite strange :)

I barely even notice it now. I’ve been a Mac user since OS 8, and the workflow of mounting a disk image to install software has been around since before OS 8. Regular .pkg installers catch me off guard sometimes
Re:Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink on Friday March 27, 2020 @11:58AM (#22704001)
Very high end devices (the size of a printing press) will sometimes have spot color capabilities, for finishes like neon colors or clear coating
Re:Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink on Friday March 27, 2020 @11:57AM (#22703986)
Inkjet has far superior color reproduction to laser. Even the highest end production color laser copiers can't do the same level of color matching that inkjet can

As for home/office use, yes inkjets are a huge scam