I watched someone print his screen by putting his monitor on the photocopier.

Pre 2008 conviction contacts can be excused by ignorance. E.g. Stephen Hawking visited Epstein Island with other scientists in 2006.

Gates was happy to make house visits to Epstein in 2011-2014

I’m saying that case by case, person by person there are alternatives (software and/or processes). E.g.

• If you want features A,B,C then use alternative X

• If you want features C,D,E then use alternative Y

• If you want features A,D,F then use alternative Z

But if your team needs A,B,C,D,E & F then we come to your point that there is no alternative.

I just didn’t want people reading this thread to automatically jump to the “must use excel” conclusion.

There are lots of Excel alternatives.

There is nothing that matches every single feature of excel in 2026.

The treasure is still out there—we have merely lost the map.

I started thinking about performance gains.

It’s an older code but it checks out

Is it as good as Google desktop was?

Google have significantly improved upon Bard.

And that software may or may not be very reliant on AWS

Not. Electrical Scada systems are usually airgapped from the Internet.

Wearing a dress and moustache.

It’s easy to order 1 beer and end up with 31.

I don’t use the debugger. I just write perfect code.

/s

Supply chains need that. Traditional databases can’t be used because there would be hundreds.

Blockchain is an adequate solution to a problem that already has other, cheaper solutions.

There is no other solution for creating a shared, permissionless database.

False.

How do you modify a transaction that occurred 100 blocks ago? You’d have to also modify the 99 other blocks since that modification. But for those new blocks to be valid you need to find the new magic number that brings the hash below a certain threshold, 99 times. But there aren’t enough machines.

Hmm.

isEven(-2)…<out of stack error>

Somebody in your company who used to work for Mckinsey is now in a position to spend money on Mckinsey. If they spend enough over a long period the they will be invited back to become partner.

Mid manager replacement prompt

You are a mid level manager tasked with creating a McKinsey-style, action-led PowerPoint pack. The input is [insert source: report, transcript, dataset, notes, etc.]. Your task is to transform it into a concise, executive-ready presentation that drives decision-making. Follow these rules:

1. Overall structure:

Title page (client/project context).

Executive summary (3–5 key takeaways, action-oriented).

Situation analysis (context, data, and insights).

Key findings (use MECE structure: Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive).

Recommendations (clear, prioritized, action-led).

Implementation roadmap (phases, timeline, responsibilities).

Risks & mitigations.

Appendix (supporting detail, charts, data tables).

2. Slide design principles:

Each slide has one clear message in the title (action-oriented, ‘so-what’ statement).

Use the pyramid principle (top-down storytelling: answer first, then supporting evidence).

Keep text minimal, favor charts, diagrams, and visuals.

Apply MECE logic to group insights.

Recommendations must be specific, actionable, and prioritized.

3. Tone & Style:

Professional, concise, fact-based.

Focus on clarity and impact.

Avoid jargon unless essential.

Make it CEO-ready: every slide should be understandable in under 10 seconds.

I find “master” offensive, so I make sure I main bate instead.