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rym_··on Why is almost everyone right-handed? A new study connects it to bipedalism
In fencing at least left handed fighters tend to get a bit further because there are so few of them they are a lot harder to play against. On a training night a left handed fencer might match up with 10 right handers while a right handed might only see one left hander!
rym_··on Ultorg: A user interface for relational databases [video]
You're not looking for it but datagrip seems to be able to do exactly what table plus does while also being a full fledged SQL IDE (for the same price).
rym_··on Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
Russia should have no say over Ukraine.
rym_··on The Google home page is 500K
how can you search 'with privacy' / anonymously if it is tied to an account.
rym_··on I built a $5k Raspberry Pi server (yes, it's ridiculous)
I just wanted to thank you for replying so candidly and I did not mean to turn this post in a discussion about youtube thumbnails, your post otherwise was quite interesting!
rym_··on I built a $5k Raspberry Pi server (yes, it's ridiculous)
I get so frustrated with the idiotic thumbnails on youtube video these days. I am sure it's all optimized for the maximum number of clicks/views but if I see a still that looks the way it does at the bottom of this page I generally just don't watch it on principle.
rym_··on Good Riddance, TurboTax. Americans Need a Real ‘Free File’ Program
In 2019 I filed my (Dutch) taxes on my phone, while I was on a bus somewhere in the north of Argentina after previously having traveled for 20 something hours. It took me about 15 minutes to check if the numbers from the government were correct (they were) and I was done. Americans are being duped by these predatory companies.
rym_··on Google is saving $1B per year as a result of employees working from home
Do you think you'll enjoy the office as much if (for simplicity sake) 50% of the people enjoy working from home so much they do not want to return? From my discussions with colleagues much more than 50% hopes to work from home 3+ days a week once this all is over.
rym_··on De Cecco reveals why there is a bucatini shortage in America
I exclusively cook with cocco, to me it's miles beyond the competition but also a lot more expensive than rummo or de cecco. Haven't don't any direct comparisons between rummo and cocco, would you say the quality is similar?
rym_··on X410 – X Server for Windows 10
In general why do sites or apps feel the need to block this, drives me nuts.
rym_··on For Years WallStreet Spent More on Buybacks Than It Earned-Now They Want Bailout
Wow, do you have a source for that last part?
rym_··on The new Microsoft Edge is out of preview
Agreed at Calibre! Ihave the same qualms with EPUBReader in FF, it does not get close to what edge was capable of. I'll take a look at cover at home as I sadly cannot install it at work.
rym_··on The new Microsoft Edge is out of preview
Not completely related but does anyone know of an epub reader with the quality that Edge had? The EPUBReader extension in FF works but the rendering and UX is a lot worse. Calibre on the other hand is a great management system but with a horrendous reader.
rym_··on The falling price of a TV set
Could you explain why DP is so much better?
rym_··on Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die
I've dabbled a bit in Python here and there and indeed I feel this is most likely the route I will take, before web (as this is not a requirement for me as of now).
rym_··on Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die
I was checking it out just now but I feel quite happy with the SQL-Server side of things, I am basically looking for a more modern way to present forms to the user to interact with my database, without having to learn C#/VB.Net or web dev. Or maybe that's just what I need to do to move away from MS Access as a frontend.
rym_··on Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die
I was once (or maybe still am) one of these power users. Started out with writing VBA macro's in excel to automate some work, probably created some monstrosities in excel. Then migrated over to MS Access and eventually taught myself proper (MS-)SQL which I have been developing in for over 9 years.

One of my crutches is exactly that, that SQL is more or less the only language I have mastered and when I while I feel like I am skilled enough to develop complex databases, I am always lost at creating a proper frontend for end-users. Quite often I will resort to MS Access as a light frontend (holding no data and minimal coding), just a bunch of forms.

Does anyone know an alternative to this? If I just want some forms but don't want to dive into web-based applications, what alternatives to access exist?

rym_··on SQL Operations Studio
Don't get it either. Took at most a minute here on my non-SSD laptop.
rym_··on A font to make sparklines in seconds
Very nice but I cannot get this to work in MS Word
rym_··on Night Shift compared to f.lux
Latest release on my Galaxy S7 supports this, but it's built-in and would like to be able to set it a bit more extreme than it allows.
rym_··on Final – A credit card built for the 21st century
Isn't this as well?
rym_··on Intel Releases the Arduino 101 Source Code
What aren't you surprised with?
rym_··on WINE 1.9.4 Released
Office, though it doesn't work with WINE. Other than that not for me. Games for some people I think.
rym_··on Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)
Too much ambition is bad?
rym_··on Comcast injects JavaScript into webpages to show copyright notices to customers
Not a JS developer at all, what does a zIndex of 99999 do?