jsmith99

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by jsmith99 8y ago
You can use dplyr syntax on data tables, usually with data table speed, especially if you load dtplyr.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
This thread is about OS upgrades. Mint's support of in place upgrades at all is... mixed.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
Chrome style scrolling is default now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17032056
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by jsmith99 8y ago
As an accountant, I expect they can report their value differently if they are especially specialised, so they aren't useful for anyone else. No idea how that works with US tax, though.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
In German they call such a thing eierlegende Wollmilchsau (legendary egg-laying wool-milk-sow). Ultimate example is the Airbus A400M.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
There are some large scale brewers doing it. Duvel alone apparently do 140 million litres a year.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
In the UK firms are meant to rotate auditors.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
UK financial auditor here. Putting in a low bid for an audit engagement is considered a breach of professional ethics. You might have an incentive to do less work and gloss over things if you're on a very tight budget. So it's h
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by jsmith99 8y ago
UK Internet is actually not that bad. I pay under £25/month for unlimited 80/20 and most households can achieve almost that speed.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
Not exactly. The savings and loans crises of the 80's was driven by a sector of traditionally small, community banks, fueled by deregulation.
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by jsmith99 8y ago
With a moderate astigmatism you need to center it vertically too, and that's not really possible without trying the frame on and seeing how it sits.
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by jsmith99 9y ago
The main thing you're missing is accruals based accounting. How do you analyse your monthly accounts when you have expenses that are billed yearly?
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by jsmith99 9y ago
> - Reminders (remind me to do X when I get home) One thing it can't do is 'remind me to do X when I leave work'. Can siri?
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by jsmith99 9y ago
There are certainly exceptions. But most games aren't like Dwarf Fortress.
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by jsmith99 9y ago
If they include traders, how about Luke McShane? Claimed to be the world's strongest amateur (FIDE 2643) he's a city trader who used to be at Goldman.