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New comment by accountofthaha in "Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why"

accountofthaha — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:44:24 +0000

Old Outlook still works and is supported until ~2029. We still use it here.

New comment by accountofthaha in "Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer"

accountofthaha — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:31:40 +0000

Because for some it works. At least I haven't heard the stories I see here yet at my workplace. Also I use some Azure, but apart from some weird UI bugs never had real big issues.

New comment by accountofthaha in "LibreOffice and the Art of Overreacting"

accountofthaha — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:20:47 +0000

"Established things are established" BUT "established things don't always stay there." Things can change, if many people will support said change. The power of many is really something.

New comment by accountofthaha in "LibreOffice and the Art of Overreacting"

accountofthaha — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:19:20 +0000

Okay cool, I don't ask for donations. Instead I just sell my product, something like a Office 2024 license. 120 Eur a year, but feel free to use it as long as you like. That's what I bought recently. I don't want Microsoft 365 with the cloud storage, I pay Dropbox for that and use some other client to use it basically as a extra storage device for backups. I just need an Office suite, Excel, Word, Powerpoint. Yes: LibreOffice is nice and all, but doesn't work for MY needs.

But I get your point: having a succesful Open Source (FLOSS) app without dono's isn't possible, you need to have some to make it work anyhow.

New comment by accountofthaha in "List of domains censored by German ISPs"

accountofthaha — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:55:23 +0000

"I don't think Disney deserves money". And that, in my eyes, makes it morally incorrect. They are the copyright holder, or a lot of times the creator. They thus deserve the income. They being evil doesn't make your evil correct.

New comment by accountofthaha in "10 years of personal finances in plain text files"

accountofthaha — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:51:34 +0000

Thanks for showing this! I personally have a 4 years old Money Manager EX (MMEX) database, but I am always looking forward to something new, yet nothing for me have worked as good as MMEX. This looks good enough, albeit I need a GUI for this, and the comments might already put me into the right direction.

I am already used to logging everything manually, so importing isn't needed for me. Also I think having some 'manual labor' in this regard can help with becoming more 'in tune with your finances', to actually learn what is going on, instead of having an app that you check once a month.

New comment by accountofthaha in "List of domains censored by German ISPs"

accountofthaha — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:11:54 +0000

This is the result of the laws put in place, and yes they should be changed. That doesn't make pirating morally or legally justified. 'Because he is bad I can be bad too' is morally wrong.

New comment by accountofthaha in "List of domains censored by German ISPs"

accountofthaha — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:12:15 +0000

Collection goes into my blocklist for at home.

Pirating is theft. Pirating is inhumane.

New comment by accountofthaha in "Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn"

accountofthaha — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:25:28 +0000

Not for ICE, the only train worth getting for me. Also I don't live in Germany, in the Netherlands. Trains are expensive. Even though I live in the Randstad, near big cities, I don't have any good public transport here. It's just not worth it for me.

New comment by accountofthaha in "Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn"

accountofthaha — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:05:18 +0000

I am never taking the train in Germany or through Germany again (or through Belgium, for that matter). The experience is consistently bad. NS, DB, and NMBS all perform poorly. Train travel itself has become unreliable and frustrating. Ever since I got my car, the difference in freedom is obvious.

I do support having basic public transport and solid bike infrastructure for young people, but once you’re 25 or older, there’s little justification for relying on such low-quality public transport.

I’ll be going to Prague next year, and I’m fully willing to drive for hours rather than sit on a train that keeps getting delayed, is unpleasant to be on, and costs far too much.