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Continue reading →: Understanding Robinhood, Gamestop and what is all this about collateral and settlement
Well, Paul asked me a very good question today, I don’t understand why Robinhood had to stop trading Gamestop GME shares. Sadly, a lot of the commentary has been pretty confusing about it, but I had a chance to study for the registered representative class about 1.5M years ago so…
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Continue reading →: Nerdpack. What happens to Anaconda with ~/.local
Ok, I don’t this is well documented and it has been causing me headaches for months, but here it is: If you are using a virtual environment, a very common one is Anaconda or miniconda. This let’s you install python packages on your machine and switch between environments. Another package…
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Continue reading →: Distributing your Podcast from Anchor.fm
I started using Anchor.fm as an easy way to publish Podcasts and have a place to host the content. It is pretty incredibly, but they do all that for free. So all you need to do is sign up for it and then get started by either uploading audio (I…
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Continue reading →: What to do when your dataset is too big for Excel go to Jupiter, Python and Pandas
Well, I’ve had two events over where Excel (or Google Sheets) is just too small and/or not maintainable, so the question is what we can do about it. For instance if you have over a million rows of data (looking at your Brian) or where there is lots of logics…
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Continue reading →: Moving from Windows to Mac what’s all this about passwords
Thanks to Dave and John, they reminded me of all the hard things that Windows users face when they first move to the Mac. Both have new M1 MacBook Air. This is a blazing fast machine but it is definitely different from Windows. So here’s a quick starter guide on…
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Continue reading →: Way too expensive gizmo drooling
Ok, in the days of COVID, it seems strange that the march of high-tech, high-end and unaffordable gizmos keeps coming. But, an amazing number of companies are shipping some incredible products that are really pushing the boundaries. So this is like an issue of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”…
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Continue reading →: HomePod Mini Updates and controlling multiple HomePods
Ok with Apple it’s usually pretty obvious how to get an update done. You just set things to auto update and then Apple TV or a Mac or an iOS device. But how would you make a HomePod update itself. That was super unclear to me. That’s like a lot…
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Continue reading →: Making Logos for Startups
Well, there is always the need for a nice looking logo, so if you are starting a company how do you get one quickly that looks decent. There are a couple of choices that I’ve used over the years in order of simplicity: Use a logotype with a cool font.…
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Continue reading →: Installing a Ubiquiti network for DYIers
So a good buddy is installing a new system and has some great questions. There is nothing like a new install to remind me of the FAQs… First of all the base installation is a Unifi Dream Machine Pro and a Unifi FlexHD AP plus a Unifi G4 Doorbell. So…
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Continue reading →: Cleaning your (yucky) WASD CODE keyboard, reassembling it and jonesing for a IBM Model M Keyboard
OK that’s a lot about keyboards once again. So this is all about cleaning your gunky keyboard. I’ve had a WASD CODE v2 mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue keys forever. Ok, well since 2015. And both the shift key and the period key have been sticking. And, I confess,…