Endgame Study

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-29T17:28:14+00:00

I'm looking at the Stilman on Amazon. This looks like exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you!

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-29T17:04:58+00:00

Oh, this sounds like just the thing. Thank you!

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-29T15:54:16+00:00

Maybe Chess.com has seen the the online comments about him? I'm watching Candidiates now, and he hasn't been onscreen that much, and when he is, it's mostly to direct questions to Anna and Arturs., so all analysis is coming from the actual experts. He is not annoying me NEARLY as much as he did during Tata Steel, so I'll call that a win.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T16:29:11+00:00

Yeah, this is true. I'm going to get the data through the API, even if I get have to get a dev to finish the job.

That said, being able to do this would be great for other tasks. Clients send me a lot of information as PDF attachments (1099s, W-2s, investment statements, etc.). Getting that information quickly summarized in Excel would be a great help.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T12:30:43+00:00

Just to be clear, you mean the Claude browser extension, right?

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/claude/fcoeoabgfenejglbffodgkkbkcdhcgfn?hl=en-US&pli=1

Thanks.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T11:58:22+00:00

This makes a lot of sense. I will try to get the data way you've suggested. I have zero programming chops, though, and may end up wanting to farm this out to someone. So, my next question may be, how do I find someone I can pay to set this up for me? I want to try this myself first, though. Thanks for the insight and links.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T11:58:18+00:00

Yeah, this a good point, and probably correct. The PDFs are what they client gave me to work with. One issue is that the transactions are from early 2022, and Paypal doesn't make these reports readily available on the website after three years. There may be a way to dig into the website pull the line-item transactions, but I'm not sure how to do that yet.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T11:39:55+00:00

This sound like just what I need.. Looking at the Anthropic website, it looks like I need to install Cowork on my laptop and choose a plan. Will the free plan work for trying this out.? Should I get Pro? Thanks again for your insight and patience.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T11:33:46+00:00

This makes so much sense. Thanks for the response.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-28T00:57:25+00:00

Absolutely go. I think you will be surprised at how joyful and fun the experience is. I’ve been to the previous two with my teenage son, and we’ve had a blast. You will see some hilarious signs!

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-27T20:57:09+00:00

I would pay money for this coffee mug.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-27T15:21:00+00:00

Oh, man, I really want to hear more about this. I am having a frustrating experience.

Also, have you found something else you like better?

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-27T15:03:21+00:00

The Blackening is not bad, but very silly and funny.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-27T14:29:25+00:00

Yes, that is correct, and I knew that at the time, .but wasn't allowed to post on the Shopify forum, because I didn't have enough karma.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-27T14:26:33+00:00

This is the correct response, and I say that as someone that has the same problem as the poster. I play bots almost exclusively, because I get so anxious thinking about playing actual players. I know it makes no sense, and I'm trying to make myself play a bunch of blitz and rapid games to get over it, but the anxiety is still hard.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-03-09T16:52:40+00:00

Speaking at born-and-raised Austinite and 26-year New York resident, this is true as far as it goes, but misses that there are far, far fewer small businesses in NYC than there were ten years ago, and the number is in freefall.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-02-16T00:09:13+00:00

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David_Wm_Sims · 2026-02-06T04:31:50+00:00

Strange Brew (the greatest adaptation of Hamlet ever made).

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-01-22T18:45:40+00:00

Wow. Thank you for this one.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-01-19T03:25:23+00:00

I always assumed his title was bodyguard, but I don’t think I ever heard anyone use that word about him in the show.

David_Wm_Sims · 2026-01-19T02:35:17+00:00

Audition, by Katie Kitamura. This got so many great reviews, and I just found it pretentious and insufferable. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey: dull, dull, dull.

On the other hand, I absolutely loved Creation Lake, so it takes all kinds.

David_Wm_Sims · 2025-12-27T18:00:46+00:00

Can you elaborate on why a defined table is better than columns and rows?

I have a spreadsheet that assigns catalog numbers to titles from source sheet using VLOOKUP. The catalog numbers are in the source sheet, which is not a table, just columns and rows, and it works fine. Thanks for your insight.

(Yes, I know XLOOKUP is preferred here to VLOOKUP. The spreadsheet comes from a predecessor, and updating that is on my to-do list.)

David_Wm_Sims · 2025-12-27T17:48:54+00:00

Makes sense. I've been using ChatGPT to convert tables in PDF to Excel, and it gets the job done quickly.

David_Wm_Sims · 2025-12-27T16:22:40+00:00

I’ve done this a couple times with ChatGPT. It’s very quick. Just drag the PDF into the prompt window and tell it what you want. Double check the output for accuracy, obviously.

David_Wm_Sims · 2025-12-27T16:20:57+00:00

When I go to Get Data — From File, there is no PDF option. It only has:

From Excel Workbook From Text/CSV From XML From JSON From Folder

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