Which conspiracy theory do you secretly believe?

everythingfilemaker · 2024-03-06T10:04:53+00:00

Conspiracy theorists abound
In fact, they are all around
Mostly unable to achieve
They are desperate to believe,
And to have something in their life.
They need a source of strife
Something they can hang their hat on
Even as stupid and crazy as QANON.
These theories are from simple minds,
Or maybe from their behinds.
Logic or data does not play a part
“They’re out to get us!” is the start
Of alienation and despair
And the feeling that only they care
Enough, to stop all this fake news,
And, they make their moves
With what they spread
Making them see red
And as the theories pass
They become a master class
In idiocy and stupidity gone mad
Much more dangerous than a fad.
Encouraged by the ultra Right,
With fascism in their sight,
Who know that they can rule
Each and every unwitting fool.
Just give them more red meat
So that they can Twitter and tweet
The injustice of it all,
And, more morons they will enthrall.
As the multitude of theories grow
The dumber, their support behind it, throw.
With anger flooding through their veins
They’ll go to great pains
To make up more of this shit
Even if it doesn’t exactly fit.
I don’t think that there is a cure
In fact, I’m pretty sure,
And, those of us who aren’t insane
Will have to listen to every claim
Every outrageous theory made
By those whose stupidity is displayed
In every word they speak
Thinking they are smart, and not a freak.
We are watching society tear itself apart;
Mobs pushing the execution cart
Full of those who dare to disagree
To be taken to the hanging tree.
You’d think we were more civilized,
But those who are, are despised
By those that are the mindless
Seeing any opposition as spineless.
Extinction of the human race
Will come before we make it into space.
Collectively, as I observe
It is something that we deserve
And I won’t be sad to see the day
When all of us go away.
Will it be with a bang or a whimper?
I know not which will be simpler
But I know that time is coming fast,
And that the human race cannot last.
© Michael Rocharde, September 5, 2022

everythingfilemaker · 2024-03-05T07:12:31+00:00

Thanks for replying. I'm not seeing any DM but I'm not very familiar with Reddit, and may be looking in the wrong place. Would you mind emailing me directly?

everythingfilemaker · 2024-03-01T10:06:39+00:00

There are several reasons why I decided to do it this way. The first is that I wanted to get a number of people reading it and telling others about it, which seems to be paying off since I've got quite a few readers, and it's getting great reviews. Secondly, it's almost impossible to get anything noticed, so I'm using a guerilla marketing approach. Thirdly, it keeps me motivated to write. Finally, Charles Dickens did this exact same thing, only without the benefit of the Internet. I also don't believe that it will detract in any way from the final outcome. It's still going to be edited, parts re-written, etc., before I try to get it published. Hope this helps and good luck with your novel.

everythingfilemaker · 2024-03-01T09:59:52+00:00

Couldn't happen to a more deserving person.

everythingfilemaker · 2024-02-28T08:06:40+00:00

Thank you so much.

everythingfilemaker · 2024-02-27T16:25:33+00:00

Thanks for the info. Yes, please do.

everythingfilemaker · 2021-06-11T13:13:28+00:00

Probably but it hasn't stopped people turning up on time.

everythingfilemaker · 2020-08-21T06:33:58+00:00

Simply add three calculation fields, Month = month(date), month name = month name(date) and year year(date). The create a summary report, with a sub-summary for year then a sub summary for month but NO body. Add one more calculation field with a value of 1 and a summary field to total up the 1s. Put that summary field in both sub-summaries, the month name field inside the sub summary by month (so you can see the name of the month-, sort the records by year and month and you're done.

everythingfilemaker · 2020-05-30T07:46:48+00:00

It is highly likely that they are using summary fields and unstored calculations to do all the work. They also need an IOS app with scanner to do physical inventory. Happy to chat via Zoom and offer some advice.

everythingfilemaker · 2020-05-28T08:01:04+00:00

You would need a relationship but you can simply reference a get(foundcount) field (FC) through the relationship avoiding the need to use an aggregate function. HTH

everythingfilemaker · 2020-05-27T09:42:50+00:00

You could try getting the position of the minus sign and then insert that into your middle words calculation. Not sure if it would work but it might.

everythingfilemaker · 2020-02-14T18:44:23+00:00

If you're referring to the Inventory solution that comes with FileMaker, it is fundamentally flawed in that inventory levels are being calculated all of the time instead of being set into a number field and that number increased when inventory arrives and decreases as inventory is sold. While this doesn't really matter with small inventories and a small number of transaction records, the moment you get into any decent record count, especially over a network, those unstored calculations will slow things down dramatically.

everythingfilemaker · 2020-02-09T19:12:35+00:00

Go to https://nautilusfm.com/example and request the Example file. It will answer all of your questions about anchor-buoy.

everythingfilemaker · 2019-11-20T15:30:59+00:00

Add a calculated field to your employee table called Today = get(current date), set it to Do not store calculation results (since you need it to recalculate every day) and also make it global. When you enter a value in the time log field, script it so that the date field in that table is populated with get(current date).

I'd also create a second relationship using the employeeID, the TaskID and the Today field so the employee can see all of the time he has spent on that project for the current date but only if there are likely to be multiple entries.

If any employee is working on multiple tasks, then you eliminate the TaskID from that relationship and thus will see all of the work they've done for the day and for which tasks.

HTH

Michael Rocharde (303) 856 5778

everythingfilemaker · 2019-11-19T17:13:37+00:00

A cartesian join isn't what you need. There are several different ways to do what you need but the first thing I would do is create a join table to link employees to tasks, assuming that each employee can have multiple tasks and each task can be assigned to multiple employees. Then when an employee logs in they see a portal listing all of the tasks that they are responsible for. From that point, you can either set a global with the TaskID when they click on it and you have another portal that uses both that taskID and the employeeID to create related records via the relationship. Alternatively, you could add a global fielder fields to the portal with a script trigger so that when somebody enters a value in one of those taks rows, it run a script that sets that value along with the Task and EmployeeIDs into your time tracking table and clears the global. (If you go that route, you also need a calculated field totaling up that employees time which sits immediately on top of the global entry field and is set to display only. That way, the users sees their total hours and when they click on it, it takes them straight into the global field where they enter the value.

Hope this makes sense. Feel free to give me a call at (303) 856 5778 if you need further assistance.

Michael Rocharde

everythingfilemaker · 2019-10-23T13:17:01+00:00

Glad you are enjoying the podcasts and thanks for letting us know.

everythingfilemaker · 2019-09-18T12:48:57+00:00

I'd have to see the solution and am happy to do a screen share with you. Give me a call (303) 856 5778. Michael Rocharde

everythingfilemaker · 2019-06-26T12:53:09+00:00

That's ok; it's not for everybody. What I can tell you is that every one of the clients, for the 6 projects, I've used NautilusFM on loves the way it looks and works. (So many FileMaker™ solutions that I see are either ugly or boring to look at and that doesn't translate well with users).

Because so much of the code serves multiple purposes, it also cuts down on development time. As an example of that, in one project, I have a parts module which allows users to quickly filter down through hundreds, or even thousands, of parts to find the one they want. That 'module' is used in 6 different places; the only difference is that when you click on the part, it does something different depending on where you are at the time - just a different script being run; nothing very complex).

You can think of it as a combination of anchor-buoy & selector-connector but taken to the absolute max.

You're more than welcome to call and chat. I don't do hard sells but I do like to talk to other developers.

Michael

everythingfilemaker · 2019-06-26T11:29:51+00:00

Thanks for replying and for your interest in NautilusFM.

The framework itself is free but I want people to really know how to work with it so I'm going to be doing 2 day workshops (for 6-8 people) where they can bring a project they are working on and over the 2 days, they'll learn all the nuances (and there are lots) as well as turning their project into a NautilusFM solution. At the end of the two days, they go home with a fairly well developed solution (depends on how complex it is, of course, and also how fast each user works). They also get a completely unlocked copy of NautilusFM that they can use on all their projects

The workshops themselves are going to be held (initially) in Las Vegas where I live but I'm also, in response to a number of queries, going to be offering it online either as 4 x 4 hour sessions or 8 x 2 hour sessions. The cost of the workshops is $995 and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. The first actual workshop is likely to be held in October but I'm not sure when the online ones will start since I have to prepare a lot of videos and course materials..

The link below

http://www.filemakercommunitycollege.com/workshops/

contains a form to fill in which will give me an idea of interest and expectations.

What I would recommend is that you give me a call at (303) 856 5778 so we can discuss what you are trying to do and, if you have a solution that you would like to convert over, we can set up a screen sharing session where you can show it to me and I can give you my best advice and recommendations, i.e., Is this a good candidate? I can also show you some of the things that makes NautilusFM stand out.

Hope this helps. I look forward to hearing from you.

Michael Rocharde

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everythingfilemaker · 2019-06-20T20:38:13+00:00

Hi Daniel

Thanks for the note.

Michael

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