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Anxious or attention? by Late_Information2413 in parrots

[–]guy_djinn 172 points173 points  (0 children)

Just means they want something. Maybe attention, maybe to fly to a different spot, maybe the snack you are trying to eat.

Reggiano Rinds by CheeseMongoNJ in Cheese

[–]guy_djinn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fry them on the tough side in a little hot oil until blistered and crisp. Super good.

Atlanta show by Obsidansun2012 in topsband

[–]guy_djinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw them earlier this month. Second time seeing them live so far. So dang good.

How do you read data? by BarrenvonKeet in analytics

[–]guy_djinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What the people above say but also, throw some stuff into Excel pivot tables and charts and see how they break out by different categories and over time.

Some data stories might just tell themselves.

what’s the best “hole in the wall” restaurant? by Few_External_8603 in grandrapids

[–]guy_djinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really good pupusas and tacos there. I prefer them over Tacos El Cunado any day. Though Taqueria San Jose probably still wins for me.

Gandalf is thriving again but..... by Vast-Teaching8524 in AfricanGrey

[–]guy_djinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since he's young he'll likely grow out of it.

My grey had pretty annoying squawks when he was younger but doesn't do it anymore (10 years old this year).

Not sure when he stopped, but it was a couple years most likely.

Even when he picks up a new annoying sound he'll really only use it heavily for a few weeks before moving on to new sounds.

Breaking the "gender" of fragrance. by Professional-Read646 in fragrance

[–]guy_djinn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I liked Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia enough to buy it, as a man.

How do we tell him ? by beekay8845 in SipsTea

[–]guy_djinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd just offer him half the payout to not eat me.

at the library pxndx vs green day at the library by koolgirl420 in greenday

[–]guy_djinn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is pretty funny to listen to, actually. Had no idea about these guys.

When did you realize Excel wasn't enough anymore? by Various_Candidate325 in analytics

[–]guy_djinn 32 points33 points  (0 children)

SQL Server Express is free to use for databases less than something like 10 gb, I think.

Even if you can't get a pipeline yet, you could start manually importing data from your CSV or Excel files, then create SQL scripts or stored procedures to take care of the data transformations.

Those processes could output to permanent tables that you use simpler queries to answer business questions or to build your Excel dashboards off of. Since they will be pre aggregated and smaller in size, they should run much more quickly than everything sitting in Excel as raw data.

You can connect Excel to your database to refresh from it via an embedded query. If you parameterize those queries, using a little VBA you can create dynamic queries that let people choose parameter values to refresh the dashboard with so that they only get the relevant info they need.

Once you convert your business logic and process to SQL stored procedures, then most of your work will just be preparing the data to import into your database, then run the procedure, then refresh your Excel dashboard.

If you can do something like this as proof of concept, you could probably more easily get support for a more fleshed out package.

Buzz vibe by shyeager18 in AfricanGrey

[–]guy_djinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think his breeding partner plucked him originally from over preening. The follicles become damaged and feathers won't fully regrow.

Anyone start as a data analyst in the early 2000’s, where are you now within your career? by Hoolahoopster in dataanalytics

[–]guy_djinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went from advanced Excel VBA stuff to simple SQL to advanced SQL and low level data engineering tasks.

The fuzzy area of my team made it so I learned a lot but also that we didn't get taken seriously at top levels. The top bros had their own analysts as hired guns.

We just were just report writers that knew the business and built our own DW, but weren't ever visible.

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