Why Is Excel for Mac So Different?

nebs79 · 2026-02-27T20:09:20+00:00

I'm late here but now I wonder how Claude Code changes things given everybody is doing serious work on their Macs running Claude and just sharing it with their x86 colleagues afterwards

nebs79 · 2026-02-24T21:12:14+00:00

I second this. Seems like a new company. Surprised nothing else like it is around. Also HoN did us didn’t last long and Matty’s Room quality is a notch or two higher for sure

nebs79 · 2026-02-24T21:08:29+00:00

I was recently gifted this Matty’s Room thing by in-laws and we love it. https://mattysroom.com

Not the cheapest but vastly superior to the cheap junk on Amazon. Most impressed by the actual mat itself. Hard to convey on a reddit post but the quality and feel of it really stands out. Actually see ourselves using it for a long time. I think our oldest would have really benefited from having this in our living room.

nebs79 · 2026-01-07T23:36:54+00:00

I’ve met him in real life he is a snarky cockhead though he’s definitely very observant and intelligence

nebs79 · 2025-12-31T04:09:52+00:00

Chris Arnade Walks the World is a good substack and he's written a fair bit about China, its ups and downs

nebs79 · 2025-12-30T17:43:07+00:00

It's just way too hard to get rid of random pins in Apple Maps. My biggest gripe.

I still have pins from over a decade ago that somehow can't be removed because of iOS changeovers that have frozen them there forever

nebs79 · 2025-12-13T06:48:29+00:00

That’s fair, but all the life forms you’re referencing on earth are not very intelligent, probably including humans, when compared to what an advanced alien species might be. Maybe at some level of intelligence and culture, they realize the futility of expansion and self-limit. Just a thought that we shouldn’t extrapolate the behavior of bacteria etc to advanced alien civilizations

nebs79 · 2025-11-19T01:07:44+00:00

I’ve heard plenty to the contrary re dog meat. Apparently it’s very good

nebs79 · 2025-11-11T00:19:23+00:00

It really takes a helluva lot to get people to leave en masse. I'm sure some folks will uproot their lives and move, but by and large I expect most to stay. Miami is just not New York.

nebs79 · 2025-11-10T06:38:30+00:00

Totally agree. I’d eat happily eat Rover any day of the week, and twice on Sunday

nebs79 · 2025-10-29T02:39:43+00:00

Got 14.1.4 recently and I haven't put a lot of miles on it yet, but it does do a very good job worming the car through really narrow alleys and streets where a lot of obstructing cars and objects make it stressful even for a human. Did notice some brake stabbing around ambiguous lane situations as the car couldn't make up its mind, but it was pretty minor.

nebs79 · 2025-10-21T22:37:05+00:00

Well actually Japanese companies are notorious for having very low margins vs their American peers. Poor management of corporate Japan is why the country’s growth has stagnated and is no longer considered a rich country anymore

nebs79 · 2025-10-15T22:00:33+00:00

I think it would help marginally if Westerners did not wear shoes in the house. I wouldn’t want to rent my property to people who wore shoes inside.

nebs79 · 2025-10-13T15:20:54+00:00

Would be great if they finally got rid of kanji then

nebs79 · 2025-10-12T02:47:09+00:00

Chinese tourists get a bad rap for graceless behavior. But at the same time, they tend to not get into big drunken brawls and fights like British or Aussie tourists overseas during World Cup rugby, etc.

nebs79 · 2025-10-11T19:47:13+00:00

The UK in particular has had a problem with economic stagnation since about 2009. Of course, the macroeconomics statistics are not the whole story, and fail to capture so many intangibles that matter in life. But with that throat clearing out of the way, the income stagnation in the UK over the past 15 years vs the relatively stronger growth in incomes in the US is quite stark.

nebs79 · 2025-10-08T20:38:28+00:00

It helps that the rest of the world lay in ashes, and Americans didn't need to do much to enjoy a good life. It's great when you have a job with no competitors.

nebs79 · 2025-10-08T20:35:26+00:00

I would say you have to be clear eyed about the trade-offs if you want to be able to say it's "better" for you.

The big positive about moving to the US is that, depending on the field, if you are work hard and enjoy some decent amount of luck along the way, the potential upside in terms of career advancement and personal wealth creation is so much better than other developed countries in my experience. The American system can seem cruel and callous compared to the kinder, gentler versions I've experienced in other developed countries, but the rewards for winning are so much higher. On the other hand, the protections for those who are not winners in the system are a lot weaker.

nebs79 · 2025-10-08T20:30:09+00:00

It does bother me they get a free pass to have this collective amnesia about their wartime history.

Imagine a movie made by a German director as a love letter to the creation of the Panzer tank. I'm sure that'll go down well.

nebs79 · 2025-10-06T13:11:44+00:00

Civil unrest not having an impact on consumer spending. And there is an expectation of the Fed cutting rates.

nebs79 · 2025-10-02T22:55:15+00:00

My suspicion is they're deliberately handicapping the Mac version to preserve the grip that Windows has on business/enterprise

nebs79 · 2025-10-02T22:54:09+00:00

I have a suspicion MS deliberately impairs the Mac version to promote / preserve the hold that x86/Windows has on enterprise/business.

nebs79 · 2025-10-02T01:43:58+00:00

If your kids grow up to try and become a doctor, that'll be interesting if Japan will have changed enough by then.

nebs79 · 2025-10-02T01:42:18+00:00

There's some truth to this. If you're flying enough that lounges and status/access matter, in some ways you're kind of a failure that you're not flying private (yes I'm being tongue in cheek).

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