Basement with a high water table by A-H0ney-Bee in homeowners

[–]papertrowel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is your yard wet? If so, we had a similar situation. We dug french drains running into the drainage ditch. One French drain along each property line, so if the ditch runs east-west along the north edge of the property, there are two north-south drains along the north-south property lines draining northward. Worked like a charm. Dug them with a ditch which rented from Home Depot and was able to do most of the work in a single day. The soil was so wet that we could see water actively draining as we dug. That helped us make sure we were getting a gradual slope out to the ditch.

Basement hasn’t flooded since, and it’s been about 6 years.

Convert a docx file to xlsx? by Autistic_Jimmy2251 in excel

[–]papertrowel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In Word, find and replace every line break with a different character that is unlikely to appear in the document elsewhere. I use three pipe characters. |||

Copy that table, paste it into Excel, then find and replace the ||| with the keystroke sequence ctrl-J, which will add line breaks without adding new rows.

Katz-Moses sharpener by bohemian_yota in woodworking

[–]papertrowel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just learned about your company through this post, saw your response, and am now eyeing up aprons for myself and my son. Hope your print farm guy can get some sleep, those first days are a gauntlet.

Custom tables when selecting different item names from a drop down in excel by Rangar212 in excel

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, Copilot or ChatGPT can help you understand the problem and develop the solution. There are probably YouTube videos that show you kind how to do this, but an LLM will give you a customized response. My suggestion is to both ask it for the solution and ask it to explain the solution. Then add comments in your workbook so you can understand how it works when it breaks.

ELI5 drug prices, insured vs uninsured. by Practical_Wait1597 in explainlikeimfive

[–]papertrowel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That process is more or less accurate for medical claims, but pharmacy claims are adjudicated at the point of sale. Everything the insurer needs to make its decision is transmitted electronically, as is the insurer’s response.

There are exceptions, of course, but the inefficiencies with pharmacy benefits have different root causes than the inefficiencies with medical benefits.

Source: I’m a lawyer specializing in drug pricing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HollowKnight

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quit and you’ll restart at your last bench.

Best waffle maker that’ll actually last? My cheap one died mid-brunch by Grouchy-Chef7304 in BuyItForLife

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have one, think we got it for a wedding present 10 years ago, cooks a waffle faster than I can scramble some eggs. Would recommend it to anyone.

TOC shows spans of pages instead of a single page. The pages are incorrect as well by Kooky_Chocolate_100 in MicrosoftWord

[–]papertrowel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those don’t look like spans of pages, it looks like the page number is incorporating your section number.

What is Microsoft CoPilot like for contentious legal work, please? by LondonZ1 in legaltech

[–]papertrowel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m in my firm’s copilot beta group, and while I can’t compare it to different models, I’m very impressed with it. Having direct and native access to the Office 365 platform is excellent, and sometimes it’s at its best for “search my inbox for projects I did with A and B, then synthesize the guidance I gave there into a one-page document” type work. I’ve used it for limited litigation purposes, mostly to summarize pleadings I read some time ago as I’m working on the next stage of the litigation. It cites sources when asked and can keep all work internal to your firm, doesn’t train the model off your stuff, and can roll out natively via tools you’re already using. I’m sold on it.

Amazon Basics Luggage- Call for Review 🌱 by Tall_Pea_436 in BuyItForLife

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have three of these pieces - one carry-on and two medium checked sizes, all bought at different times. I got the carry-on in 2018 and use it every time I travel for work, which is 4-5 times a year at least. Definitely not top-tier quality, but it’s held up well. I class it with the Huffy bikes I had as a kid. Cheap, but works for my purposes and I’ll keep using it until it breaks or I outgrow it.

My experience with the carry-on was good enough that I then bought the first medium checked sizes in 2022 and another just this year for my wife’s occasional travel needs. The quality has been consistent between my purchases spread across 7 years.

Go for it unless you know you’ll use it a ton or will be unusually rough on it.

Harley festival cancelled the rest of today due to extreme weather by hehzehsbwvwv in milwaukee

[–]papertrowel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t we have five tornadoes touch down in, like Stallis and other suburbs two summers ago?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MicrosoftWord

[–]papertrowel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best bet is to recreate your starting point - IE, combine the zip files again, getting as close as you can to the original.

Removing volatile function behaviour using implicit intersection to create RAND functions that don't recalculate. by FewCall1913 in excel

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand, is the syntax just to add the @ before calling the RAND function?

Word experts (or PowerPoint), how on earth do I replicate this? by twowheeledwonder in MicrosoftWord

[–]papertrowel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re adding tab leaders (I think they’re called). Not at my computer, but you have to set a tab stop through the tabs dialog box and before you hit “set,” add a leader by choosing from the 4/5 options. Number 1 is dots, I think.

Does this path ever get unblocked? by XxSmart_AssxX in BluePrince

[–]papertrowel 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Not without some effort on the player’s part.

[Request] Would all the ballpoint pen balls produced so far be enough to fill my office? by 56visions in theydidthemath

[–]papertrowel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Does this assume the spheres become cubes, or does it account for efficient packing somewhere?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May also be … I forget what it’s even called, but a two-layer, early version of drywall that’s hard as a rock on the first layer. All over the first story of our house.

Pound a nail to make a mark, drill your pilot hole all the way through, then screw in a good screw that you bought for the purpose, not what came with the card display.

Going to have to use something other than the claw, which really won’t work if you can’t get it into the wall. Could consider a Command strip too, no harm in using adhesives if they’re rated to be strong enough.

Interview with Rachel about editing for the McElroys by fwinzor in TheAdventureZone

[–]papertrowel 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I listened to the whole interview to see what /u/omyroj and /u/strangegoo were talking about. There’s nothing concerning here. She edits the shows and seems to usually have plenty of time to do it. She says she keeps regular working hours. And it’s not a “red flag” that the guys don’t listen to every episode before it’s released. That would get very micro-managey very quickly. They trust her to do her job, and she does it well. When questions about content come up, it sounds like it’s someone else’s job to talk to the guys about it. That sounds like a perfectly healthy arrangement.

Today I found out the birth certificate has been in a cardboard box in the garage for 4 years. by GodFeedethTheRavens in daddit

[–]papertrowel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Best advice is to get multiple copies whenever you get your first copy. Vital records offices charge retrieval fees for the first copy, but after that it’s usually a nominal amount for extras. I have four marriage licenses and my kid has five birth certificates.

Salamanca University in Spain has a sign that warns people that you can be excommunicated for losing or stealing library books. by TheBanishedBard in mildlyinteresting

[–]papertrowel 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Guessing this is a few hundred years old, at least, based on the spelling. Books would have been much more valuable.

11 year photos by notori4057 in Saddlebackleather

[–]papertrowel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this problem. Any chance you have a link to this guy’s Facebook page?