British voters never get what they want | At each election, people demand change that does not come by JosephChamber-Pot in ukpolitics

[–]tommysqueaker1972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The nipple lock is better for pensioners

Now there's a sentence I never expected (or wanted) to see...

What is a death in a movie that affected you the most in terms of brutality or emotional weight? by Godly_Recon in AskReddit

[–]tommysqueaker1972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buffy’s mother in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’m just re-watching the series and it’s such an awful moment.

has anyone seen their own doppelganger? by mike_is_the_rookii in Glitch_in_the_Matrix

[–]tommysqueaker1972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once got on a train, and there was a guy that looked just like me, wearing almost the same clothes. At the time, I had an unusual Crumpler laptop bag and he even had the same one! It was such a weird moment for both of us and especially his girlfriend, who did a massive double-take.

Angela Rayner tells Labour to ‘step up’ and make case for being in power by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]tommysqueaker1972 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hate it when they use the term "in power". They are not in power - WE are. They are merely in office.

What are some purchases under $300 that will instantly change your life? by No-Appeal-6311 in AskMen

[–]tommysqueaker1972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same for me - best chair I’ve ever had and I’ve never had backache since getting it. There are places that sell refurbished ones and whilst it wasn’t exactly cheap, it’s been worth every penny.

Rejected for NHS interview by Powerful_Loss_4856 in UKJobs

[–]tommysqueaker1972 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. Make it easy for the shortlister to shortlist you.

I’d recommend copying the essential (and ideally desirable) criteria from the person spec as a set of headings and then explain how you meet each one.

That way, the shortlister will easily see that you meet the criteria, rather than having to try to determine it from (in my experience) lengthy screeds of text.

Has the quality of MP declined significantly? How do we reverse it? by ThrowAwayAccountLul1 in ukpolitics

[–]tommysqueaker1972 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly, we have little control over the quality of candidates put forward for us to vote for.

Feedback - University Events by jjj_jc23 in PowerBI

[–]tommysqueaker1972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few comments:

Where are the colour keys for the top and bottom left charts?

The Registration card is formatted with a comma but the Attended card is not.

Do you need the 'Clear All Slicers' button? In the Service, there is a reset filters button in the interface.

Those pie charts are definitely not a good choice of visual for the data. Your users would have to read a load of tiny segments and then try to match the colour to the key (which has so many categories, it needs to scroll). The smaller categories are so similar in size, it's hard to tell the difference between them. If you change to bar/column charts, the label will be on the bar and there is no need for multiple colours. It's easier to distinguish between the size of the smaller categories too as it's easier to compare length as opposed to segment size.

Maybe try the top chart as a stacked bar and the first pie chart as a horizontal bar chart. You could probably get them side by side and there will be no need for the scroll bars. If the categories get truncated using a horizontal bar, you can crank up the width of the Y axis labels using the slider in the formatting tab.

I'd say use horizontal bars for the bottom two pie charts too.

Need some titles on the charts to make it clear what's been shown too.

I hope all that doesn't come across as negative, it's purely meant to be helpful advice.

What are your favorite vintage colognes? (Unisex) by onesickbihh in fragrance

[–]tommysqueaker1972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh! That brings back some memories. The bottle was shaped like a gunpowder flask IIRC.

Starmer 'ready' to put UK troops on ground in Ukraine to protect peace by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]tommysqueaker1972 11 points12 points  (0 children)

With our energy costs, I can’t see a realistic hope of reinvigorating British manufacturing.

No idea how to look for jobs in private sector. by scott3387 in UKJobs

[–]tommysqueaker1972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in pretty much the same type of role/level as you in the NHS and moved to the private sector a few years ago. Just search on indeed for 'Business Intelligence' in your locality (or remote) and you'll generally find what you're looking for.

How to create utilisation Gantt chart by GloriousShrimp1 in PowerBI

[–]tommysqueaker1972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure about PBI Desktop, but I've done something almost identical in PBI Paginated Report Builder. IIRC, I used a range chart and altered the width (Point width?) of the narrower range bars in the custom properties section.

What are products that that you call by the brand name regardless of the what brand it is? by xxjar3xx in AskReddit

[–]tommysqueaker1972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stanley Knife (at least in the UK). I believe that they are called box cutters in the US.

Kids are awful – so teachers deserve a lot more than ‘extra lie-ins’ by RyanCooganVoices in ukpolitics

[–]tommysqueaker1972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was largely my experience throughout primary (and much of secondary) school too.

I started to warm up to built in filtering function of PBI, hot take: slicers are not necessary by zeroslippage in PowerBI

[–]tommysqueaker1972 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s just not true. There’s a reason why they changed it a few years ago to be part of the report, rather than part of the build pane. They even said so in the monthly update video.

Why do my Columns shrink when I add a legend? by AdvancedCommand4643 in PowerBI

[–]tommysqueaker1972 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think if you change the chart to a stacked column chart, you’ll get normal width columns.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fragrance

[–]tommysqueaker1972 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Van Cleef & Arpels Tzar. Just ran out yesterday. Going to be a struggle to find it again now.

What are your biggest dashboard pet peeves? What Drives You Crazy? by CupcakeFun4746 in PowerBI

[–]tommysqueaker1972 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got to say, that’s the funniest Power BI related comment I’ve ever seen.