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Comment Re:Meanwhile (Score 5, Interesting) 82

It's better for you.

It's not better for a lot of businesses. The collaboration features of openoffice are sub-par. That alone excludes openoffice from most shortlists. Many businesses nowadays rely on Sharepoint. Only Google comes close to this.

Excel is by far the best in connecting to external database resources. By far the best in pivot tables. Both are extensively used for financial reporting.

Not saying Excel is perfect. But there simply is no serious competition.

Comment Replace your dryer, it'll save money. (Score 1) 146

If you still run a dryer without a sensor to stop it when the clothes are dry: replace it. It's ancient. It's using WAY more energy than modern heatpump dryers.

On the side: the traditional (resistance heated) dryer I bought 11 years ago, was full of sensors and stopped as soon as the clothes were dry. Replaced it with a heatpump dryer this year, which has the additional benefit of delayed start, which is useful to have it start when the solar panels are at maximum output.

Submission + - Slashdot Alum Samzenpus's Fractured Veil Hits Kickstarter

CmdrTaco writes: Long time Slashdot readers remember Samzenpus,who posted over 17,000 stories here, sadly crushing my record in the process! What you might NOT know is that he was frequently the Dungeon Master for D&D campaigns played by the original Slashdot crew, and for the last few years he has been applying these skills with fellow Slashdot editorial alum Chris DiBona to a Survival game called Fractured Veil. It's set in a post apocalyptic Hawaii with a huge world based on real map data to explore, as well as careful balance between PVP & PVE. I figured a lot of our old friends would love to help them meet their kickstarter goal and then help us build bases and murder monsters! The game is turning into something pretty great and I'm excited to see it in the wild!

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