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Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by gumby »

sovande wrote: post #146
gumby wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Why would anyone buy [any app] outside the Mac App Store? I almost never buy an app from the Mac App Store when it's also available directly. I'd rather that the developer gets to keep the extra 30%. Free apps I typically get from the store when available for the convenience of the updating system (though sparkle has made non-app store app updating pretty painless). I don't find v3 a compelling upgrade for me but w…

> I almost never buy an app from the Mac App Store when it's also available directly. Unpopular opinion, but I always try to buy Apps from the Mac App Store. It is easy to purchase and with buyer protection. You can easily install the app on another Mac and it updates automatically and all my apps are in the same place with just one account. But most importantly, Mac App Store Apps must run in a sandbox which is much…

> Unpopular opinion, but I always try to buy Apps from the Mac App Store.

I have no idea if my approach is more or less common, much less more or less popular that preferring the App Store..

And in fact your experience says you are happy that part of your purchase improves the OOBE.

Thanks for writing that up.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by subjectsigma »

anotheryou wrote: post #118
bitwize wrote: post #73

Org-mode: Notepad, meet calculator, spreadsheet, mind map, literate programming tool, blogging/Web CMS, presentation builder...

I really can't find a good way to recreate what I have with something like soulver. With tables I don't see the formulas at glance. Only alternative would be a real programming language but than something like time is a pain again.

You can evaluate emacs lisp everywhere in the editor with C-x C-e. C-u C-x C-e pastes into the buffer. IDK if that fits your use case or not but I hope it's helpful.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by bori5 »

badatshipping wrote: post #19

The funny thing is that Excel would basically meet this need perfectly if it didn’t take 5 seconds to open.

What about Numbers given where talking MacOS and syncs across iOS and it’s basically free ? Seems like it would fit the bill for this kind of scenario.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by xattt »

A tangent, but there is an unspoken need for natural language processing/interpretation in EHR charting for nurses.

Very often, you enter values manually into a flow sheet around that status of a patient (ie vitals, PQRST for pain, assessments) but you may also enter a supporting note around the circumstances of your charting.

It would be beyond helpful to have an interpreter to pull in data within that note to place it within the appropriate data fields. It would eliminate a significant portion of duplicate charting.

I am putting it out there, because this is beyond me to solve this issue from a technical standpoint.

Soulver looks like a tiny step in that direction/way of thinking.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by zdragnar »

xattt wrote: post #155

A tangent, but there is an unspoken need for natural language processing/interpretation in EHR charting for nurses. Very often, you enter values manually into a flow sheet around that status of a patient (ie vitals, PQRST for pain, assessments) but you may also enter a supporting note around the circumstances of your charting. It would be beyond helpful to have an interpreter to pull in data within that note to place…

Is this really a good solution? My biggest concern is more psychological than technical. If the error rate of interpretation is too high, then it obviously won't reduce the effort. However, if the error rate is low, then the errors are much more likely to be overlooked.

The enemy of good may be perfect, but it seems that the closer to (without being) perfect the interpreter, the worse the outcome for the patient.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by jimpudar »

jonstaab wrote: post #30
daturkel wrote: post #15

I personally use Numi, which is very similar. I like the ability to assign variables and reuse them (and change the value of the variable on the fly, instantly redoing all other calculations). https://numi.io/

Seconded (though I'm tentatively switching to dc[0], reverse polish notation ftw), can anyone who has used both Numi and Soulver point out the differences between the two? They look super similar to me. [0] https://www.computerhope.com/unix/udc.htm

If you like dc, give Emacs' calc mode a try.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by DiabloD3 »

daturkel wrote: post #15

I personally use Numi, which is very similar. I like the ability to assign variables and reuse them (and change the value of the variable on the fly, instantly redoing all other calculations). https://numi.io/

I used to use Numi heavily, but I was forced to abandon it because there never will be a Windows version (I even asked the dev, he said no).

Sad, because its elegant as fuck.

Re: Soulver – Notepad, meet calculator

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Post by dnikolaeu »

sovande wrote: post #146
gumby wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Why would anyone buy [any app] outside the Mac App Store? I almost never buy an app from the Mac App Store when it's also available directly. I'd rather that the developer gets to keep the extra 30%. Free apps I typically get from the store when available for the convenience of the updating system (though sparkle has made non-app store app updating pretty painless). I don't find v3 a compelling upgrade for me but w…

> I almost never buy an app from the Mac App Store when it's also available directly. Unpopular opinion, but I always try to buy Apps from the Mac App Store. It is easy to purchase and with buyer protection. You can easily install the app on another Mac and it updates automatically and all my apps are in the same place with just one account. But most importantly, Mac App Store Apps must run in a sandbox which is much…

Ha-ha. ))) C' mon man! So superficial about Belarus. )) I just don't want to bother with MAS, so it's much easier to automate all stuff. Btw all recent updates are notarized.
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