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Re: I put my whole life into a single database

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Post by Theory42 » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 12:18 AM UTC

zild3d wrote: post #111

samuelbalogh wrote: post #72

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Same here - I do fly 1-3 times a year and I always feel bad about it. I can't help but think that flying will hopefully become a taboo topic, something that people do occasionally but definitely don't brag about.

> I can't help but think that flying will hopefully become a taboo topic I hope we can figure out more environmentally sustainable flight, not hope we just stop flying

Agreed--I'm really excited about all this hydrogen fueled or eVTOL business that's going on lately. The future could be awesome.

Re: I put my whole life into a single database

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Post by Breza » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 6:20 PM UTC

hdjjhhvvhga wrote: post #71

dpeck wrote: post #22

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You’ve verbalized more about data science than most executives ever will.

It's a bit more nuanced. It's true that you do research looking for insights that would give you a competitive advantage, and you don't find many - and very often the results don't justify the cost. On the other hand, if you don't do that, you risk staying behind, so some form of data analysis is absolutely necessary for any business - you can't just run on your gut feeling especially once you exceed a certain size.…

Data Science manager here. I've worked with companies that didn't know the profitability of their different client contracts because the data was stored in separate systems. Fixing that kind of thing is super profitable. Every additional data project after that adds less incremental value, and it's easy to hit the point where more analysis doesn't make enough money to be worth it.

Re: I put my whole life into a single database

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Post by realjhondoe » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 7:52 PM UTC

JZL003 wrote: post #5

I think bots are a great way of automating your life in fun ways. It's also my new favorite project to suggest to people starting to program, because just a little bit of customizability goes a long way Tracking mood is great. A simple telegram bot -> a google sheet lets telegram do the mobile/desktop UI and you just control the logic One overlooked thing is automating financial tracking/categorization. In the US the…

+1 for the Telegram bot, I've been thinking on doing a custom app that asks me for my mood but the Telegram bot is a better idea!

Re: I put my whole life into a single database

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Post by Beat-O » Tue, May 03, 2022, 12:21 PM UTC

skinnymuch wrote: post #131

cesnja wrote: post #54

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Toshl is a finance tracker (and much more) with bank integrations. I don't use it, but I guess you could outsorce this type of work to the app. https://toshl.com/bank-connections/

Toshl seems like any other modern finance tracker. The bank integrations are Plaid it seems, Which doesn’t cover everything.

It's Plaid in the US mostly, but other providers are used around the world as well. For example Salt Edge, with much wider coverage.

Re: I put my whole life into a single database

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Post by skinnymuch » Tue, May 03, 2022, 5:11 PM UTC

Beat-O wrote: post #174

skinnymuch wrote: post #131

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Toshl seems like any other modern finance tracker. The bank integrations are Plaid it seems, Which doesn’t cover everything.

It's Plaid in the US mostly, but other providers are used around the world as well. For example Salt Edge, with much wider coverage.

Right that makes sense. It’s not a big deal. An app I was using MoneyWiz, let you switch between providers so something like Venmo or crappy store branded credit cards were able to be included too via Yodlee. I dont do much crypto, but Salt Edge does help there.