pain
pain on Beyond Market Intelligence: a running collection of 2 stories we have gathered and hand-picked because they are worth your time. Every post here touches on pain in some way — the news, the analysis, the deep dives, and the occasional surprise find. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work with data. New stories are added to this page as we find them, so check back if you want to keep up with what is happening around pain, or subscribe to the RSS feed to get them as soon as they are published. Browse the collection below, or head back to the homepage to see everything Beyond Market Intelligence is covering right now.
Excel and SharePoint together as a non-US person is hot garbage
Navigating Excel and SharePoint can be frustrating, especially when dealing with date formats that default to US interpretations. A recent experience shared by a user highlights the confusion that arises when working across regions, leading to issues like the DATEDIF function failing unless dates are in the correct format. This raises questions about whether these challenges stem from configuration settings or if Excel's integration within Office 365 is lacking.
Anyone else tired of babysitting Colab notebooks?
Are you exhausted from the constant oversight required when using Colab notebooks? Many users find themselves in a cycle of keeping tabs open to prevent disconnections, rerunning notebooks with minor adjustments, and returning to discover that their sessions have failed midway through. While Colab can be useful for quick tasks, longer runs can quickly become frustrating. Do you find yourself dealing with these challenges or have you discovered effective workarounds? And is letting notebooks run overnight a common practice, or is it just me?