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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:02:39 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
>
>> On the other hand, it can’t be, because it includes Excel. What a laugh
>> ...
> 
> Perhaps you could explain humor to the rest of us.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/excel-glitch-may-have-caused-uk-to-underreport-covid-19-cases-by-15841/
https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/06/austria_election_excel_blunder/
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/formula-1-chief-appalled-to-find-team-using-excel-to-manage-20000-car-parts/

What lessons have been learned since the Great Renaming of genes to
avoid Excel misinterpreting them as dates? Seemingly, none:
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008984