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Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data (www.theverge.com)
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[โ€“] cabron_offsets 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Excel sucks open ass. At storing data, at displaying data, at analyzing data. Scientists, of all people, should understand how to use an RDBMS and a data processing framework like R.

[โ€“] Evotech 1 points 1 year ago

I believe that accessibility is what makes Excel so good. And the world agrees.