[AccessD] [dba-OT] Why You Shouldn't Use Spreadsheets For Important Work

Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com
Wed May 28 14:16:01 CDT 2014


Sorry I didn't realize this was copied to the Access D List. I was under
the impression it was an DBA-OT list post only.  Oops.  Should have been
paying closer attention.

GK


On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:

> And so WHY exactly shouldn't we trust them?  I never got that. Because
> shit is in there that could be fucked up?  Just like ANY freaking program.
> What a crock.
>
> There are ways of testing spreadsheets. No doubt spreadsheets get misused.
> But to say all spreadsheets are evil is not right at all either.
>
> Here's a one word tip.  Crossfoot.
>
> GK
>
> GK
>
>
> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 8:50 PM, <aclawhon at hiwaay.net> wrote:
>
>> I haven't read this (yet), but it looks like an economics professor has
>> written a book advancing a hypothesis that all us wage slaves are doomed to
>> misery and poverty while the folks who own and control capital will
>> eventually own and control everything.  (I suppose this is the long overdue
>> update of "Das Capital" by Karl Marx.)
>>
>> The only problem with this professor's theory is that he relied on
>> erroneous error-plagued spreadsheet data to support his "facts" and
>> conclusions.
>>
>>   http://science.slashdot.org/story/14/05/27/220202/why-you-
>> shouldnt-use-spreadsheets-for-important-work
>>
>> Susan, maybe you can insert a chapter (or a few pages) into your upcoming
>> Excel book warning people not to get too infatuated with spreadsheets.  (I
>> wonder why articles like this aren't more prevalent about the misuse and/or
>> misinterpretation of data generated from databases?)
>>
>> Positive Alan of Huntsville
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Gary Kjos
> garykjos at gmail.com
>



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