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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com