.... so many things I had wanted to write/talk about here today. But, work got the better of me. A large array of emotionally needy students have been knocking on my office door all day. I have been creating a schedule of events for one of the research meetings I am going to relatively soon, and as I happen to be a section chair... I have to organize the order of the research talks and presentations in my section.
I do not know if I have ever mentioned this before.... but I damn well HATE and DESPISE Excel. Somehow, no matter what I *think* and believe is the appropriate and correct methods to use while working with that vile program, every damn time.... it seems the cells in that program have a damn mind of their own and do as they damn well please. I make a damnable column of numbers, but every once in a while, one of the damn numbers will align on the opposite side of a cell from others in the same column. And, when sometimes entering damnable text into a cell, sometimes it will extend beyond the cell in a trail for however long it may need, but other damn times for NO IDENTIFIABLE reason the text will simply start a new line within the cell (like happens when you type in a word processor. None of what Excel does makes any damn sense and I despise every moment I am forced to use that damn program.
I do not have enough energy to do any more. I still have to go clean up my lab some, before I head home.
PipeTobacco
I can use Excel but only on a basic level. Don’t ask me what a pivot table is. 😀
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I'm late to this party but last night I heard an interview with author Matt Parker who's written a book called Humble Pi about math errors, in particular those caused by Excel spreadsheets. A lot of industry and government reports, in the UK and elsewhere, have reported misinformation because of human error in using Excel but also b/c of inherent quirks of MS that introduce errors. His nonfiction book is both amusing and illuminating. I too hate Excel but use it regularly because I need to.
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