Re: [R] Off topic, but hopefully not totally irrelevant: on MS Excel and genomics

[John McKown]

On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 9:10 AM, John Kane  wrote:

> Over the last few years I came to the conclusion that using a spreadsheet
> for anything more complicated than my shopping list was madness.
>  I am now reconsidering my position on shopping lists.
>

​I got a real laugh out of that one! When used for the purpose of their
ancestors, they are an excellent tool. A screwdriver is an excellent tool.
But you can't use it alone to build a submarine.
https://www.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2002/cmsc434-0101/MUIseum/applications/spreadsheethistory1.html
​



>
> Thanks Bert. I have a small collection of spreadsheet errors that have
> been  published here and there and this is a great addition.
>
> John Kane
> Kingston ON Canada
>


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Maranatha! <><
John McKown

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Re: [R] Off topic, but hopefully not totally irrelevant: on MS Excel and genomics

[John Kane]

Over the last few years I came to the conclusion that using a spreadsheet for 
anything more complicated than my shopping list was madness.
 I am now reconsidering my position on shopping lists.

Thanks Bert. I have a small collection of spreadsheet errors that have been  
published here and there and this is a great addition.

John Kane
Kingston ON Canada


> -Original Message-
> From: bgunter.4...@gmail.com
> Sent: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 08:09:46 -0700
> To: r-help@r-project.org
> Subject: [R] Off topic, but hopefully not totally irrelevant: on MS Excel
> and genomics
> 
> http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/one-five-genetics-papers-contains-errors-thanks-microsoft-excel
> 
> Cheers,
> Bert
> 
> 
> Bert Gunter
> 
> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
> and sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
> 
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[R] Off topic, but hopefully not totally irrelevant: on MS Excel and genomics

[Bert Gunter]

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/one-five-genetics-papers-contains-errors-thanks-microsoft-excel

Cheers,
Bert


Bert Gunter

"The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
and sticking things into it."
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