When all you have is Excel, every problem looks like a nail worksheet.
If I had to use a spreadsheet for this, I would import a file generated
by "cal -y". It may well be easier to use a PIM for this, though.
Ben_Hutchings
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RE: Better living through Excel calculations
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RE: Www.howtohackamailstation.com
If you cut the power halfway through the reset then the stored
configuration will be invalid and the unit will presumably ignore it
and let you start configuration from scratch. It's still a bit weird
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RE: Insurance WTF
@Mike R said:
Except in this case, the only risk I took was getting laid off. Whups,
silly me, guess I shouldn't have gotten myself laid off. I could have
prevented that, you know.
As I said, correlation, not causality.
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RE: Insurance WTF
Speaking of which, insurance can be cheaper with one's spouse as a
second driver, because the statistics suggest married people are safer
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RE: Insurance WTF
If someone has a tendency to take silly risks, they're more likely to
get bad credit and more likely to crash their car, I suppose. We're
talking about statistics here, so they're really interested in
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RE: A whole database of WTF
Yes, I know, having implemented strftime a couple of times and thus
dealt with three different week numbering schemes. The above
manipulations of WD1 can only produce week numbers between 1 and 52
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RE: A whole database of WTF
Does it do anything else with WD1 after this? I'm somewhat bothered by
the fact that there can be more than 52 weeks in the year. -
RE: VC demands Oracle?
"Sequel" is historically accurate too, because that was the name of
SQL's predecessor, standing for Simple English QUEry Language.
Presumably it was English in the sense that it used some English words,
and Simple in the sense that, um, marketing thought that would sound
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RE: America vs Europe
I think the theory of evolution is an excellent theory and I think, to some degree, that it's been observed in a micro level (if I understand it right we haven't had enough time to observe it on a macro level yet). But evolution as a theory for the 'origin of species' is a more interesting one. ... We have a few theories, lets enjoy them and investigate them, but why do we need to take sides?
The scientific term "theory" means a rational system of ideas with evidence behind it, not just a hypothesis. There is good evidence for evolution, and none for creation (beyond the bible). I encourage you to read Darwin's original work on evolution, The Origin of Species, which is quite readable and not only explains the evidence behind his theory but anticipates and responds to many of the objections that ignorant creationisms still make today. The reason for "taking sides" is that knowledge of the origin of species is actually useful in understanding the similarities and differences between them.