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The hyperbole here is amazing. You're saying that a 40 year old computer program that runs exclusively on windows is as un-changable as a _law of nature_. The
by throwawaylabor 6y ago
The hyperbole here is amazing. You're saying that a 40 year old computer program that runs exclusively on windows is as un-changable as a _law of nature_.
The english comparison made in a peer comment is more apt, but wow.
The tech industry is so self-centered we think that Scientists should change their fields because of our bugs.
- jordigh 6y agoExcel is older than many of us, so yeah, having it around for our whole lives does really make it seem like a law of nature. Sooner or later, all data ends up in Excel. I don't like it at all, but that's what happens. As for this being an Excel bug: many, perhaps most people don't think it is. That's why it's so permanent: almost everyone likes it.