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		dllthomas on Oct 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Missing Covid-19 test data was caused by the ill-t... I've re-read the parent comment a few times, and I really don't see how this is your takeaway. The author is complaining that they find Excel difficult to inspect and different spreadsheets difficult to compare. There's no claim that Excel did a calculation wrong.

airstrike on Oct 5, 2020 [2 more]

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callamdelaney on Oct 6, 2020 | [–]

Except programming languages state clearly what's going to happen.. excel.. eh, not really. It's hidden.

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