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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by overthemoon on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:18AM (#30987676)
I'm continually shocked at how technically incompetent academics can be. Otherwise brilliant people with the most batshit technical workflows I've ever seen.
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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by dotancohen on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:17AM (#30988222)
Like everybody else, they take the path of least resistance. Of course, when that path is Excel they're in for a lot of resistance later (like needing to rename genes), but at first it feels smooth.
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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by prepend on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:34AM (#30988447)
People are very inventive to get their job done.

I’ve done some travel to Africa and am amazed at the ingenuity/batshit workflows that exist to get work done and live life.

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