Corona Virus

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Is that like the UK suddenly discovering recently it had failed to count 16,000 deaths?
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That was apparently because someone failed to appreciate that the XLS file format has a limit on the number of rows!

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

That was apparently because someone failed to appreciate that the XLS file format has a limit on the number of rows!

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really? i didnt know that.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Is that like the UK suddenly discovering recently it had failed to count 16,000 deaths?

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It wasn't 16,000 missing deaths, it was 15,841 positive tests.

Quite a difference between the two.

Covid: how Excel may have caused loss of 16,000 test results in England | Politics | The Guardian

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Originally Posted by Eevo

really? i didnt know that.

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64k rows is enough for anyone. [biggrin]

Since the .xls format has not been the standard Excel format for ~10+ years or more you reckon office / admin people would now know the difference between the .xls, .xlsx and .xlsm formats.

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Originally Posted by Ferret

64k rows is enough for anyone. [biggrin]

Since the .xls format has not been the standard Excel format for ~10+ years or more you reckon office / admin people would now know the difference between the .xls, .xlsx and .xlsm formats.

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im still in the dark ages. most of my data dumps are done in CSV format.

I have to have a bit of a giggle at the Southern states wanting to open borders as "We're all Australians" and then kick in their 'Daylight Wasting' scheme this month!🤔

Virus update, NY Times.

The Coronavirus Outbreak - The New York Times

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Originally Posted by Saitch

I have to have a bit of a giggle at the Southern states wanting to open borders as "We're all Australians" and then kick in their 'Daylight Wasting' scheme this month!🤔

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The difference is that daylight saving isn't unconstitutional whilst blocking Australians from crossing internal borders on the basis of residence is.

And I don't understand how Queensland unilaterally deciding to be the odd one out means that every other State that managed to agree on DST is being un-Australian?


Edit: and sorry, why doesn't Queensland do daylight saving? Is there an actual, sensible reason?

Edit: a quick google reveals that a majority of the residents in the South- East of Qld (i.e., Brisbane) voted for it and it was opposed by people in electorates in the West and North. I had a bit of a laugh at Katter complaining about it still being light at 7.30pm - in the West of Victoria it's light until after 9.00pm and Horsham is way hotter than say, Mt Isa.

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

The difference is that daylight saving isn't unconstitutional whilst blocking Australians from crossing internal borders on the basis of residence is.

Edit: and sorry, why doesn't Queensland do daylight saving? Is there an actual, sensible reason?

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Forget the rest of Qld, Hamilton Island was always on Melby time, daylight saving as well. Maybe it was just a far northern suburb aka 'Far North Brighton' or something. [bigwhistle]

Dunno what the situation with that is now.

DL

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

Edit: and sorry, why doesn't Queensland do daylight saving? Is there an actual, sensible reason?

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Yes,we just like to be different[biggrin]