Thread: Corona Virus

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!

really? i didnt know that.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

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

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

Quite a difference between the two.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

really? i didnt know that.

64k rows is enough for anyone.

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.

Originally Posted by Ferret

64k rows is enough for anyone.

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.

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!🤔

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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!🤔

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.

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?

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.

Dunno what the situation with that is now.

DL