[ale] [EXTERNAL] Re: In case you missed it

[Jim Kinney]

BWAHAHAHA!!! 

crash....

On October 7, 2020 3:17:31 PM EDT, DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>But, but, but I can connect to the 5TB production Informix DB
>with Excel using an ODBC driver.  That's completely awesome!
>
>What?  You mean when I do that, production transaction rates drop
>80%? No way! I don't believe you.
>
>/s
>
>
>On 10/7/20 2:33 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
>> I've been fighting the "a spreadsheet is not a database, and Access
>> is not much better" war for about 25 years.
>> 
>
>From: Ale
>> <ale-bounces at ale.org> on behalf of Pete Hardie via Ale <ale at ale.org> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:26 PM To: Jim Kinney; Atlanta
>> Linux Enthusiasts Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ale] In case you missed
>> it
>> 
>> Once again, I repeat my frequent assertion that a spreadsheet is not
>> a database, and your admin assistant probably does not have a
>> CS/Programming degree
>> 
>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 2:19 PM Jim Kinney via Ale
>> <ale at ale.org<mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote: Excel blew up in the faces
>> of UK healthcare.
>> 
>>
>https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/excel_england_coronavirus_contact_error/
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