I wonder if I’ll ever find another type of software that makes me as happy as spreadsheets, whatever implementation really, Excel, Google sheets, …. Perhaps not the Apple one actually.
Sydney man dubbed the 'Annihilator' wins spreadsheet world championship
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#82> He says he is “not bad” at maths – by which he means he came top in the state of New South Wales in his year 12 maths exams As an Australian that has worked with American companies for a while, this is a behaviour I’ve had to overcome. If you tell an Australian you’re “not bad” at something then they’ll take that to mean that you’re actually quite good, whereas many Americans will understand it to mean that you’re…
Must not have worked with any Minnesotans then!
Re: Sydney man dubbed the 'Annihilator' wins spreadsheet world championship
#83> He says he is “not bad” at maths – by which he means he came top in the state of New South Wales in his year 12 maths exams As an Australian that has worked with American companies for a while, this is a behaviour I’ve had to overcome. If you tell an Australian you’re “not bad” at something then they’ll take that to mean that you’re actually quite good, whereas many Americans will understand it to mean that you’re…
> whereas many Americans will understand it to mean that you’re not good
I haven't found that to be true. Tooting your own horn is generally looked upon as impolite in many circles. It's pretty common for someone who is outstanding at something to say "yeah, not bad".
And in a very meta way, it can be seen as a flex. Someone who is undeniably the best at something can say "yeah, I'm not bad" with a smirk to show that yeah, they know they are very good.
Now there are some circles in the US where bragging is common - banking, VC, hell even tech. But that's not America.
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#84> He says he is “not bad” at maths – by which he means he came top in the state of New South Wales in his year 12 maths exams As an Australian that has worked with American companies for a while, this is a behaviour I’ve had to overcome. If you tell an Australian you’re “not bad” at something then they’ll take that to mean that you’re actually quite good, whereas many Americans will understand it to mean that you’re…
The same culture of understatement is present in the UK, which is where Australia likely inherited it from.
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#85OK, let's have a show of hands. How many of you would trade your software dev / coding skills for that title?
Only if it was accomplished with SuperCalc.
Re: Sydney man dubbed the 'Annihilator' wins spreadsheet world championship
#86> He says he is “not bad” at maths – by which he means he came top in the state of New South Wales in his year 12 maths exams As an Australian that has worked with American companies for a while, this is a behaviour I’ve had to overcome. If you tell an Australian you’re “not bad” at something then they’ll take that to mean that you’re actually quite good, whereas many Americans will understand it to mean that you’re…
Must not have worked with any Minnesotans then!
Heh, as a Minnesotan I was confused by the original comment until now. I didn’t realize that was a regional thing.
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#87I wonder if I’ll ever find another type of software that makes me as happy as spreadsheets, whatever implementation really, Excel, Google sheets, …. Perhaps not the Apple one actually.
Nothing beats Lotus123 :)
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#88I was not expecting a sweet photo of a beaming actuary when opening an article about someone nicknamed the “Annihilator.” That Excel championship wrestling belt is really cool though.
Other than becoming an actuary, how do these people become Excel gurus? What Excel books do they read?
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#89> But the last word goes to Brandon Moyer, who was eliminated in the final. In his post-game interview, the US competitor thanked his wife, who “never made fun of me, even once, for competing in the Microsoft Excel world championship”.
That brought a tear to my eye. What a beautiful example of love
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
“Sorry to bother you” - I have a life-critical emergency “That is remarkable” - It is horrifyingly bad “Have you had your tea?” - Get out of my house
>“Have you had your tea?” - Get out of my house "Tea", meaning 'dinner', I presume.
In the North of England, yes.