Semi-OT: Database for "average" users

Stewart C. Russell scruss-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org
Sun May 1 01:02:11 UTC 2005


billt-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org wrote:
> In principle I agree, but don't underestimate the utility of a spreadsheet.

but equally, don't overestimate the seeming functional equivalence of
two things with rows and columns. A spreadsheet is a good small dataset
analysis tool, and a passable data entry medium. See Risks Digest
(particularly vol 20.84, "Report on hacker altering MIT grades: NOT!",
<http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/20.84.html#subj1>, and following
articles in later volumes) for more details.

 Stewart
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