If I had to hazard a guess there is probably a much copied page about letters in the names of famous people, as it turns up multiple times in the dataset with perhaps minor variations the model is he… (View Post)

I think he's right there. I expect 2024 to be absolutely nuts, making 2016's Pepe memes look quite quaint. (View Post)

IIRC in the UK trackside access for things like mobile masts is incredibly difficult as it is jealously guarded by Network Rail. Presumably in France some bigwig can simply order SNCF to let the netw… (View Post)

LOTS of people use Excel as a database, even though they should not, but don't be dismissive of Excel, it is an exceptionally useful and powerful piece of software in the right hands. (View Post)

I don't agree. If he made some paper notes or did a few calculations in the margin you would have no problem. He's probably using a spreadsheet in the same sort of way. (View Post)