Daily Archives: August 14, 2016

‘Super Mario Bros’ Recreated In Excel Is The Best Possible Use For Excel

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‘Super Mario Bros’ Recreated In Excel Is The Best Possible Use For Excel
We’ve got to admit, this recreation of the most famous video game level of all time isn’t 100 percent perfectly faithful to the source material, but it beats the hell out of the lame spreadsheets we make.

August 14, 2016 at 04:29PM
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The Psychology Of Dealing With Unprecedented Events Like The Louisiana Floods

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Flooding in parts of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast have been record-breaking and life-altering. As a scientist that studies extreme precipitation I found myself saying “wow” to pictures and reports of 30+ inches (2.5 feet) of rainfall. All weekend I saw friends posting in social media about family members losing everything or having to be rescued from homes by helicopters. Meteorologists predicted this extreme weather event, and there will certainly be discussions about how it fits within the context of a changing climate. Herein I am motivated by the statement, “I have never seen anything like this before,” overheard in several media reports.  Is there a psychological context for how humans deal with events outside their own experiences or understanding?

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El Falcon 9 de SpaceX aterriza por cuarta vez en la barcaza flotante

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Ha llegado un punto en el que SpaceX aterriza cohetes en medio del mar con una facilidad pasmosa. Y es que lo ha vuelto a hacer. El Falcon 9 ha aterrizado por cuarta vez sobre su plataforma flotante (las otras dos que aterrizó lo hizo sobre el…

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Microsoft’s $26Bn LinkedIn Deal Begs ‘Immaterial’ Social Media Valuation Questions

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Microsoft Corporation’s acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2bn this June raised several questions around the valuation of social media platform assets. It also prompted Fitch Ratings, one of the ‘Big 3’ credit rating agencies, to place Microsoft’s long-term IDR and senior unsecured debt – both at ‘AA+’ – on Rating Watch negative as the ink was drying on the deal.

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