Comment on Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data

• EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think the point was that the format itself is odd. I am European and it’s weird to me: logically it should be either from greatest to smallest, or from smallest to greatest, not a weird in-between.

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  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Logically it would be milliseconds since 1970.

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    • macrocephalic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not very good for birthdates.

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