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On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 07:11:23AM +0100, tom wrote: > Given that most economists seem to think the economy can not be > modelled accurately in the first place I cant imagine them worrying > about coding minutiae. I think this particular case was more about a "silly error" that was not spotted. Similar such errors abound: - The space shuttle metric and imperial measurements - The "London Whale" and $6.2bn trading loss http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/27.25.html#subj8 There is also a 2007 report http://www.cio.com/article/131500/Eight_of_the_Worst_Spreadsheet_Blunders?page=2&taxonomyId=3000 The importance is making sure that careless errors are found -- Henry Communication not signed with an original manual signature or an appropriately verified digital signature is not binding. Mon Apr 22 07:38:59 BST 2013 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq