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Document formulas in Excel like code with N() function

The simplest way to start documenting Excel formulas like a coder is by using the N () function. Although its primary job is to convert non-numeric values into numbers, it has a hidden quirk: because ...
How-To Geek on MSN

You need to know what the tilde (~) does in Excel

The tilde isn't the only sign you need to understand to truly get your head around Excel's inner workings. For example, the ...
Quanta Magazine

String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof

In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly captivated the field, stoking excitement in ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
Mental Floss

Why Do People String Popcorn on Christmas Trees?

The tradition of decorating evergreen trees at Christmastime first emerged in Europe in the Middle Ages. From there, it was taken to America by German immigrants, while across in England, the practice ...
The Conversation

String theory: scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics

Marika Taylor currently receives funding from EPSRC, STFC, UK government deparments and the European Horizon programme. In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
New York Post

Karoline Leavitt slams lefty reporter’s ‘bulls–t’ questions in fiery text response

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday accused HuffPost correspondent S.V. Date of being a “left-wing hack” who “constantly bombards” her phone after sharing a recent question texted ...
Yahoo

Kelly Rowland Explains Iconic Microsoft Excel Text from ‘Dilemma’ Video

Nelly and Kelly Rowland during The 45th GRAMMY Awards - Backstage - Day Two at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. M. Caulfield/WireImage In 2002, Kelly Rowland and Nelly ...
Complex

Kelly Rowland Explains Iconic Microsoft Excel Text from ‘Dilemma’ Video

In 2002, Kelly Rowland and Nelly released their collaboration “Dilemma," a defining early-2000s R&B hit. Equally as iconic is the song’s music video, which introduced a variety of new technologies. In ...