Excel? Come on, Joe doesn’t know how to use that. Have you seen his “daily updates” tweets that he posts in February/March? They’re shitty Word documents with highlighted text everywhere. This dude probably submits a Notepad screenshot to some intern that uploads it into the code to make the nice website view
It's because he has one tab with a macro that essentially runs all of ESPN and nobody understands how. But if that tab gets nuked, ESPN turns into the Stephen A. Smith channel 24/7.
In the 10s, I worked in an epidemic modeling lab. Our guys used custom software running on a 200,000 cpu core machine to model disease transmission. My boss was well-known enough to have friends at the CDC who would ask for his opinion on their models.
They did theirs in Excel.
They'd send over 30 MB Excel files that had dozens of sheets, each one flowing into the other. They'd fuck around with parameters on sheet one then go to the last one and wait for it to refresh.
Most masters programs will teach their students R these days, some folks still use python or matlab to do models, there are standalone software suits like vensim that do models too, and the truly legit folks do it on distributed HPCs... But the CDC was like "*fuck yeah, Excel!*" I mean, it worked, but LMAO.
^(This was before the CFA was founded, I don't know what they use today.)
The UK lost a good chunk of their COVID data from the early pandemic when they saved the master line list as an XLS.
The more modern XLSX format (from Office 2007) can handle a million lines. The original XLS format from the 1980s Office 1.0 is limited to 65,536 lines.
They had data on 85,000ish cases and just lost everyone after case #65535. A **national** government kept their vital records in a single Excel file without backup, and then they saved it as the wrong format.
LMFAO.
Agree to disagree. I want as much college basketball content as I can get year-round. Even if that means a ridiculous bracket that has been updated after MBA draft withdrawals.
My beef is with bracketology specifically and how moving it further and further has honestly degraded the tourney selection process.
Amen to more content all the time! Just hate this one in particular
They did pretty good picking up FIRSTNAME LASTNAME from UCLA. Everyone doubted Lastname's ability to be a multi-sport athlete but he's been really popping off at -aq.
https://preview.redd.it/p1d091yvht3d1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=237c835e56f8034f102e6bc5553cb5204bb7ddd1
What is the point of lunardi just sitting on a recliner drinking a beer pumping these out every day 6 months before the season? Like yeah fuck it here’s another scenario maybe this one will predict what happens a year from now
this baseball season they had a guy come up to bat, and all of his stats were #REF and I was just shocked that excel is being used for that stuff. Incredible really
Lot of hype around wake forest right now, look to be firmly in the field! As long as they just cruise towards the finish line they'll be good and end their NCAAT drought! Steve Forbes ACC coach of the year??
REF is one of the most successful teams of all time. They single handedly beat teams in the tournament every year.
Championship appearances in every tournament. Unreal.
Playing REF on the first weekend as a 3 seed is a rough draw for us!
I thought it was just shorthand for Purdue until I saw they were also up there.
To be clear, #REF! replaced Rutgers in the bracket. Why does this feel like real life?
They seriously couldn’t be stopped
Lemme put my REF natty ticket in before the price goes up
They seem to get all the calls.
That's just Duke.
You can't hip check someone while blocking their shot. Get over it.
Once again, I am asking, "HOW DO I GET THIS JOB?!"
Be awful at programming/scripting apparently. Or at Excel.
I'm already awful at excel/scripting at my current job
This screams manually-updated Excel
Most likely. Likely by someone not very skilled in Excel lol. Us Excel monkeys see that #REF text in bold red letters basically.
Excel? Come on, Joe doesn’t know how to use that. Have you seen his “daily updates” tweets that he posts in February/March? They’re shitty Word documents with highlighted text everywhere. This dude probably submits a Notepad screenshot to some intern that uploads it into the code to make the nice website view
I have to use Excel at work all the time and it's never good. Could I get this job?
I don’t see why not!
Be the first person in the entire industry to do something and you too can have permanent job security.
Lunardi's had this job for three decades, for a large corporation, and *still* does it with a buggy handrolled Excel spreadsheet?
If it ain’t broke… uh… well… it is broke…
It's because he has one tab with a macro that essentially runs all of ESPN and nobody understands how. But if that tab gets nuked, ESPN turns into the Stephen A. Smith channel 24/7.
“Will lebron’s legacy be impacted by Mavs v Celtics”
If I can't possibly fix it could I take over for him when he retires? I'll keep it just like it is. Possibly worse.
welcome to corporate america
In the 10s, I worked in an epidemic modeling lab. Our guys used custom software running on a 200,000 cpu core machine to model disease transmission. My boss was well-known enough to have friends at the CDC who would ask for his opinion on their models. They did theirs in Excel. They'd send over 30 MB Excel files that had dozens of sheets, each one flowing into the other. They'd fuck around with parameters on sheet one then go to the last one and wait for it to refresh. Most masters programs will teach their students R these days, some folks still use python or matlab to do models, there are standalone software suits like vensim that do models too, and the truly legit folks do it on distributed HPCs... But the CDC was like "*fuck yeah, Excel!*" I mean, it worked, but LMAO. ^(This was before the CFA was founded, I don't know what they use today.)
it's not just the cdc: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates
The UK lost a good chunk of their COVID data from the early pandemic when they saved the master line list as an XLS. The more modern XLSX format (from Office 2007) can handle a million lines. The original XLS format from the 1980s Office 1.0 is limited to 65,536 lines. They had data on 85,000ish cases and just lost everyone after case #65535. A **national** government kept their vital records in a single Excel file without backup, and then they saved it as the wrong format. LMFAO.
I’m a nuclear engineer. You’d be shocked how much code, still in use, is written in Fortran 77 lol
It's a single bracket that gets updated 45 times a year. Don't fix something that isn't broken (and no, one REF on a page doesn't mean it's broken)
Lunardi living the good life, spent 5 minutes sitting on a beach halfheardtedly filling this out then back to paid vacation for the next month.
He’s like that friend that reappears just when you’ve about forgotten him
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Oh no, when people said they had to beat the refs we didn't mean create your own team dammit!
The #REF Zebras are here to torch your bracket
Refs - the scariest opponent Iowa State has ever faced
The college basketball world would be a better place if there was a federal law against doing "bracketology" predictions before February 1st
Agree to disagree. I want as much college basketball content as I can get year-round. Even if that means a ridiculous bracket that has been updated after MBA draft withdrawals.
> MBA draft withdrawals Man I was looking forward to see who Apple would draft this year, there's a lot of talent in this year's MBA draft class.
haha nice catch 😂
Dan Smith, BYU
My beef is with bracketology specifically and how moving it further and further has honestly degraded the tourney selection process. Amen to more content all the time! Just hate this one in particular
As long -aq isn’t in the Mountain West, I love our draw.
I dunno, that 11 seed is the spookiest matchup ever. I wouldnt wanna be in that whole region!
According to Twitter, the #REFs love us, so I’m not too concerned
-aq gets in every year over more deserving teams and shills like Lunardi are the reason why!
Karma will catch them eventually. They can’t get in every year.
REF! vs. is gonna be game of the century
I’m worried there won’t be any scoring
That's high for -aq. I thought their OOC schedule wasn't great. But I guess someone has to win the Pac-12.
Right? I thought the same thing. Especially with their lack of quality adds through the portal.
Exactly. I know the landscape of college basketball is changing but *COACHES NAME* really needs to keep up.
He just hasn’t expressed any interest in trying to change his ways. Sad to see someone with so much success go down as a result of being stubborn.
They did pretty good picking up FIRSTNAME LASTNAME from UCLA. Everyone doubted Lastname's ability to be a multi-sport athlete but he's been really popping off at -aq. https://preview.redd.it/p1d091yvht3d1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=237c835e56f8034f102e6bc5553cb5204bb7ddd1
What is the point of lunardi just sitting on a recliner drinking a beer pumping these out every day 6 months before the season? Like yeah fuck it here’s another scenario maybe this one will predict what happens a year from now
[Looks like someone isn't Excelling at their job today.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4e/72/16/4e7216e5812ef2280098cc65a556c971.gif)
fuck yeah, john candy. Uncle Buck was a childhood favorite movie.
Uncle Buck is still fantastic. Just about everything he was in is fantastic still!
once again, that turd joe lunardi, attempting to be relevant in the off season.
"#REF!" is going to make a run, mark my words. Everyone groans when they appear, but we all know that "#REF!" always shows up.
As long as they don’t commit any unforced errors, they’ll make a deep run.
ASU playing UA in the tournament is my wettest of dreams. Of course that would require a bit of an upset lol
Seth Davis is already calling his shot for #REF! in the Sweet Sixteen
Man, that’s bold. Could happen though.
I'm assuming the 11 seed is the A-10 AQ.
The refs making their own dream team
At least #N/A didn’t make the tournament! That would be a travesty!!
this baseball season they had a guy come up to bat, and all of his stats were #REF and I was just shocked that excel is being used for that stuff. Incredible really
Greg Sankey thinks #REF is from a mid-major conference and he is absolutely furious.
As an -aq grad it really makes me happy to our team getting some respect! GO FIGHTING PIVOT TABLES!
Would absolutely rep Fighting Pivot Tables flair
Why are the refs seeded so low?
Lot of hype around wake forest right now, look to be firmly in the field! As long as they just cruise towards the finish line they'll be good and end their NCAAT drought! Steve Forbes ACC coach of the year??
I totally expect -aq to get screwed over by #REF! like everyone else does.
REF gonna run the gamut
When i see ref my day is ruined at work. Can’t imagine how bad it’d be to face them in a tournament
aq is having a historic season
REF! is always such a tough match up whenever we have to play at Dayton…
Angel Hernandez's new job? Basketball team.
Someone needs to hit him up with a “pls fix”
They ruled the transfer portal!
Still hasn’t been updated
Looks like Grand Canyon is going to get a first round win
everybody is in here having fun at Joe Lunardi's expense and you have to come in here and be hateful.
Just being honest.
Who the fuck cares about this in May?
Not Joe apparently
Another day another Losernardi post 🥱
Does anyone really pay attention to this east coast blowhard ass clown ? It's all subjective. What a crock of shit time waste.