WHERE the_data_matches_the_vaguely_defined_parameters_in_your_head_that_you_never_told_me

Upvote for using decimated correctly and also being spot on with the math. Made me completely forget about what an ass-hat Musk is for a short time.

If an Excel sheet is that big, it should be replaced with a proper database, which most likely would run on Linux. I think you're right, though, about the lack of planning around the practicalities.

Isn't this canon?

Alternately: I remember when everyone on a flight could smoke. The cabin filled with a blueish unbreathable haze. Nobody had personal electronics, and in-flight entertainment was rare, so every child on the plane was continuously crying, whining, or yelling.

The incident will be reported at /var/log/auth.log

Less Scientology?

Then let your competitors wind up losing thousands of dollars when they cancel on them.

"I get the impression a lot of consultants are kind of winging it." Agreed. Every consultant I've known and worked with was winging it. Source: was consultant.

I'd bet money on this possibility.

Hello, I'm a man in an apocalyptic wasteland that before the cataclysm did nothing more strenuous than adjusting my ergonomic chair at my cubical. Now, for some reason, I am able to hunt water buffalo while fighting off hoards of zombies with hand crafted firearms.

"Sir? Sir! It is well past time for you to begin your day. Yes, sir, I am well aware work, as you put it 'sucks ass', but never the less, it is time to rise and shine. I will be back tomorrow at the same time."