The Quartz guide to bad data (github.com)

43 points by denzil_correa 10y ago ↗ HN

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mgalka 10y ago ↗

Good reference. My only gripe is calling it an "exhaustive" list.

phphphph 10y ago ↗

Well, I was exhausted already after reading the ToC.

mgalka 10y ago ↗

Was referring to the website, not the submission.

danbmil99 10y ago ↗

Anyone was dealt with real-world data will laugh and cry while reading this post

jamessb 10y ago ↗

There is also a book publlished by O'Reilly, the Bad Data Handbook: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024422.do

loudmax 10y ago ↗

Missing from their suspicious dates are January 1st, 1970 and December 31st, 1969. January 1st 1970 GMT marks the start of the Unix epoch. For Americans, this actually happened in 1969 because of the timezone offset.

It shows up a lot in timestamps if you're experimenting with filesystems. Well, this list is aimed at reporters, so maybe that's not something reporters typically do. HN readers should know what I'm talking about.