Steve Jones - Editor (3/6/2009)

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I ask David about the bike regularly, and I'm always amazed he's riding in the rain. I think riding every day is a personal choice in...

Tomm & David Reed,

I like the work I do. I like spending time with my friends and family more, but it doesn't pay the bills. That's great that...

I don't think unions are needed these days in business IT but they are desperately needed in the video game programming part of the sector. That's another issue though.

Regarding...

Totally off topic, but transgendered people generally are...

Useful info...but not really specific to DBAs or any other profession. More like "general organizational tips".

As with most things, the answer is in the middle. A company can't always be taking risks or one big one will sink it. Calculated risk is the...

dphillips (1/22/2009)

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I believe in the free market system because there is no government or people perfect enough to manage a legislated "equal pay" system. My employability is my own...

AndyD (1/16/2009)

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The general consensus seems to be that knowing your co-workers salaries would lead to jealousy and resentment. This would only be true if pay is unfair.

To argue this a...

To me there is a distinction between business travel and fun travel.

I used to enjoy both - when I was single or didn't have kids. Now that I...

Our office is very pleasant - spacious workspaces, comfortable chairs, despite having a "cube farm" design, except for one big problem - the temperature. It is an icebox in...

I think this is a very valid point, but I would suggest working against two similarly structured databases for development purposes - one with lots of data and one with...

Offshore outsourcing is always a bad idea. Local outsourcing will vary depending on how good/reliable/ethical folks you hire. My clients were always happy with me and the work...

Well in a pinch I could go back to being a veterinary assistant or a substitute office worker, but as far as an alternative career - if doing business analysis...

Jeff Moden (12/5/2008)

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Sorin Petcu (12/5/2008)

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Oh, I hate smoking and its effect!! There are many peoples here where I am working who go out of the building and smoke. This is...

Lynn Pettis (12/5/2008)

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I really loved the Diet Berries...