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  • RE: The Best Computer

    jcrawf02 (12/19/2008)


    (summarizing BLandry) I think you just summarized the plot to Wall-E

    HA!... You are right! Spot on!

  • RE: The Best Computer

    First, the human brain. It's limits have so much uncovered and undiscovered territory.

    Next, the Holodeck on StarTrek. It's limits only restricted by the amount of information provided it. ...

  • RE: Guest Editorial: That ain't a Database, it's a Spreadsheet

    Merry Christmas and peace and hope for the new year!

  • RE: Guest Editorial: That ain't a Database, it's a Spreadsheet

    The statement has been made in essence that one cannot assume to know the real size of an intended data system during dev and test.I must disagree. The business...

  • RE: Guest Editorial: On writing SQL

    Jeff Moden (12/17/2008)


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    Jeff Moden (12/12/2008)


    Heh... I've found that helical fletching makes a high velocity pork chop sound really cool as well as enhancing the flight path... haven't gotten into...

  • RE: Guest Editorial: On writing SQL

    Thought provoking article Phil.

    So many comments on this article and sub-comments, that I feel less inclined to add much except the following:

    1. I think the biggest skill required, and the...

  • RE: Guest Editorial: On writing SQL

    Jeff Moden (12/12/2008)


    Heh... I've found that helical fletching makes a high velocity pork chop sound really cool as well as enhancing the flight path... haven't gotten into the bowyer mode...

  • RE: Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs

    jcraddock (12/17/2008)


    Ouch, I wrote a large reply and my session timed out.

    Here is the abbreviated reply. I couldn't show how to do this in just one article... (snip)

    I learned...

  • RE: How Productive Are You?

    kevin labranche (12/17/2008)


    The best one was a boss who understood that it was my job to "get stuff done" and it was his job to "apologize for me".

    Oh, OUCHHH. ...

  • RE: Versioning Over Time

    Steve Jones - Editor (12/12/2008)


    I'm not sure you need to change ladders. Making big saves, however, does make you look good, it's remembered, and it might mean that at review...

  • RE: Versioning Over Time

    Steve Jones - Editor (12/11/2008)


    No raise then, but it did make me look good.

    And when the company was bought 4 or 5 months later I didn't get laid off and...

  • RE: Versioning Over Time

    Steve, you did not actually get a raise for "saving the day", did you?

    I have packrat tendencies. Indeed, I still have a shrink-wrapped copy of Win 3.1, DOS 6...

  • RE: Alone Time

    Working at home as a contract consultant for many years, I found my effectiveness had ebbs and flows. But this is also true working on-site at work. I...

  • RE: Inbox Zero

    With email, I maintain about 8 general categories for archives. I keep nothing on the server. My inbox is filtered daily, and cleaned out completely.

    I get about 3,000...

  • RE: Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns

    rbarryyoung (12/8/2008)


    But this is more than bad design, it's just completely unnecessary. Excel adds nothing to this process, except limitations and overhead.

    ... And potential data loss.

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