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  • RE: The Reading Poll

    I read nonfiction and history books at the exclusion of others, technical, fiction, etc. almost to a fault. Someone previously mentioned the idea of tracking "undesirable" books such as...

  • RE: Certification High School

    Gift Peddie (7/20/2009)


    I also think your views are based on your experience.

    Everyone's views are, at least in part, colored by their experiences.

    That being said, I have had...

  • RE: Music for DBAs

    Depends upon mood. Currently listening to "Johnson Machine Gun" by Sunnyland Slim. I listen to an eclectic collection of Blues, Classic, Rock, and some Jazz. I'm particularly...

  • RE: Stress

    WI-DBA (7/2/2009)


    Personally, I typically reduce stress with a 6 pack of really good beer and some good old Chicago Blues.

    I like that idea. I'd throw in Johnny Winter for...

  • RE: Stress

    majorbloodnock (7/2/2009)


    I also happen to be a first aider...

    Thank-you.

    majorbloodnock (7/2/2009)


    One of the points in the article that rang most bells, though, was the last paragraph; the point about eccentrics having...

  • RE: Making Demands

    Thomas LaRock (6/26/2009)


    damn. i forgot the hyperbolic chamber. and i think i know of an upcoming estate sale where i can get one cheap.

    Is that a special place for complicated...

  • RE: Making Demands

    A Holocaust Cloak.

    And a Monocle!!!

    Seriously, I'd demand proper A/C. I cant handle heat/humidity. I'm perfectly comfortable in shorts and T-shirt when it's 20-40F ( -7 to 4 Celsius)...

  • RE: Take Care of Yourself

    I started reading this article with an eye toward "That sucks, I'm in good shape.." etc.

    Then I started thinking... ruptured L5S1 disc back in early 90s, went...

  • RE: How Do You Find a DBA?

    I've stuck with Dice, CareerBuilder and Monster. Though there seems to be a fairly large amount of overlap. My chief complaint right now is 1 job being posted...

  • RE: The Best High Availability

    webrunner (4/28/2009)


    are there still ways to make use of virtualization of SQL servers?

    We have a couple of VM servers that house production SQL environments. Our corporate accounting system, a...

  • RE: The Best High Availability

    We have medium-high availability. Our db servers run fibre channel over to our EVA, which is a single-point of failure. (I know it's got redundant this and that.)...

  • RE: Dreaming of Clouds

    icocks (4/16/2009)


    Got a performance problem? Good luck finding out what's causing it, or even replicating it consistently in the cloud. Want to improve performance? You can start...

  • RE: Dreaming of Clouds

    Please forgive me for being naive, but isn't much of what was discussed already in place? From that I mean, our users have no idea where the physical machine...

  • RE: Encrypting SQL Code

    Steve Jones - Editor (4/10/2009)


    You think so? I've worked in small and medium companies, and we've rarely been allowed to touch a 3rd party app. Even changing indexes for performance...

  • RE: Encrypting SQL Code

    Tobar (4/10/2009)


    Jason Miller (4/10/2009)


    Best wishes for Passover, Good Friday, NichLactemyer, or whatever holiday it is that you celebrate or not...

    Ok, I'll bite, not even Google knows what "NichLactemyer" is.

    Happy Good...

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