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  • RE: Who is "the IT guy?"

    chapterthirteen (6/26/2008)


    Ok Going back on the point:

    I think the Doctor gets called Doctor and not 'the doctor guy!' because of respect for the profession.

    chapterthirteen, thanks for staying on...

  • RE: Who is "the IT guy?"

    Someguy (6/26/2008)


    Hmmmm...

    I've read over all the posts, good comments of course, but I'm not sure we're getting the point.

    Why are "lawyer" and "doctor" titles that seem to escape having "guy"...

  • RE: Who is "the IT guy?"

    Grumpy DBA (6/26/2008)


    After running through this scenario several times and people I barely know asking me to come over to fix their PCs, I decided it's better to just tell...

  • RE: Dataphor

    Great article, Tony. I've been interested in OODBMs for a long time and have been following things like Cache and DB4O. I will certainly check out Dataphor and see if...

  • RE: Startup Weekend in Ann Arbor, MI, June 20-22

    I'm on lunch break so I will try to do a quick recap of what happened:

    06/20

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    6PM - 33 ideas pitched to a crowd of 80+ strong in a ~6,000...

  • RE: Fast way to create temp table from existing table definition

    I think these kinds of myths are the result of the feeling of importance harbingers of doom get when they promulgate morsels of misinformation that are hard to refute--and when...

  • RE: Startup Weekend in Ann Arbor, MI, June 20-22

    Ian,

    This will be my first time. A fellow entrepreneur I know has been to one and said it was a blast.

    You only live once! If you have some, maybe send...

  • RE: Startup Weekend in Ann Arbor, MI, June 20-22

    Sorry, Steve and I tried to get the announcement out last week, but it just didn't happen... =(

  • RE: The Bulldogs

    Steve, in response to your comment about the US being very risk-averse, my experience has been that Asia takes the cake for being so risk-averse that they will not pull...

  • RE: Execution Plan

    I don't know exactly what you are trying to do in your query, but have you considered doing it in different chunks? Sometimes, breaking it up by using temp tables...

  • RE: Job Specialization - Boon or Bane?

    Matt Miller (6/5/2008)


    Lynn Pettis (6/5/2008)


    ...keep striving to get better.

    I think Matt hit it on the head. No matter what you already know, it's the striving that makes the difference in...

  • RE: Job Specialization - Boon or Bane?

    Steve Jones - Editor (6/4/2008)


    Document your objections in email in case they want to blame you later.

    I just want to echo what Steve said: CYA with an email trail that...

  • RE: Job Specialization - Boon or Bane?

    Steve Jones - Editor (6/3/2008)


    The being said, I have specialist friends I call when I know the problem is in their area. They do a much better and quicker job...

  • RE: Job Specialization - Boon or Bane?

    blandry (6/2/2008)


    Ted, your use of the term "qualified candidate" makes your editorial rather "soggy". What is a "qualified" candidate?

    I suppose "qualified candidate" would be whatever the employer thinks it...

  • RE: Telecommuting – Thinking Outside the Cube

    Nice article, Tim. Thanks!

    Two things. I worked from home between 40-100% of each week with two different employers. But while I am very disciplined and productive on my own, I...

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