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Then I proved the unthinkable... I made the 99% fragmented index twice as slow by [insert drum roll here] defragmenting it!  That was a fortuitous accident that I can't...

If people have these wonderful self hydrating database environments, does this mean they don't get questions with no body?

"I walked outside to take the call during a break and was told I wasn"t responding quick enough to the call. The emergency? A test of how quickly I'd respond...

I like the way of thinking - not sure 70-80% covers it every time - think you've got to gauge depending on the customer. Some I've known have been nearer...

I agree with Jeff that it is a good driver, but if the worry does really...

A book that addresses real issues is "Weapons of Math Destruction", by Cathy O'Neil.  She talks about how AI algorithms build in unfair behavior, and usually in a way...

This is a fascinating area for me. I enjoy the science fiction that addresses these issues such as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (I think the book is more...

Damn! Who wants to talk about work if they're not being paid! Or is that just me?

(When I say work I mean my place of employment, not software development issues)

I've literally just onboarded someone completely remotely, and what with getting a visa for the new employee as well - so many emails We will meet them soon at...

This is definitely a big theme through my career. Trust is very easy to lose and tough to regain. If you can't be sure don't promise.

I'm not the cleverest or...

Just got an email from Microsoft, an unfilled template. So even Microsoft can get this one wrong!

Definitely a clbuttic mistake and one I've made - once. I've also been aware of other people making it and prostrated myself on their behalf! Even if the live data...

I daresay there will be a few more mistakes like this one as a result:

"Bus lane camera mistakes woman's sweater for number plate"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-58959930

"...That's much better than blaming one person, giving the job to another human, who might easily make the same mistake."

Quite. Apart from the fact that there's nothing like blaming someone...

Always loved the Sharpe books - not great literature, but evoked something well.