marcia.j.wilson (2/21/2013)

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Keith Langmead (2/21/2013)

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...The only issue I have with this idea is that it assumes you're capable of providing a solution, and it's quite possible that won't be the case....

David.Poole (2/21/2013)

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There is a very real skill in being able to articulate your point of view in a way that the other person understands it.

Is it that they don't understand...

Nice to see the ol' Vic 20 again (my first computer too).

What inspired me to become a programmer was a general disdain for what was being achieved and how hard...

TravisDBA (2/21/2013)

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I have read so many articles in the past on writing a great resume and not one of them, and I do mean not one of them, mentions anything...

It this not like the backup plan or growth settings that should be configured to a reasonable default out of the box? Of course for large implementations which require careful...

thisisfutile (2/21/2013)

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Steve, FYI...

Not sure if this is me or the email but I clicked the "Join the discussion" link in the email this morning but was brought to following page:

Bad days I can live with as one part of my comprise might be to wait until the next day...usually 😉

...surely you're not asking for a compromise?

Anyway, JFDI (Just Do...

Not always mutually exclusive. Unfortunately.

TravisDBA (2/18/2013)

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You can't reallistically farm out long-term IT technical support to outside contractors without it costing a bunch of money the government claims it doesn't have nowadays. IT support is...

1) I like it when candidates show an interest in the less glamourous but more worthy aspects of the role e.g. developers who are interested in a rigorous software development...

Miles Neale (2/14/2013)

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John,

Reflected and rejected! Not that I reject being creative, if you have read the post of the...

Eric M Russell (2/14/2013)

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TravisDBA (2/14/2013)

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I completely agree with Gary, it depends on the culture, particularly if you work for the government. They look at this a whole different way. For...

I find that it totally depends upon the culture. Some really value the proactive approach but others ask why have you spent time that they would have valued more elsewhere....

joinerg (2/13/2013)

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For work we force all team members to register software and sign into applications with a generic team email account such as for our support department we use