There was a good article in Scientific American titled "Artificial General Intelligence Is Not as Imminent as You Might Think" that argues that when the profit motive is involved...

But I've got a question for you, Steve. Unless I'm misreading your article, I got the impression you meant to share a link to the marketing article you mentioned...

Isn't @@VERSION returning the SQL Server version rather than the OS version as specified in the question?

I actually got caught by the question where they ask what steps you would take if a client asked for a change.

The actual answer is "I would forward it to...

I would encourage everyone to do research into how much it will cost to host stuff in the cloud.

We have a simple web application with a small database...

I would encourage everyone to do research into how much it will cost to host stuff in the cloud.

We have a simple web application with a small database in the...

Thank you. I am starting to work on converting MS SQL to PostgreSQL so this is helpful.

There is some minor confusion in your first example. Based on the order of...

I was introduced to R by a recommendation from someone who has a degree in statistics. He said he needed to use it in his course work.

I have used it...

Your story contains some good advice both on how to stand out in an interview, and on what kind of attitude to have to be able to cope with the...

Psychologists have identified the concept of "fast" and "slow" thinking.

Fast thinking is emotional and "instinctual" and is good for riding a bicycle or avoiding being eaten by a lion.

Slow thinking...

I am curious why, given that RAND() is supposed to return random numbers, it always returns the same "random" numbers for the same query?. Is that by design for consistent...

At my stage of life (retirement age) I guess whatever my career is going to be has already happened. Since I am not good at social skills, and since I...

I definitely agree about anything by William Gibson and Neil Stephenson as well. When everything closed down for COVID-19 I had Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge checked out of the...

One of my favorite cars to have owned was a 1972 Opel GT. sight lines similar to a corvette, but on a  smaller scale.  It was a lot...