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A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit

mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company you generally enjoy, like a poker player who keeps folding a promising hand in order...

Advice I Like: Responsibility

“The foundation of maturity: Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility.” – from Excellent Advice for Living I’ve worked with a lot of people...

BIT_COUNT() IV

Fixing P1 Queries

Steve asks if we should focus on the slowest queries or tackle other issues in our systems. Or if we should even have to make these decisions.

AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue

I’m sure many of you are using AI regularly, perhaps chatting, perhaps using some sort of agent. I’m doing the same, but in this case, I had it tackle...

Building Your Own Software

AI helps with building software, but it doesn't do all the work.

Symmetric Key Encryption

DBCC CHECKDB Limits III

Make It Routine

One of the goals of software is to use the power of the computer to handle repeatable tasks. Steve notes that this can be hard at first, but the goal is that subsequent efforts become routine.