How to pick a combination lock in 30 seconds

This is just frightening. A piece of a beer can, a pair of pliers, and the combo lock pops open.

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QA/QC

I wrote a small commentary on quality control today and I'm surprised it didn't get more reaction.

I'm not a great...

SQL Server Samples on CodePlex

Like many other SQL Server focus area, SQL Server Samples has its own blog. A recent post there indicates that...

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit

    On a recommendation, I picked up this book by Ralph Kimball. I remember it coming out years ago and I...

Thoughts from The Cuckoo's Egg

The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll has been around for a while, having been published in 1989. It details how...

Hot Fixes

I wrote about Hot Fixes being inclusive of previous hot fixes. Someone questioned this and so I went back to...

Post Timeouts

Well one problem was solved. Or at least identified.

We've had an issue for a few years where you'd hit the...

Late Projects

I was talking with Andy Warren, my partner and fellow partner here, today about the Code Camp in Orlando last...

Ambition

I was always someone that was ambitious as a kid. For whatever reason, I've been driven most of my life...

Updated Website

I've taken some time to update my website. In particular I have updated:
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