Smile and Wave Boys

I won't even try to hide it. I got a huge kick out of the penguin characters in the animated movie, Madagascar. For those who don't know, they're trying to escape the zoo, but are trying to hide that from anyone discovering it. So, they put up a front, "Smile and wave boys. Smile and […]

Crazy number of Parameters… and a challenge

The other day, my lovable coworker and frequent Simple Talk writer: Grant Fritchey, sent this post on X:

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Inserting Sequences

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What is time?

There was a post on X I read today about valuing your time. The gist was that since this person had waited 9 minutes to save $4, they valued their time at $27 an hour. I get the point being made. Time is valuable and you need to set the value of your time. It […]

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