A Quick Second Opinion
Communication is hard, and it's something most of us can learn to do better. Steve notes that using an LLM for tasks will also help you learn to communicate better.
2026-07-08
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Editorials
Bad IT People
What happens when you have bad IT people working in your company? Steve Jones says that they always will be around, but we might not want to enable them to continue in this business when we find them.
2026-07-06 (first published: 2011-03-02)
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Have you done a Mid year check in?
This Editorial is coming to you during an exciting birthday for the United States. If you are in the US, you are most likely celebrating the 4th of July. This is the 250th anniversary for the US, quite a milestone. I hope that all my US friends are celebrating safely and responsibly. While it is […]
2026-07-04
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2026-07-03
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Cognitive Coverage
Understanding the scope of what AI and humans are changing in your code going to be an important part of your future as a tech professional.
2026-07-01
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2026-06-29
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2026-06-27
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2026-06-26
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Spending Time in the Office
Many of us work remotely, lots of of hybrid, but some are in the office every day. Steve has a few thoughts on these models.
2026-06-24
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What is the Cloud?
Today Steve has a few thoughts on what the cloud is in 2026. See if you like his analogy.
2026-06-22
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Blogs
Lift and shift vs modernizing your data warehouse
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Power BI Fun With Travels
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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