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  • RE: Ok, its their first day on the job.

    There is NEVER shame in pulling out good reference books. It's an indication of excellent character, in my opinion. To me it would indicate the person is aware...

  • RE: Access Front end and SQL Backend table relationships

    Standard debugging - have you checked your DATA to see if any records have a Status values of "Closed"? Typos or missing data are common. Tell us what...

  • RE: Outsourcing is the best idea ???

    I have to agree with Anye Mercy about the "Production Support" issue, since that's the scenario where I work. Taking care of production issues eats up 50% of my...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Heh, heh. That's how they transmit the virus. Resistance is futile.:alien:

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I've noticed an upsurge in poor questions and homework questions. Is there normally a flush of these in the fall, as summer ends and new graduates find jobs while...

  • RE: Data Ownership

    Too late Steve, this thread got political a while ago!

    Logic, however, and analysis, have a place in the forum. So to shift the thread slightly, I do wish EVERYONE...

  • RE: Barriers to Entry, Database Weekly (Oct 27 2008)

    I lurked for quite a while before I started getting involved in the discussions on this site. And I find that often the discussion I enter are not technical...

  • RE: Absolutely (Not?)

    It's when theory hits reality that things get interesting. So given the "must contain a value" theory, if we translate that to reality then table A would need an...

  • RE: Absolutely (Not?)

    Here's to stupid applications; they keep us employed! 😛

    Though it can be annoying to work on them. My co-worker was reviewing another view that we're converting to a...

  • RE: Data Ownership

    David, while it's not a link, the website you gave by the American Heritage folks (Top 10 Examples...) contains a reference to Al Gore's work (which I quote here -...

  • RE: Absolutely (Not?)

    From a developer standpoint (we have NO DBA's, crazy I know but there's this budget... or not!)

    BACKUPS! Appropriate to the database purpose (saved by them sooo many time)

    Normalization

    Primary Keys...

  • RE: Data Ownership

    I agree with David (except for the weird part...), and a loud, hearty "AYE" on the 14+14.

    And hey, changing jobs every 4 years would help me keep my desk...

  • RE: Data Ownership

    I disagree with Andy and Brian. (Especially Andy)

    The main reason for my disagreement actually has to do with something Andy said, re: the law being for big companies. ...

  • RE: The Financial Crisis

    The common, running themes seem to be:

    1. DON'T panic (it's just pretty useless as a strategy)

    2. KEEP the spending under control

    3. TAKE responsibility for yourself and your...

  • RE: The Financial Crisis

    Like many who have posted, I bought my own first car $200!), and I still remember Financial 101 - spend less than you earn! My vehicles are paid off...

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