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  • RE: Trust People

    "However by 200 years later, the Roman army was the strongest in the ancient world. How did this happen? Many people believe it was the creation of a set of...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: The Office

    Eric Russell 13013 (12/30/2010)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/29/2010)


    jay holovacs (12/29/2010)


    Don't forget: any job that can be done from home can be done from a 'low cost country'

    I'd highly disagree...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: The Office

    Dream on guys. This will never be adopted wholesale in this business simply because most managers are against people working from home. There are five main reasons for this:

    1. They...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Strike Force

    Nadrek (12/28/2010)


    While not part of a formalized "special team", I've been called in, or volunteered, or simply acted, in many emergencies.

    Yes, but that is known as being "on call", and...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Strike Force

    I have been in IT departments in the past where these kind of specialized "RED" teams were created, and I can tell you that it caused a lot more overall...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Calling Out Bad Advice

    Jonathan Kehayias (12/27/2010)


    Nope not really, you seem to have an excuse for everything so its pretty much pointless trying to help you fix all incorrect information that exists in your...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Calling Out Bad Advice

    I write for myself and no one else. If a reader chooses to read or not read my blog, that's great, and if not I can live with...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Calling Out Bad Advice

    No one ever gets it 100% right every single time they post on on a forum to my knowledage anyway. That is why we call them FORUMS. They are a...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: Under Appreciated Features

    The Data Collector and CMS (Central Management Servers) both make a DBA's daily life much easier but I am very surprised how many people are not taking advantage of them.:-D

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: We Are Not a Meritocracy

    I worked in a shop where we bantered crudely and rudely back and forth all day. Females were included, even expected to join. The three in the shop...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: We Are Not a Meritocracy

    True story, but I still maintain that many interviews are deceiving. Have you ever seen the movie "The Shining"?:-D

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: We Are Not a Meritocracy

    Nobody would accept my explanation that the simple truth is (1) I have good problem-solving skills, (2) I know how to use a search engine, and (3) I have...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: We Are Not a Meritocracy

    Richard Warr (12/15/2010)


    I'm an SQL contractor.

    Skills get you the interview.

    Personality and attitude get you the job. 🙂

    Displayed personaility and attitude in the interview that gets you the job can be...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: We Are Not a Meritocracy

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/15/2010)


    TravisDBA (12/15/2010)


    Ok, now for the real world. As long as cronyism continues to be rampant in this industry achieving a true meritocracy will never happen....

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

  • RE: We Are Not a Meritocracy

    Ok, now for the real world. As long as cronyism continues to be rampant in this industry achieving a true meritocracy will never happen. I once knew a person at...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

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