"Don't care anymore", I wish I had written that:-) That's exactly what happens and it is a defense mechanism. I agree on boundaries and limits, in particular because I've always...

I enjoy writing that goes beyond pure technical. BOL is useful for syntax, less helpful for understanding the complexities of the real world. As long as we get a good...

I'm a big believer of UTC and use GetUTCDate as my standard default. Having done it the other way a few times and suffered the pain, it wasn't hard to...

Thank you all for reading, and especially for commenting, nice way to start the day seeing what people think about what you have written.

I'll have to revisit GTD, don't remember...

I agree that USB drives are toasters, could care less about brand, only cost. Mostly that was on desktops too, care about price far more than brand, and unlikely to...

An interesting journey, and good to see that expected lessons hold up. Lots of value in building a prototype, lots of value in having some kind of process to build...

I don't think the prices are bad or out of line, especially since we've gotten some nice gains with the multi core stuff essentially for free. One thing to consider...

Im glad to see this posted. I work on many servers where maintenance plans are 'good enough', especially for low intensity clients. There are definitely times when something more powerful...

Eventually everyone has to decide whether to stay the technical craftman or move into management. Definitely agree as a manager that you have to stay technically engaged, but you have...

I think it would be less maintenance to host the SSIS package on a single server, have it poll all the other servers, and then base the report on the...

I've always appreciated the work you do, and the challege of the grind. As far as passion, I think relatively few people stay passionate about a job over the long...

I found Twitter to be useful for arranging meetings (mostly dinner), no question on that. The commentary on the rest of the event was a mixed bag, but I'd say...

Totally agree. A good interview is balanced and looks for the skills that you need, having a single question that disqualifies is rarely a good thing. There are exceptions; requiring...

Absolutely!

I agree with Steve that even the occasional trip to a user group is useful - it should be fun, not a chore!

On value, just to make sure all realize,...