If you see me comin', better step aside

A lotta men didn't, a lotta tables died

One fist holds the mouse, the other on the keys

If the right one don't fix it

The...

Grumpy DBA (3/21/2016)

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^ My wife is the "arrive right on time but not early" type, which means we are typically 10-15 minutes late. Me, on the other hand, always...

Gary Varga (3/21/2016)

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call.copse (3/21/2016)

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...I've lost count of the number of films I've seen at the cinema where I re-watch on the TV and realise 'Ahh, that is what that was...

I'm somewhere between. I've always been a punctual type - but my OH has trouble being on time for anything. Typically, leaving for holidays has involved driving to the airport...

A tad harsh Peter, everyone has a bad moment now and again.

A good reminder to back stuff up anyhow!

Not many are truly invested in process - management are usually the first to bypass it totally. :rolleyes:

I would not use it.

We have IM groups for little bitty stuff that's a bit short for email ('I'm generating folks' or something) but generally I'm just not into...

I have some sympathy for both sides on this one. There are circumstances when you want people to have served the long apprenticeships and spent the requisite time stroking chins...

Nice one, I'd just about had enough coffee not to be suckered into the empty string trap.

2005 - a few, 2008 a few more.

Security patches ending? Look at my face, does it look bothered? One job less...

Depending on client requirements they will be upgraded as and...

I think is SOMETHING of an anti pattern - sometimes though the reverse is true and breaking out another technology is premature optimisation, the SQL based solution is more than...

Jeff Moden (1/26/2016)

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call.copse (1/26/2016)

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It's a very difficult subject for sure. Some of the tightest team members start out seriously locking horns - is that a male thing? It sometimes seems...

It's a very difficult subject for sure. Some of the tightest team members start out seriously locking horns - is that a male thing? It sometimes seems men need to...

Geoff.Sturdy (12/10/2015)

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I think we are more like mechanics than engineers.

Like mechanics we tend to start off with some level of training but the acquire skills on the way. Mechanics have...

I'm proud of my achievements - there's precious few other people will ever know or care about those to be fair, so I'm in a field of one on that...