I would submit that the paradigm of either being an employee or a contractor is a bit off the mark vis a vis today's environment.

Let me make a few assertions...

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by  ddodge2. Reason: Added 'with' at end of BI sentence for a little better grammar
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Steve,

I am currently building what I am hoping will be a laptop that will last more than the typical 2-3 years, "Pay your $2,500, thankyouverymuch" process.  I decided to go...

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by  ddodge2. Reason: Added VM-related thought I had forgotten

Joe,

I would prefer to spend a little more on faster throughput (the L3 cache you noted) and, of course, some ROI calculations, just to be sure.  I suppose many of...

As it would turn out, I am actively in the process of doing just this.  I also think that the current market dynamics will not allow for the serious developer...

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by  ddodge2. Reason: Thought I had overlooked mentioning a docking station

I have always thought of "average" as being the best of the worst and the worst of the best.  Having said that, I'd agree with the prior comments, each reflecting...

I haven't decided yet on whether or not I'd like to see someone come up with a product with the acronym "SHINGLE".

:Whistling:

A couple additional thoughts..

When I put my DBA hat on there is no way I'd even think about using something like this until somewhere around Rev. 3 and everyone else,...