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I know exactly where you come from, and thank God you said it. The positivity of youth: "Good news, Dad, your airbag works"! They know that if they scratch...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 16, 2026 at 7:17 pm
I agree with you, Grant! If we have an attitude of gratitude, we'll have a better outlook on life! While our circumstances won't change, our outlook and approach will...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 16, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Love what you've just written. Perhaps 'cause I can relate to it so much. You made my day. Keep up the gratitude. Thanks, Grant.
Appreciate the kind words.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 16, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Brian!
No arguments and nothing to add.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 14, 2026 at 12:08 pm
and for your admin passwords ad a "blanc" at the end I'm glad my "**********" still works ©
HA!
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 13, 2026 at 12:32 pm
So, with the Seattle Data Summit being moved to what (might) be a smaller venue, what're the chances of the tickets selling out in the next 3-4 weeks?
I wouldn't...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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September 25, 2026 at 2:42 pm
I think that the COVID shutdown really messed with young people's interest in meeting personally. They got used to communicating using phones and the internet rather than speaking personally...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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September 7, 2026 at 8:55 am
Grant, I think that our time is slowly running out. The time when people, not just in informatics, or especially in SQL, but in every aspect of life, used...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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September 7, 2026 at 8:54 am
hi feel like CERTIFICATIONS and all is a waste of time/money/energy learning new features and all when "big big CASH" is involved makes sense to me no pun intended...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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August 17, 2026 at 11:34 am
I am in the first group. I have put this out there before as well. A great way to learn new features is to work on the latest certification...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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August 17, 2026 at 11:31 am
I have put this out here before, but will relate this experience again. Over my 42-year IT career I worked with hardware/software from three major vendors and many software...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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August 17, 2026 at 11:30 am
I don't know how many of you have seen this, but OUCH. True, funny, painful, true. https://www.stvn.sh/writing/programming-still-sucks-fqffhyp
That was far too close to reality.
And the doll is on...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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August 10, 2026 at 10:16 am
Having 21 years of experience, mostly with SQL Server, I’m still on a team managing 800+ instances. At 42 years old, I’m a bit lost on what to even...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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July 23, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Ooh, I worked at a place like that.... for six months.
I lasted 18 months at this place, mostly because there were some very promising opportunities once it...
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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May 26, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Amen to that !
Cheers!
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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May 26, 2026 at 1:26 pm
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