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  • RE: When someone asks you what you do for work, how do you answer?

    Sometimes saying 'I work with computers' is like admitting 'I'm a doctor'. You immediately start hearing their problems and their expectations for free advice.

    But true, the detail depends...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: How much database normalization is enough?

    I firmly work for normalization, but there are rare circumstances where ideological purity can reduce performance without any practical gain.

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: AI Regulators

    Privacy and security is good. Massive government powers, controlled by unelected bureaucrats, are not.

    The EU is ultimately looking to exert de facto censorship control on the internet. We...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Who Likes NULL?

    roger.plowman - Friday, July 6, 2018 1:02 PM

    I would argue Unknown and Not Applicable are necessary choices for the TITLE since your...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Who Likes NULL?

    I think this discussion boils down to: (may want to use earphone at work)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF-cdujoNak

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Who Likes NULL?

    Dennis Q Miller - Friday, July 6, 2018 9:55 AM

    The theoretical problem with nulls is well-documented, effectively degrading any table that allows...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Who Likes NULL?

    guerrerojeffreyr - Friday, July 6, 2018 8:48 AM

    I guess I'm in the minority not liking NULLs.  When I develop applications I can't...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Who Likes NULL?

    Eric M Russell - Friday, July 6, 2018 7:09 AM

    The thing about NULL is that it's meaning is contextual, and even different...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Who Likes NULL?

    allinadazework - Friday, July 6, 2018 1:54 AM

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    What really grinds my gears is when someone decides that they're not going to allow...

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  • RE: String or binary data would be truncated

    If I remember correctly, MS Access has been providing this info years ago

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: The Opportunistic Hacker

    Sean Redmond - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 6:15 AM

    jasona.work - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 5:59 AM

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Jobs You Wouldn't Expect To Be Threatened By Tech But Are

    Jeff Moden - Monday, June 18, 2018 1:54 PM

    Not the ones that I've come across... especially not those bloody IVRs.

    Absolutely. When...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: Jobs You Wouldn't Expect To Be Threatened By Tech But Are

    Ken.L.Wolff - Monday, June 18, 2018 7:21 AM

    Sure seems like lots of doom & gloom.  Historically automation has freed up human labor...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: More Query Tuning?

    I think the problem with trying to do a talk on query tuning is that it's such a nebulous subject, more of a mindset that cannot just be packed into...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

  • RE: The Data Submarine

    below86 - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:05 AM

    My concern is the environment, what affect this will have on sea life?  Let's quit...

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --

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