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  • RE: Legal Security

    I'm not sure it's quite as scary as it might at first appear.

    At least in the UK, it is the company as a legal entity, not an employee, that is...

  • RE: When Is Work, Work?

    The bit that jumped out at me in this article was regarding the policy. I agree wholeheartedly.

    If you're employed, your contractual hours are stated, along with expected variations, so employee...

  • RE: Soft Skills

    The "golden rule" may be taught from birth, but is it learned from birth? I sometimes suspect not. It's not the way you tell or ask someone to act that...

  • RE: How Important Is Usability?

    Perhaps a good analogy can be seen in Network Operating Systems.

    Netware Directory Services was far more awkward to understand and less user-friendly than NT domains, but people put up with...

  • RE: How Important Is Usability?

    Well, I'm going to buck the trend and suggest that usability is NOT critical. Important, yes, but essential, no.

    Why? Because it's only part of the equation. What we as technical...

  • RE: The Training Value

    My current employer does exactly that; it seems to be pretty standard in the UK. It's a 6 month period, and I don't know of a time when it's been...

  • RE: The Training Value

    Anirban Paul (8/20/2008)


    ...a lot of companies (Read Management) do not keen of providing quality training to their people....beacuase of fear that employee will leave after training.

    ...which is, of course,...

  • RE: The Training Value

    Personally, I think the question in the editorial is slightly skewed. I don't care how much training money is spent on my per year, but I do care that overall...

  • RE: The Active DBA

    Steve Jones - Editor (8/13/2008)


    This thread has definitely now gone where no thread has gone before.:P

    :blush:

    Ho, hum. I think that's my fault. I have this knack, no matter what the...

  • RE: The Active DBA

    Grant Fritchey (8/13/2008)


    majorbloodnock (8/13/2008)


    Grant Fritchey (8/13/2008)


    Jeff Moden (8/12/2008)


    Now... if you can do that without spilling the Beer you're holding... 😉 The really good ones can do it while taking...

  • RE: The Active DBA

    Grant Fritchey (8/13/2008)


    Jeff Moden (8/12/2008)


    Now... if you can do that without spilling the Beer you're holding... 😉 The really good ones can do it while taking a sip without...

  • RE: The Active DBA

    Jeff Moden (8/10/2008)


    Beer, Pool, Beer, work on house, Beer, work on garden, Beer, ride motorcycle, Beer, talk with good friends, Beer, fishing, Beer, answer questions on the forum, Beer, more...

  • RE: The Active DBA

    GilaMonster (8/8/2008)


    majorbloodnock (8/8/2008)


    GilaMonster (8/8/2008)


    Someguy (8/8/2008)


    I'm surprised how many of the readers here are into martial arts.

    There's an interesting correlation between IT (and the wider science field) and martial arts....

  • RE: The Active DBA

    jcrawf02 (8/8/2008)


    majorbloodnock (8/8/2008)


    GilaMonster (8/8/2008)


    Someguy (8/8/2008)


    I'm surprised how many of the readers here are into martial arts.

    There's an interesting correlation between IT (and the wider science field) and martial arts....

  • RE: The Active DBA

    GilaMonster (8/8/2008)


    Someguy (8/8/2008)


    I'm surprised how many of the readers here are into martial arts.

    There's an interesting correlation between IT (and the wider science field) and martial arts. When I...

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