My take on the whole cloud computing thing is that if used correctly it could help eliminate layers of management, which in my opinion is one of the greatest contributors...

Tabs vs. Spaces and Singular vs. Plural, ...commas before or after?

Really?  You're debating and voting on this?  Holding meetings and discussions?  Wasting everyone's time with this crap?

I think...

This reminds me of the situation I have faced, and that many of you might face as you get older, so you might want to consider this scenario.  During my...

Eric, you reminded me of a comment by one of my bosses that I have shared before.  I had listed a couple things I had finished up recently, and his...

Tabs vs. Spaces and Singular vs. Plural, ...commas before or after?

Really?  You're debating and voting on this?  Holding meetings and discussions?  Wasting everyone's time with this crap?

I think the real...

The way I became a DBA was possibly unusual.  I was classified as a 'SQL Developer' at a large international company, and that placed me in a certain salary range...

We keep a couple USB thumb drives around only because my wife uses them to transfer design files from her desktop to her digital embroidery machine that reads a digital...

Fast forward a few years and a few bosses and now my boss is in so many meetings and working such weird hours, I wouldn't want the job. .......

Good morning Grant.  First, I congratulate you on having put in 35 years in IT.  You are a survivor for sure.  I understand your feelings about those who 'climbed the...

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As fas as which platform might be 'better', that decision might become more and more difficult as your career progresses through the years.  Over my 42 years I made heavy...

Steve, Merry Christmas to you and yours.  I hope you horse chores go well for you today and all winter.  You remind me of my farm days that ended when...

Why I was never popular with bosses:

Boss:  Welcome to the shortest day of the year!

Me:  Aren't all days 24 hours?

I wish you all a wonderful and blessed Christmas season and a Happy New Year.  I look forward to another year of interaction with all of you with similar backgrounds...

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No, I had to look that one up.  You may not be old...

1.9PB of data?  Well, that maybe is their first problem.  As usual, my first question is 'Do we really NEED to keep this sh!t?

The designers of their systems better have...