In Seattle this week, so naturally coffee is on the menu and I felt the need to share the following information:
Caffeine is “technically” lethal, but you would have to drink an insane amount to have a 50% chance of death
There is no reason to ever stop drinking coffee because it is pure awesome
Caffeine helps improve your [...]
Because the answers might surprise you.
An interview should be a conversation, not a trivia contest. I’m not looking to stump someone during an interview. I don’t need for my DBA to know obscure facts such as database mirroring is only supported starting with SQL 2005 SP1.
Memorizing such facts does not mean that you will handle [...]
I’m normally not one to advocate the use of the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DETA), a tool available inside of Microsoft SQL Server. (To be fair, I’m not a fan of the SQL Tuning Advisor from Oracle, either.) But I recently came across a little nugget of information that I wanted to share with you regarding [...]
“Signs point to yes.” – Magic 8-Ball prophecy
You have probably heard this line at one point, the one that says “the best DBAs are the ones you never see or hear?” I used to think that was a result of some sketchy personal hygiene choices and later on understood it to mean that if everything [...]
It’s the middle of the month and that means it is time for another #Meme15 assignment, the brainchild of Jason Strate (blog | @stratesql).
This month we are going to talk about Twitter. Specifically with regards to the following two questions:
Why should average Jane or Joe professional consider using Twitter? – and-
What benefit have you seen in your [...]
Just thought you should know that when the robots take over the world they are likely to start with Starbucks because they’ll need the coffee grounds for their hands. Although the idea of a robot coming at me with balloons stuffed with coffee grounds isn’t all that intimidating. But this video was worth a share.