Monthly Archives: November 2023

SQL Prompt Tips–Using $surroundtext$ in a Snippet

Posted on November 29, 2023 by way0utwest

A user on the SQL Community Slack was asking about what the $surroundtext$ variable. This post looks at how this can be used in snippets. This is part of a series of posts on SQL Prompt. You can see all … Continue reading →

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A Lack of Privacy in Smart Cars

Posted on November 29, 2023 by way0utwest

I own a Tesla, and I love having a bunch of data about my usage of the car. I can see how much I’ve charged it, what it costs to power, where I drive, aggregates of my monthly usage, and … Continue reading →

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Data Security and AI

Posted on November 27, 2023 by way0utwest

I ran across an article on the best AI meeting assistants, which can help you with note-taking and summarization tasks. Most of these cost money, but there was something that struck me about these tools. They aren’t allowed for a … Continue reading →

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Comparing Two Scripts with kdiff3

Posted on November 27, 2023 by way0utwest

I had a customer recently ask if SQL Compare could show them the differences in two scripts they’ve written. They weren’t using version control (tsk, tsk, shame), but saw SQL Compare and the “Scripts folder” option. This isn’t used for … Continue reading →

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