Monthly Archives: April 2025

Advice I Like: Tipping

When in doubt, overtip – from Excellent Advice for Living This is close to my heart, since I spent a lot of time in college and after working as a waiter and bartender. In the US we have a culture … Continue reading

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Republish: The Changing Nature of Data

Today I’m in Dallas, coaching 14 year olds in a volleyball tournament. This is our last travel trip with the team, and this is day 1. Hopefully we get a good draw and have some success. While I’m wearing earplugs … Continue reading

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Part-Time DBAs

Some of you reading this are database administrators (DBAs) who manage systems as their full-time job. Others of you might be developers, analytics people, or someone else who has another job, but you get stuck with managing the database somehow. … Continue reading

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T-SQL Tuesday #185–Being a Video Star

This month we have an interesting invite. Erik Darling is the host, and since he does a lot of video blogs, he’s asking for a video submission for T-SQL Tuesday. The topic and content is up to each of us, … Continue reading

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