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Republish: Limiting the Ability to Concentrate and Collaborate

Posted on October 20, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s another Monday off for me, this time likely catching up on some fall maintenance before it gets really cold. Plus, I’m gone in the UK next week. While I’ve likely doing something with my hands, and concentrating outside, you … Continue reading →

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The End of Year Vacation Burn

Posted on October 20, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve gotten away from work quite a bit this year. I’ve had a few vacations around that, but I still find myself with quite a bit of … Continue reading →

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The Book of Redgate: Don’t be an a**hole

Posted on October 17, 2025 by way0utwest

This was one of the original values: The facing page has this text: No matter how smart you are, or how good you are at narrowly defined tasks, there is no room for you here if you’re an asshole. This … Continue reading →

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The Journey to PostgreSQL (or anything)

Posted on October 17, 2025 by way0utwest

Most of you reading this work in technology, and I assume that you’ve had to learn something new on the job. Technology is constantly evolving, even on our existing platforms. On top of that, we are regularly given tasks that … Continue reading →

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