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Advice I Like: Training Employees

Posted on October 24, 2025 by way0utwest

Train employees well enough that they could get another job but treat them well enough that they never want to. – from Excellent Advice for Living This one is close to my heart. I firmly believe that you need to … Continue reading →

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Creating a Striped Backup Set with AI

Posted on October 22, 2025 by way0utwest

I needed to test a striped backup, so I decided to ask the AI’s for help. This is part of a series of experiments with AI systems. The Problem A customer wanted to know if we could handle a large … 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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