Category Archives: Editorial

Your Biggest Data Model Complaints

Posted on February 28, 2025 by way0utwest

I’ve been working with databases for a long time and there are no shortage of things I’ve seen other people do that I don’t like. Sometimes I shake my head a little. Sometimes I might groan inwardly (hopefully not aloud), … Continue reading →

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Why Not Use AI?

Posted on February 26, 2025 by way0utwest

Erin Stellato, a program manager at Microsoft, asked a very interesting question on LinkedIn: “why do you *not* want a Copilot in SSMS?” That got me to stop and think a minute. Why don’t we want to use an AI … Continue reading →

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Trust is a Funny Thing

Posted on February 24, 2025 by way0utwest

I caught an article on AI skepticism and there was a point in the article where trust was mentioned. Specifically the reasons that people distrust an AI or tech tool is that it makes a mistake, so they stop using … Continue reading →

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Moving On After a Technology Fail

Posted on February 21, 2025 by way0utwest

Recently my smartwatch broke. I was coaching volleyball and demonstrating something to a few kids when a ball hit the case of my watch just right and broke a corner there the watch band attaches. I’ve been playing and coaching … Continue reading →

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