Voice of the DBA

Tag: Humor

  • Fun Pix

    Various photo uploads from the past year.

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  • Guest Appearance in DBA in Space

    Win a trip into space!

    The DBA in Space competition continues today with the third question. This time I get to ask it, a sci-fi film question. No hints, but do a little research and don’t make a mistake. You only get one chance at each question to get through them. New questions are coming every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, so keep an eye out for the new ones.

    I had fun filming it, and I’ve got a few outtakes below from my efforts. It was surprisingly hard for me to remember two or three lines in between all the other things I normally do and the podcasts I record.

    Enjoy and good luck with the competition

  • The Contest That’s Out of the World

    Who wants to win a trip into space?

    If you were in the Exhibition Hall yesterday at the PASS Summit, you were witness to an amazing announcement about a new contest. Red Gate Software is sending a DBA into space, giving you the chance to actually take a trip into space. Someone will get to experience weightlessness and see the planet as only astronauts have before. It’s a view that they always say has changed their lives. How absolutely, freaking, amazing is that?

    As a kid I loved science fiction, dreaming of the chance to have a flying car, or serve on some spaceship like the Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon. As I grew up, it seemed that most people were enamored with the idea of technology advancing to the point where we would fly in space, or more easily travel around the world. It still seems that we’re missing the Jetson’s cars that I expected would be around by 2011. Not only haven’t we duplicated the feats of 2001: A Space Odyssey by sending a ship to Jupiter, we haven’t even sent a manned mission to Mars. Forty years after landing a man on the moon, it seems that space travel has barely advanced.

    However it has advanced, at least to the point where an ordinary human, albeit one with a deep wallet, can book a trip on a ship to travel into space. Red Gate has eliminated the wallet restriction, and all of you have a chance over the next five weeks to enter this contest and have a chance to experience weightlessness.

    I hope you have fun with it and enjoy the quiz that goes along with the DBA in Space short webisodes that we’ve put together. The questions aren’t too hard, but they might require a little research on yur part.  Take your time, however, as you only get one shot to answer them.

    They shows are a little corny, but it was done to bring a smile to your face, and I’m looking forward to hearing what you think.

    Steve Jones

    The Voice of the DBA Podcasts

  • Independence Day 2011

    An important document in United States history

    July 4th is Independence Day in the US, a celebration and remembrance of our declaration of independence from Great Britain many years ago. It’s been a holiday for most of my life that was punctuated by quality time with family, outdoor activities, and fireworks. Today I’m camping with my family in Northern Colorado, getting away from life for a few days.

    I was lucky enough to be alive for the 200 year anniversary of the signing, a very patriotic time with lots of red, white, and blue celebratory activities at a park in my home of Virginia Beach. That was exciting for me, and I’ve never forgotten it. It was an event that also reminded me that many people sacrificed their lives to secure the freedoms that we enjoy in the United States.

    If you live in the US, take a moment to re-read the Declaration of Independence and think about what it means. It’s not a long document, and it might inspire you to be a better citizen.

    If you are not a US citizen, hopefully you have a great day today and I have a few holiday bloopers for you to enjoy below.

    Steve Jones

    The Voice of the DBA Podcasts