Each presenter I know has their own style for developing ideas, organizing their message, and delivering it. My only aim in this post is to explain my process and present the case for why I follow this new tack. I am not hear to cast derision on any others’ methods, style, and content. I’ve been(…)
For some reason I awoke this morning with the thoughts of Dirty Reads Bulk Inserts Heavy Workloads Big Data on my mind. I’m starting to wonder if SQL is NSFW. Perhaps it’s just the pants-free telecommuting catching up with me or maybe it’s just simply because it’s Friday. In honor of that, and(…)
Welcome to Hell. It’s Beautiful and the Coffee is Terrible. Last month I enured the most grueling (physically and mentally) experience of my life to date with the possible exception of the experience of watching my youngest son languish in a hospital bed for almost six weeks back in 2011. I spent fourteen days with(…)