this article<\/a>! It’s based on a blog I wrote a while ago. I did think through possible consequences of being paid to write, but as long as I write what I would have written anyway, I suppose it doesn’t make any difference. Rest assured, I’ll still be doing plenty of unpaid stuff here.<\/p>\nI hope you like the photo that goes with the article. I didn’t think a photo of me would fit in with some of the other interesting and beautiful people on there 😉<\/p>\n
Oh, and I can’t wait for the response to me writing for a (shhhh!) SQL Server site!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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