A couple of small things I noticed recently. The first was a mention of the presence of Bloom Filters in PX plans over on Greg Rahn’s blog, another one that I picked up through OraNA which looks very interesting. Greg’s looking for ideas for performance related blogs at the moment, so you might have some… Continue reading Parallel Tidbits
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Wot, no Prince?
What’s going on? Prince doesn’t seem part of the Openworld line-up any more! Has he turned back into a symbol? Billy Joel? What’s even worse is that I haven’t been to Openworld for seven years and when I decide to go back, it’s Lenny ****** Kravitz again! Even ‘The English Beat’ were on that year!… Continue reading Wot, no Prince?
Openworld
I finally got my act together enough last week to put my Openworld agenda together. That was difficult, not just because there were a lot of conflicts to resolve, but also because the interface could be a lot better as APC pointed out here. I was surprised just how many sessions I was interested in… Continue reading Openworld
Script
Well, as the which blog was deemed useful (although most commentors did already know about it), how about the script Unix command? It’s very useful for keeping a record of an extended series of actions, like those a DBA will often encounter when implementing a complex change. It’s also useful for attaching a complex working… Continue reading Script
How to holiday (4)
Well, I’m not sure that attending a wedding in Belgium last weekend is truly being on holiday but we had such a nice weekend that it felt like it and one of the Greece jokes sort of continued. Kurt the Dude guy and Els were kind enough to invite Mads and I to their wedding.… Continue reading How to holiday (4)
The Reality Gap (1) – Software Maintenance
It’s so long now since the OUG Scotland Conference and I ended up leaving early because I wasn’t feeling too good so I’m not going to attempt a review of the day. I asked a few others what they thought afterwards and the general view was that the day was pretty good, if perhaps too… Continue reading The Reality Gap (1) – Software Maintenance
Which?
No, I don’t mean the UK consumer organisation, but a simple *nix command. It’s so simple that I’ve hesitated about blogging about it, but when I keep sharing a small snippet of information and people don’t know it and find it useful, it’s probably worth mentioning here. If you work on Unix servers, you’ll be… Continue reading Which?
MEEP!
I have so much to blog about after a couple of weeks of running around, but I’ll start off with an easy one. Check this out. My daughter is on her first ever work experience programme this week but I don’t think it’s going to be like that one 😉 Good luck, Jan!
How to holiday (2)
In my experience, all of the best holidays require a running joke or two. I don’t mean an entertaining anecdote about the exercising masses, but something that crops up early in the holiday and provides amusement during any slightly dull moments. There were two candidates this time. The first was that we purchased a ‘Little… Continue reading How to holiday (2)
Tomorrow’s Presentation
Oh, well, perhaps you shouldn’t try a new presentation approach when you have less than a week to prepare it, you have a cold (sorry not meant to mention that) and you’re getting ready to go on holiday. I was really optimistic about how tomorrow’s presentation would go, because I like the material, until I… Continue reading Tomorrow’s Presentation