SAS adventures
spent much time exploring why a sequence variable was not the right value after a merge only to
discover that the sequences ran into the double digits and I had only alloted one digit in the merge

I was asked some of these before my new job began, but not very many.

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A few performance tips for contemporary Windows systems that I discovered last week, which became my week off from paid work and week on for enjoyable computer work:

1) Search for your Windows "Prefetch" folder and delete all files except for layout.ini and taskmgr.???. Then run:
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I just heard on Kansas City public radio (KCUR, 89.3 FM) that news show "Day to Day" will be airing its last show in about four months.

Yet public radio, it was said, is more popular than ever.

So I will be donating money soon. I may be in debt, but I also feel indebted to the thoughtful, investigative, and enjoyable media I hear on public radio

Sarah Palin and Barack Obama represent such a relatively youthful (perhaps in mostly an abstract, acceptably rebellious sense) contrast to the political status-quo that their representations seem ripe for conjoined analysis ( Read more... )

If combat sports like boxing are so masculine,

why are the prize winnings called the purse?

Thank you for the comment. I hope that the exams I am signed up for will pan out into a job. While I have two BA degrees in the social sciences and some computer lab and computer troubleshooting experience, I have yet to win a job in IT. So I signed up to take the following beta exams in the next 8 days with no exposure to SQL Server or Windows ( Read more... )

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My first eBay computer listing will sell! I have a bid. The auction ends at 10PM PST/1AM EST, a time that I think resulted from a mix of fatigue and strategy. At least I can trust people will generally not be at work.

CLICK here to see it.

Advertise it however you like and let me know so I can thank you.


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