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Denormalization chaps my ass
When I learned normalization, it felt so elegant and natural... This stuff is like nails on glass by comparison.
I'll obviously have to get used to that if I am to continue with this data warehousing business. -
Republican debates
Watching YouTube/CNN debates for mixed curiosity/know-thy-enemy reasons.
Funny: every second answer involves a Reagan mention.
Sad: everything else -
Miscellaneous life updates
I'm in San Francisco until the end of the week for some job-related training ( Read more... ) -
Quoth Colbert
Quote of the day year last seven years:
Our nation is at a Fork in the Road. Some say we should go Left; some say go Right. I say, “Doesn’t this thing have a reverse gear?”
Colbert, for New York Times. -
From a work-related meeting invitation
The meeting is set for 1 hour.
There is a note attached to the invitation: "The primary purpose of this meeting to provide a brief overview of the $SET_OF_PROCEDURES"
Of course. How silly of me to assume that "brief" means "brief". -
Verizon backs out
Well, that was quick.
Must have been the result of one of those "we did WHAT?! Oh, $#!^!" conversations. -
Illegal: federal surveillance and searches of Americans without demonstrating probable cause.
Quote of NYT quoting the Judge:
“For over 200 years, this nation has adhered to the rule of law - with unparalleled success,” Judge Aiken’s opinion said in finding violations of the Fourth Amendment prohibitions against unreasonable search and seizure. “A shift to a nation based on extraconstitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill advised ( Read more... ) -
Dear Verizon,
In my universe, you do not get to decide who can and cannot send text messages to my cell phone.
You are losing my business in three months' time.
Sincerely,
Y. -
Work funnies
So, I meet a $supervisor of a group of ${people who make sure techies and business people understand each other}.
Turns out that ${line of business} folks told them that my wedding was on the project plan.
Which is true.
Now, how geeky is that...
