RE: Re[2]: When one can call oneself expert

The last self proclaimed "Oracle expert" that we had around here claimed it was possible to drop the system tablespace without causing an error. So much for "experts".=20

Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
-----Original Message-----

From: Johan Muller [mailto:johan.muller_at_gmail.com]=20 Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 11:41 AM To: jonathan_at_gennick.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org; oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: Re[2]: When one can call oneself expert

Adapted (freely) from the jargon file: "It is better to be described as a
expert (hacker) by others than to describe oneself that way."

For more (and the rest of the file):

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker.html

-----Original Message-----

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]
On Behalf Of Jonathan Gennick
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:24 AM To: Nick Tilbury @ Northampton
Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Re[2]: When one can call oneself expert

Thursday, December 23, 2004, 9:40:29 AM, Nick Tilbury @ Northampton (ntilbury_at_vartec.co.uk) wrote:
NTN> I just answer their questions if I can, but also just as=20 NTN> importantly, if I don't know I SAY SO !

I find that my most frequent answer to questions are the three words "I don't know." Hopefully, I can find out, but "I don't know" is most often where I begin.

Best regards,

Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are http://Gennick.com *
906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan_at_gennick.com

Join the Oracle-article list and receive one article on Oracle technologies
per month by email. To join, visit
http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/oracle-article, or send email to Oracle-article-request_at_gennick.com and include the word "subscribe" in either the subject or body.

--

http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l

--

http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
--

http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Received on Thu Dec 23 2004 - 11:42:44 CST