Re: Career questions: databases

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:12:12 -0700
Message-ID: <1183360332.526869@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

David Cressey wrote:
> "dreamznatcher" <tashfeenmahmud_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1183326800.623379.185720_at_g37g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 2, 1:51 am, "Neil" <nos..._at_nospam.net> wrote:
>

>> I'm really perplexed here. I never on heaven or earth could have ever
>> imagined a single word I used could have spawned all this...

>
>
> Most of this is due to the rantings of DA Morgan, and to responses to them.
> Morgan seems to have proposed a standard of proficiency that involves
> addressing an audience of 200 of one's peers, taking questions on the fly,
> and using SQL-Plus to express the answers.
>
> There's a simple explanation for this: he's trying to "out alpha" another
> regular. If you'll look at the history of his contributions, you'll
> understand.

Not another regular ... or I'd agree with you and would never have written what I did.

The word proficiency has a dictionary definition. That is what the word means. If you wish to redefine it take it up with Daniel Webster not Daniel Morgan. <g>

Enough of this thead. Last word is yours if you wish it.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org

Received on Mon Jul 02 2007 - 02:12:12 CDT