Re: consolidation of multiple rows
From: Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex_at_attglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:39:14 -0500
Message-ID: <GvSdnbilTvY0OkvanZ2dnUVZ_s_inZ2d@comcast.com>
>
> LOL! You really have not seen Dan's Oracle classes! They hand you an
> empty server and you start by loading and configuring it from
> scratch. I am not kidding. Forget about an already installed DB
> waiting for you; Dan starts at the hardware.
>
>
> My, what a carefully reasoned argument :) Knowing the history and
> important concepts of your trade area measure of professionalism. It
> also means you know how to communicate with others and research inside
> your trade. You have a context for your tools.
>
>
> LOL! Do ever watch Futurama? You're Dr. Zoidberg! He is a lobster
> alien who has no idea about human anatomy and makes up his own words.
> Or maybe you're the seagull in THE LITTLE MERMAID, who calls a fork a
> "dinglehopper" and, having no context for it, assumes it is used like
> a comb.
>
> Why not carry this line of non-reason further? Having clear, industry
> standard data element names, interfaces and protocols does not effect
> the compilation or execution of a program. In fact, back in the old
> FORTRAN days of my youth, we had a slogan that "If it was hard to
> write, then it should be hard to read!" and we meant it. Therefore,
> learning anything but how to write code for a particular release of a
> particular complier for a particular language makes you a clueless
> idiot.
>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:39:14 -0500
Message-ID: <GvSdnbilTvY0OkvanZ2dnUVZ_s_inZ2d@comcast.com>
--CELKO-- wrote:
>>> we were discussing professors and their lack of touch with reality. <<
>
> LOL! You really have not seen Dan's Oracle classes! They hand you an
> empty server and you start by loading and configuring it from
> scratch. I am not kidding. Forget about an already installed DB
> waiting for you; Dan starts at the hardware.
>
>>> Only you think that knowing someone's name makes you a better DBA. Clueless idiot. <<
>
> My, what a carefully reasoned argument :) Knowing the history and
> important concepts of your trade area measure of professionalism. It
> also means you know how to communicate with others and research inside
> your trade. You have a context for your tools.
>
>>> [you can understand Newtonian mechanics without knowing who Isaac Newton was] You can even call it fizzbin mechanics. The name does not affect the math. <<
>
> LOL! Do ever watch Futurama? You're Dr. Zoidberg! He is a lobster
> alien who has no idea about human anatomy and makes up his own words.
> Or maybe you're the seagull in THE LITTLE MERMAID, who calls a fork a
> "dinglehopper" and, having no context for it, assumes it is used like
> a comb.
>
> Why not carry this line of non-reason further? Having clear, industry
> standard data element names, interfaces and protocols does not effect
> the compilation or execution of a program. In fact, back in the old
> FORTRAN days of my youth, we had a slogan that "If it was hard to
> write, then it should be hard to read!" and we meant it. Therefore,
> learning anything but how to write code for a particular release of a
> particular complier for a particular language makes you a clueless
> idiot.
>
Another troll heard from. I used to have a decent amount of respect for you. But now that I have seen your posts - NOT!
-- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle JDS Computer Training Corp. jstucklex_at_attglobal.net ==================Received on Tue Mar 11 2008 - 11:39:14 CDT