Re: RDBMSs timeline poster

Op maandag 14 oktober 2013 23:57:47 UTC+2 schreef Jan Hidders:
> On 2013-10-14 21:30:42 +0000, Erwin said:
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> > On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:25:59 AM UTC+2, paul c wrote:
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> >> Simon Fraser
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> >> University had one copy of TTM 3rd Edition which looked like it had
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> >> never been opened. University of British Columbia didn't even have one
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> >> copy! If other universities are similar it's clear that they are also
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> >> way behind the important curve.
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> > People inside academia might be inclined to conclude that TTM is
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> > Which is, admittedly, a logically equally plausible explanation.
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> How about we directly ask those in academia about this?
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> Not that this matters much. The presence of physical books at
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> -- Jan Hidders

BTW I saw a post in which you very much associated yourself with our friend Derek, or at least associated much of your positions and views with the positions and views of said friend. But that post seems to have disappeared very rapidly again (before I had the chance to reply to said post).

Did you have second thoughts and regret publishing a post before having actually done those second thoughts ? Received on Tue Oct 15 2013 - 00:28:12 CEST