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With humble admiration and praise for sqlrockstar and his weekly Actuator, I wonder if it might be time for an alternate Actuator. August, aka the "silly season," is just around the corner. The silly season's heat and high population density tend to make people behave differently than they would if they were cool, calm,…
I hope this edition of the Actuator finds you and yours in the middle of a healthy and happy holiday season. With Christmas and New Year's falling on Wednesday, I'll pick this up again in 2020. Until then, stay safe and warm. As always, here's a bunch of stuff I found on the internet I thought you might enjoy. Why Car-Free…
Had a great time at the Seattle SWUG last week. I always enjoy the happiness I find at SWUG events. Great conversations with customers and partners, and wonderful feedback collected to help us make better products and services. Thanks to everyone that was able to participate. As always, here are some links from the…
I hope everyone had a Happy Easter this past weekend. We celebrated in the usual way, with the burning of the Christmas tree and eating our weight in ham. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Mueller report forced Congress to find PCs with disc drives The Mueller…
In Seattle this week for the Seattle SWUG. If you're in the room reading this, then you aren’t paying attention to the presentation. So maybe during the break you should find me, say hello, and we can talk data or bacon. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! The…
March is here, and I can only hope that means the worst of winter snow is behind us. I’m looking forward to getting the fire circle operational again. It’s amazing what a little bit of yard work can do to help alleviate stress. Burning things while sipping scotch helps, too. As always, here are some links from the…
Welcome to the Halloween Edition of the Actuator! It’s the Halloween Edition because of the date, not because the stories are scary. Although you may be concerned that the data is coming from inside the house. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Red Hat Cloud…
Back from Austin and the best THWACKcamp ever! Thanks to everyone that helped make this year's THWACKcamp so full of awesome. Each year we get a little bigger, a little better, and a little more bacon. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Ticketmaster buys a…
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