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Limits of SQL Optimization Toastmasters Talk

I think I’m done with the script for my Toastmaster’s talk: pdf It’s Toastmaster’s talk 3 “Get to the Point” so I’m trying to do a 5-7 minute talk that focuses on how Oracle’s SQL optimizer sometimes chooses a slow … Continue reading

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First draft Sudden SQL Slowness Toastmasters talk

I’m doing Toastmasters to try to improve my speaking and my third talk will be related to why a function on a web site can suddenly slow down due to a change in plan.  It has to be 5 to … Continue reading

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Cleaned out my desk…due to COVID-19 remote work

I guess I have had a desk in an office since around Summer 1990 when I first reported for work in San Bernardino. I have moved offices multiple times including across the country twice and did not have a desk … Continue reading

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Post Collaborate and on call week post

So, I was at the Collaborate 2018 Oracle user group conference last week and I am on call this week. I have not posted anything about the conference so I thought I would try to get something out there. I … Continue reading

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Getting geared up for Collaborate 2018 #C18LV

I’m leaving for Las Vegas a week from this Sunday for the Collaborate 2018 conference #C18LV. I’m doing the same two talks that I did in Denver at RMOUG Training Days. Here are the times and locations for the talks if … Continue reading

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Follow up from RMOUG Training Days talks

I have uploaded a zip of my two RMOUG Training Days talks here: zip During the Toastmasters talk there was a question about finding a club in your area. Here is how to find a Toastmasters club near you. Go … Continue reading

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Early morning RMOUG post

Well, it is early Wednesday morning here at the Westin hotel in Denver where the RMOUG Training Days conference is being held. I can’t sleep anyway so I thought I would write-up some of my impressions of yesterday’s presentations. I … Continue reading

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RMOUG Training Days 2018 early registration deadline rapidly approaching

The deadline for early registration for RMOUG Training Days 2018 is rapidly approaching. The deadline is January 12. The early registration fee is $385 for RMOUG members and $450 for non-members. There is a packed agenda over the three-day event. The hotel costs … Continue reading

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Both talks accepted for Collaborate 18

IOUG accepted both my Toastmasters and Python talks for Collaborate 18. RMOUG also accepted them both so I will be doing these two talks in both February and April. I am a little surprised because I have had talks rejected by IOUG … Continue reading

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Two Talks Accepted for RMOUG Training Days

I got two talks accepted for RMOUG Training Days in February. I mentioned these two titles in a earlier post: Python for the Oracle DBA Toastmasters for the Oracle DBA These two talks are about topics that interest me so I … Continue reading

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