Mike Smithers
@antikyte.bsky.social
IT Geek with particular interest in Oracle Database.
Kiwi by birth, English by parentage, Welsh by marriage, puzzled by nature.
Kiwi by birth, English by parentage, Welsh by marriage, puzzled by nature.
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We tend to forget that troubleshooting is mainly just about Clear and Calm thinking..
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We tend to forget that troubleshooting is mainly just about Clear and Calm thinking..
pdvfirstblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/simp...
Simplicity, Troubleshooting, #JoelKallmanday
TL;DR: You don't have to be a genius to solve problems. And there is no shame in not-knowing or not understanding all the geeky details. Ma...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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We tend to forget that troubleshooting is mainly just about Clear and Calm thinking..
pdvfirstblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/simp...
We tend to forget that troubleshooting is mainly just about Clear and Calm thinking..
pdvfirstblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/simp...
Thanks for the reminder. I've managed to get organized enough to write a post this year. Health warning : it may cause ear worms.
October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thanks for the reminder. I've managed to get organized enough to write a post this year. Health warning : it may cause ear worms.
Because Oracle Base usually has a better answer than an AI that declaims with the confidence and accuracy of a fat middle aged white bloke down the pub.... Signed a fat middle aged white bloke.
June 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Because Oracle Base usually has a better answer than an AI that declaims with the confidence and accuracy of a fat middle aged white bloke down the pub.... Signed a fat middle aged white bloke.
order by case country when 'America' then 1 else 2 end.
This order by is now mandated throughout the US Government databases by means of an executive order ( probably ).
This order by is now mandated throughout the US Government databases by means of an executive order ( probably ).
April 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
order by case country when 'America' then 1 else 2 end.
This order by is now mandated throughout the US Government databases by means of an executive order ( probably ).
This order by is now mandated throughout the US Government databases by means of an executive order ( probably ).
Thanks for putting this together. Just followed everyone on it and now hoping for general database insights and cute pet pics 🤞
January 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Thanks for putting this together. Just followed everyone on it and now hoping for general database insights and cute pet pics 🤞