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   by ddgflorida 7mo ago

   Nice. QBASIC FOR i = 1 to 5: PRINT i: NEXT hung up after 4. The shift key didn't work in the Qbasic Editor.
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   by ddgflorida 8mo ago

   DuckDB for integration tasks.
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   by ddgflorida 8mo ago

   This post is bringing out the MS haters and most don't know what they're talking about. MS took the initial lead in AI and it shows in their products. It was Google that was left in the starting blocks but they have thankfully rec
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   by ddgflorida 9mo ago

   Nice. I successfully tried the SQL script here too: https://convertcsv.com/duckdbonline.html
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   by ddgflorida 1y ago

   Switch to contract work or find a job with flexible at home hours.
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   by ddgflorida 1y ago

   For me Pascal was an awesome language in the 1980s. Oracle PL/SQL reminds me of it.
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   by ddgflorida 1y ago

   AI prompt engineering, machine learning, etc.
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   by ddgflorida 2y ago

   It is loaded with propaganda right now.
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   by ddgflorida 2y ago

   No one is wasting money. These audits must be done. I do think however that the chances of anyone over 115, or deceased, collecting money is extremely low.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Keep in mind that 50 contracting companies post the same position. You can tell from the wording.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Thanks for posting! I too was going to post because he cofounded Wikipedia.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    It's a shame this company didn't survive.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Ask an AI chatbox.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    I occasionally sell CLI tools for file conversion at convertcsv.com. This is driven by customer concerns about security and privacy.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    For fun, I made a Javascript library that implements most of the Date and String functions found in various SQL dialects. We have the home page https://www.ddginc-usa.com//dbFunctions.htm and a Playground for play and
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    We also have the "Continuing Education" racket.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Definitely has lowered the entry cost.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    You summed it up well and your experience matches mine.
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    Show HN: Dbfunctions.js – SQL Functions in JavaScript(ddginc-usa.com)

    1 points by ddgflorida 2y ago|0 comments
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    I've never seen a database with FKs that I regretted were there but plenty without FKs that caused issues. Also - generally make sure you index your FKs.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    I can relate.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Hate is a strong word.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Skeptical
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Definitely not a "useless toy" with the right use case. It's great at code snippets, scripts, etc. It's an assistant.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Prompt engineering.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    I can identify with having a GREAT Christmas associated with a new computer. In my case, the same year, 1981, and a Radio Shack Color Computer, 16K Ram.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    I remember those times well, particularly all the clones - i.e. Foxpro. Dbase was a great idea but I sure hated the language used. Paradox and Access were clearly superior.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    Excellent job and idea.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    The "official" JSON should be enhanced to cover a few of the pain points.
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    by ddgflorida 2y ago

    web scraping but be careful about using copyrighted images.