September 2006 - Posts

• The Fireside Fun of Word Squares

  Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 10:23 AM | (Comments Off)
  
  

  Phil finds an old way of whiling away the time during meetings, seminars and presentations, And delves into the SQL required to cheat! Read More by Phil Factor | (Comments Off) | Attachment(s): solutions.txt

• The Fireside Fun of Decapitations

  Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:53 PM | 6 Comments
  
  

  Phil's thoughts return to the idea that one can generate fun from using SQL. Bravely he resuscitates the old game of Decapitations and issues a SQL Challenge Read More by Phil Factor | 6 Comments | Comment on this post Attachment(s): Wordlist.zip

• The Acronym Playpen

  Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 10:46 AM | 3 Comments
  
  

  Sometimes, one of the most relevant skills that a developer needs to have, when working in the corporate environment, is to know how and when to bend the rules.... Read More by Phil Factor | 3 Comments | Comment on this post

• The Sticking Page-Down-Key Incident

  Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 4:43 PM | 4 Comments
  
  

  The reality of the software industry is, just occasionally, more absurd than one would dare to imagine. Phil Factor recalls the startling consequences of accidentally leaning on a keyboard Read More by Phil Factor | 4 Comments | Comment on this post