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Do Alpacas Dream of farming DBAs?
Timothy Ford - 13 August 2007
When IT starts to stand for 'Implement This', even the keenest DBA begins to dream of farming Alpacas as a career-change. ...and we ask our readers how they would have solved the DBA's dilemma. Read more...

Greetings from the Alpaca Mill
Timothy Ford - 06 September 2007
Timothy Ford fails to make the leap from his cubicle to the Alpaca farm, due to the help, sympathy and advice from Simple-Talk's readers Read more...

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Pictures are of llamas, not alpacas
Anonymous - 07 September 2007
This is only one problem with your illustrations in the article, the pictures are of llamas, not alpacas. Alpacas have more wool on their forehead than llamas. Please check this link to see the differences amongst Camelidea family of fauna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelid. Llamas are of... Read more...

About those Alpaca's
David - 22 August 2007
This example struck a chord with me. I'm a DBA in Johannesburg, South Africa. I'm fortunate enough to live outside of town, on 4 hectares. I have 800 free range hens, and sell the eggs. I grow organic veg which I sell too, and I'm busy with a fish farming project and a biodiesel project. I've... Read more...

Alpacas v. Llamas
Tim Ford - 07 September 2007
Good job Mormonboy! You were the first to catch that the sketch was of a llama. My editor actually chose to add these sketches and made the comment that he expected quite a few posts concerning the fact that llamas were involved. Read more...

Do Alpacas Dream of farming DBAs?
Anonymous - 10 August 2007
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Greetings from the Alpaca Mill
Anonymous - 05 September 2007
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