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Visiting the Doctor…

Warning: If you are offended by bad language, please don't read this post. You've been warned!
I've had a problem with my heel for a few weeks and what I suspected was an ear infection for a couple of weeks, but I've avoided going to the doctors because I hate it. I never used to be doctor-phobic... more »

Re: float in isolation - Blog in isolation

Hi.

I tried it (flotation, not space cake) in Sweden a year ago. I didn't like the sound of it either, but really enjoyed the experience.

Time is impossible to measure with all your senses turned off. I was in it for 55 minutes but thought it was about 15 minutes. ... more »

Re: What Do You Think of the iPad?

The main thing I like about Apple is they force people to reconsider their approach. I think the iPad is a complete waste of time as a product, but I think it, along with the iPhone/iPod Touch, will be seen as an important stepping stone in the development of future products.

Maybe I'll consider... more »

The Vampire Diaries…

As regular readers will know I'm a sucker (no pun intended) for vampire movies, except those crappy Moonlight ones. They've just started showing The Vampire Diaries on TV so I thought I would tune in and give it a go. Well it's not as bad as Craplight, but you could be forgiven for thinking you are... more »

DBMS_PARALLEL_EXECUTE…

I've been having a play around with the DBMS_PARALLEL_EXECUTE package introduced in 11gR2. It seems pretty neat, but I can't help thinking the suggested usage (updating large tables) would probably be better done with a table redefinition or CTAS.
It's worth knowing about though.
Cheers
Tim… more »

Becoming Steven Feuerstein…

Boneist just informed me that links from my site to my Oracle ACE profile were linking through to Steven Feuerstein's profile.
Here's the link I've always used for this profile. It's been on my blog, website and forum for years and worked just fine when I've clicked the links in the past... more »