I would.. but that can't go in a book from Oracle Press as they are associated with Oracle :)
--- "Orr, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need to add one more line... > > Senior DBAs run through buildings > Eat the bullets > Throw the locomotive at the users > Are Oracle Gods (or Goddesses)! > ... and know they are not Larry Ellison. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:59 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Importance: High > > > okay, the definitive answer, from the soon to be released Oracle9i > DBA > 101, Theriault, Carmichael and Viscusi: > > "This bit of humor was circulating around electronic mail a while > ago. > We don't know who wrote it, but it's a fun twist on an old joke: > CIOs leap tall buildings in a single bound > Are faster than a speeding bullet (rats, missed him again) > Are more powerful than a locomotive > Talk to God > > Sr. Managers leap short buildings with a running start > Are faster than a BB gun > Are more powerful than a streetcar > Ask God questions > > Midlevel DBAs can clear a single-story house most of the time > Can outrun the arrows that users shoot at them, with a head start > Get run over by bicycles > Beg God not to notice them > > Junior DBAs trip over the stoop > Wonder why there are holes in their body > Say ?Look at the choo-choo? > Make God mad by asking, ?What happens if I turn off the server?? > > Senior DBAs run through buildings > Eat the bullets > Throw the locomotive at the users > Are Oracle Gods (or Goddesses)!" > > --- "Orr, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <Speedy Gonzalez accent> > > Senior DBA... isn't that someone from Spain? > > </Speedy Gonzalez accent> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:08 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Importance: High > > > > > > by your definition I would say no one is a senior dba... > > > > there is too much in Oracle for one person to know it all, so every > > DBA, no matter how experienced, is going to ask for help if they > are > > facing something new. I wouldn't say asking for help means you > aren't > > senior. > > > > I consider people like Cary, Gaja, Tim, Steve, etc etc (all the Oak > > Table members) as well as a large number of people on this list as > > senior. Yet I also see them asking questions on occasion. One > > doesn't > > wipe out the other > > > > Senior DBA to me is a DBA who can not just research the docs and > > websites but who is able to THINK. This means putting together > varied > > and assorted pieces of seemingly unrelated information to solve a > > problem. The ability to see a larger picture and to understand it. > > > > Rachel > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Orr, Steve > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > > Lists > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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