Re: Presentation tools used ?

2023-10-24 Thread Steve Litt
last time I used it (10 years ago) it respected and preserved styles. [1] LibreOffice has styles, but it frequently and arbitrarily loses style definitions. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2023 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21

Re: Presentation tools used ?

2023-10-22 Thread Steve Litt
slides. If it's necessary to read the slide, what I do is tell the audience to read the slide, and then after they've read it I ask for questions and give them answers. But typically, my slides are an overview, and my verbal presentation is a dialog between myself and the audience. HT

Re: External psql editor

2022-05-02 Thread Steve Litt
ql readline capabilities by installing rlwrap and performing the following command: rlwrap psql HTH, SteveT Steve Litt March 2022 featured book: Making Mental Models: Advanced Edition http://www.troubleshooters.com/mmm

Alter and move corresponding: was The tragedy of SQL

2021-09-15 Thread Steve Litt
a program that would get you fired. He said yes, the alter statement :-). In my 3 semesters of Cobol, I never once used the Alter statement. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

SQL queries as sets: was The tragedy of SQL

2021-09-14 Thread Steve Litt
erstand the how sets work. Rich, could you please elaborate on SQL queries being based on sets? I never thought of it that way, and would like to hear your related thoughts. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

Re: PostgreSQL reference coffee mug

2021-07-28 Thread Steve Litt
n as PDF. Bugs/comments are welcome. Thanks. > > matthias Very, very nice! I'll be using this quite a bit. Does there exist anywhere a Reference Card for PostgreSQL SQL commands? My impression is that every database has its own slightly different version of SQL that it responds to. Th

Re: bottom / top posting

2021-06-10 Thread Steve Litt
Because otherwise it's hard to figure out what some top posters are talking about. Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) said on Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:08:14 + >All, > >First, I AM an old-timer, and prefer the top posting for a number of >reasons. I’ve tried the Digest versions of lists in the past and

Re: bottom / top posting

2021-06-09 Thread Steve Litt
ns. > >This message would normally have been top-posted, but was >bottom-posted to avoid offending or irritating people here. Seriously. Thanks! Your message was crystal clear and easy to respond to. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

Re: Removing Last field from CSV string

2020-05-17 Thread Steve Litt
ny help would be appreciated. > > Thank you > Alex Assuming the CSV strings are in a file, my first thought would be to get rid of the final field using AWK, and feed that into your import. SteveT Steve Litt May 2020 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

Re: Inherited an 18TB DB & need to backup

2020-05-17 Thread Steve Litt
> > Push hard to get that upgraded to a supported version. > > Christoph He can't change the version without getting at least one verified backup. Can you imagine if installing the new version trashed the database? SteveT Steve Litt May 2020 featured book: Troubleshooting Tec

Re: Redis 16 times faster than Postgres?

2019-09-29 Thread Steve Litt
(here in Central Florida it's routine for power to go down and stay down for five hours). SteveT Steve Litt Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt

Re: PostgreSQL License

2019-09-19 Thread Steve Litt
lf", you can charge to install it without breaking even the GNU GPL. My understanding is the PostgreSQL license is more like the MIT license, which actually allows one to modify the code and claim it as proprietary. SteveT Steve Litt Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubl

Re: Code of Conduct

2018-09-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:30:56 +0200 ERR ORR wrote: > A CoC will inevitably lead to the project taken over by leftists, Here we go again. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: Code of Conduct plan

2018-09-17 Thread Steve Litt
you be satisfied with the CoC if the current 2nd paragraph of the Introduction were replaced by the paragraph you wrote above? SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: Code of Conduct plan

2018-09-17 Thread Steve Litt
N the Postgres community, why not do that? If, later on, we get instances of people retaliating, in other venues, for positions taken in Postgres, that can be handled when it comes up. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: Code of Conduct plan

2018-09-16 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 16:00:31 +1200 Mark Kirkwood wrote: > a SJW agenda. > the angry militant left. Some people just can't stop themselves. Which is a big reason for CoCs. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Busines

Re: Code of Conduct plan

2018-09-14 Thread Steve Litt
econd LUG, where people like me could communicate without what we considered overt extraneous bullshit. If this committee truly becomes authoritative, as perceived by a significant portion of membership, the organization will fork. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessnes

Re: Code of Conduct plan

2018-09-14 Thread Steve Litt
ontinuing his attacks, and belonging to the Postgres community. What's tougher is the person who attacks groups of people. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: Code of Conduct plan

2018-09-14 Thread Steve Litt
s CoC, peoples' behavior in other venues. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Test 501, please don't reply

2017-11-20 Thread Steve Litt
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