Thursday, December 23, 2021

The New Book Is Ready: “Faster: How to Optimize a System”

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My new book called Faster: How to Optimize a System is ready! You can buy the PDF now at method-r.com . The hardcover format should be avai...
Friday, October 1, 2021

How I Spent My COVID Vacation

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I haven’t blogged in, what, ...forever. A couple of years. I have been writing, though. Just not here. A lot , actually. Here’s some of the ...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Sometimes the Simplest Things Are the Most Important

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I didn’t ride in First Class a lot during my career, but I can remember one trip, I was sitting in seat 1B. Aisle seat, very front row. Righ...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Words I Don’t Use, Part 5: “Wait”

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The fifth “word I do not use” is the Oracle technical term wait . The Oracle Wait Interface In 1991, Oracle Corporation released some of ...
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Monday, August 7, 2017

Words I Don’t Use, Part 4: “Expert”

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The fourth “word I do not use” is expert . When I was a young boy, my dad would sometimes drive me to school. It was 17 miles of country r...
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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Words I Don’t Use, Part 3: “Best Practice”

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The third “word I do not use” is  best practice . The “best practice” serves a vital need in any industry. It is the answer to, “Please do...
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Words I Don’t Use, Part 2: “Holistic”

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The second “word I do not use” is holistic . When people use the word “holistic” in my industry (Oracle), it means that they’re paying att...
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