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Return to Google Lobby – Camp Photo
Early on Sunday Day #3, I dragged a few willing participants out for a “different photo” based on the umbrellas in each Lobby. It worked out well. Special thanks to Kynan who ran around to other lobby’s to find additional umbrellas.
Read moreMySQL Replibeertion
MySQL Replibeertion was the last scheduled session on Day 2, but not withstanding there was free beer (a lot of), there was a serious side with a Replication Discussion. One of the first questions by Jeremy was “Are the any big replication users?
Read moreDay 2 – Memorable Quotes
Continuing on from my Day 1 – Memorable Quotes from the MySQL Camp . “Are there any big replication users” — Jeremy “Are you calling me fat again” — Sheeri
Read moreMySQL Winter of Code
Our first session in Day 2 of the MySQL Camp was the MySQL Winter of Code, as well as an overview of the QA Pilot program and Overview of the Community Doxygen Project by Kaj Arnö and Jay Pipes.
Read moreThey start young nowadays
Colin, son of Gary is officially the youngest attendee of the [MySQL Camp][1]. The new breed of MySQL DBA’s. Colin really loves the swivel chairs, and now has is own Google shirt courtesy of Leslie!
Read moreDay 1 – Memorable Quotes
Plenty of people are writing highly technical stuff from MySQL Camp including your’s truly. However there needs to be a lighter side here, and well this is it, Memorable Quotes.
Read moreTesting on the toilet
Yes you got it, even while in the restroom here at Google (you can’t say toilets here in the US, because that’s the device), Google keeps you occupied while standing or sitting with the writings of “Testing on the Toilet”.
Read moreMySQL Camp – Introductions & Comments
The great thing about this unconference, is the lack of total formal structure. For now , our first session we are having an open introduction of people, there are at good 60+ people here already, and people rolling in, and it’s great to hear people’s background, and also to bag Jeremy Cole at every opportunity.
Read moreGoogle update – another 2 mins later
I’m outside enjoying a very lovely Danish and Orange juice with Jay and Leslie, and like 3 motorised scooters and a guy on a skateboard goes past. Did I mention how cool this place is!
Read moreMy own Googlewear
So like two minutes later, some official looking Google people come over and saw “Come on over and get your Google Shirt”. So before the last past is even cold, we have our own Googlewear.
Read moreGooglewear
Everybody here (that is not us visitors) are wearing Google shirts. It must be an official clothing label. So Sheeri says “Actually they are just extras, they have been hired for the day.
Read moreI’m at Google Mountain View
We have made it to MySQL Camp being held at Google Head Quarters in Mountain View California. Directions WOOT!!! So we are at the lobby reception of Building 40 , and I’m lounging back in a large green beanbag behind all the name tags, this is so cool, the problem is with all our technology, nobody yet has the capability to read the photos from a digital camera so I can upload it.
Read moreMySQL Quotes
Frank was on a role with MySQL quotes (it’s 1am here in New York – All that Red Bull & Vodka). Here are some of them: Let me scale you!
Read moreThe impact of Mathematics in our RDBMS world
We sometimes forget the impact of early mathematicians. Take for example John Venn who introduced the Venn diagram in 1881. This is fundamental for Set Theory, and also fundamental for SQL, the basis of retrieving data in a RDBMS.
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