Is SQL hard to learn? - In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) - Straight Dope
Jun 12, 2010 · SQL takes a minute to learn, but a lifetime to master. Anyone can make simple queries fairly quickly. But that will only take you a short distance, learning the intricacies of doing complex …
Windows 10 (64-bit) Update: You're not up to date but we ain't fixing ...
Jan 5, 2026 · I run virtual machines, spanning a wide range of vintages. I have Microsoft’s OS ranging from Windows 3.11 for Workgroups through Windows 11. In all the modern-to-semi-modern editions, …
Let's talk infant & toddler brains, "Tummy Time", colors and the ...
Jan 9, 2026 · We’ve had quite a few friends and family have babies in the last few years. Most, if not all have deployed some form of the Tummy Time routine. I do buy into the idea of this, and it’s always …
Excel: Which products did customers *not* buy? - Straight Dope
Mar 27, 2025 · Let’s pretend I sell treatments for various conditions. I have lots of data on what customers purchased in the past year. I sell multiple products to help treat each condition. And the …
In US football, why do we never see the "chains" come out to measure …
4 days ago · Title kinda says it all: Growing up I recall seeing the measuring sticks come out from sidelines in US football games to see if a first down was made. It was a pretty common thing to see …
Anyone else who tried out smoking (tobacco) when young and just …
4 days ago · An experience that I do not recall others mentioning: I tried out smoking cigarettes as a teen, surreptitiously, over a period of days and to the extent of perhaps half a pack, and experienced …
Tom Bodett sues and settles with Motel Six - Straight Dope
Jan 4, 2026 · I didn’t realize Bodett received residuals for work performed 40 years ago. Will Motel Six still leave the light on for me? I heard that phrase from my dad a decade before the commercials. I …
WhiteDate and several other "White" sites scraped for data
Jan 6, 2026 · Here is the data that was scraped Over 8,000 user profiles Profile photos, bios, and declared beliefs Internal communications and admin-level data Information possibly linking users to …
Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028
5 days ago · Barely. 2020 should have been an easy Democratic victory. Instead, it got much, much too close for comfort. Plus, Trump was also a septuagenarian. When I review possible Democratic …
A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things …
Nov 19, 2025 · Yeah, it’s a well established pattern. Somebody sucks up to him hoping to profit somehow, they somehow irritate him and boom they’re out and often screwed over one way or …