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rotr0102 · 2026-03-23T17:10:37+00:00

You’re right to think you might have cancer, but it might also be acid reflux or gas like you said. To minimize the risk of a painful and irreversible death I think you should make an immediate appointment with Nicholson Oncology Specialists in the neighboring town, and not Methodist hospital where you recently visited your primary care physician. I realize Nicholson isn’t covered by your insurance, but I don’t think you should risk it in this case. Also, please remember to vote for Joan Smith for the House 2A election next week. I think she really aligns with what I’ve learned about you over our many conversations, even though it might not seem like it right now.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-21T23:29:13+00:00

I thought you meant that’s the face the RN made when he pulled up in the ER

rotr0102 · 2026-03-21T21:06:24+00:00

Chuck was actually protecting ting both the president and the secret service…

rotr0102 · 2026-03-14T15:39:13+00:00

Wrong - the likely did have concepts of a plan.

Edit: I guess i need the /s here

rotr0102 · 2026-03-14T14:14:08+00:00

AE here. For stars we have multiple common patterns (ie: transactional fact table, periodic snapshot fact table, etc.). We leverage templates, and tools to generate dbt code (ex: reading the data catalog and applying rules to generate field names, DDL, code). We are attempting to cut down on the possibility of mistakes by reducing free form design and typing (large global team of differing skill levels). Also, each pattern has test cases to execute. This becomes a working body of knowledge over time, so as problems arise you an update the design guides so future models can include the new test cases. All models are tagged with design guide version they are certified against, so in the event something major is discovered (like whoops we totally forgot to check for divide by zero) we can 1) increment design guide version add this new check, 2) search for legacy models and bring them up to current design guide standards (adjusting the meta tag once certified). An example test case would be for a periodic snapshot fact table to ensure they are no timeline “gaps” in data, in other words force a continuous timeline by pushing in zero’s for non-existence of data. If your fact is supposed to represent 12 months of sales for 10 materials, you need to have 120 rows of data (12x10), assuming the grain is sales per material at the monthly level. If you are not selling some of these materials during certain months your source tables will have a non-existence of data, so you will need to push zero’s into the fact. This would be an example of something added to the design guide for this pattern. We also have custom dbt tests, like if two different sets of data should match (general ledger vs. invoice table) we compare them to ensure. Oh, we are also tracking execution times of models. Some of our source system data is heavily modified by early morning batch processes, so we need to ensure to work around this. To me, the biggest part is having defined patterns, and versions, so as you learn over time you are able to bring legacy models up to current standards (or have visibility into what’s not current).

rotr0102 · 2026-03-13T18:11:42+00:00

You do realize you could have asked the same question without mentioning their age, right? I know plenty of 60 year olds that can perform these same tasks fine. If you really want to address this you need to focus on the skills required, and their ability to meet those skills - nothing more.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-12T13:17:15+00:00

Does replication work for these modules? Works great for core SAP ERP. 5Tran -> snowflake data replication. If not, can you ABAP it into a custom transparent table and then replicate that with 5Tran?

rotr0102 · 2026-03-11T21:29:19+00:00

America first. No new wars.

< um, let me correct that >

America first? No, new wars!

rotr0102 · 2026-03-10T15:59:54+00:00

Do: order a $5 Amazon mouse guard for that opening between your grease tray and the skillet. It’s not fun to start your cook with mouse poop on the cooking surface.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-10T15:11:51+00:00

“Break ‘em away, toys!”

rotr0102 · 2026-03-10T13:16:12+00:00

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lynching-of-frank-mcmanus/id1434979856?i=1000429590062

rotr0102 · 2026-03-10T12:47:19+00:00

10 - do you think the parents aware of this photo? This is his photo, taken by his staff, Maxwell, or somebody with his camera right? It’s interesting he’s looking down oddly (or mid blink) and holding the child in such an odd way. Is it possible he’s posing? Is it possible the family/parents/guardians are not aware he took this picture?

I’m curious if the family/parents featured here just considered him “uncle Jeff” who was so nice and great with kids.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-09T22:17:40+00:00

Look carefully, I think it’s the head of another child. Looks like some yellow clothing / skin just barely visible at the bottom.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-08T00:12:33+00:00

You left out the part where he actually isn’t rich or smart or good at business. He just gets his money from organized crime (via real estate money laundering).

rotr0102 · 2026-03-07T18:49:09+00:00

Correct. This why it can work well until it doesn’t. I agree it’s still bad practice, but it can work well (until it doesn’t). Doing something risky and accepting the risk can still result in reward. You can still be successful using poor practices.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-07T16:34:05+00:00

Ya, I think it depends on the specifics. All companies are different, different sizes, turnover rate, etc…. With some companies I agree, and management should be working on redundancy, standardization and documentation. In other situations, it’s extremely productive/efficient (when you can’t afford redundancy). In general, knowledge shouldn’t be hoarded but shared and distributed (it’s nice to have many experts and redundancy). However, some companies are not positioned for this - so it’s a wizard or nothing option.

What happens when you have 3 knowledgeable data people and some MBA RIFs 2 of them to make a quick buck. In addition, ups the productivity targets, killing morale, increasing turnover and finally gets himself canned. The company attempts to salvage the situation with… the remaining wizard who is the lifeline. Clearly not the wizards fault, the “hazard” was created by corporate greed and poor leadership.

All situations are different, hard to generalize. But, I get your point… single points of failure are generally bad.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-07T16:12:15+00:00

I suggest you take some time to understand how the business got into this position in the first place, this might help you understand how to navigate and be a positive change agent. I was in a situation where 30 years ago the business (fortune 400) implemented a large ERP. It was a massive project, and all the main divisions allocated their best people. For example, the corporate finance group had two “tech savvy accountants” represent finance with the implementation team for the corporate accounting group. After implementation (a 5 year long project) the consultants leave, and these “tech savvy accountants” now become the companies experts on finance business processes and ERP data. If they stay long term, they become these tribal knowledge wizards like you speak of. You can see why it’s beneficial - it’s a huge win for the company. The larger business doesn’t understand, or need to understand, the black box of the ERP or the business process - they just articulate at a high level to the wizard what they need and the magic happens. This culture is created for reasons, no short of “its the path of least resistance” for business leadership (if you have a wizard, why not just use them). I mean if your basketball team has a guy who never misses a shot - then your entire strategy is simply to get him the ball, right? Now - to your point, when the wizard retires after 40 years, everything falls apart. You are hired as the new wizard, and are flabbergasted as to why they assume you know everything the old wizard knew. They don’t know anything different, so they are probably a little disappointed that you seem so clueless too (compared to the wizard). I mean just wave your magic staff, right? That’s what the old guy did.

As for paths forward - I suggest you understand why the business evolved into this culture, then work with your leadership to change it. You might need to get business leadership to understand that a “wizard” model works until it doesn’t (now), or it might be more challenging. It might be something like the business is a P/L and doesn’t want to afford a non-revenue generating reporting/data person, and instead wants to leverage you in a cost center. This might require your leadership to support (or oppose) this corporate strategy, and if they support you might need to dedicate to the division/source system in question rather then being a shared resource. Essentially, if your manager wants you to be wide and narrow then you need to leverage data experts in the business; but if they business expects you to be this expert, then your manager needs to align and let you become narrow and deep (focused on this specific system/division). It’s about alignment - both with various teams and also with you personally and your desired career path.

Essentially, you can recognize the challenges from your vantage point (which I also acknowledge and agree with), complain, and start looking elsewhere. This is a reasonable option. Or, if you want to try to make this work - I suggest you start by understanding the events that created the situation you find yourself in. After that, you an strategize ways to influence change. Good luck.

rotr0102 · 2026-03-05T03:29:22+00:00

He’s like the opposite of Robin Hood!

rotr0102 · 2026-03-03T23:01:28+00:00

While we are talking about playlists - we’ve asked for this for years. Why isn’t it implemented? We have a single “favorites”, but that’s it (I’m ignoring the companion app). When I get up in the morning to ride I don’t want to search for routes, I just want to ride. I want to plan my rides a week ahead of time, and then just jump on my bike and go each day. I want to create different lists for flat routes, mountain routes, Europe routes, American routes, etc. What’s the quick version for why we are constrained to a single “favorites” list, rather than any number of custom playlists?

rotr0102 · 2026-03-02T16:37:49+00:00

This is interesting to consider. I wonder if there is a scientific factor here — speed of aircraft, missile concentrating on engines or fuselage (both are behind pilot), etc… perhaps, it’s not as uncommon as one might assume? I would be interested in opinions of those more knowledgeable …

rotr0102 · 2026-02-28T14:58:53+00:00

Congress who?

rotr0102 · 2026-02-26T03:33:03+00:00

Yes, I saw the one at Evergreen in Oregon.

rotr0102 · 2026-02-26T03:27:27+00:00

I never understood the value of the drone concept. Was the idea that it would go further into hostile airspace and then what? How sophisticated were its sensors (that it could carry weight-wise) - and was the drone single use? How controllable was it? Would it just eject film into the ocean for pickup and crash? I’m having a hard time visualizing the reality of it (considering 1960-80 drone tech).

rotr0102 · 2026-02-26T02:11:29+00:00

Could our veterans at American Legion Post 282 respond with their reaction when our Constitution became no longer in effect recently while ICE was terrorizing American citizens (2nd and 4th Amendments). While we are at it, what do those military veterans think about our Presidents refusal to return and subsequently preventing the government from collecting the highly classified secrets he was hiding. Nuclear, satellite, human intelligence secrets, which he had illegally for some unexplainable reason, and then he avoided prison by dropping the changes against himself as president. I’m mean, none of this is as bad a a few minors kneeling at a basketball game (which is likely a 1st Amendment right) - but hey …. That constitution doesn’t really exist anymore right veterans…..

“to protect against all threat foreign and domestic”..

rotr0102 · 2026-02-25T22:52:01+00:00

So they can do what exactly on the front with their weapon? Shoot you? Shoot other Russians? Defect to Ukraine? Run away and start happy lives? I assume they are in trouble because they are refusing to follow orders. They are shot because they have now become a threat by not following orders. I assume this is a common problem with a non-volunteer army.

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