• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31: <!–
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• Blog Comments: Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-07 by over the counter nail fungus treatment: over th… http://bit.ly/criJK5 #
• Blog Talk: Comment by upendra on Oracle Streams Configuration: Change Data Capture http://bit.ly/cnzP3x #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Mkoneru on Learn PL/SQL: Procedures and Functions http://bit.ly/9XRGdV #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Lin Brann on Learn PL/SQL: Declaring Variables, Named vs Anonymous Blocks http://bit.ly/bCEYOa #
• Blogged "Computer Grayskull, aka Computer Lab in a Box" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36664/3 #
• About to start my presentation on fine grained access control.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24: <!–
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• Blogged "Full day *Sunday* training sessions for ApEx, SOA/BPM, Hyperion/Essbase and Web…" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36577/3 #
• Work now blocks facebook, twitter, my blog, and anything with "mail" or "forum" anywhere in the url. Annoying. I love my blackberry. #
• @datachick yeah, kind of silly really. in reply to datachick #
• @jpiwowar Geaux Saints! Nola gonna shut down for that game. If the saints win, nola will shut for the week. in reply to jpiwowar #
• @jkuramot not overshadowed in any conversation I follow. Favre on the ground.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17: <!–
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• ODTUG interviewed me: http://bit.ly/7O89vR #
• Filed under better late than never – just got my newhire laptop bag – only 380 days after I started. Nice bag. #
• RT @TheOnion: In Focus: Nations Liberals Suffering From Outrage Fatigue http://onion.com/7rHrzr #
• Going to exadata seminar today. Google maps gave me waaaaaay wrong directions. Fortunately, I could tell and got good directions. #
• @lonnekedikmans what if you change something? Should it autosave? Lose original or do versioning? How many versions? in reply to lonnekedikmans #
• Agenda for exadata seminar.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10: <!–
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• Blogged "My 2010 New Year's Resolutions" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36362/3 #
• @piontekdd I have a roku, netflix on xbox and an entertainment pc. Still, I'll stream netflix on my wii just cause I can. in reply to piontekdd #
• OMG. Owwwwww. Boiled weiner. RT @SkyNews: Burns Down Below: Star Scalds Privates On Set http://bit.ly/7v0Bmn #
• Blogged "Interesting Network Configuration" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36366/3 #
• RT @craigmullins: Just published a new blog entry about the safety of the mainframe as a career choice at http://bit.ly/82SSpB #
• Blogged "ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010 Update" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36410/3 #

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• Blogged "Shut Up Monty" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36210/3 #
• @oraclenerd I thought you were already working? Good luck! in reply to oraclenerd #
• got my copy of sql developer 2.1 (book) by sue harper from packt pub. looks good. expect a review soon! #
• @stenvesterli heh. Yeah. Meant on my blog though. I might have to try the 140 char review though. in reply to stenvesterli #
• Blogged "I want to be a DBA. Where do I start?" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36212/3 #
• Yo Gabba Gabba freaks me out. How about you?

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27: <!–
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• Blogged "2009 : The Oracle Year in Review – Part 2" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36072/3 #
• Just got fios 25/15 + HD Extreme. Verizon showed up with a wireless router, G not N, secured with WEP even though it's capable of WPA2. WTF? #
• Anyone know of any issues with fios with me running my own dlink N router (replacing theirs)? #
• Not bad, better than brighthouse. http://www.speedtest.net/result/667370641.png #

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• Blogged "Oracle Tampa Extreme Performance Seminar – Exadata v2" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36029/3 #
• The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer #
• RT: @TheOnion Feds Uncover Secret Santa Ring http://bit.ly/8EMCxI #
• Fill this season with cheer by designating a sober driver before going to holiday parties! http://buzzeddriving.adcouncil.org #buzzeddriving #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by Caramoan: Twitter in some ways i… http://bit.ly/8u5CZo #
• Blogged "2009 : The Oracle Year in Review – Part 1" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/36071/3 #
• Tweeting 2 years, 5 months, 5 hours, 9 minutes, 52 seconds (July 27, 2007).

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13: <!–
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• Blog Comments: Comment on PL/JSON v0.6.2 Released by APEX Development » APExt JS – Property Grid – Part 2: [...] P… http://bit.ly/5Bq0M1 #
• Doing ApEx again this week but having a hard time getting started. Have a cold too. #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Change in Posting Schedule by braicamar: Hi. My computer worked slowly, too much mistakes… http://bit.ly/50dsJj #
• ApExing again today. Totally in the zone. Still like Forms better but ApEx is rockish. #
• Rt @imjustagoyle @BN9: Florida's unemployment rate rises to 11.5 percent in November, .3 percent higher than in October http://bit.ly/5I3Qr6 #

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• Blog Comments: Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-23 by Kristine Shuee: – i just love to Twitter everyda… http://bit.ly/7F2Ucp #
• "Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them."Aristotle #
• RT: @Mike_ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010 Planning Meeting Concludes: http://wp.me/pqvxy-5c #
• @Kathleenodtug re: chewing tobacco. ewwwwwwww. in reply to Kathleenodtug #
• RT: @kissmygumbo Thank you troops for putting your lives on the line for us. We appreciate you! #militarymon #
• Cloud Comments: Comment on A quick overview of PuTTY and SSH for AWS Newbies by Joe Negron: Thank you for breaking …

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29: <!–
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• Blogged "ZDNet's Oracle Topline" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/35625/3 #
• Just bought this on Amazon: 'LG 37LH30 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black' by LG http://bit.ly/5yQvwj #
• RT: @google Making the web faster: introducing Google Public DNS http://bit.ly/8GVVcJ #
• "Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes. "
  Charles Prestwich Scott #
• One google to rule them all. Now google provides the definition: http://bit.ly/6DGm6g #
• One google to rule them all. Now google provides the definition: #

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• Today's Dilbert, Dogbert loves twitter: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-11-24/Heh. #Ribolflavin #dilbert  #
• Blogged "November Update 2009" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/35604/3 #

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• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08: Blog Talk: Comment by Meredith Dart on Decisions, decisions, d… http://bit.ly/2D4eLT #
• Good morning. IE has been upgraded from 6 to 7 (at work). Sweet. Like getting new glasses. And new shoes. And new underwear. #
• American Express to buy Revolution Money http://bit.ly/1KtCa9 #

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• http://znl.me/S5U7P Grandma and Leo in slidell #
• http://znl.me/JV1ZQ How I am spending my vacation – crabs, potatos and corn. Mmmmmmm #
• http://znl.me/SCX9B The wild Leo in its natural habitat. #

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• Blog Talk: Comment by Meredith Dart on Decisions, decisions, decisions – Gotta Rant http://bit.ly/1gy8A #
• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01 http://bit.ly/LkhfN #
• Blog Talk: Comment by VIVEK BALIGA on SQL and PL/SQL – Free and Open Coding Standards http://bit.ly/2ZJrxL #
• @imjustagoyle check out the sponsers and see if you can get a sponsored live blog pass. tweets or blogs for the sponser. etc in reply to imjustagoyle #
• Bullcrap! 11g xe now! RT: @orana Bad news about Oracle XE 11g http://ff.im/-aRqog #
• RT: @Foodimentary November 2 is National Deviled Egg Day.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25 http://bit.ly/24Mkb #
• RT: @Divorce_Care Stop trying to change someone else that you think need fixing. People can't change people. But you can work on yourself. #
• Rofl! RT: @datachick Listening to wackos explain to the CBC why they won't get flu shot: "it has alien parts in it". #
• @datachick had someone tell me a scientific theory is just an idea a scientist had. seriously. i couldn't respond. what do u say? in reply to datachick #
• @neilkod want guest post on my blog? check into starting an it toolbox blog. can always use more oracleness.

InfiniDB – Open Source BI/Analytic Database

Recently ran across some blog posts about InfiniDB, a MySQL based DW and BI analytic database from a company called Calpont. I *think* InfiniDB is their only product. I could be wrong about that, though.
There are plenty of things to like about InfiniDB – Multi-threaded and designed for multi-cpu/cores, ACID compliant, recoverable, supports SQL standards and online DDL, MVCC, dynamic data compression, and FREE! What attracted me first though was the open source implementation of the columnar storage. That’s the current biggie on VLDB, think vertica or Oracle’s ExaData.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18 http://bit.ly/CUvO #
• Twitterberry is using opera mini to open links. How do I change it back to the bb browser? #
• Blogged "NEXT_DAY – Get the next day from a date + day combo" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/34849/3 #
• RT: @TampaBayWeather Mid-Day Update: Warming up from a record low: Tampa temperature sets a record. http://bit.ly/3eQs3a #
• RT: @Foodimentary #DailyQuote: "Never eat more than you can lift."~Miss Piggy (A Foodimentary favorite) #
• Blog Talk: Comment by "A Nelson W" on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://bit.ly/5OgFi #
• RT: @susangpyp “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”http://bit.ly/3AoGGn #
• Blogged "PREV_DAY – Creating Convenience Functions" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/34871/3 #
• @neilkod might want to mention it's hollywood, FL.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11 http://bit.ly/3QsKQy #
• RT: @TheOnion [video] Obama To Enter Diplomatic Talks With Raging Wildfire http://ow.ly/15Uwx6 #
• We have an internal IM here at work. I stopped using it though. People start using it to talk to me. Questions and stuff. Ew. #
• I don't usually answer the phone either. People are starting to come to my desk. I'm keeping my eyes open for an empty cube. #
• So is there an oracle conference going on or something? Waaaa. I wish I was there. I sent the storm out of spite. #
• I'm going to buy an oraclenerd shirt and say I was there.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04 http://bit.ly/YuLRw #
• Listening to Cinderella – Night Songs #
• Awesome! RT: @SkyNews Perfectly Frozen Mammoth: A baby woolly mammoth, frozen in soil for 40,000 years in Siberia, was.. http://bit.ly/MIwrb #
• RT: @JohnCleese Anniversary Tweet: It was nearly called Monkey Piston's Frying Circle #
• RT: @imjustagoyle South Shore Florida Tweetup – #sstweet – Join us 4 fun & a good cause this Saturday, 10/10! Info: http://bit.ly/Sdv6Q #
• Blog Talk: Comment by anun_n on Oracle and XML In Action – A Real World Example http://bit.ly/13PXKl #
• Do you Dubmenow? Dub me at lewisc.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04 http://bit.ly/YuLRw #
• Listening to Cinderella – Night Songs #
• Awesome! RT: @SkyNews Perfectly Frozen Mammoth: A baby woolly mammoth, frozen in soil for 40,000 years in Siberia, was.. http://bit.ly/MIwrb #
• RT: @JohnCleese Anniversary Tweet: It was nearly called Monkey Piston's Frying Circle #
• RT: @imjustagoyle South Shore Florida Tweetup – #sstweet – Join us 4 fun & a good cause this Saturday, 10/10! Info: http://bit.ly/Sdv6Q #
• Blog Talk: Comment by anun_n on Oracle and XML In Action – A Real World Example http://bit.ly/13PXKl #
• Do you Dubmenow? Dub me at lewisc.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27 http://bit.ly/3IX5Kv #
• My company puts so much crap on my pc, it literally take 20 minutes to boot completely. #
• RT: @toolboxdotcom Toolbox.com blog authors on Twitter: @db_nz, @jameskoopmann, @matthewmoran, @oracle_ace, @techwag, @tolzak #
• today's weigh in: 221.6 I'll be next to transparent if this keeps up! #
• @TampaBayTraffic street lights oit at kennedy and armenia in reply to TampaBayTraffic #
• @neilkod thanks! in reply to neilkod #
• @oraclenerd so what are you weighing in at these days? in reply to oraclenerd #
• @jpiwowar thanks. in reply to jpiwowar #
• RT: @WriteSuccess "One of the greatest discoveries a man makes…is 2 find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't." -Henry Ford #quote #
• @hillbillyToad biggest loser is good isn't it?

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20 http://bit.ly/14FJb #
• @oraclenerd i wonder who #666 is? i wonder if it was Damien. in reply to oraclenerd #
• Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
  – Raymond Lindquist #
• Ugh. Ie6 to ie7 upgrade at work delayed until oct. Booooo. #
• @joeharris76 i'm cool with it as long as i have my blackberry. in reply to joeharris76 #
• @wfavero it's a wordpress plug-in. there are several. can't think of the name at the moment. in reply to wfavero #
• Just got info on several java/j2ee openings in tampa. Need oo and relational db exp. 80-90k perm. E-me for details.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-13 http://bit.ly/u0RIx #
• Taking corporate security and privacy training. Cbt. Ugh. #
• Listening to Bad Company – shooting star. Live. Very nice. #
• RT: @kissmygumbo Today is #militarymon PLEASE add the hashtag to at least one tweet today! #
• Blogged "PL/SQL Anonymous Blocks (in DB2 9,7)" http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/34095/3 #
• Is there a twitter client for blackberry that will alert me on keywords? #
• PL/SQL Anonymous Blocks (in DB2 9.7) http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/34095/3 #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Eric Schifone on Bait & Switch: Have You Ever Been Jobbed? http://bit.ly/1YAHYg #
• Blog Talk: Comment by "Prashant Gauda" on Oracle and XML In Action – A Real World Example http://bit.ly/18Uauq #
• Weighed in today.

• Blog Talk: Comment by Joe on Microsoft: New and Improved Reduced Functionality http://bit.ly/10MaKH #
• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06 http://bit.ly/fBlz4 #
• RT @Divorce_Care Explain Divorce to kids:It's not your fault;We'll always be your parents;Change not blame;Things will work out;We love you! #
• Blog Talk: Comment by singh on Learn Oracle: The Index http://bit.ly/JKJrr #
• cleaned up my facebook. If I dropped you from facebook, it's not personal. Professional contacts can hook up with me on linkedin. #
• Most obvious news of the day: @foxnews Cops: Man Linked to 9 Murders Had Anger Problems ya think? http://bit.ly/gQUfb #
• Sr.

• Blog Talk: Comment by george.p.alexander on Feed a nerd, starve a geek http://bit.ly/3y723D #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Aman…. on Feed a nerd, starve a geek http://bit.ly/2WEhQ8 #
• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-30 http://bit.ly/VXm4R #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Arun on Oracle Data Types – 5 FAQs About Number http://bit.ly/o6Pl9 #
• First Day, Last Day – The best of times, the worst of times http://bit.ly/3TLjL How do you get the first day of the month? #
• This kinda sucks! RT @TechCrunch Breaking: Disney To Acquire Marvel Entertainment For $4 Billion http://bit.ly/4DTkWa #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on Feed a nerd, starve a geek http://bit.ly/QPixJ #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on Oracle Data Types – 5 FAQs About Number http://bit.ly/Fd2Vb #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Milo on First Day, Last Day – The best of times, the worst of times http://bit.ly/m3DFs #
• ROFL!

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-23 http://bit.ly/IzU10 #
• Just want to go on record as saying Bruce Campbell is the greatest actor ever to act. Ever! Just saw "My name is Bruce." #
• I'm ok with mock executions on terrorists. I just think that when we do them, we use real bullets. #
• I came in at 6 today to beat the first day of school trafic. Kind of glad I did after seeing some of the traffic reports. #
• WB Park Blvd @ 49th closed, 1 lane SB 19 @ Moog blocked,crash Brandon Blvd @ Gronto, 1 ln Skyway bridge NB debris in rd via @tampabaytraffic #
• Blog Talk: Comment by frank on Learn Oracle – What is Oracle?

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-16 http://bit.ly/msJoC #
• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-16:
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• Blog Talk: Comment by "Prog Rammer" on Oracle 10g vs PostgreSQL 8 vs MySQL 5 http://bit.ly/hYv6a #
• Blog Talk: Comment by R.mohan on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://bit.ly/yNnKu #
• @oraclenerd Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwich. Health food? in reply to oraclenerd #
• is taking assertiveness training. #
• I'm learning how to speak up in an appropriate manner. Appropriate being the key take away (in my case).

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-09 http://bit.ly/HsG1p #
• There a blackberry OS upgrade available for me. 4.5 -> 4.6. It will run for a while. Think I should bother? #
• Is old the new new? @TVGuide ABC sets date for V's prime-time invasion: http://bit.ly/ABCPremiereV. Are you excited for the series? #
• Blog Talk: Comment by sukirti muktibodh on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://bit.ly/L7B1f #
• Blog Talk: Comment by "Bob Watkins" on Named Blocks – Why? http://bit.ly/31kcSc #
• Oh. I'm already running BB OS 4.6. I guess the upgrade is just to a later version of 4.6.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-09 http://bit.ly/HsG1p #
• There a blackberry OS upgrade available for me. 4.5 -> 4.6. It will run for a while. Think I should bother? #
• Is old the new new? @TVGuide ABC sets date for V's prime-time invasion: http://bit.ly/ABCPremiereV. Are you excited for the series? #
• Blog Talk: Comment by sukirti muktibodh on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://bit.ly/L7B1f #
• Blog Talk: Comment by "Bob Watkins" on Named Blocks – Why? http://bit.ly/31kcSc #
• Oh. I'm already running BB OS 4.6. I guess the upgrade is just to a later version of 4.6.

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-02 http://bit.ly/15PFwv #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Comment by abdullah ali on Learn PL/SQL: Procedures and Functions by Sim.. http://bit.ly/c79uZ #
• Blog Talk: Comment by simon baker on A comparison of data types between various databases – Oracle, My.. http://bit.ly/EVUrW #
• Blog Talk: Comment by “joel garry” on Named Blocks – Why? http://bit.ly/d15eP #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Anuj Singh on A comparison of data types between various databases – Oracle, MyS.. http://bit.ly/165FKv #
• Blog Talk: Comment by “Serge Rielau” on A comparison of data types between various databases – Oracle,..