Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26

• DB Geek says: Stupid Database Tricks – Shutdown the server from a stored procedure: From the Databa.. http://tinyurl.com/cq8vgx #
• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19 http://tinyurl.com/dc2dxl #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by When Twitter meet.. http://tinyurl.com/d93cbd #
• Excellent news! via @serge_a_storms Oracle buys Sun – http://is.gd/trnH #
• @fuadar “mysql could replace xe” Bite your tongue! in reply to fuadar #
• Larry Ellison: . “We’ll engineer the Oracle database and Solaris operating system together.” #
• ZDNet: Oracle with Sun appears to be the Apple of the enterprise #
• Oracle gets: mysql, java, solaris, storage hw, servers. Aything else? #
• Oracle’s FAQ about the sun buy: http://www.oracle.com/sun/sun-faq.pdf #
• @dtseiler Ah, zfs. They also get the new sun cloud stuff (although I think that is mostly vapors). in reply to dtseiler #
• Today’s a good day to be an oracle/sun fanboy! #
• RT @planetmysql Oracle agrees to buy Sun!: Today’s announcement that Oracle has agreed to buy Sun definitely s… http://tinyurl.com/d7m5rj #
• I was just thinking. With Oracle DB, oracle had 50+% of the market. Now that it is Oracle+MySQL, what % is that? #
• I sure hope Oracle doesn’t add mysql, solaris and java to OOW. 100k+ crowds. There would be open vs closed riots. #
• Just read a blog post from a mysql dev who wants Oracle to open source ZFS. Muhahahaahahaha. #
• @surachart Forgot about virtual box. I was playing around installing old OSes on virtualbox this weekend. My windows 3.1 disks still work. in reply to surachart #
• I always disliked SDN. Will OTN bring all of that under a single umbrella. That would be cool! #
• @wfavero It says: “Although an IBM acquisition of Sun probably made more sense” What?!?! IBM buying sun made no sense. in reply to wfavero #
• Oracle/Sun responses from db people: Oracle folks: ahhh, IBM folks: pffffttt, MySQL folks: Eeek, Postgres folks: So what #
• Stupid Database Tricks – Shutdown the server from a stored procedure http://bit.ly/10rz2L #
• Hmm. Another thought : OpenOffice Write –> BI Publisher integration. Sweetness with a dose of irony. #
• florida: if you don’t want to go slow then get out of the left lane! bah #
• @oraclenerd Your own linked in group. You’re a social media guru now. Just need to write a book on RTing. in reply to oraclenerd #
• Video: Wolfenstein opening cinematic scene http://tcrn.ch/OM by @mjburnsy #
• @oraclenerd hehe in reply to oraclenerd #
• Postgres 8.4 is getting close. Info: http://tinyurl.com/dxx96y #
• @wfavero I like and use MySQL quite a bit.I think the community will take over if needed.Check out http://ourdelta.com in reply to wfavero #
• @wfavero I got the link wrong. http://ourdelta.org not .com. in reply to wfavero #
• @craigmullins IBM had too much overlap with Sun. That would be the deathnell of solaris and a lot of other soft/hardware. in reply to craigmullins #
• The downside to an Oracle/Sun buy: Analyst: Oracle Could Axe 10,000 Jobs After Sun Deal http://bit.ly/XPfiR #
• Glad I don’t have to deal with the public: Do Not Expose Your Genitals To The Computer Technician http://bit.ly/I9Iex #
• Just hit a major milestone in my PL/JSON parser. I simplified it quite a bit and made it faster. Need to clean up the code though. #
• @shanegold That sounds really bad. What happened? in reply to shanegold #
• @shanegold Glad to hear it. That’s freaky. in reply to shanegold #
• Ruby anyone? RT @orana ruby-plsql new version – Ruby 1.9.1 support and more http://ff.im/-2g0P7 #
• @Blag Just saw your question. OTN = Oracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle.com in reply to Blag #
• @dmenninger Ironic or sardonic? in reply to dmenninger #
• @sivaprasad Hmmm. I don’t even know what the CDDL is. I’ll have to look it up. Thx. in reply to sivaprasad #
• @piontekdd Interesting numbers. Look way off ot me though. I guess the numbers from a survey just depend in the audience. in reply to piontekdd #
• RT @rdempsey New blog post: Introduction to Agile and Scrum, Part 1 http://tinyurl.com/dcv4fz #
• @wfavero An agent is the best route but hard to do.Getting published in this economy is hard.Try createspace. https://www.createspace.com/ in reply to wfavero #
• @bananakin Nice. Congrats! in reply to bananakin #
• @piontekdd Ubertwitter does have an option to send pictures. On the bold it shows the entire tweet. in reply to piontekdd #
• @piontekdd oh. I’ve heard others asking for that too. in reply to piontekdd #
• @Blag OTN is excellent. All the software you can download, manuals, forums, articles, etc. Very complete. in reply to Blag #
• @wfavero That’s funny. I just shaved off my beard and mustache. I’ll grow them back though. in reply to wfavero #
• RT @kissmygumbo I don’t want to click on news sites anymore. I want all my news spoonfed to me on Twitter in small doses. #
• RT @planetmysql OurDelta 5.0.77-d8 builds for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty: http://tinyurl.com/dz8t8n #
• I nkew about this a year ago but couldn’t say anything: EnterpriseDB and IBM Collaborate to Integrate Technology in New Version of DB2 #
• DB2 adopts EDB compatibility: http://tinyurl.com/dcdyza #
• EnterpriseDB today announced that IBM has licensed EnterpriseDB’s technology to make it easier to deploy applications on DB2 9.7. #
• @craigmullins Yeah, but what does that leave EDB with? The DB2 press release doesn’t even mention EDB. in reply to craigmullins #
• IBM picks open-source in Oracle database fight http://tinyurl.com/cyzbg9 #
• @craigmullins I meant what’s left? Oracle compatibility is all they have and now they sold it. in reply to craigmullins #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on Oracle Streams Configuration: Change Data Capture http://tinyurl.com/c6lxvt #
• Cloud Post: Amazon Web Services – SimpleDB Overview: http://tinyurl.com/d73pqp #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by Chris: Great post.. http://tinyurl.com/cmc894 #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by Chris: Alright fi.. http://tinyurl.com/dmwxn9 #
• help. What oracle data dictionary object would tell me if a view is uodateable or not? #
• @serge_a_storms Thanks. I saw that one but was hoping for something at the view level. I guess I can do a distinct. in reply to serge_a_storms #
• @Das_mole Thanks. in reply to Das_mole #
• @krisrice @yasinbaskan Thanks. #
• RT @phpc The April 2009 issue of php|architect is out! http://bit.ly/Tz1H7 (via @mtabini) #
• Excellent read! Hueniverse: Explaining the OAuth Session Fixation Attack http://bit.ly/sUqfv #
• If DB2 Express is free, why does it cost twice as much to run it on EC2? EC2/hour $0.17, DB2 Express on EC2/Hour is $0.38? #
• DB Geek says: Use a Pipelined Function to Select Source Code Arguments http://tinyurl.com/ckdzqq #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by LewisC: You shoul.. http://tinyurl.com/c6urrd #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by Chris: Thanks for.. http://tinyurl.com/d6e4lp #
• Blog Talk: Comment by “Kevan Gelling” on Use a Pipelined Function to Select Source Code Arguments http://tinyurl.com/d3ropn #
• @dtseiler I saved a bunch on my insurance! in reply to dtseiler #
• @idbjorh Thanks. You wouldn’t happen to have a link that compares the versions would you? in reply to idbjorh #
• It looks like db2 express is the equiv of oracle std ed one. DB2 express-C is the equiv of Oracle XE. Bah. #
• EDB = Oracle Compat (cheap). DB2 9.7 = Oracle compat (expensive). Why buy expenive? just buy oracle, the original. #
• @joaooliveira I like that it is a set price/hour. I didn’t realize the db2 express was a paid version of db2. in reply to joaooliveira #
• Tomorrow is Logan’s 6 year birthday party. I have been dying to give him his new netbook. He’s going to flip out. #
• @idbjorh Thanks. in reply to idbjorh #
• @eespenh I got the acer aspire one for very cheap from tigerdirect. My preference would have been the asus. in reply to eespenh #
• @idbjorh Very nice. Just finished reading the link. There are more versions that I thought although -c and -c ftl are pretty close. in reply to idbjorh #
• I love my bol but it is the most unstable phone I haev ever owned. #
• That should be Bold, not bol. As in Blackberry Bold. #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on Use a Pipelined Function to Select Source Code Arguments http://tinyurl.com/detz8y #
• WIfe friend’s visiting.between us: 1 girl 6, 1 boy 5, 1 boy 4, 1 girl 3, 1 girl 18 months, 1 boy 16 months. I’m hiding in bedroom. #
• I joined twitter 637 days ago – http://whendidyoujointwitter.com ? #
• RT @Techmeme Secret No More: Revealing Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 (Pthurrott/SuperSite Blog) http://bit.ly/oOIod #
• Busy layoff day (via @layoffblog):Carrier 140 jobs, Cessna may cut 2,800, L.L. Bean more than 200,Medtronic 240 workers #
• Cloud Post: Amazon Web Services – Mechanical Turk and Amazon FWS: http://tinyurl.com/c49qo8 #
• At logan’s birthday party. http://mypict.me/dA7 #
• Kidsville http://mypict.me/dAI #
• The slide http://mypict.me/dAQ #
• Birthday cake time! http://mypict.me/dF7 #
• I joined twitter on 28 July 2007 – http://whendidyoujointwitter.com ? #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Akeem on Learn Oracle – What is Oracle? http://tinyurl.com/c52de5 #
• Let’s give them more cash (via @layoffblog) GM ‘Likely’ to Build in China as U.S. Factories Close http://bit.ly/TRyDP #
• Let’s give them more cash (via @layoffblog) GM ‘Likely’ to Build in China as U.S. Factories Close Fixed Link http://bit.ly/cm9xI #
• PL/JSON PL/SQL JSON parser is feature complete. I’ll post the new version on sourceforge tomorrow. #
• From @mashable Links for learning about, and tracking, Swine Flu http://mashable.com/2009/04/25/track-swine-flu/ #
• Blog Talk: Comment by SONIKA on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://tinyurl.com/cfmw9h #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://tinyurl.com/cg4gk7 #

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