"A near-miss with Niemiec"
--- "Weaver, Walt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "_Oracle 8i Backup And Recovery_, a Rendezvous With > Rama" > > --Walt Weaver > > (Not exactly a namesake, but the best I could do) > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:54 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I almost used that one. > > The real problem is finding celebrities with the > following last names: > Niemiec > Velpuri > Testa > Kolk > Vaidyanatha > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:58 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael? > > > --- "Fink, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We could put together a whole Namesakes series > about Oracle stuff... > > Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by > Robert Freeman > > Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by > Steve Adams > > > > Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > Dennis, > > > > I also have a driving commute, and I was also > thinking about asking > > her > > to voice record her book. But I think I would get > into an accident > > hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a > database...:P :) > > :P > > :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! > > My problem is that I am driving during my > commute. You get the > > strangest looks when the next driver glances over > and sees your face > > buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might > become prophetic. I > > was > > just asking if there was a way to get a talking > e-book. For example, > > you > > can download just about any book whose copyright > has expired, copy, > > paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an > audio version. > > I'll > > be long dead before the copyrights on any books > about Oracle expire. > > Most e-book publishers protect their material as > zealously as the > > Secret > > Service protects the president. Which often > renders them unusable for > > any purpose. > > Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the > noted authors on > > this > > list to read their books just like the fiction > superstars do. > > > > Dennis Williams > > DBA > > Lifetouch, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > Dennis, > > > > See below is an email conversation that I had with > the 'Goddess' in > > 2000 > > on the same subject. Those were the days when > Goddesses had to sleep > > and > > de-stress on their way home > > > > (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter > magic wand) > > > > John > > > > Reply from Rachel: > > ================== > > Geek! <G> > > > > The concept you are thinking of exists in some > form already -- > > e-books. > > PDA > > > > sized computer that you can download a book into. > > > > Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap > I took on the > > train > > on my > > > > way home tonight! > > > > Rachel > > > > > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: Using your commute time > > >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800 > > > > > > > I use the time to talk to the people I know on > the train, or to > > > > read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their > laptops, I see them > > > > > > working with > them. Or they read the > newspapers, or sleep. > > > > > >Granted, but the difference as against a > push-technology such as a > > >Radio station (which many people listen to while > commuting) is that > > >this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional > availability. However, I do > > > > >conceed to the need to > decompress/destress/plan/communicate with > > >others, energize, etc. > > > > > > > I think technical books need visual > interfaces. For diagrams, > > tables > > >etc. > > > > > >Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or > sizzled-brain-wave :) - > > >Computers have drastically reduced in size while > increasing in > > capacity > > > > >and capability. However, the restraining factor > has been (and will > > be) > > >the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. > Screen/Keyboard size) which > > >cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone > discovers how to > > use a > > > > >hologram to perform the same input/output? These > hologram enabled > > PDA > > >and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size > of a plastic > > >'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a > virtual screen which > > can > > >be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You > could probably have > > your > > > > >personal (private) view using special glasses if > required. I > > wouldn't > > >rule out something like this being made available > within the next > > >decade... > > > > > >So far, I have only talked about the tech side of > things here - > > there > > >are many dangers and negative side effects to the > personal and > > societal > > > > >aspects. More of that later! > > > > > >Slightly crazy today, aren't I? > > >John > > ><< WINMAIL.DAT >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: John Kanagaraj > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and > web hosting services > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > > the > > message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L (or the name > > of > > mailing list you want to be removed from). 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