Seems like the Glasgow Blogmeet - this coming Saturday afternoon - now has a venue. I’m still very much planning on being there, having been tied up with work this last Saturday, although I need to absolve myself of some DIY responsibilities in the morning to ensure I don’t suffer from any allegations of being work-shy on the home front.
Of course, in all of this, my heart goes out to the illustrious organiser Gordon having to have tried all the pubs in Glasgow, trying to find the perfect spot, free of international football. I can picture him now, creeping into a candidate venue, taking a pint, sampling the atmosphere, making copious notes, before emitting a soft sigh, a shrug of the shoulders, and trudging gallantly to the next pub to repeat the process all over. Joking aside, Gordon’s done a great job, and I think he’s made a prudent decision. We may even be able to nick a few free pens and pencils, might get some pretzels or peanuts (hotel bars always seem to have them), and hear each other talk.
That said, I suppose my hopes of a decent pint of real-ale are probably screwed. Hotel bars are bars of convenience as far as the bar staff go. Something easy to pour. But at least Guiness will be on, which is my reserve drink of choice, and I know Gordon’s partial to that. Plus, and this is a big plus, the venue is only about 15 minutes from my front door (if I, and the rail company, time the trains properly…), and should enable a more sociable atmosphere for meeting the other folk who’ll be there, and rolling home in record time.
Looking forward to it, although fewer cameras (or, at least, pictures with the flash switched unnecessarily on) this time would be very nice.
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October 6th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Sir, I am not a member of your site but wanted to learn about RDBMS because I am interested in learning so. So please will you let me know how can I get some help ……
October 8th, 2006 at 12:50 pm
Hi there,
My site’s just a personal spot on the internet, so nothing to worry about there.
I’d suggest that the best place to start studying databases would be a book.
The most popular book at Universities is:
Introduction to Database Systems, by C. J. Date
But I’d be negligent if I didn’t also point out that I’ve co-authored a book aimed at students:
http://www.theorypractice.org
However, if you’re looking for a more ‘practical’ introduction, you’re probably as well to pop along to your local bookstore with a decent selection of books, and buy something relevant to the software you’re using: Oracle, Access, Sybase, MS SQL Server etc. - Whilst they are often a bit lacking in theory, they do usually help get you going with the software quite quickly.
Hope that helps,
Regards,
Richard.
January 11th, 2007 at 10:03 am
[...] There is, I think, quite a vibrant weblogger community up here. First was scottishBlogs.co.uk (courtesy of Gordon’s hard work), which has resulted in a few blog meets, which have been marvellously enjoyable events (more here and here). There are also over 500 people in the Glasgow Flickr group. Not bad for a city widely thought to be ‘grim’ by almost everybody who’s never been here (myself included, until I did). Try shattering a few preconceptions and browse about the group for what you’re missing out on [...]