Message-Id: <10702.123842@fatcity.com> From: Satar Naghshineh Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:22:41 -0800 Subject: OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C05FC2.48CE7700 Content-Type: text/plain haha Don't forget the pages/calls from your spouse (if you're still married) wondering when you're coming home. Regards, Satar > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffery Stevenson [SMTP:jeff@mpv.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:14 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: FreeOCP > > What we need is a DBA simulator...a virtual reality cubicle where you > are > constantly berated and harassed by AI managers and developers while you > are > trying to fix their problems via your virtual workstation. To add > realism, > we could make it a 3-5 day simulation where it has one of the virtual > managers call you at 3 in the morning jumping up and down screaming, "The > database is broke! The database is broke!" Of course, the programmer, > system and network AIs will randomly spread the blame between the database > and the others...and after determining that it isn't a database problem, > they'll insist that you stay up and "watch the database and give them a > full > report"--just to be sure. It could have the dual purpose of better > testing > the extent of someone's capabilities and scaring away the meek all in one > fell swoop. :) > > Jeffery Stevenson > Chief Databeast Tamer > Medical Present Value, Inc. > Austin, TX > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C05FC2.48CE7700 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP

haha  Don't = forget the pages/calls from your spouse (if you're still married) = wondering when you're coming home.

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