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PASS Summit trip wrap-up
I left for the US just over 2 weeks’ ago to attend the PASS Summit in Seattle, followed by a week in San Francisco doing the tourist thing. Basically, the Summit was awesome. The pre-con sessions were amazing (and intense!)… continue reading…
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How’s the weather in Seattle?
PASS Summit I’m fortunate enough to be heading to Seattle this weekend for the PASS Summit courtesy of my employer (thanks again!). It’s my first visit the the US as well, so I’m extra-excited! The weather here (in Wellington, New… continue reading…
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SQL Server word-level bigram function
I work for an online auction website, Trade Me, and as such collect quite a large quantity of search data (i.e. full text searches that people perform). Over the years I’ve been involved in various aspects of our search; from… continue reading…
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Tech Ed done, bring on PASS Summit!
I’m feeling somewhat human again after having caught up on some sleep back at home after 4 days in Auckland at Tech Ed New Zealand. Thanks again to those who came to our session (DBI207 – Trade Me: 0-70 million… continue reading…
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Getting ready for Tech Ed New Zealand
Tech·Ed NZ kicks off the day after tomorrow at the Auckland SkyCity convention centre. I’ve been to a few in the past, so nothing new there – but what makes this year different is that myself and a colleague will… continue reading…
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Snow snow snow!
I’ve been wanting to try posting from the WordPress iPhone app, and here’s my chance! Snow! (well, some snow, and lots of slushy stuff) Snow in itself isn’t that exciting, but snow in Wellington IS unusual. My wife is a… continue reading…