A sad day. One of my heros passed away today. I grew up reading Arthur C. Clark, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Robert Foreward, and Isaac Asimov. Much of what I belive about chasing dreams and beliving in possibilities was influenced by this amazing group of writers. I still find myself pondering the dynamics of Dragon's Egg - one of the best sci-fi books ever written a book I read 25 years ago. When I was sick in Feb I watched the Dune movies. One of my secrets is that I'd rather write sci-fi than SQL, maybe someday...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke
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About Paul Nielsen
Paul Nielsen believes SQL is the romance language of data. As such he’s a hands-on database developer, Microsoft SQL Server MVP, trainer, and author of SQL Server Bible series (Wiley). As a data architect, he developed the concepts of Smart Database Design and Nordic – an open source O/R dbms for SQL Server. You may have seen Paul speaking at a PASS Summit, SQL Open in Denmark, or SQL Teach in Canada. He lives in Colorado Springs.