From: KD

To:  Editor

Date: 19 Nov 2004

 

Regarding your quote of the week:

 

One of the remarkable extensions of the Oracle database is the ability to reference Oracle objects directly by using pointers as opposed to relational table joins.

--Donald Burleson, Using Oracle Nested Tables, Praetoriate Oracle Support

 

(emphasis mine), cf. Arthur M. Schlesinger's quote:

 

A large praetorian bureaucracy, filled with ambitious, possessive ... and often sycophantic people, makes work and makes trouble”

 

I felt compelled to price this advice from the seller's perspective:

 

Oracle Certified Consultant Prices ... You get what you Pay For...

--dba-oracle.com

 

So at Burleson's $500/hour, and 13.42s to read the advice [http://javascript.internet.com/calculators/double-stopwatch.html], I should value this advice at:

 

( 500.00 / ( 60 * 60 ) ) * 13.42 = $1.74

 

Good thing I didn't pay for it! Other than some lawyers, what other service “professional” charges $500/hour?

 

 

Posted 1/14/05