Wouldn't it be cool if the open source RDBMS of the world got together to define a common protocol for debugging stored procedures? This opens up the possibility to share GUI tools and more importantly expertise in making it work to begin with.

In my own framework I have decided that there is plenty of structured data that I will never query on that I will just stick into the database as a serialized array. To make life easier I introduced a "serialize" datatype into the MDB2 datatype module of the WebBuilder2 framework. That way MDB2 will handle the (de-)serialization in your DML or SELECT SQL statements.

I am looking for a job starting this fall. By that time I should also hold a degree in computer science from the TU Berlin. My tasks on the job should be some how at least partially connected to open source and covering at a minimum 2 of the following 3 fields of expertise (in order of most preferred):

I won an iPod at php|tek. Since Apple does not support Vorbis Ogg my options were either to install some third party firmware or to sell the iPod. I went with option #3 and gave it to a friend of mine who is moving to South Africa for an internship that will have him traveling a fair bit. Since he is still using mp3 he got it as a farewell present. Now other friends have noted an interest in iPods as well. Since apparently outside of IT iPods giveaways are less common I will try to get each of them an iPod with my awesome computing skills (Ok, I won the first one with drinking alcohol, but I still have not really acquired the taste for drinking so ..).

I am getting closer to finally holding a university degree in my hands. I am now all through with exams. Well admittedly I still need some signatures, but I trust the two professors in question to keep their word.