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SQL because it is declarative, maths because it is truth, algorithms because they are blueprints and graphics because it can be anything.

Seen on so:

St. Peter: "How did you die?" Skychaser: "MySQL query..." St. Peter: "Your what?"

(JYelton)

EU&L: English is my second language.

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Is there a word for a person with only one head?
May 24, 2011
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What is the purpose of using the word "automagically" when we already have "automatically"?
May 23, 2011
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How obsolete is the word "overmorrow"?
Oct 17, 2011
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If Christopher is a "carrier of Christ" then what is Jennifer carrying?
Jun 21, 2011
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Is there a difference between "holiday" and "vacation"?
Jun 23, 2011
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What is a collective term for castles, citadels, forts, palaces etc.?
Nov 9, 2011
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Why is the unit of measure placed before the value for currencies? Are there other measures where the unit precedes value?
Jul 13, 2011
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What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?
Jun 7, 2011
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Can a noun (such as “duct tape”) be used as a verb?
Jun 23, 2011
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Why did "sceptical" become "skeptical" in the US?
Aug 4, 2011
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Is EL&U succeeding?
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Single word requests, crosswords, and the fight against mediocrity
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Problem with faq: EL&U audience - experts only or students too?
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Basic questions are not so basic
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Different ways to assess the quality of questions (also: how to find good and bad questions)
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SWITCH with LIKE inside SELECT query in MySQL
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Join vs. sub-query
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Generate an integer sequence in MySQL
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Did Einstein say the "if you judge a fish" quote that many are attributing to him?
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Testing performance of queries in mysql

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