If you’ve ever looked at a grid of 16 random words in the New York Times’ Connections puzzle and found it hard to think of the answer, you’re not alone. This daily game has become a popular ...

Dear Heloise: In the South, a holiday dinner staple is broccoli rice casserole. After this year's Thanksgiving feast, I had more leftover broccoli casserole than I expected. So, the day after, rather ...

Abstract: Cost based SQL optimizers remain brittle under real world data and engine diversity; small errors in cardinality or cost estimates can cascade into poor plans. We propose a conceptual ...

The ability to write parts of SQL queries in natural language will help developers speed up their work, analysts say. Google is previewing a new AI-driven feature in its BigQuery data warehouse that ...

Dear Heloise: I like to move around when I use my laptop computer. I put it on a cafeteria tray to keep it steady and the airflow clear. I can put handy things there like glasses, pencils, sticky ...

Commercial database systems expose query hints to fix poor plans produced by the query optimizer. However, current query hints are not flexible enough to deal with a variety of non-trivial scenarios, ...

Dear Heloise: I have two thermal mugs. One is for coffee, and one is for tea. They can’t be used in the microwave or in the dishwasher. To get the stains out, I boil some water and put it in the mugs.

Dear Heloise: We’ll be spending hours wrapping Christmas and Hannukah gifts in a few weeks, using a lot of paper sourced from forest trees that would be better left standing. I hate wrapping! I’ve ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have a hint for reusing Christmas cards. When my children were young, we would take the Christmas cards that we had received, and they would cut out circles using a wide-mouthed ...

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