So, what, exactly, does the author wish to communicate? Well, for starters, I ran into an interesting enigma in my data....
Long ago, I purchased some CD's that had sound effects. Today, the internet has made them fairly irrelevant. So, the not-so-big data question is this: do I include them in in my inventory, even though I may never use them? Honestly, even though this database IS at least in part intended for insurance purposes, I don't think I'll miss those two disks. How about videos? I have a DVD produced by the Chicago Tribune which commemorates 9/11. It was free with my newspaper subscription, and is probably irreplaceable. But- I'm guessing it's hardly collectible. So, that one will also NOT make the cut. Books- both physical and e-books... I'm nowhere NEAR starting on those, but I think you can see the trend.
Owning the data gives the DBA a huge advantage, as is shown in the previous paragraph. The problem, though, is that if you're a small-time operator (as I am), there's no one to fact-check, proofread or cover your (data) back. So, I'm hoping to correct at least one of these deficiencies in 2019, by enlisting someone else to do some of the data entry (we'll see how that goes!).
*****Happy New Year*****
Well, I want to publish this, so I may as well post a few New Year's thoughts. For starters, it's officially 2019 in my neck of the woods, so Happy New Year. I'm enjoying what is probably the best egg nog I've ever had (from Southern Comfort- but no alcohol in it) in a vintage 1960's vintage tumbler. The tumbler is tall and narrow, with dusty rose screening of different cities around the world- rather appropriate for New Year's Day, n'est-ce pas?
I don't follow many other blogs, but I do follow some blogging "experts" on twitter. I generally agree with the "experts"- one of the secrets to blogging is frequency; the other is content. If you've been following this blog for any length of time, firstly, thank you. And secondly, thank you for putting up with my subject matter- I'm hoping that this is a reflection on YOUR eclectic reading tastes.
And FINALLY, the state of the database, December 31. 2018. As of the last entries, the music database stands thusly:
Number of groups: 156
Number of albums: 79
Number of songs: 1035
And that is all for 2018. I wish every reader a peaceful, joyous and profitable 2019.
As always, I am hochspeyer, blogging data management and and analysis so you don't have to.
