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Still at the office, still working.

Long day.

All because one name in a configuration was changed.

Lose one name, lose one connection.

Lose one connection, lose one database.

Lose one database, lose references.

Lose references, lose half a petabyte of data.

Fix one name, and you might find all those steps to where your data is.

But..... not yet.

This is "follow the sun" support....

Vendor has local engineering onsite. I've been on the phone with California, Manilla, Australia, and now Drogeda (Ireland).

At least the accents are interesting!

So.... everyone gets to work during their daytime hours except for me and the poor schlep in the company computer room right now. Such is life....

4:15--ETA: hee! That post was at Pi in the morning!

Things I have learned today:

1) Penicillin, when given in sufficient dosage to help destroy a jaw infection, is far more than the blood stream can accomodate.
2) Kidneys are excellent filters, and remove chemicals from the blood when necessary.
3) Penicillin has a somewhat distinctive odor.
4) Women don't talk to each other when standing at a urinal.

#4 comes courtesy of elfgirl, who was rather surprised that men have no problem talking about any old thing that wafts up and assaults their noses while in the bathroom, especially if it is unexpected. She related this to me after I told her about my day.