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Understanding Factless Fact Tables I want to discuss Factless Fact Tables because, to be honest, the name caught my attention—it sounds funny, a "Factless fact?"   lol. And since am a simple person to please, I figured there must be an something interesting here or at least a reason behind it. Plus I figured that by understanding what "factless" means, I could work backward to understand what a regular fact table is… hehe. So, I’ll try to explain this in a way that's easy to understand. So What is a Fact Table?   S o much for working backwards am I right? lol. But bare with me for a sec In data warehousing, a fact table stores measurable data—things that can be counted or summed. For example, a "Sales" fact table might store: Product sold Number of units sold (a measure, or "fact") Sale date Sale amount (another fact) Each row in a fact table represents a measurable event, like a sale, and includes numbers that help us analyze performance. Wh

  Hi, Emmanuel here. So first off, I know nothing about fantasy football, or much about football for that matter, so I'm going to write my honest take on this model. This will also be me writing in my own style, so I'll exercise some of the writing skills I have been practicing since the start of this year. So brace yourself, and I apologize in advance for the fact that you have to sit there and take valuable time off your day to read my wannabe New York Times bestseller jabbering and ramblings. Let's begin. In general, we have what's called an ERD, an entity-relationship diagram, if I picked up anything from undergrad times. The model consists of 10 entities: League, Owner, Fantasy Team, Player, Position, NFL Team, Fantasy Game, NFL Game, Relevant Play, and Play Type. They are all connected to each other one way or another; we shall try to get into those connections as we go along. Let's start with the Player, who plays a position captured in the Position table. Fo

  "Alternative Intelligence" We are on the cusp of outsourcing intelligence, yet everyone is focused on the wrong aspects of this seismic change. Plus Why are psychologists, Humans behavioral scientists, and the like, not deeply engaged in these discussions? Anyway. Like most, I have been following developments in artificial intelligence with great interest for some time. As someone fascinated by human psychology, behavior, intelligence, and the workings of the mind, I have been intrigued by the rise of these, because they might not be human-like intelligence, but at the end of the day, they're some kind of "intelligence". But too much of the discussion has centered on the artificial component of AI. Instead, we should rebrand the AI term as “Alternative intelligence” to shift the conversation toward how we can harness its power rather than stoke fears about it. Words matter, names matter; how people think about something matters. and that's greatly influe

AI was the buzz word of the week and the buzz word of the 2020s for that matter. But unlike previous things like bitcoin or web3, This one took off, took off fast and has so many real world applications that are  already out and solving real world problems. So just  familiarize yourself and more importantly your kids, your organization, your business with it and the tools around it. Because it's not going anywhere. A simple YouTube search is a good place to start. You don't have to  and can't know everything, just a little is enough. And More importantly,  use the tools. Just like how the organization or person that  doesn't know how to use computers is at a disadvantage in this day and age, the organization that  doesn't know how to utilize these AI tools might be at a disadvantage in 2 or 3 years from now.. And playing catch never really plays out well. Ask how your organization can utilize these tools to solve some of your problems or make your operations better.

  “What am I most scared of and why?” Not being well off tomorrow. Why? Because we have no backup, no fallback cushion, not even from parents. Everything is on you. If you fail, you go back to the village. That simple. That pressure can be daunting. “Why do I doubt myself?” I honestly don't know. History proves we have made it this far, but still, our brains doubt themselves. Yet they got us this far. It's also maybe not knowing, I guess. “What do I regret so far?” Honestly, nothing that bothers me enough to be remembered or keep me up at night. “What am I not going to regret going forward?” Maybe if this doesn't work out or things fail in the future, it could be because I didn't do enough or push hard enough. That's why maybe I'm not where I want to be now. “Why do I hold myself back?” I never have, as much as I can think of. It's always been a willingness to go the extra mile, but usually, there are other things outside my control that I can't acc

Honestly, What the fuck are we even doing? What has social media has evolved. Some time back I watched Jack Conte's (CEO of Patreon) SXSW 2024 Keynote talk, where he discusses the demise of the 'Follower' and the future of creativity on the web.  It really put the sadness of social media into perspective.  I still can't wrap my head around how you can have over 500 friends and followers, post something, and it only gets shown to 8 people (or sometimes none at all). And thats most platforms, twitter , facebook, name it. It's disheartening that platforms designed to connect us evolved to do the opposite years down the road. I don't have much more to add; Jack articulates it far better. Please watch the video; it's one of those that really resonates.   Death of the Follower & the Future of Creativity on the Web with Jack Conte | SXSW 2024 Keynote