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Cardinal Rules, a three panel cartoon by SQLAuthority. Sam asks the red bird for last quarter revenue. The bird types in a blur and calls the query poetry. Sam says there is no table called Revenue Final, and the bird replies that there should be.

AI Hallucinated a Table That Was Never There

September 26, 2026
Pinal Dave
AI
AI, Database, DBA, SQL Humor

AI hallucinated a table, wrote a lovely query against it, and handed the whole thing over without blinking. Say hello to Cardinal.

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Every Database Has These Seven Tables

Every Database Has These Seven Tables

September 11, 2026
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Humor

Walk into any company, open the production database, and you will find the same seven tables. Nobody planned it, and I have personally created four of them.

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Developers - Seven Foods Developers Love

Developers – Seven Foods Developers Love

January 4, 2014
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Humor

A light-hearted list of seven foods developers love, from pizza and Hot Pockets to junk food, based on what I see my fellow developers eat every day.

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Developers - Top Ten Influential Movies for Developers - Add Your Favourite

Developers – Top Ten Influential Movies for Developers – Add Your Favourite

December 31, 2013
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Professional Development, SQL Humor

Skipping the new year party? Here are my top ten influential movies for developers, starting with Star Wars. Add your favourite to the list.

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Developer - Nine Things Developers Hate to Hear

Developer – Nine Things Developers Hate to Hear

December 21, 2013
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Humor

From ‘uh oh’ to ‘can you fix my computer?’, here is my light-hearted list of nine things developers hate to hear. How many have you heard this week?

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A radio lying face down with its batteries out in a row, a thumb holding its red power button

Personal Technology – Laptop Screen Blank – No Post – No BIOS – No Boot

November 10, 2013
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Humor

Laptop screen blank with no POST, BIOS or boot? Try these simple power reset steps first. They often work when there is no hardware failure.

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HTML5 Logo.

SQL SERVER – 32 Bit – 64 Bit – HTML5 – Database Backup Restore

March 27, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Data Storage, SQL Humor, SQL Server

At TechEd India I overheard two attendees wondering if HTML5 will work on 64-bit machines, and it got funnier from there. A light story, all in good humor.

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