I have always wondered about "Do not drink and drive". If you drink at all, is there a guarantee that you will be wise enough not to drive afterwards? To me, staying away from alcohol completely is a much better solution. You will be a lot healthier, and you will not do the stupid things that people do when they are drunk. When you are drunk you are not quite yourself, and yet you are still legally responsible for your actions. There exist a lot of ways to entertain yourself without losing your dignity through alcohol.
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I have always wondered about "Do not drink and drive". If you drink at all, is there a guarantee that you will be wise enough not to drive afterwards? To me, staying away from alcohol completely is a much better solution. You will be a lot healthier, and you will not do the stupid things that people do when they are drunk. When you are drunk you are not quite yourself, and yet you are still legally responsible for your actions. There exist a lot of ways to entertain yourself without losing your dignity through alcohol.
Sasha Pachev
Sasha Pachev
What do you mean, MySQL has no staff to speak of?
We do - I am part of it, and this is my full-time job. We spend quite a bit of
time answering questions and fixing up systems of
our customers in addition to developement.