Dimeself.7z Apr 2026
Elias’s cursor hovered over the folder that had just appeared in the directory, one he hadn't noticed before: quarterself.7z .
The version of Elias on the screen picked up a pen and scribbled something on a post-it note, holding it up to the camera. It read: “Don’t unzip the next one.” dimeself.7z
Elias spent three days running brute-force scripts, the hum of his cooling fans the only soundtrack to his obsession. He didn't even know what was inside. A diary? Old photos? Maybe the source code for the project that had cost him his first marriage. Elias’s cursor hovered over the folder that had
Larry Burns
Larry Burns has worked in IT for more than 40 years as a data architect, database developer, DBA, data modeler, application developer, consultant, and teacher. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Washington, and a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Seattle University. He most recently worked for a global Fortune 200 company as a Data and BI Architect and Data Engineer (i.e., data modeler).
He contributed material on Database Development and Database Operations Management to the first edition of DAMA International’s Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK) and is a former instructor and advisor in the certificate program for Data Resource Management at the University of Washington in Seattle.
He has written numerous articles for TDAN.com and DMReview.com and is the author of Building the Agile Database (Technics Publications LLC, 2011), Growing Business Intelligence (Technics Publications LLC, 2016), and Data Model Storytelling (Technics Publications LLC, 2021).
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