InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comMon, 20 May 2013 06:03:56 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8753784/The-300m-cable-that-will-save-traders-milliseconds.html[/url](quote the post if you want to see how to get links working properly.)Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:25:05 GMTGilaMonsterhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxMaybe we could exchange them for a 59 millisecond journey across the altantic on the Hibernian Express[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8753784/The-300m-cable-that-will-save-traders-milliseconds.html[/url]-- edited the link-- sorry, I just can not get that link thing to work-- Thank you GailTue, 13 Sep 2011 03:47:59 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxI remember the days when it was possible to look at the anwer for yesterday's QotD, change the querystring (subtract 1) to get back to it again, then answer it correctly.Of course, I never did this myself - that would be wrong - but a friend told me about this. :Whistling:Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:59:12 GMTwebtekkiehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Brandie Tarvin (4/29/2011)[/b][hr]Oh, no! I almost forgot. The big grand prize for the points redemption is a Flying Porkchop Flinger.Save those points, boys and girls. It takes a couple of million of them to earn the FPF.[/quote]That's only the kiddie edition of the FPF... it won't allow you to leave the bone in for prelaunch.Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:15:57 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Brandie Tarvin (5/10/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]440692 I am just a number (5/10/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Pouliot Philippe (5/9/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]Nice. How many point need for this upgrade ?[/quote]I'm not sure it is worth the points. THe only difference I noticed was at checkin the scan was replaced with a seek[/quote]Be careful asking for this upgrade. You might get marked for truncation in the TSA lines. They're using the randomizer component of DBCC Timewarp().[/quote]But if you decide not to ask for the upgrade, be sure to pack your points in the hold baggage; otherwise they will be confiscated at the pre-boarding security check, like all other pointy things.Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:14:07 GMTL' Eomot Inverséhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]440692 I am just a number (5/10/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Pouliot Philippe (5/9/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]Nice. How many point need for this upgrade ?[/quote]I'm not sure it is worth the points. THe only difference I noticed was at checkin the scan was replaced with a seek[/quote]Be careful asking for this upgrade. You might get marked for truncation in the TSA lines. They're using the randomizer component of DBCC Timewarp().Tue, 10 May 2011 04:36:23 GMTBrandie Tarvinhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Pouliot Philippe (5/9/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]Nice. How many point need for this upgrade ?[/quote]I'm not sure it is worth the points. THe only difference I noticed was at checkin the scan was replaced with a seekTue, 10 May 2011 01:56:09 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]Nice. How many point need for this upgrade ?Mon, 09 May 2011 14:38:40 GMTPouliot Philippehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxDamn - didn't realize there were so many uses for the points - I thought they were only a bit of funMon, 09 May 2011 03:44:12 GMTStuart Davieshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Jason Selburg (4/29/2011)[/b][hr]On a serious and slightly related note. Years ago, I believe sometime around 2005, Steve and Red Gate gave out free copies of SQL Prompt for the "top posters" in a given month.I'm not sure if they are still doing that, or if they plan on doing it again in the future..... Steve ????[/quote]IIRC it was for the 400 000 th member of the site. And yes I still use that version of sql toolbelt. I think I'm due for an upgrade :hehe:.Ok only [strike]20 000 [/strike] 19 999 posts to go!Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:06:22 GMTNinja's_RGR'ushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxOn a serious and slightly related note. Years ago, I believe sometime around 2005, Steve and Red Gate gave out free copies of SQL Prompt for the "top posters" in a given month.I'm not sure if they are still doing that, or if they plan on doing it again in the future..... Steve ????Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:01:34 GMTJason Selburghttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]GilaMonster (4/29/2011)[/b][hr]No...Let me guess, you're tracing batch completed. The statement starts the trace and then completes, hence the trace is running before the complete event fires.[/quote]Good guess :-)trace events 10 & 12Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:31:56 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxOh, no! I almost forgot. The big grand prize for the points redemption is a Flying Porkchop Flinger.Save those points, boys and girls. It takes a couple of million of them to earn the FPF.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:14:10 GMTBrandie Tarvinhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxNo...Let me guess, you're tracing batch completed. The statement starts the trace and then completes, hence the trace is running before the complete event fires.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:09:51 GMTGilaMonsterhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxI have a stored procedure that runs exec @rc = sp_trace_create @TraceID output, 0, @FileAddress, @maxfilesize, @Datetime....etcwhen I execute the proc and examine the .trn file, the execution of the proc is always the first event recorded.But it must have run before the trace started (as it starts the trace)Does this mean that sometime in the future I will install DBCC TimeWarp, but configure it incorrectly?Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:06:54 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxI hear a rumor that the points system will, in the future, be redeemable for cool DBA-related stuff.Like a challenging T-SQL puzzle or a DBCC Timewarp upgrade. Or a Steve-in-Hawaiian-Shirt Picture Tee.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:28:39 GMTBrandie Tarvinhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]george sibbald (4/28/2011)[/b][hr]You need the points because you cannot officially call yourself a DBA until you have at least points = (my total -1) at the time you read this.[/quote]Ha Ha.That was in the advert for my job, but I got around it by showing that my points per visit tally was better :-PThu, 28 Apr 2011 09:31:38 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Schadenfreude-Mei (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]george sibbald (4/28/2011)[/b][hr]You need the points because you cannot officially call yourself a DBA until you have at least points = (my total -1) at the time you read this.[/quote]e'oh :-([/quote]see my reply to steves article today. ;-)darn, it just got a bit harder to be a DBA :-)Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:51:54 GMTgeorge sibbaldhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]george sibbald (4/28/2011)[/b][hr]You need the points because you cannot officially call yourself a DBA until you have at least points = (my total -1) at the time you read this.[/quote]e'oh :-(Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:25:09 GMTSchadenfreude-Meihttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxYou need the points because you cannot officially call yourself a DBA until you have at least points = (my total -1) at the time you read this.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:23:04 GMTgeorge sibbaldhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxI'm saving mine for retirement!Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:57:54 GMTSqlraiderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Ian-440692 (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Schadenfreude-Mei (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Richard Warr (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]The prospect of a long-haul flight in a cabin full of DBAs is probably best avoided. Imagine if a Star Trek film came on.......[/quote]I actually put a related post to Steves editorial today.........Why do we have that sort of rep? Sure Trans-warp is possible while faster then light would use an un-achievable amount of power. Lighsabers are not possible without a reflective integrity field and MHD rules!But where do we get a geek rep?[/quote]The geek rep is avaliable at Grant's Company Store.I checked already.In fact it was the only thing I had enough points for.[/quote]I thought it came with the jobe title.Does Grant's offer a free scarf and thermos? And maybe some Red Dwaf'esc Dwain Dibbly teeth?Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:37:30 GMTSchadenfreude-Meihttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Schadenfreude-Mei (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Richard Warr (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]The prospect of a long-haul flight in a cabin full of DBAs is probably best avoided. Imagine if a Star Trek film came on.......[/quote]I actually put a related post to Steves editorial today.........Why do we have that sort of rep? Sure Trans-warp is possible while faster then light would use an un-achievable amount of power. Lighsabers are not possible without a reflective integrity field and MHD rules!But where do we get a geek rep?[/quote]The geek rep is avaliable at Grant's Company Store.I checked already.In fact it was the only thing I had enough points for.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:26:13 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Richard Warr (4/28/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]The prospect of a long-haul flight in a cabin full of DBAs is probably best avoided. Imagine if a Star Trek film came on.......[/quote]I actually put a related post to Steves editorial today.........Why do we have that sort of rep? Sure Trans-warp is possible while faster then light would use an un-achievable amount of power. Lighsabers are not possible without a reflective integrity field and MHD rules!But where do we get a geek rep?Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:40:07 GMTSchadenfreude-Meihttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Michael Valentine Jones (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.[/quote]The prospect of a long-haul flight in a cabin full of DBAs is probably best avoided. Imagine if a Star Trek film came on.......Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:33:41 GMTRichard Warrhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxIts a shame they cant be used/traded as brownie points with the wife/in-laws.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:20:26 GMTSchadenfreude-Meihttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Jason Selburg (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]Judging from some people's anger level at question semantics, the points are worth more than a gallon of gas. :hehe:[/quote]It is a matter of pride, of self assurance,y when a person knows the correct answer and then is told that his/her knowledge is faulty, when in reality it is not.After all ,I use my points when bidding on E-Bay or have to use Pay-PalWed, 27 Apr 2011 09:07:08 GMTbitbucket-25253http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxYou can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:29:55 GMTMichael Valentine Joneshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxI'm saving mine up so I can get either the secret decoder ring, or the "run faster" button for my code. I'm not sure which yet.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:29:40 GMTGSquaredhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxJudging from some people's anger level at question semantics, the points are worth more than a gallon of gas. :hehe:Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:27:53 GMTJason Selburghttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]GilaMonster (4/27/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Grant Fritchey (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]Where was the company store located again?[/quote]Cambridge? Or Denver?[/quote]With all your points I figured you'd just buy the store and move it down to SA to force us to visit you.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:18:43 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Grant Fritchey (4/27/2011)[/b][hr]Where was the company store located again?[/quote]Cambridge? Or Denver?Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:01:51 GMTGilaMonsterhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxYou can always take them down the company store and exchange them for valuable merchandise.Where was the company store located again?Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:54:04 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxThank you Gail.I will close the EBay auction right now.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:05:26 GMT440692 I am just a numberhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxThe points are just for boasting rights, they just get you different forum titles.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:05:54 GMTGilaMonsterhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1099225-61-1.aspxSomewhere, somehow I've missed something.(Actually, that is not a rare event in my life)I keep reading comments by people who feel they have been robbed of a point or two in the QotD.So what can we do with these points we are collecting?Has anyone ever been asked how many SSC points they have in interview?regards IanWed, 27 Apr 2011 01:49:42 GMT440692 I am just a number