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440692 I am just a number
440692 I am just a number
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 1:49 AM
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Somewhere, 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 Ian
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GilaMonster
GilaMonster
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:05 AM
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The points are just for boasting rights, they just get you different forum titles.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008, MVP
SQL In The Wild
: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
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440692 I am just a number
440692 I am just a number
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:05 AM
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Thank you Gail.
I will close the EBay auction right now.
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Grant Fritchey
Grant Fritchey
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 7:54 AM
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You can always take them down the company store and exchange them for valuable merchandise.
Where was the company store located again?
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GilaMonster
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Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:01 AM
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Grant Fritchey (4/27/2011)
Where was the company store located again?
Cambridge? Or Denver?
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008, MVP
SQL In The Wild
: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
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Grant Fritchey
Grant Fritchey
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:18 AM
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GilaMonster (4/27/2011)
Grant Fritchey (4/27/2011)
Where was the company store located again?
Cambridge? Or Denver?
With all your points I figured you'd just buy the store and move it down to SA to force us to visit you.
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"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." Theodore Roosevelt
The Scary DBA
Author of:
SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning
SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
and
SQL Server Execution Plans
Product Evangelist for
Red Gate Software
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Jason Selburg
Jason Selburg
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:27 AM
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Judging from some people's anger level at question semantics, the points are worth more than a gallon of gas.
______________________________________________________________________
Personal Motto: Why push the envelope when you can just open it?
If you follow the direction given
HERE
you'll likely increase the number and quality of responses you get to your question.
Jason L. Selburg
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GSquared
GSquared
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:29 AM
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I'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.
- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
Property of The Thread
"Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everyone agrees it's old enough to know better." - Anon
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Michael Valentine Jones
Michael Valentine Jones
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:29 AM
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You can use them on most major airlines for free upgrades to DBA class.
Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in.
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bitbucket-25253
bitbucket-25253
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:07 AM
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Jason Selburg (4/27/2011)
Judging from some people's anger level at question semantics, the points are worth more than a gallon of gas.
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-Pal
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Ron
Please help us, help you -before posting a question please
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Before posting a performance problem please
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