Do you want me to tell you the truth or do you want me to tell you what you want to hear?
We live in a Dilbert age.
If you are a DBA and have worked in organizations of any size you are...
2013-09-28
1,715 reads
I am on LinkedIn
I don't know why, but I never "got" LinkedIn and I ended up leaving it in frustration as I was...
2013-09-21
712 reads
Is Microsoft attempting to "de-skill" IT Pros in its attempt to increase its Cloud business?
When I first heard of the MCM program termination discontent, I reacted by sympathizing with my fellow Database Professionals but...
2013-09-05
959 reads
Working Class Hero
I could tell you a story about Green Day's cover of John Lennon's classic "Working Class Hero" that you wouldn't...
2013-08-29
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2013-08-23
714 reads
OT: privacy
I had a very unpleasant experience a while back when I was commenting anonymously on a web site (not SQL...
2013-08-06
586 reads
energy
Back when I was trying to start a business and unknowingly heading towards a economic cliff, I read all sorts...
2013-07-10
579 reads
freedom
I was thinking back fondly of my Dad - who passed away during Hurricane Sandy - this past Father's Day. Of the...
2013-07-03
557 reads
SQL Server 2000 is unsupported
Microsoft no longer supports SQL Server 2000 in any capacity.
http://youtu.be/A5cneCgNA9U
2013-04-10
812 reads
Carry On
Sometimes the answer is to keep going.
Forget words, figuring things out, and circumstances. Just keep moving your feet.
~Chuck
"Nothing in the...
2013-04-09
615 reads
Blogs
Friday Flyway Tips: State-based deployment with Flyway Teams
By Steve Jones
I was asked about state-based deployments in Flyway Teams, so I decided to show...
Advice I Like: The Main Thing
By Steve Jones
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. – from...
Sic Transit Gloria Community
When Covid took out the PASS organization, I had someone say to me, “Well,...
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Question of the Day
Counting Bits IV
What do these two selects return?
SELECT BIT_COUNT (CAST (-1 as smallint))
, BIT_COUNT (CAST (-1 as bigint))
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