On vacation!
It was busy at work after returning from PASS which means my work day continued for 2 or 3 hours after I got...
2005-10-16
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Blog Posts
Something About Nothing: NULL
You wouldn’t think that “nothing” would cause so many problems. But seriously, understanding how to correctly use NULLs is a...
2005-10-16
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Blogging Is Hard
Why is that? My Database Daily editorial for this week focuses on that and I thought it would be interesting...
2005-10-14
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Remote Access
We typically have great weather in Colorado where I live, but we do get
snow. And occassionally it causes issues. Like...
2005-10-12
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Minor Panic
I know, I need some stuff posted about PASS and I'll get to it. My wife
was injured (she's ok) while...
2005-10-09
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Using the sa account -- Just say "NO!"
Aunt Kathi knows many of you do things you know are wrong, like rolling through stop signs, littering, and using the sa...
2005-10-04
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Thoughts about the future
So far my posts have been non-technical musings about my life outside of work. I guess it is time to...
2005-10-03
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Back home after PASS
The past week at PASS was more informative and fun than I could ever have imagined. By getting involved in the...
2005-10-01
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PASS 2005: Day Four
Day Four wrapped up SQL Pass 2005. As a first time attendee to this event, my head was swimming by...
2005-10-01
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PASS 2005: Day Three
Day Three of PASS had a decidedly better start than did the previous day. After finally figuring out the effective...
2005-09-29
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Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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