Too Good at Data Analysis - Why Did I Write This?
The past few weeks have been a rough one all around the globe as economies aren't doing well. I studied...
2008-10-14
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Should I Run for the PASS Board of Directors?
I saw the recent Call for Nominations for the election this year, so the title of this post is only...
2008-10-13
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Double Posting
I think that it’s a great idea to keep a few blogs going, and separate out your thoughts in different...
2008-10-13
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LiveWriter
I’ve been experimenting a bit in the blogging world, setting up a few blog accounts and trying different services. I...
2008-10-13
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Post Event Notes on SQLSaturday #5 & SQLSaturday #9, and Future Plans
Thought I'd post these notes based on feedback from the event organizers, wasn't able to attend myself due to scheduling...
2008-10-13
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Back to 400
I had to research a bit, write some code, and look up things to answer questions this morning. I must...
2008-10-13
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Data Farming - Why Did I Write This?
I grew up in the Cold War, with real concern that the Russians would attack us someday. I wanted to...
2008-10-13
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SQL Server MVP
Can't say I ever expected to say this, but as of October 1st I'm a SQL Server MVP. A nice...
2008-10-13
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SQL Saturday in Olympia , WA Pulls in Crowd of over 130 DBAs and Developers
A SQL Saturday event was held Saturday, October 11, 2008 in Olympia, WA. Sponsored by the Olympia Area SQL Server...
2008-10-11
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One File Per Core?
For a long time in my career I heard various advice on how many files you should create for a...
2008-10-10
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers