Notes From the August 12, 2015 oPASS and MagicPASS Meeting
Meeting held at Nova Southeastern here in Orlando Arrived early to meet David Pless, good thing we were early – couldn’t...
2015-08-17
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SQLAndy
A Quote from Spock
My mom gave me a book about Leonard Nimoy recently and we talked later about the impact his life had...
2015-08-15
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oPASS & MagicPASS Meeting Tonight
David Pless is presenting:
Query Store is a new feature in SQL Server 2016, and is also available in Azure SQL...
2015-08-12
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Farewell Scott McKenzie
Scott McKenzie was the DJ of Mix 105 here in Orlando for an astounding 24 years and that’s been the...
2015-08-12
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Using Kickstarter to Save Neil Armstrongs Spacesuit
Ran across this while visiting the Air & Space Museum over the summer, the Smithsonian launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise...
2015-08-05
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SSC Editorial: How to Keep Up with SQL Server
How to Keep Up With SQL Server ran as the editorial of the day on July 31st. Modest amount of...
2015-08-04
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SSC Editorial: Would You Pay to Wear Jeans at Work?
Would You Pay to Wear Jeans at Work turned out to be popular piece when posted a couple weeks back. The...
2015-07-28
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2015–Classes on Thursday and Friday for Even More Learning
We have a solid tradition here in Orlando of offering some all day classes the Thursday and Friday before SQLSaturday....
2015-07-20
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SSC Editorial: Is the Golden Age of Information Technology Almost Over?
Posted last week, Is the Golden Age of Information Technology Almost Over? generated some interesting comments. It’s tough to write about potential...
2015-07-16
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Next oPASS Meeting is July 23, 2015 with David Crook
The next OPASS meeting is July 23, 2015, featuring David Crook from Microsoft doing a presentation on predicting home value...
2015-07-16
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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