Book Review: Magnificent Desolation
Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin ($18 @Amazon) is his second autobiography (haven’t read the first one Return To Earth). I...
2009-08-06
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The effects UNION in a SQL query
In a recent blog, I shared some of the natural but sometimes unanticipated consequences of adding DISTINCT to a SELECT...
2009-08-06
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Scripting in SSIS
Tim Mitchell presented at SQLSaturday #17 on Scripting in SSIS. I thought it was a really interesting presentation, and I’m...
2009-08-06
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Review of Bluetooth Speakerphone
I was visiting Compusa recently looking for a couple small things and noticed the Samsung Bluetooth Speakerphone for $24.99 (can...
2009-08-05
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SQL Saturday #17 – Baton Rouge Wrapup
My presentation went well at the Baton Rouge SQL Saturday with about 30 people attending. It was the early morning...
2009-08-05
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Call For Speakers – SQL Lunch Live Meeting
The Baton Rouge Area SQL Server User Group hosts Bi-Monthly Live Meetings that are 15-30 minutes long the consist of...
2009-08-05
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August 2009 Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group – Near Real-time Data Warehousing 1.0
Fresh off of my presentation of the SQL Profiler at SQL Saturday #17 in Baton Rouge this past Saturday, I...
2009-08-05
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Relocating oPASS
I mentioned last week about closing down sqlgroups.com and trying to decide on a new home for oPASS.org. We did...
2009-08-04
358 reads
Another Reason To Install Service Pack 1 CU3 on SQL Server 2008
Microsoft has a new KB article describing a problem where the MAXDOP setting that you specify (whether at the instance...
2009-08-04
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Why Does Code Outlining In SSMS Only Work When Connected To SQL 2008?
Code Outlining has been part of Visual Studio since VS.NET 2002. If you're not familiar with it, code outlining is...
2009-08-04
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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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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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