ActiveAugust –> Getting More Fit
ActiveAugust started as a discussion on Twitter and Mike Walsh (@mike_walsh) has set the bar with his blog post about...
2009-07-28
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When did this statement start?
UPDATE: This post is incorrect. Adam nailed it in the comments. I explain my mistake here.
A question came up over...
2009-07-28
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Kids at Work
My daughter has gotten into a few podcasts andhas fun with it. Occassionally she interrupts me, and that happened yesterday....
2009-07-28
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SQLSaturday #21 in Orlando on October 17, 2009
I had hoped to announce this much sooner, sometimes the wheels turn slowly. But turn they do! We’re back at...
2009-07-28
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SQL Logins For Windows Domain Accounts Limited To Pre-Windows 2000 Format
You may have noticed that when you create a login on a SQL server that's mapped to a Windows domain...
2009-07-28
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PASS Bylaws Updated
Bill Graziano just made the announcement about the changes to the bylaws being published. No sweeping changes, for the most...
2009-07-28
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Active August - Are You Onboard?
Thanks to Mike Walsh for really getting this started. Active August is similar to Fit February where folks endeavor to...
2009-07-28
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Are you looking at virtualizing SQL Servers?
I wrote an editorial for today on virtualization and some hints about how to plan a project. However I wonder...
2009-07-28
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Why Make Up Test Data? Snag Some Government Data
… and by government data, I mean the mountain of data recently made available by the G-Men on Data.gov. This site...
2009-07-28
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eReaders - Barnes and Noble Application
I downloaded the Barnes and Noble eReader application the day I heard about it and synced up my iTouch immediately....
2009-07-28
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Blogs
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...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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