Are the posted questions getting worse?
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Wow! I just looked at the submitted session list for SQL Saturday 292 here in Detroit. The "Call for Speakers" closes on 3/18 (just 5 days from now) and I've never seen such a paltry list. There's only 24 sessions that have been submitted and only 13 speakers submitted.
Can we get a little help here? :crying:
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
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jcrawf02 (3/13/2014)
The Dixie Flatline (3/13/2014)
I looked but I couldn't find even one envelope, much less three. My boss called me in and told me I was fired, even though I tried to explain to him that I hadn't finished backing up the Z drive yet. :w00t: So now, I am unjustly looking for work. If any of you know of any high-paying jobs for someone with SQL expertise, please let me know. Also I may be asking for help with some interview questions. I invite you all to join me on LinkedIn and give me personal references. Thanks again for all your help.Do any of you guys have random people endorse you for skills, that you know they have no idea if you can do? I mean, I've never worked with Jeff, but endorsed him for T-SQL because, well, he's worked with me, ifyahnowhaddimean. But I have a guy who only knows me from high school and college, when I was a jazz trombonist, endorsing me for BI and Data Warehousing and HIPAA, when all he really knows is that I play a mean sackbut...
Heh heh heh . . . he said "sackbut" . . . huh huh.
Jason Wolfkill
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C: drive goes to the Cloud, which can take longer.
Did the previous DBA leave you some envelopes?
Missed that earlier, + several internets :hehe:
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The Dixie Flatline (3/13/2014)
😛Reckon I'd get away with posting that for the next "Homework" question?
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rodjkidd (3/13/2014)
andrew gothard (3/13/2014)
rodjkidd (3/13/2014)
I find when answering interview questions, and in particular multiple choice that the following pattern will get you close to 100%A B A C A B
Just repeat until you have run out of questions.
Rodders...
I would strongly advise against repeating the pattern ACAB on a test if the job is in any way linked to the Constabulary. They might get the wrong impression
Interesting never seen that acronym before! I'm just a simple Genesis fan! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacab
Rodders...
I'm a DBA.
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Greg Edwards-268690 (3/13/2014)
Shocking how much talent we have. :w00t:No problem is too big for us.
I hope someone asks me what is a bitbucket in my next interview.
I am prepared to impress.
Do I get to demonstrate if given a second interview?
Not if you follow that advice all the way through, explain it fully to the Boss Class PHB interviewing you, then, when the inevitable happens, offer to cover for them at a grand a day until they have a replacement for both posts. Apply much voltage, accrue much cash.
BOFH - he cowers before my evil magnificence.
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The Dixie Flatline (3/13/2014)
I think my bitbucket is defective. Could that have been the problem with my (former) database?
Mint - just mint. I'm proud to have played a part in setting that up
I'm a DBA.
I'm not paid to solve problems. I'm paid to prevent them. -
Jeff Moden (3/13/2014)
Wow! I just looked at the submitted session list for SQL Saturday 292 here in Detroit. The "Call for Speakers" closes on 3/18 (just 5 days from now) and I've never seen such a paltry list. There's only 24 sessions that have been submitted and only 13 speakers submitted.Can we get a little help here? :crying:
I don't suppose I'd get away with extending my "cache your chips post"
I'm a DBA.
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andrew gothard (3/13/2014)
-- long url--Any chance you could edit this?
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverabilityWe walk in the dark places no others will enter
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jcrawf02 (3/13/2014)Do any of you guys have random people endorse you for skills, that you know they have no idea if you can do?
I've had people who should know better endorse me for skills that I don't possess--an ex-boss of mine endorsed me for Sharepoint, for instance, a skill I have never possessed and have no particular desire to learn.
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jcrawf02 (3/13/2014)
Do any of you guys have random people endorse you for skills, that you know they have no idea if you can do?Yes, all too often. Worse, in my opinion, is people I do know endorsing me for skills which they know I don't have.
I clean up the skill list every couple months, take all the BI, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, MDX and related alphabet soup that I've been endorsed for out.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverabilityWe walk in the dark places no others will enter
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Anyone for a game of 'guess what index is on which table'?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1550657-391-1.aspx
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverabilityWe walk in the dark places no others will enter
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paul.knibbs (3/14/2014)
jcrawf02 (3/13/2014)Do any of you guys have random people endorse you for skills, that you know they have no idea if you can do?
I've had people who should know better endorse me for skills that I don't possess--an ex-boss of mine endorsed me for Sharepoint, for instance, a skill I have never possessed and have no particular desire to learn.
Rumour has it that LinkedIn are trying to come up with a better endorsement system as the current system isn't particularly good. Somebody I used to work with thinks the system is a waste of time too. He's put skills of 'Lego' and 'Considerate Lover' on his profile and received endorsements. Not from his partner though...
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BrainDonor (3/14/2014)
paul.knibbs (3/14/2014)
jcrawf02 (3/13/2014)Do any of you guys have random people endorse you for skills, that you know they have no idea if you can do?
I've had people who should know better endorse me for skills that I don't possess--an ex-boss of mine endorsed me for Sharepoint, for instance, a skill I have never possessed and have no particular desire to learn.
Rumour has it that LinkedIn are trying to come up with a better endorsement system as the current system isn't particularly good. Somebody I used to work with thinks the system is a waste of time too. He's put skills of 'Lego' and 'Considerate Lover' on his profile and received endorsements. Not from his partner though...
I've had that and a few people from agencies endorse me for skills I do have but they haven't placed me yet... Which is just wrong in so many ways.
Rodders...
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GilaMonster (3/14/2014)
Anyone for a game of 'guess what index is on which table'?http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1550657-391-1.aspx
Yeah, that one is killing me. Vague weirdness, badly edited execution plans quite literally changing everything we can see, I'm pretty sure I'm done without more meaningful input.
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