March 18, 2020 at 5:18 pm
Some of us are blessed with such pipes that doing so "badly" is inconceivable. Those who consider it to be so clearly have auditory issues.
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March 18, 2020 at 5:23 pm
Jeff Moden wrote:Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:We closed our office last week, everyone at home. Not a big change for some of us, but it is a change. Many things are less active and it looks like more people are treating this like a slowdown and disaster for a few days. I know that will change, but it's strange now.
I've been working totally from home since Friday. No big change for me, though. Well, not until they sent Debbie home with here desktop. Had to set that up and go through a bit of hell with her getting connected. They're trying to use Teams exclusively for meetings and she's even dumber than me with O365 (I hate it because of the limitations compared to a local copy). That's just not going to work for her (no mic on her desktop) and the they don't have it setup for call returns and I'm not donating my headset (they need to get her one). I should charge her company a bloody setup fee. Her being home isn't helping because she's also one of those folks that has to say everything she's doing out-loud as she's doing it. It's as bad as someone chewing ice. I need a louder fan than the 20" box fan. 😀 Now, if I can just get her company to support her instead of me, I might be able to get some of my stuff done.
No chance. You know the drill, "for better, or for remote work. I pledge my troth to thee and thine electronic needs, until we are parted by Death. Or taxes."
I can sympathize with Jeff, and what Jonathan says seems about right. Years ago when my wife (now ex-wife) worked from home she tried to use me as tech support. Anything work related, I told her to call her company's help desk. Trying to help her with her personal stuff was (and still is) difficult. I also became a courier between her and her local office in Denver (understand we lived on the south side of Colorado Springs) when they decided paying for a courier every day was too expensive with no compensation. They, her and her company, would guilt me into help when I pushed back. At one point I did make them come to my place of work to pick up and drop off anything going between their office and her.
March 18, 2020 at 5:24 pm
Jeff Moden wrote:Her being home isn't helping because she's also one of those folks that has to say everything she's doing out-loud as she's doing it. It's as bad as someone chewing ice. I need a louder fan than the 20" box fan. 😀 Now, if I can just get her company to support her instead of me, I might be able to get some of my stuff done.
I have a simple solution - for working near an out loud thinker.... start whistling and singing badly... they find a different place to work 🙂
Heh... already been tried. They then ask why I'm making so much noise. People just don't get it. It's actually a mental disorder called (very appropriate suffix) "Logorrhea". Logorrhea is characterized by the constant need to talk
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
March 18, 2020 at 5:35 pm
MVDBA (Mike Vessey) wrote:Jeff Moden wrote:Her being home isn't helping because she's also one of those folks that has to say everything she's doing out-loud as she's doing it. It's as bad as someone chewing ice. I need a louder fan than the 20" box fan. 😀 Now, if I can just get her company to support her instead of me, I might be able to get some of my stuff done.
I have a simple solution - for working near an out loud thinker.... start whistling and singing badly... they find a different place to work 🙂
Heh... already been tried. They then ask why I'm making so much noise. People just don't get it. It's actually a mental disorder called (very appropriate suffix) "Logorrhea". Logorrhea is characterized by the constant need to talk
we have a whistler, a drummer and a squeaky talker and someone who kicks the desk divider in the office (not my department - they are the artwork team) … as soon as I start to lose my temper and I feel the need to say "stop bloody whistling" I put the headphones on and drown it out
MVDBA
March 18, 2020 at 5:50 pm
MVDBA (Mike Vessey) wrote:Jeff Moden wrote:Her being home isn't helping because she's also one of those folks that has to say everything she's doing out-loud as she's doing it. It's as bad as someone chewing ice. I need a louder fan than the 20" box fan. 😀 Now, if I can just get her company to support her instead of me, I might be able to get some of my stuff done.
I have a simple solution - for working near an out loud thinker.... start whistling and singing badly... they find a different place to work 🙂
Heh... already been tried. They then ask why I'm making so much noise. People just don't get it. It's actually a mental disorder called (very appropriate suffix) "Logorrhea". Logorrhea is characterized by the constant need to talk
Maybe a lithium battery burger or chop might help;-P
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March 19, 2020 at 5:07 pm
Steve, this article page is empty when I pull it up, which I can't help but feel might be a Phil Factor joke:
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March 19, 2020 at 5:38 pm
Error. No one put in the URL.
March 20, 2020 at 12:33 pm
It's almost funny how little time it takes before I start feeling stir-crazy not being able to go out...
It's the little things. The "hey, lets go out to dinner tonight," the "there's a new movie out, lets go," the "I'm bored, lets go browse Cabela's / go to this expo / float around Ikea" things that right now, you just can't (shouldn't) do.
I'm hoping today is at least semi-decent weather, not raining and warm-ish, because if it is, I'm pulling my bike off the ceiling and putting some miles on it this afternoon, just to get out of the house for a while.
If it's not, maybe I'll start doing some of the stuff in the Weird Al song, "Called in sick today..."
March 23, 2020 at 9:18 am
It's almost funny how little time it takes before I start feeling stir-crazy not being able to go out...
It's the little things. The "hey, lets go out to dinner tonight," the "there's a new movie out, lets go," the "I'm bored, lets go browse Cabela's / go to this expo / float around Ikea" things that right now, you just can't (shouldn't) do.
I'm hoping today is at least semi-decent weather, not raining and warm-ish, because if it is, I'm pulling my bike off the ceiling and putting some miles on it this afternoon, just to get out of the house for a while.
If it's not, maybe I'll start doing some of the stuff in the Weird Al song, "Called in sick today..."
+1
it is a beautiful sunny day in the UK. but everything is shut down. out of the maybe 100 strong dev/support team I think there are 5 of us in the office.... worse, my Monday morning ritual is to leave early and grab a mcdonalds breakfast - they were closed 🙁
last night pizza hut and kfc were shut and my local weatherspoons (biggest chain pub in the UK) was closed... i'm guessing i'm using up things from the freezer and if i have to work from home then i'll try not to snooze all day
MVDBA
March 23, 2020 at 9:41 am
Serious question for the Thread.
What do you need that I could do to help you out right now? I don't mean give you my toilet paper supply. I mean is there some virtual something or other I could do to help out? Classes, AMA, chats, videos, ?????
I'm trying to find things apart from a webinar that will help out. Ideas?
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March 23, 2020 at 9:51 am
Right now I need someone to watch the toddler so I can appropriately encrypted databases on 2 servers with a third party key holder. This is hard to do when someone keeps trying to get me involved in his playing.
Actually, though, that would be an appropriate class. TDE with third party KMS. Because Google keeps pointing me to local TDE without the third party KMS which isn't helping me refresh my 9 month old memory from when I did this the last time.
March 23, 2020 at 9:51 am
One thing I've been struggling with is why certain databases don't meet the criteria to join availability groups.
I've overcome most of the issues, but it would be cool to have a script (rather than go through the wizard every time) - or even just some advice so that we can build our own checks.
It is super frustrating when I go to add a database to an AG and it says "does not meet criteria" - also drive configurautions - just a suggestion
MVDBA
March 23, 2020 at 9:59 am
maybe rather than live webinars, you could do what Microsoft virtual academy did... stick a 10 minute video up on line and we have it on demand. brent ozar did it dozens of times. stick it on youtube and post a link on here????
MVDBA
March 23, 2020 at 10:08 am
Right now I need someone to watch the toddler so I can appropriately encrypted databases on 2 servers with a third party key holder. This is hard to do when someone keeps trying to get me involved in his playing.
Actually, though, that would be an appropriate class. TDE with third party KMS. Because Google keeps pointing me to local TDE without the third party KMS which isn't helping me refresh my 9 month old memory from when I did this the last time.
Well, I personally can't help with the toddler or the TDE, but I'll bet I can find someone to help with the TDE. Starting the search.
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March 23, 2020 at 10:15 am
maybe rather than live webinars, you could do what Microsoft virtual academy did... stick a 10 minute video up on line and we have it on demand. brent ozar did it dozens of times. stick it on youtube and post a link on here????
I've got tons of those. Happy to do more if that's the most helpful. Sadly the two specific questions that have come up, TDE & AG, are not my particular bailiwick.
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