I don't know if you'd call it fixing but I spend quite a bit of time making changes to enhance functionality; functionality that was not in the original design but...

SPN. Isn't that a sports network? 😛

The first thing I learned when I got into I.T. (called data processing) was that having backups was the most important concept. Backups were done by copying punched cards to...

Forget C. That really teaches you very little about programming to the iron. You need to program in some sort of assembly language for that. I started out learning assembly...

FunkyDexter (8/9/2012)

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Wierdest interview I ever has was only about my second job after finishing my degree. The boss turned up an hour late and the only thing he seemed...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/1/2012)

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ralph.bacon (8/1/2012)

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How do you get that message across to management who just see the SQL server running quite happily and a DBA as an additional...

"don't rush for answer and give time to understand the background of every question"

Thanks for adding pressure to my life. I have enough stress, thanks. I don't need anymore. 😉

The...

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This is similar to what Jack Welch (was GE's boss) uses. He claims that there is always the bottom 20% that need to be fired each year; regardless of how...

I'm guessing this is an exercise in semantics. A SQL server class I took last year stated that a snapshot is only for "reverting" to a given point in time....

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Neither does the UNION ALL.

Brandie Tarvin (7/6/2012)

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Someone please explain to me why donut shops insist on placing single donuts in the bag icing side down. I don't want my icing sticking to the bottom...

In the 1970's it was global cooling. The next ice age was coming and we were supposed to prepare. In the present, it's warming. It's been so inconsistent through the...

I think I've spent my entire 30+ year career learning in the margins; whether at work or not. Most employers I have had haven't had the money nor time to...