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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (1/6/2012)


    Stefan Krzywicki (1/5/2012)


    Speaking of venting vaguely, don't you just love when there's a third party tool (maybe even made by another group in your company) with a database...

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    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Revenant (1/6/2012)


    SQL Kiwi (1/5/2012)


    Jeff Moden (1/5/2012)


    SQL Kiwi (1/5/2012)


    Jack Corbett (1/5/2012)


    Have had a discussion with Aaron Bertrand about case-sensitivity recently.

    You knows he's super-anti-underscores?

    Makes two of us.

    Worldwide? 😉 😛 😀

    No way. On...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Speaking of venting vaguely, don't you just love when there's a third party tool (maybe even made by another group in your company) with a database you can't modify and...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (1/5/2012)


    Stefan Krzywicki (1/5/2012)


    Just had a conversation with a colleague. He was going to name a column "flag" and I suggested he name it the more descriptive "active". He...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (1/5/2012)


    Brandie, not sure what you're referring to exactly, but nothing I've seen on the Thread would make me decide to not hire someone. Make them question my sense of...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Just had a conversation with a colleague. He was going to name a column "flag" and I suggested he name it the more descriptive "active". He asked if he should...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (1/5/2012)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (1/5/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/5/2012)


    In terms of depreciation, it sucks, but it's real. The value of your stuff is lower over time, and if you had to...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (1/4/2012)


    Kiara (1/4/2012)


    It's often touted as a way to improve performance though, for larger data sets, isn't it?

    Have a read through this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345146.aspx

    There are performance benefits in some situations,...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Kiara (1/4/2012)


    GilaMonster (1/4/2012)


    Speaking of articles, I'm getting the urge to write something again (yeah, I know...)

    What do you guys want to see an article on? (keep it to backups, database...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (1/4/2012)


    GilaMonster (1/4/2012)


    Speaking of articles, I'm getting the urge to write something again (yeah, I know...)

    What do you guys want to see an article on? (keep it to backups,...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
    --------------------------------------
    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (1/4/2012)


    Speaking of articles, I'm getting the urge to write something again (yeah, I know...)

    What do you guys want to see an article on? (keep it to backups, database recovery,...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (1/4/2012)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (1/4/2012)


    Just got this ad on linked in!

    Become an Oracle DBA in 24 Hours... call or mail <SNIP>

    Not sure if this link will work for y'all.

    http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Become-Oracle-DBA-in-24-42161.S.87682944?view=&gid=42161&type=member&item=87682944&trk=eml-anet_dig-b_nd-pst_ttle-cn

    Wow. It only...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (1/4/2012)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (1/4/2012)


    Just got this ad on linked in!

    Become an Oracle DBA in 24 Hours... call or mail <SNIP>

    Not sure if this link will work for y'all.

    http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Become-Oracle-DBA-in-24-42161.S.87682944?view=&gid=42161&type=member&item=87682944&trk=eml-anet_dig-b_nd-pst_ttle-cn

    Wow. It only...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
    --------------------------------------
    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (1/3/2012)


    Stefan Krzywicki (1/3/2012)


    GilaMonster (1/3/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (1/3/2012)


    So I'm searching on thin clients and SQL Server and come up with this little gem:

    http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2000/implementing-oltp-environment/%5B/url%5D

    It's an almost 12 year old article, so...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (1/3/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (1/3/2012)


    So I'm searching on thin clients and SQL Server and come up with this little gem:

    http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2000/implementing-oltp-environment/%5B/url%5D

    It's an almost 12 year old article, so I'm not sure why...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
    --------------------------------------
    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

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