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  • Reply To: The Costumed DBA

    I have a friend that, while he does not dress for Halloween, he makes sure that all the kids in his neighborhood (both big and small) are taken care of. ...

  • RE: Is This Database Being Used?

    "One person suggested we just not move them, and see if anybody screamed or if it broke anything."

    Years ago at a Giant Entity that was the method used...

  • RE: Using Tools that Fit

    Gotta have my Microsoft 4000 keyboard.  Any other keyboard results in my wrists hurting by the end of the day.  Left mine at home one week-long trip to a client...

  • RE: Backups Aren't Backups Until a Restore Is Made

    Many eons ago when I worked at a large company we used Alpha4 (Dbase clone). That version of Alpha4 was not multi-user friendly.  Regardless, I put a database that 3-5...

  • RE: Email or Username

    "Perhaps I shouldn't be using this email...". No, absolutely not... not if there is the possibility that you may be using that site after you leave your current employer....

  • RE: Naming Is Hard

    Not just Colorado.... Cape Coral, FL... although there are exceptions, streets that can get you from Point-A to Point-B (lots of streets cannot do that - the place is...

  • RE: No Overtime

    I've been an exempt employee for many years. My initial salaried job was for a Giant Entity, where I was in a pay band with non-exempt coworkers. Due...

  • RE: On formatting SQL code

    Formatting should be such that somebody with at least a minimal level of experience should be able to pick up and understand the pattern quickly. That could be highly...

  • RE: Spousal Surcharges

    First of all - these surcharges have NOTHING to do with the ACA. Slimy employers or HR/benefit managers may try to deflect blame for the practice by saying "the...

  • RE: The Geek Christmas Poll

    Make that taser a multi-use one, and take it to the cinema... just in case the jammer doesn't work.

  • RE: SQLServerCentral apologizes and you can win a book

    I am soooo tempted to just copy and paste somebody else's entry...

    😀

    (Kudos for fessing up to the mistake and doing something about it!)

  • RE: Content in the Cloud

    Steve - are YOU the one who broke Stewie's time machine? How else to explain "been out of town a lot in 2014" if not a time machine?

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  • RE: The Case of the Lost Card

    I used to work for a Giant Entity in one of their accounting centers. During my first stint there badges were required but not enforced. After the first...

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