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  • RE: The Apprentice

    Steven Willis (9/9/2011)

    Not that SQL server development or administration is trivial, but I think the problem I see with the majority of developers is their lack of basic business knowledge....


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    September 9, 2011 at 9:21 am

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  • RE: The Apprentice

    Jason Marshall (9/9/2011)

    The four year degree didn't help my spelling though...;-)

    I have that same problem. I think if you can't get a handle on that in elementary school, your...


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    September 9, 2011 at 8:40 am

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  • RE: The Apprentice

    Question Guy (9/9/2011)

    The best developers I know were, to be blunt, just born with it. Yes, they had to learn the syntax, but they seem to know the answers...


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    September 9, 2011 at 8:18 am

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  • RE: Has Anyone Implemented a Server that Houses Daily Back-ups

    Let me admit up front that I'm not a hardware person nor do I know much about what's involved in doing tape backups but what about just standardizing where on...


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    August 26, 2011 at 8:02 am

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  • RE: How Far Will You Go (To Work)?

    kpwimberger (8/11/2011)

    LightVader (8/11/2011)

    ken.trock (8/11/2011)

    I briefly did the train into the NYC thing which is very popular around here in NJ. Lot's of people going to Wall St. and midtown Manhattan...


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    August 12, 2011 at 5:16 am

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  • RE: How Far Will You Go (To Work)?

    ken.trock (8/11/2011)

    I briefly did the train into the NYC thing which is very popular around here in NJ. Lot's of people going to Wall St. and midtown Manhattan for excellent...


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    August 11, 2011 at 10:27 am

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  • RE: How Far Will You Go (To Work)?

    My first job after college was in the city and because I lived in the burbs (and refuse to drive in the city) I had about a two hour commute...


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    August 11, 2011 at 6:34 am

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  • RE: Geeky Distractions

    tim.short (8/3/2011)

    If you haven't seen it, I can recommend Source Code (film) - bomb on a train with SF/Quantum leanings.

    The UK series of Being Human is stunning - haven't seen...


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    August 3, 2011 at 5:41 am

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  • RE: Geeky Distractions

    hwells (7/29/2011)

    I've always wanted to get into Doctor Who, but haven't found the time yet. My spouse and I recently caught up on Fringe, can't wait for the next season....


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    August 1, 2011 at 5:25 am

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  • RE: Geeky Distractions

    nigelg99 (7/29/2011)

    Yes, the weeping angels are incredibly scary. Which just goes to show that implied terror is much more effective that the graphic blood & gore that so many...


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    July 29, 2011 at 9:38 am

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  • RE: Geeky Distractions

    nigelg99 (7/29/2011)

    Steve mentioned Doctor Who, which I love. Torchwood is now filling the gap in the current Doctor Who series. I think the current Torchwood series seemed to...


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    July 29, 2011 at 9:26 am

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  • RE: Geeky Distractions

    I highly recommend Containment by Christian Cantrell. It's a story about a human colony on Venus. I couldn't put it down and ended up finishing it before the day...


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    July 29, 2011 at 5:41 am

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  • RE: Phrases that Resonate

    When I'm working on a problem for a user, I normally end up telling them I have "half an idea" for how to fix it. The best part is...


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    June 16, 2011 at 1:00 pm

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  • RE: Find Last Day of the Month

    I prefer this statement

    DECLARE @myDate DATETIME

    SELECT @myDate = GETDATE()

    SELECT DATEADD(dd, -(DAY(DATEADD(mm, 1, @myDate))), DATEADD(mm, 1, @myDate))

    And then to get the date without the time just plug it in here:

    SELECT DATEADD(dd,...


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    May 10, 2011 at 6:29 am

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  • RE: Creating templates for use in BIDS (SQL Spackle)

    jcrawf02 (4/21/2011)

    LightVader (4/21/2011)

    Is there an equally easy way to have the template on the network so all the developers in the company are using the same template (and it would...


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    April 21, 2011 at 8:06 am

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