Neil Burton

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On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
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November 4, 2014 at 6:30 am

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RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

spaghettidba (11/3/2014)
I'm wondering why he wants to certify on a subject that he clearly doesn't master.
However I feel his pain: how is anybody without system/network administration skills supposed to understand...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
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November 4, 2014 at 1:25 am

#1756462
RE: Finding First and Last Event

Thanks Eirikur, I'll have a look at that as soon as I get chance. I think that the only things I hadn't tried in one combination or another were...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
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October 28, 2014 at 4:27 am

#1755157
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Edit: noticed a later post.
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 26, 2014 at 9:54 am

#1754807
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

GilaMonster (10/25/2014)
Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?
Have you tried Amazon?
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 25, 2014 at 4:41 pm

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RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

GilaMonster (10/22/2014)
Similarly, if you invite people for a braai here, there better not be just burgers, though we don't have tradition of smoking stuff.
We don't have a tradition of good...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 22, 2014 at 8:11 am

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RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Sean Lange (10/22/2014)
BWFC (10/22/2014)
We had 80 odd people at the show in September so a whole pig could well be worth it. I've just got to convince a couple...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 22, 2014 at 7:31 am

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RE: Byte Me: Hairy Situation

Gary Varga (10/22/2014)
Gary Varga (10/22/2014)
If you say so :unsure:
D(r)eadlocks.
I'd have to say that in my opinion that this was not their best results. Having said that maybe, just maybe, there...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 22, 2014 at 7:05 am

#1754027
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

We had 80 odd people at the show in September so a whole pig could well be worth it. I've just got to convince a couple of people that...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 22, 2014 at 6:27 am

#1754013
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Ed Wagner (10/22/2014)
BWFC (10/22/2014)
Jeff Moden (10/21/2014)
Not to mention keeping mosquitos away in a pinch. Of course, it'll also keep everyone else away, as well. 😛
When I worked in Caorle,...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 22, 2014 at 5:45 am

#1754006
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Jeff Moden (10/21/2014)
Not to mention keeping mosquitos away in a pinch. Of course, it'll also keep everyone else away, as well. 😛
When I worked in Caorle, not far from...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 22, 2014 at 1:34 am

#1753943
RE: Removing Non-Alphabetical Characters

Luis, that second version works like a charm. Thank you.
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 16, 2014 at 3:13 am

#1752774
RE: Unpivot

The answer is wrong again! As usual, I read the question and decided what my answer would be. I then ran the query and confirmed my answer only to...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 16, 2014 at 1:12 am

#1752739
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Stuart Davies (10/15/2014)
BWFC (10/15/2014)
Am I being cynical in thinking that 'cracked it' means 'can't be bothered to provide sample data'?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1625755.aspx
Possibly, in the cases when I posed a question then found...
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 15, 2014 at 7:50 am

#1752535
RE: SQL Server Agent Problem

I seem to have solved the problem but it has raised more questions than it's answered.
It appears that it wasn't necessarily anything to do with the Job I was running....
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

October 15, 2014 at 4:56 am

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