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  • Reply To: What to do with more free time

    Kathi, interesting writing about using more free time.  I'll pass on to you younger folks that even after eleven years of retirement we still have to think about handling our...

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by skeleton567. Reason: typo

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: A Lack of Error Handling

    I always found that the biggest error hazards, especially when receiving data from other software, were data type/conversion  problems.  When data was coming from a front-end I always preferred to...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Better SQL is a Good Career Investment

    Glen Cooper wrote:

    Congratulations skeleton567 on your seniority in programming! Have you worked on mainframes?

    Glen, great pun there on the 'seniority'.  My career began back in the 60's on IBM 360 and...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Better SQL is a Good Career Investment

    I 100% agree with this article.  At least I believe it was true in my case.  In my best position as a DBA, my first position with the company was...

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by skeleton567.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    This one is bad enough I'm looking for how to stop notifications!  Let's put this one to bed.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ZZartin wrote:

    Steve Collins wrote:

    Welp, it seems worthwhile mentioning reputation points in an online forum, i.e. Stack Overflow, are a good way to enhance your resume.

    They're also a good way to show...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Digitizing Construction

    This is the reality of the service industry today.  Our youngest son owns an HVAC company employing 15-16 people, and they provide "always on" support.  He is never without his...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    J Livingston SQL wrote:

    Well, after a 3 year absence I decided to take another look at SSC........Nice to see a lot of the names I remember still posting.

    Am no longer earning with...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Import CSV Data Into Existing Tables

    frederico_fonseca wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    frederico_fonseca wrote:

    Good - but do remember that in order to use a tool you need to learn how to use it - if you are like this with...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Import CSV Data Into Existing Tables

    frederico_fonseca wrote:

    Good - but do remember that in order to use a tool you need to learn how to use it - if you are like this with a utility...

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by skeleton567.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Import CSV Data Into Existing Tables

    frederico_fonseca wrote:

    Good - but do remember that in order to use a tool you need to learn how to use it - if you are like this with a utility...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Import CSV Data Into Existing Tables

    VSCurtis wrote:

    Hi Guys,

    I am having issues trying to import data from CSV files into existing tables in my database.  The first row is field names, the values are separated by...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    Have any of you good folks used the "Automatic Tuning" feature of SQL Server 2016 for on-prem?  If so, how'd it work out for you?

    I ask because I have...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin wrote:

    Is it just me, or is Edge rendering really poorly on other people's devices? I mean, it's like 80's web formatting instead of 21st century formatting.

    It would take more...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ed Wagner wrote:

    Eirikur Eiriksson wrote:

    Got this through the email today: (unedited) Azure, Web API, C#, MVC, Entity Framework, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, React, JavaScript, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Automation, SQL, Transact-SQL, Webservices, Agile, Messaging,...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

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