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  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    Whatever happened to the emoji feature? Sometimes I feel like we post something and the underlying emotion is taken out of context.

    Eric, maybe I didn't understand your meaning then...

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

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    Grant, the lesson here might be 'Don't kick an old dog'.

    My task this morning is to create SQL code that will convert text fractional stock prices to six decimal place...

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

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    I have no problem with the USA flag, but I wouldn't mount it in my front yard, for much the same reason that I only wear company...

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

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    I have no problem with the USA flag, but I wouldn't mount it in my front yard, for much the same reason that I only wear company branded polo...

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

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    I encourage all of you in the USA on here to get a permanent flag pole for your home and proudly display our flag every day.  My wife and I...

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by skeleton567.
    • This reply was modified 4 years, 11 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: Happy Birthday USA!

    God bless America, my home, sweet home.

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

  • Reply To: Patching Challenges

    And we used to think patching was a big challenge.  I've been talking with my son ( who is 55 years old ) about the updating challenge he and a...

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

  • Reply To: Where Does NoSQL work well?

    will 58232 wrote:

    a relational store is likely better

    It is important to remind everyone that a relational DBMS is not a way of "storing" data. The relational model provides a logical...

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 11 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: Where Does NoSQL work well?

    David.Poole wrote:

    But at the back of my mind is an increasingly loud voice telling me that the problems we experience in the data world have got nothing to do 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: Working Predictable Hours

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    JRuss wrote:

    Reported in The Economist just last week: "Working 55 hours or more a week is 'a serious health hazard' according to the World Health Organisation, in a first...

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

  • Reply To: Working Predictable Hours

    Many years ago at one point in 1974 I started a shop from scratch for a company with 24-hour operations.  In those days of CRT terminals I had 5 Teamsters...

    • This reply was modified 5 years ago by skeleton567. Reason: just another thought

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

  • Reply To: The Gift of Asking Stupid Questions

    x wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    David, I had to look up the meaning of RTFM.  That's pretty precise.

    son i am disappoint

     

    Y?

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

  • Reply To: The Gift of Asking Stupid Questions

    David, I had to look up the meaning of RTFM.  That's pretty precise.

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

  • Reply To: The Gift of Asking Stupid Questions

    Yeah, this works both ways:

    Try to ask the RIGHT question.

    Try to answer the question that was asked.

    Is that pretty efficient code?  And I've only had one cup of coffee this...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 1 months ago by skeleton567.
    • This reply was modified 5 years, 1 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: Reducing the Frequency of SQL Server Central Newsletters

    I will miss the emails, but certainly do understand.  You folks have done a great job with this for as  long as I have been taking part.  Even though I've...

    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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