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  • Reply To: Cranky Curmudgeons

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    Look at the changes they did in 2016... they made it so that all files in Temp DB suffer the equivalent of TF 1117 to force all files 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: Cranky Curmudgeons

    Well, here is an interesting sidelight to all of this.  I've been sitting here today listening and agreeing that I truly am a full-fledged CC.  Conversely, in my last position...

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

  • Reply To: Cranky Curmudgeons

    jarick 15608 wrote:

    I've also been hearing that the DBA position is obsolete for at least 15 years and companies are still trying to find DBA's to fill open positions.  Where I...

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

  • Reply To: Cranky Curmudgeons

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for helping to justify my existence as a CC since I took my first and only IT Manager position...

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 8 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: Stable Marriages Using SQL Server

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    Of course, now that you're got this code working perfectly, someone's going to ask that you refactor it to support same sex pairings as well.

    That logic won't work.  Gets...

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

  • Reply To: Cranky Curmudgeons

    I always loved having to work with logic like this:

    DBAs are an aging population.

    Duh! Isn't the whole population aging?

    I'm a PROUD CC

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

  • Reply To: Stable Marriages Using SQL Server

    Caution:  do not attempt to read this logic until you have had at least two mugs of coffee.

    I did that , and now I need a few shots

    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 Downside of Tool Autonomy

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:

    If you think restricting technology means banning all new technology, I'm not sure you read this clearly. At Redgate, we limit technology, especially in projects that often see staff...

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

  • Reply To: Favorite Cars

    timwell wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    Karl-463336 wrote:

    One of my favorite cars to have owned was a 1972 Opel GT. sight lines similar to a corvette, but on a  smaller scale.  It was 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: Favorite Cars

    I don't blame you on this one, I'm still driving my 11 year old Hyundai Sonata, still drives nicely and can't beat the fact that it's been paid off for...

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

  • Reply To: Favorite Cars

    Jake Truesdell wrote:

    2001 blue ford focus zx3 aka "The Blue Teardrop". First car (well it was my older brothers, actually it was my oldest brother's, then the other brother's, then mine)...

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

  • Reply To: Favorite Cars

    Nick, at 6'8  you remind me of my college roommate who was that size, although quite skinny.  His girlfriend, and wife of many years, was 5'2".  We always joked that...

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

  • Reply To: Favorite Cars

    Karl-463336 wrote:

    One of my favorite cars to have owned was a 1972 Opel GT. sight lines similar to a corvette, but on a  smaller scale.  It was a lot of...

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

  • Reply To: Favorite Cars

    Over 61 years of driving I've done all of the car, truck, motorcycle things, (even a new 1966 Triumph Spitfire and a new 1984 Honda Goldwing) but have enjoyed pickup...

    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 Art of Commenting

    One of the greatest values of commenting is to answer the proverbial 'What was I thinking ?' question.

    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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