WayneS (10/18/2010)

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... we need several hundred years of records to know this, and we barely have one hundred. I also believe that this whole global warming stuff is all politicalized...

nelsonj-902869 (10/19/2010)

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Where I work, we make servers go five to seven years, not just two. We can't afford to be on the cutting edge of technology, since the edge seems...

I think a lot of cities in the NE do that. Syracuse University used to capture some steam from power generation to heat the buildings.

I'd think that a well designed...

I'm with Lynn. I'm not sold that global warming, even if it is happening, is a bad thing. It might be part of a long cycle of the Earth. My...

Stefan,

Feel free to stand on the sidelines while everyone else throws stones.

samalex (10/18/2010)

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Hope you guys don't mind me chiming in... We're working on a new system now, and my goal is to have a globally unique ID (whether INT or UNIQUEIDENTIFIER)...

CirquedeSQLeil (10/18/2010)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)

I think most trees are brown on the outside with a topcoat (needles or leaves) that may or may...

Brandie Tarvin (10/18/2010)

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Ahem. Trees are brown (some are white). The leaves (or needles) are green.

There's a difference. @=)

EDIT: Opps. Missed your rebuttal....

Paul White NZ (10/18/2010)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)

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Jason (10/18/2010)I think most trees are brown on the outside with a topcoat (needles or leaves) that may or may not be...

Tell that to any...

Alvin,

Stay out of the post office out there. Sounding dangerous in dem dere parts: http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20101018/US.Post.Office.Shooting/

Aren't most trees green?

The color doesn't matter. I think there's a sentiment here that makes sense, but like most advocacy groups, they take it to an extreme. They are no...

I have used GUIDs in similar situations to what Grant has. When you have offline work, or remote clients that need to generate a "key" of some sort for a...

tdennis-674196 (10/17/2010)

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I've been thinking about this issue for a few days. Like everyone, I accept that using a single integer field is going to be the best performance, but...

I tend to agree with Bill in that you rise to the occasion and look to improve things. Try to find the best in the situation and improve things.

However, I...