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  • RE: Independence Day 2011

    Good article Steve. The DOI is not even taught anymore in public schools. Yes, most kids can probably tell you that it was signed in 1776 but few could tell...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: How Much Is It Worth?

    It is a noble goal to not to do business with an evil entity but it can be very difficult if not impossible to monitor or verify this. Even governments...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: Issue with restricting database to single user to restore

    I have a similar issue where I need to restore a few databases and kill any users that might be in there first. I wrote this stored procedure that works...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    opc.three (7/1/2011)


    sturner (7/1/2011)


    ...But I digress...

    Wow, now there's an understatement :hehe:

    :smooooth: And you sir are an astute observer of hyperbole and dry humor. 😉

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    Revenant (7/1/2011)


    djackson 22568 (7/1/2011)


    . . . I can say, a lot of companies are now having people come in and work without paying them. They sell it as "let's...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    Freddie-304292 (7/1/2011)


    But I know I wouldn't fit in with any company that expected people to come in for a full day interview, and would turn them down flat. Remember you're...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    Freddie-304292 (7/1/2011)


    Personally I would turn down any company that expected me to work weekends before they were even paying me. Some of us have lives, you know 😉 ...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    Freddie-304292 (7/1/2011)


    Might be hard to get people who are already in work to give up two full days for an interview though. You could lose good people that way.

    There...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: Sabbaticals

    I have heard about these places that offer these so called 'sabaticals' but in my entire career I've never worked for one. If these things are real they exist only...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: SQLCLR - Wrapping a COM call

    Have you successfully run the DDL to create the assembly then create the User defined function/procedure/aggregate or whatever in your database (test or production?)

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: SQLCLR - Wrapping a COM call

    Were you successfully able to instantiate the object in your development environment?

    People use COM but I personally would try to avoid the use of COM in a production environment....

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: SQLCLR - Wrapping a COM call

    Is this a 32 bit COM object trying to be run on a 64 bit server? For that matter, have you you compiled your .net assembly for 64 bit compatibility...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    Eric M Russell (6/30/2011)


    Job interviews are a lot like dating; you've got two people sitting across the table from one another, and each could be looking for a long...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: A Little Interviewing Advice

    OCTom (6/30/2011)


    Teamwork is overrated. I think the skillset and the willingness to learn new skills is more important. I have yet to see an employer value teamwork highly. They speak...

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • RE: QOTD 6/29

    Roger that. I thought it was a trick question. :hehe:

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

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