Who Is This Super Hero?
We recently switched from Brighthouse to DirectTV and of the first things we did was to find the kids channels...
2011-02-17
563 reads
SQLAndy
Working on the Railroad
I work with a client that has an office about 25 yards from a train track and recently the railroad...
2011-02-14
609 reads
Book Review: Packing for Mars
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach ($15 @ Amazon) is a ton of fairly interesting trivia about the space program, space...
2011-02-11
732 reads
Corporate Culture
One of the things I enjoy about work is seeing the various cultures that evolve. Some companies are rigid, some...
2011-02-10
1,362 reads
Work Goals for 2011-Part 2
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote my early thoughts on my goals for this year, and you can...
2011-02-09
792 reads
One Simple Doorstop
I saw an article in American Woodworker by Alan Lacer about making wooden doorstops and decided to try one. You...
2011-02-07
513 reads
PASS Update #52 (ERC)
We’re doing weekly calls for the ERC (election review committee) and we seem to be making some progress. This past...
2011-02-03
657 reads
Who Changed Jobs in 2010?
Linked in sent me an email saying that an astounding 209 of my connections changed jobs in 2010, out of...
2011-02-03
537 reads
A Mish Mash of Stuff
I don’t generally post bits of this and that, but I’ve accrued a few things that I wanted to share,...
2011-02-02
599 reads
PASS Update #51-Summit Site Selection
In November/December HQ requested that the Board to send in suggestions for possible sites for the 2013 PASS Summit. I...
2011-02-01
1,563 reads
Blogs
Blog a Day – Day 1: History of AI
By Vinay Thakur
it has been a year since i have not written much on the blog...
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers