Are the posted questions getting worse?
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Steve Jones - Editor (8/6/2010)
I'm not a big candy guy, but there is one that I usually can't resist.
I fully understand why... the package looks like your shirt. 😀
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
If only I had a shirt like that .....
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Someone has landed a job as a DBA and hasn't heard about recovery models.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic966360-1292-1.aspx#bm966429
Could someone take over please, I was trying to be helpful until the last reply and I've just lost the will to live.
Just out of curiosity, what is an NSA?
BrainDonor.
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Lynn Pettis (8/9/2010)
bitbucket-25253 (8/9/2010)
Celko is at it againhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic965546-1292-1.aspx#bm966047
For a community which attempts to help, even the most inept, and helps so many this guy Celko is a real detriment ....
Is there any way of shutting him up, or teaching him you catch more flies with honey than vinegar?
And this is why I won't purchase his books, nor do I really have any desire to meet him personally. And yes, I have heard that his online persona is nothing like him in person, but when this is your first and only impression, doesn't really matter does it.
Me neither, and certainly not because I've run out of stuff to learn 😛
I'm uncomfortable with the attention-seeking rants associated so closely with the book plugs, it's sooo close to advertising.
“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail ShawFor fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden -
Network Security Admin ?
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CirquedeSQLeil (8/9/2010)
Of the people that have a Kindle or Nook or both, can books be shared between people with the same device?Still digging through the Thread from three days off, so I'm not sure if this has been answered or not.
For the Kindle the answer is "sort of" (note: not "it depends"). You can share between multiple devices if those devices are registered to the same account. Otherwise, no, not without hacking the DRM (not that I know how to do that).
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore RooseveltAuthor of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
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jcrawf02 (8/9/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (8/9/2010)
Of the people that have a Kindle or Nook or both, can books be shared between people with the same device?I think one of those has a 'lending' capability, forget which.
According to the sales people at B&N, the Nook has a lending capability.
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BrainDonor (8/10/2010)
Someone has landed a job as a DBA and hasn't heard about recovery models.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic966360-1292-1.aspx#bm966429
Could someone take over please, I was trying to be helpful until the last reply and I've just lost the will to live.
I've tried to help, but have to run to a client. Can someone else take over this? Guy's over his head and appears desperate.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverabilityWe walk in the dark places no others will enter
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BrainDonor (8/10/2010)
Someone has landed a job as a DBA and hasn't heard about recovery models.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic966360-1292-1.aspx#bm966429
Could someone take over please, I was trying to be helpful until the last reply and I've just lost the will to live.
Sounds to me like he's trying to do too many things at once while thinking they're all the same thing. He really has been thrown into the deep end here.
Don't jump off that cliff quite yet. @=)
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GilaMonster (8/10/2010)
BrainDonor (8/10/2010)
Someone has landed a job as a DBA and hasn't heard about recovery models.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic966360-1292-1.aspx#bm966429
Could someone take over please, I was trying to be helpful until the last reply and I've just lost the will to live.
I've tried to help, but have to run to a client. Can someone else take over this? Guy's over his head and appears desperate.
Run, Gail. Get paid to do work. I'll help as I can, and other people are also welcome to put their common cents in the pile too.
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Steve Jones - Editor (8/9/2010)
If only I had a shirt like that .....😛
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
Chris Morris-439714 (8/10/2010)
Lynn Pettis (8/9/2010)
bitbucket-25253 (8/9/2010)
Celko is at it againhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic965546-1292-1.aspx#bm966047
For a community which attempts to help, even the most inept, and helps so many this guy Celko is a real detriment ....
Is there any way of shutting him up, or teaching him you catch more flies with honey than vinegar?
And this is why I won't purchase his books, nor do I really have any desire to meet him personally. And yes, I have heard that his online persona is nothing like him in person, but when this is your first and only impression, doesn't really matter does it.
Me neither, and certainly not because I've run out of stuff to learn 😛
I'm uncomfortable with the attention-seeking rants associated so closely with the book plugs, it's sooo close to advertising.
Mostly the same here. I've seen his rants on dozens of forums. The reviews of his books seem to indicate a similar haughty and arrogant demeanor in his writings there. I did happen across a copy of the "SQL for Smarties" book and although I don't remember the specifics (it was a long time ago), I do remember being totally unimpressed for those things that I did read in the book. I've also read several excerpts from his books that he's posted word for word here and there. Not that impressed with those, either. Seems like he's more interested in showing how smart he is rather than helping someone who isn't. Even if his books were good, I wouldn't spend the money just because his arrogance and demeanor don't deserve my business.
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
CirquedeSQLeil (8/9/2010)
Of the people that have a Kindle or Nook or both, can books be shared between people with the same device?I have a Kindle and I love it, but no, there isn't a sharing option unless the devices are registered to the same person. I understand the reason behind it. After all, while you can loan a printed book out, the person receiving it isn't likely to make a copy of the printed book. If that person wants a copy after reading it, another book will have to be bought. Thus, the author/publisher is compensated for their work. But copying the digital format takes a few clicks of the finger and thus the author and publisher don't get compensated for their work, which I do not believe is fair.
But still, the absence of that feature is annoying.
-- Kit
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Brandie Tarvin (8/10/2010)
jcrawf02 (8/9/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (8/9/2010)
Of the people that have a Kindle or Nook or both, can books be shared between people with the same device?I think one of those has a 'lending' capability, forget which.
According to the sales people at B&N, the Nook has a lending capability.
Some books can be lent. Some cannot. It's an interesting idea, but it's not quite there. You can lend once, for 14 days, and you lose the book while it's out. A good idea, and I understand why they did it, but not a great idea.
You can have multiple Kindles on one account, but they share the credit card on file at Amazon, so not really a choice outside your family. However if you go iPad, you can use both BN and Kindle apps. My son has my old iPhone and is reading some of the sci-fi that is in my Amazon account. I have books on file at both Amazon and BN, and he can download any I've purchased to that device, even if they're on my device.
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