Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 1

Jeff Moden (9/30/2010)
A couple days? Without it going bad or sour? Hmmmm... I may have to get one after all. You didn't happen to get it from Amazon did you? 😉

Yep, I got a Panasonic SR-DE102. The best ones are the Zojirushi, but my wife might kill me if I spent $150-200 on a rice cooker.

I think we could get decent rice up to about 2 days, sometimes adding a TBSP or water or two each day to keep it moist. Worked well.

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 2

The Dixie Flatline (10/1/2010)
Is anyone else having trouble posting this morning?
Steve, I have an answer for the OP in this thread and it won't post my reply.

I've been having sporadic trouble this week with posting code both from work and on my home computer. I end up saving it as an attachment, and doing it that way. Steve and others have taken the code out of the attachment and posted it without problems, so I have no idea. (I got the idea of posting code as an attachment from Lynn, who occasionally had to do the same thing a few months ago.)

Maybe it has something to do with the browser being used? I'm using the latest version of FireFox (3.6.10).

My work setup is XP w/ latest SP. Home is Vista Ultimate 64-bit, so I don't see anything there as contributing.

Wayne
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 3

Brandie Tarvin (10/1/2010)
GilaMonster (9/29/2010)
Kit G (9/29/2010)
Jack Corbett (9/29/2010)
Why assume that this person is a male?:-P
Because a woman couldn't possibly be wrong and therefore whatever she came up with would work and wouldn't be considered "Maverick". 😀 It's guys that mess things up...
😀 I was considering saying just about the same thing.
Rule #1: The female is always right.
Rule #2: Even when she's wrong, the female is always right.
Rule #3: When in doubt, refer to Rule #1.
Given that Jack has a family, you'd think he'd have figured this out by now. @=)

There are two theories on how to argue with a women...

They're both wrong.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398886 More actions · Answer 4

Steve Jones - Editor (10/1/2010)
Grant Fritchey (9/30/2010)
Come on over to my house. I need wood split.
Isn't that your "white oak therapy" time?

Ha! No man, not while swinging a maul or operating the splitter. Now, before firing up the chainsaw...

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 5

Roy Ernest (10/1/2010)
I just wanted to let you all know that Jeff Moden gave a great presentation for our user group yesterday using Netmeeting. Everyone loved it. And they like the idea of Netmeeting as well. Thanks Jeff for taking time to give us this presentation. 🙂
I talked to couple of guys today morning and they want you back... 😀

Woo-hoo! Congrats Jeff, and thanks for helping the community.

Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31164 More actions · Answer 6

Steve Jones - Editor (10/1/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (10/1/2010)
GilaMonster (9/29/2010)
Kit G (9/29/2010)
Jack Corbett (9/29/2010)
Why assume that this person is a male?:-P
Because a woman couldn't possibly be wrong and therefore whatever she came up with would work and wouldn't be considered "Maverick". 😀 It's guys that mess things up...
😀 I was considering saying just about the same thing.
Rule #1: The female is always right.
Rule #2: Even when she's wrong, the female is always right.
Rule #3: When in doubt, refer to Rule #1.
Given that Jack has a family, you'd think he'd have figured this out by now. @=)
There are two theories on how to argue with a women...
They're both wrong.

I'd always known that I'd found Miss Right.

I just didn't know her first name was Always!!! 😛

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 7

I used to work with a guy with the last name Wong. We kept joking about him looking for miss Right and turning her into Mrs Wong. 😛

(The joke is better if you say it with his accent.)

Alvin Ramard
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 8

WayneS (10/1/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (10/1/2010)
Is anyone else having trouble posting this morning?
Steve, I have an answer for the OP in this thread and it won't post my reply.
I've been having sporadic trouble this week with posting code both from work and on my home computer. I end up saving it as an attachment, and doing it that way. Steve and others have taken the code out of the attachment and posted it without problems, so I have no idea. (I got the idea of posting code as an attachment from Lynn, who occasionally had to do the same thing a few months ago.)
Maybe it has something to do with the browser being used? I'm using the latest version of FireFox (3.6.10).
My work setup is XP w/ latest SP. Home is Vista Ultimate 64-bit, so I don't see anything there as contributing.

I posted it as an attachment. Thanks, Wayne.

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Alvin Ramard (10/1/2010)
I used to work with a guy with the last name Wong. We kept joking about him looking for miss Right and turning her into Mrs Wong. 😛
(The joke is better if you say it with his accent.)

*groan*

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 10

Now this is beautiful

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic996707-392-1.aspx#bm996724

Should make that the model for how to ask questions

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 11

Steve Jones - Editor (10/1/2010)
Now this is beautiful
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic996707-392-1.aspx#bm996724
Should make that the model for how to ask questions

Should I add "If the windowing functions aren't clear, try some glass cleaner."?

😀

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 12

jcrawf02 (10/1/2010)
GilaMonster (10/1/2010)
Craig Farrell (9/30/2010)
GilaMonster (9/30/2010)
What's Sanctuary?
Fun Monsters and Mayhem Sci Fi TV show set in modern day.
Hmmm... Must see if I can track that down locally.
http://www.hulu.com/sanctuary

Key word there being 'locally'

Hulu only works within the USA. Also, with a 5GB monthly download cap, I cannot download TV episodes and I don't have the bandwidth to stream them even if I could.

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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 13

GilaMonster (10/1/2010)
jcrawf02 (10/1/2010)
GilaMonster (10/1/2010)
Craig Farrell (9/30/2010)
GilaMonster (9/30/2010)
What's Sanctuary?
Fun Monsters and Mayhem Sci Fi TV show set in modern day.
Hmmm... Must see if I can track that down locally.
http://www.hulu.com/sanctuary
Key word there being 'locally'
Hulu only works within the USA. Also, with a 5GB monthly download cap, I cannot download TV episodes and I don't have the bandwidth to stream them even if I could.

Sorry, wasn't aware of that part. And, the cap sucks. I should check my ISP, we just got into Netflix, so I should see how that may affect us, since I need it for school too.

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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 14

Just realized the solution, I'll have to find a carrier pigeon to tie a flash drive to and send it your way.... 😉

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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 15

I need to check that as well. I am thinking of trying Netflix, but would want to stream.

I know that when I was in the UK, a lot of sites, like NFL.com, limited things.