Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 1

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/12/2010)
Wayne,
good to hear you're considering the Rally. Hopefully I'll be there as well. Working on pre-con submission right now.

Cool! Better hurry up though time is running out.

Jack Corbett
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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 2

WayneS (10/12/2010)
jcrawf02 (10/12/2010)
Wayne, I think you're going to make Jack and Andy very happy with that comment. 🙂
.... wonder if I can be a presenter for my "Comparing Table Variables and Temporary Tables" article??? Jack/Andy - are you interested?

We won't have the final say on sessions, but the more the merrier.

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 3

CirquedeSQLeil (10/12/2010)
Anybody know the link to sponsor SQLSat 49 as a Blogger?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/andy_warren/archive/2010/09/13/sql-bloggers-_1320_-build-your-brand-and-sponsor-sqlsaturday-_2300_49.aspx

Yeah, as Brandie said, not accepting anymore sponsors because we can't get you any benefits now. All the materials are printed and the web site isn't all that busy now.

We are hoping that more events do this sponsorship though.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 4

GilaMonster (10/12/2010)
After a meeting this morning there are several things that I would love to rant about at length. However it might get ugly. Hence I will restrain myself to three things.
1) #$^&*%!@%^%$#*(&*^#@!@(%@&_^&$%^#$#@$#@#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2) Consultants are not there to be your scapegoats
3) Stabbing your team members in the back (figuratively) is not a good way of advancing your career. It doesn't take long for people to figure out what's happening and when they do they will hate you forever.

Only 3? That is restraint.

1) I can relate

2) Done sometimes to cover your own shortfalls

3) Hate or find a subtle way to return the favor?

Never enough time to do it right, but always enough to fix it multiple times in crisis mode later.

Sadly, this seems to be all too common in business today.

Keep your chin up, and the weapons sharp.

Greg E

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 5

Tom.Thomson (10/13/2010)
WayneS (10/12/2010)
Tom.Thomson (10/12/2010)
I just read all the new SQL Tuesday blog entries - first time I've done this. Wow! 😀 Pretty impressive, on the whole.
Hey, first time for me also (don't know if I got all of them, but read a good dozen). What was interesting (to me) is that a few covered the same myth.
A good dozen? You didn't get them all. I think I read 24 or 25.

I know :(.

I'm still getting into the RSS feed thing for blogs, and am really just getting started with reading blogs. I got all of them on sqlblogs.com, and a few others, but I know I'm still missing a lot.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

WayneS (10/13/2010)
I got all of them on sqlblogs.com, and a few others, but I know I'm still missing a lot.

http://sankarreddy.com/2010/10/invitation-to-participate-in-t-sql-tuesday-11-misconceptions-in-sql-server/

Start reading....

They're all linked in the comments of that blog post.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31165 More actions · Answer 7

Hey guys, I could use some help with learning how to use LINQ.

Here's the question I just posted, if you can point me in the right direction!

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 8

Chris Morris-439714 (10/13/2010)
GilaMonster (10/12/2010)
After a meeting this morning there are several things that I would love to rant about at length. However it might get ugly. Hence I will restrain myself to three things.
1) #$^&*%!@%^%$#*(&*^#@!@(%@&_^&$%^#$#@$#@#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2) Consultants are not there to be your scapegoats
3) Stabbing your team members in the back (figuratively) is not a good way of advancing your career. It doesn't take long for people to figure out what's happening and when they do they will hate you forever.
Sympathy in spades, Gail. In 19 years of contracting I've never come across it this bad. Nowhere near. Take heart from this - it's unlikely to be as bad ever again.

Chris - I can show you a place that bad 😉

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 9

Greg Edwards-268690 (10/13/2010)
GilaMonster (10/12/2010)
After a meeting this morning there are several things that I would love to rant about at length. However it might get ugly. Hence I will restrain myself to three things.
1) #$^&*%!@%^%$#*(&*^#@!@(%@&_^&$%^#$#@$#@#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2) Consultants are not there to be your scapegoats
3) Stabbing your team members in the back (figuratively) is not a good way of advancing your career. It doesn't take long for people to figure out what's happening and when they do they will hate you forever.
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Never enough time to do it right, but always enough to fix it multiple times in crisis mode later.
Sadly, this seems to be all too common in business today.
Keep your chin up, and the weapons sharp.
Greg E

I think that is an understatement

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 10

GilaMonster (10/13/2010)
WayneS (10/13/2010)
I got all of them on sqlblogs.com, and a few others, but I know I'm still missing a lot.
http://sankarreddy.com/2010/10/invitation-to-participate-in-t-sql-tuesday-11-misconceptions-in-sql-server/
Start reading....
They're all linked in the comments of that blog post.

Thanks Gail!

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 11

This is has nothing to do with SQL or any software for that matter. But turning on the TV news at 6 AM this morning and seeing the 10th miner rescued from that Chilean copper mine, made me look at life in a different perspective.

Listening to the one rescued miner who said "I have seen the devil, I have seen God and God won" Made me put in perspective, some of the daily problems like "yes the query takes 30 seconds to run, and we need to run it in 10 seconds or less" into a entirely different light.

I wonder / question wether I would have had the courage / fortitude to survive as those men did.

Has it effected any others here on the thread, and if so, how?

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

Please help us, help you -before posting a question please read[/url]
Before posting a performance problem please read[/url]

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 12

Celko strikes again.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1003748.aspx

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 13

I think everyone who has followed the story of the miners felt very touched by this. It actually brings a tear of joy when you see the video of the miners coming out and their family crying with joy. Especially the oldest member when he kneel down and prayed.

-Roy

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

Alvin Ramard (10/13/2010)
Celko strikes again.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1003748.aspx

What an ***.

Can we just respond to all his posts with "Just because someone wrote a book doesn't mean they're right"?

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 15

Stefan Krzywicki (10/13/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/13/2010)
Celko strikes again.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1003748.aspx
What an ***.
Can we just respond to all his posts with "Just because someone wrote a book doesn't mean they're right"?

Maybe put that as our signature? 😀

-Roy