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Kit G SSCrazy Points: 2888 More actions · Answer 1

Yeah, gotta keep those negative waves from getting to you.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 2

I would just like to let everyone know that I live very green.

My sheets are green, my clothes are green, my food is green, my cats are green... Oh, wait. They just got into the paint.

Oh, now there's a way to show commitment to being green. I'll paint my skin green! @=)

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 3

Brandie Tarvin (10/19/2010)
I would just like to let everyone know that I live very green.
My sheets are green, my clothes are green, my food is green, my cats are green... Oh, wait. They just got into the paint.
Oh, now there's a way to show commitment to being green. I'll paint my skin green! @=)

Good for you, but that does not make me green with envy. 😛

Edit: Fingers and brain operating at different speeds, again.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 4

Brandie Tarvin (10/19/2010)
I would just like to let everyone know that I live very green.
My sheets are green, my clothes are green, my food is green, my cats are green... Oh, wait. They just got into the paint.
Oh, now there's a way to show commitment to being green. I'll paint my skin green! @=)

Can't stop this. Tried. Too late....

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 5

Steve, do we have an award for this one?

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 6

Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Steve, do we have an award for this one?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx

Some kind of Novel award?

I almost feel like copying the select statement and see how many pages it takes to print.

Greg E

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 7

Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Steve, do we have an award for this one?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx

Should give him a Lincoln award for preserving the Union.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 8

Greg Edwards-268690 (10/19/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Steve, do we have an award for this one?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx
Some kind of Novel award?
I almost feel like copying the select statement and see how many pages it takes to print.
Greg E

I had to go back and look at who the OP was as soon as I saw how long that was. I recently worked on optimizing a similar query wriiten by a co-worker. The OP wasn't her.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 9

Stefan Krzywicki (10/19/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Steve, do we have an award for this one?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx
Should give him a Lincoln award for preserving the Union.

... and people say MY jokes are bad? 😛

Edit: Just can't get my fingers and brain to work at the same speed.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 10

Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/19/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Steve, do we have an award for this one?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx
Should give him a Lincoln award for preserving the Union.
... and people say MY jokes are bad? 😛
Edit: Just can't get my fingers and brain to work at the same speed.

And for all the little Lincolns gathered as others throw their 2 cents worth in?

Seems to have gotten scared off, hope they come back and see there are a few good tips to be found.

I got the impression that they may be someone who would be willing to learn and possibly given a bit more context to the problem if suggestions were made.

Greg E

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 11

Greg Edwards-268690 (10/19/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/19/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/19/2010)
Steve, do we have an award for this one?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1007106-392-1.aspx
Should give him a Lincoln award for preserving the Union.
... and people say MY jokes are bad? 😛
Edit: Just can't get my fingers and brain to work at the same speed.
And for all the little Lincolns gathered as others throw their 2 cents worth in?
Seems to have gotten scared off, hope they come back and see there are a few good tips to be found.
I got the impression that they may be someone who would be willing to learn and possibly given a bit more context to the problem if suggestions were made.
Greg E

I'm hoping he wasn't scared of, but is trying to implement some of the suggestions. A query like that can take a long time to rewrite.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 12

jcrawf02 (10/19/2010)
Personally, I think being "green" is just a responsible way to be. Politics aside, and regardless of whether global warming is or isn't happening, being more efficient and less disruptive seems to be the smart move.

I totally agree. It's a nice planet, let's leave it in at least as good a condition as we found it.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 13

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/19/2010)
WayneS (10/18/2010)
... we need several hundred years of records to know this, and we barely have one hundred. I also believe that this whole global warming stuff is all politicalized - and as usual, they are full of, well, hot air (to be nice about it).
I might argue we need several thousand years of records. The Earth has been around for a long time, and it's hard to know what the pattern is.

We have about 4 billion years of records. The problem is interpreting it.

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

GSquared (10/19/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/19/2010)
WayneS (10/18/2010)
... we need several hundred years of records to know this, and we barely have one hundred. I also believe that this whole global warming stuff is all politicalized - and as usual, they are full of, well, hot air (to be nice about it).
I might argue we need several thousand years of records. The Earth has been around for a long time, and it's hard to know what the pattern is.
We have about 4 billion years of records. The problem is interpreting it.

Trying to remember how somebody put it elsewhere...."if we could only find another planet with sentient life and view it from far enough away, we could find out what THEY did about IPV6"...

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 15

jcrawf02 (10/19/2010)
GSquared (10/19/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/19/2010)
WayneS (10/18/2010)
... we need several hundred years of records to know this, and we barely have one hundred. I also believe that this whole global warming stuff is all politicalized - and as usual, they are full of, well, hot air (to be nice about it).
I might argue we need several thousand years of records. The Earth has been around for a long time, and it's hard to know what the pattern is.
We have about 4 billion years of records. The problem is interpreting it.
Trying to remember how somebody put it elsewhere...."if we could only find another planet with sentient life and view it from far enough away, we could find out what THEY did about IPV6"...

Or as the Romans called it: IPVVI 😛

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