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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 1

Well, this amused me... I recieved this PM. Allow me to share my reply with you:

petersonlawson9 (12/6/2010)
READ AND GET BACK TO ME
Dear Friend
i am Mr.peterson lawson, personal friend to a Staff of a Bank in Lome Togo. Indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$9.5 Million 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% for any expenses we might encounter. You will stand as the next of kin to our late customer whose account is presently dormant,I advise you to keep this as a "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you If you accept my offer please I will need the following information below to commence the process.YOUR FULL NAME//........NATIONALITY//................CELL PHONE N=C 2//.......... Hope to hearing from you as soon as possible for further information. Yours faithfully
Mr.peterson lawson,
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Really, you guys still exist?!

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 2

Craig Farrell (12/6/2010)
Well, this amused me... I recieved this PM. Allow me to share my reply with you:
petersonlawson9 (12/6/2010)
READ AND GET BACK TO ME
Dear Friend
i am Mr.peterson lawson, personal friend to a Staff of a Bank in Lome Togo. Indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$9.5 Million 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% for any expenses we might encounter. You will stand as the next of kin to our late customer whose account is presently dormant,I advise you to keep this as a "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you If you accept my offer please I will need the following information below to commence the process.YOUR FULL NAME//........NATIONALITY//................CELL PHONE N=C 2//.......... Hope to hearing from you as soon as possible for further information. Yours faithfully
Mr.peterson lawson,
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Really, you guys still exist?!

I like that even in the scam they're intending to keep 50% for themselves and make you pay all the expenses.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 3

Craig Farrell (12/6/2010)
Well, this amused me... I recieved this PM. Allow me to share my reply with you: ...

It amazes me how people fall for that sort of stuff, especially when the "Dear Late Customer"'s name isn't mentioned at all.

Anytime anyone sends me these emails that fail to mention a name, or even fail to use my name in the salutation, I auto-assume is just another phishing mail, or a spam-bot message.

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Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 4

The only thing is they would have stopped long ago if they didn't get people to go along with it. The really amazing thing is that unlike with Spam emails like this, a PM via this site would require a lot of upfront work. Setting up a new user, typing that PM to X number of individuals etc. Not something as simple to script as a simple spam campaign.

For a level of effort it's quite surprising indeed. Though the english translator they're using could use quite a bit more work.

-Luke.

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Matt Miller (4) SSC Guru Points: 124210 More actions · Answer 5

Stefan Krzywicki (12/6/2010)
Kit G (12/6/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/6/2010)
... It's actually impossible to get a real person at google.
Ah ha! I knew it! Google is run by Space Aliens!
"Hi, I'm having trouble with my mail, can I speak with John Bigbootie?"
"I'm sorry, he's not available. This is John Smallberries, can I help you monkeyboy?"

Buckaroo Banzai to the Rescue!!!!!!@@@

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Trey Staker SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4796 More actions · Answer 6

Craig Farrell (12/6/2010)
I did a stint at GoDaddy. While I'm not excited by the leadership there (and that's all I'll say publically), most of the tech side of the house actually try their best. They are under incredible daily pressure when they know what they're doing, and leave the 'lackeys' up front to try to deflect most of it because they have very little time.
As to the gain and not care about retention, they do that with employees, too.

I haven't worked for GoDaddy but have had recruiters try and get me to interview over there many times. I've watched GoDaddy burn through several of my former collegues and other DBA friends to know to stay away. That being said I know some people that have been over there for years and have done quite well. Very capable people one is a mail admin, one is a network guy and the other is a DBA/Developer and the last a customer service person who has been there in the same job for atleast 8 years. I have no idea how or why the cs rep stays there but he definately knows what he's doing, technically anyways.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 7

Kit G (12/6/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/6/2010)
... It's actually impossible to get a real person at google.
Ah ha! I knew it! Google is run by Space Aliens!

Is Elvis with them?

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 8

Jeff Moden (12/6/2010)
Kit G (12/6/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/6/2010)
... It's actually impossible to get a real person at google.
Ah ha! I knew it! Google is run by Space Aliens!
Is Elvis with them?

Naah, I think he formed the anti-RBAR alliance! :w00t:

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

Jeff Moden (12/6/2010)
Kit G (12/6/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/6/2010)
... It's actually impossible to get a real person at google.
Ah ha! I knew it! Google is run by Space Aliens!
Is Elvis with them?

You saw that movie too? 😛

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 10

Anyone want to help an OP understand a Celko query?

(I did a ROFLMAO when I read the OPs handle. Seems to fit when talking 'bout Joe!)

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

I hate to make a special plea for help in The Thread, but could someone give me some advice here?

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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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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 12

Stefan Krzywicki (12/6/2010)
I hate to make a special plea for help in The Thread, but could someone give me some advice here?

Done.

BTW, no harm in posting here for help in another thread, even one where you're the OP. If you were to go back over the last 22000+ posts in this thread, you'll find several doing just that - we just try to minimize the technical conversations here, but all water coolers conversations have some techno-babble now and then. 😀

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

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 13

WayneS (12/6/2010)
Stefan Krzywicki (12/6/2010)
I hate to make a special plea for help in The Thread, but could someone give me some advice here?
Done.
BTW, no harm in posting here for help in another thread, even one where you're the OP. If you were to go back over the last 21000 posts in this thread, you'll find several doing just that - we just try to minimize the technical conversations here, but all water coolers conversations have some techno-babble now and then. 😀

Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm trying to gather a bunch of opinions on this, but what was offered as responses so far really wasn't what I was looking for.

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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

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 14

Alvin Ramard (12/6/2010)
Jeff Moden (12/6/2010)
Kit G (12/6/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/6/2010)
... It's actually impossible to get a real person at google.
Ah ha! I knew it! Google is run by Space Aliens!
Is Elvis with them?
You saw that movie too? 😛

Heh... MIB. Who hasn't seen it by now? :hehe:

--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)

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

GSquared (12/6/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/6/2010)
.... It's actually impossible to get a real person at google.
Real people are overrated. I've had plenty of tech support people fail the Turing test plenty of times.
Me: "Yes, I've already rebooted, and it didn't work."
Supposedly "Real" Person in Support: "Please try it again and tell me what happens."
Me: "Okay, I rebooted and it's still got the same problem."
SRP (Supposedly Real Person): "Reboot one more time, please, let's see if maybe that fixes it."
I actually had an SRP suggest that I needed to change a Windows setting to handle a problem in POST. Never even got to boot, but he had me try "rebooting" three times before he would allow me to move up to a more senior support person. Took three "upgrades" through various SRPs before I got a "support" person who even knew what "POST" means and why it's different than "boot". This was at the company that manufactured the motherboard I was debugging. Final solution was return it for a refund and get something by a different company.
That kind of conversation lead me to coin the term "SRP" and ask support people if they know how to pass a Turing test... amuses me even if it doesn't actually help with anything useful.

Sounds like many experiences I have had. A lot of help desk agents only have to pass the Pulse test (e.g. do they have a pulse?). I have dealing with first level support.

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