December 28, 2010 at 2:24 pm
GSquared (12/28/2010)
SQLkiwi (12/28/2010)
GSquared (12/28/2010)
Honestly, the only people I've ever met who weren't "a work in progress", were already dead. 🙂You meet dead people? :unsure:
Not only that, but I actually predicted I'd get asked that exact question!
Yes, when I was an EMT, I met a few dead people.
Better yet is that these posts were made while on twitter there was talk of Zombies and SQLPeople.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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December 28, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Jack Corbett (12/28/2010)
Now listening to Jeff's Tally Table session on the PASS Summit DVD. Now I have a voice to put with his posts.
Jeff has a GREAT speaking voice.
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
December 28, 2010 at 2:43 pm
wilburb (12/28/2010)
While I appreciate your frustration and point of view, I must say that as a resource in a rapidly changing environment I use many forums to augment my knowledge. Often I find myself looking and searching but never finding an answer that totally solves my problem. As an independent developer with many hats to wear and different systems to support, I can't be an expert at everything. In hind sight, I would love to have real people around me and learn in that environment just like at the academic level. For me, though, the reality is I don't so I utilize the tools available to the best of my ability. I am still a work in progress.:-)
Welcome to The Thread, Wilbur! Participation here requires a brief background check. At a minimum we need to know the systems you work on or have worked on, any preferences as to procedural or set-based solutions, martial arts or weapons expertise, favorite recipes, favorite color, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. 😀
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
December 28, 2010 at 2:48 pm
The Dixie Flatline (12/28/2010)
wilburb (12/28/2010)
While I appreciate your frustration and point of view, I must say that as a resource in a rapidly changing environment I use many forums to augment my knowledge. Often I find myself looking and searching but never finding an answer that totally solves my problem. As an independent developer with many hats to wear and different systems to support, I can't be an expert at everything. In hind sight, I would love to have real people around me and learn in that environment just like at the academic level. For me, though, the reality is I don't so I utilize the tools available to the best of my ability. I am still a work in progress.:-)Welcome to The Thread, Wilbur! Participation here requires a brief background check. At a minimum we need to know the systems you work on or have worked on, any preferences as to procedural or set-based solutions, martial arts or weapons expertise, favorite recipes, favorite color, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. 😀
What do you mean, an African swallow or a European swallow???
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December 28, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Ray K (12/28/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (12/28/2010)
wilburb (12/28/2010)
While I appreciate your frustration and point of view, I must say that as a resource in a rapidly changing environment I use many forums to augment my knowledge. Often I find myself looking and searching but never finding an answer that totally solves my problem. As an independent developer with many hats to wear and different systems to support, I can't be an expert at everything. In hind sight, I would love to have real people around me and learn in that environment just like at the academic level. For me, though, the reality is I don't so I utilize the tools available to the best of my ability. I am still a work in progress.:-)Welcome to The Thread, Wilbur! Participation here requires a brief background check. At a minimum we need to know the systems you work on or have worked on, any preferences as to procedural or set-based solutions, martial arts or weapons expertise, favorite recipes, favorite color, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. 😀
What do you mean, an African swallow or a European swallow???
European, wait I don't know that. Argghhhhggghh
Time to break it out and watch it again.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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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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December 28, 2010 at 2:55 pm
CirquedeSQLeil (12/28/2010)
Ray K (12/28/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (12/28/2010)
wilburb (12/28/2010)
While I appreciate your frustration and point of view, I must say that as a resource in a rapidly changing environment I use many forums to augment my knowledge. Often I find myself looking and searching but never finding an answer that totally solves my problem. As an independent developer with many hats to wear and different systems to support, I can't be an expert at everything. In hind sight, I would love to have real people around me and learn in that environment just like at the academic level. For me, though, the reality is I don't so I utilize the tools available to the best of my ability. I am still a work in progress.:-)Welcome to The Thread, Wilbur! Participation here requires a brief background check. At a minimum we need to know the systems you work on or have worked on, any preferences as to procedural or set-based solutions, martial arts or weapons expertise, favorite recipes, favorite color, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. 😀
What do you mean, an African swallow or a European swallow???
European, wait I don't know that. Argghhhhggghh
Time to break it out and watch it again.
Idea of the day - watch Monty Python lego version with kids. Search for the holy grail - should be able to get them to rest for nap time.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
December 28, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Jack Corbett (12/28/2010)
Now listening to Jeff's Tally Table session on the PASS Summit DVD. Now I have a voice to put with his posts.
With what you know, that one should bore you to death.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
December 28, 2010 at 7:06 pm
The Dixie Flatline (12/28/2010)
Jack Corbett (12/28/2010)
Now listening to Jeff's Tally Table session on the PASS Summit DVD. Now I have a voice to put with his posts.Jeff has a GREAT speaking voice.
Heh... thanks, Bob. :blush: Several folks said I should be "in Radio"... I told them I wouldn't fit. 😛
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
December 28, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Okay, let's talk about blogging. I've seen a few posts from time to time, but I don't recall seeing anything dealing with:
(From a higher level) How to set up a blog domain?
Get a blog site on sqlservercentral.com?
Get a blog site on sqlblog.com?
Get your own domain name, and set up a blog there?
Other ideas?
I'm thinking about it, and want to get ALL of your feedback about how you do it, and why you do it that way.
Edit: and if you have specific reasons for why you DON'T use another method, please share it!
Thanks!
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
December 28, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Okay, I'm staying up too late. Watching Craig Ferguson, and a viewer asked what is the good answer in a job interview for "what are your weaknesses". Craig's answer: Job Interviews
How true! :w00t:
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
December 28, 2010 at 11:06 pm
WayneS (12/28/2010)
Okay, let's talk about blogging. I've seen a few posts from time to time, but I don't recall seeing anything dealing with:(From a higher level) How to set up a blog domain?
Get a blog site on sqlservercentral.com?
Get a blog site on sqlblog.com?
Get your own domain name, and set up a blog there?
Thanks!
SQLBlog is by invitation.
I got my domain name and subscribed to wordpress through godaddy. Rather simple to get it all setup through them. I syndicate from that domain to SSC.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
December 28, 2010 at 11:57 pm
WayneS (12/28/2010)
Okay, let's talk about blogging. I've seen a few posts from time to time, but I don't recall seeing anything dealing with:(From a higher level) How to set up a blog domain?
Get a blog site on sqlservercentral.com?
Get a blog site on sqlblog.com?
Get your own domain name, and set up a blog there?
Other ideas?
I'm thinking about it, and want to get ALL of your feedback about how you do it, and why you do it that way.
Edit: and if you have specific reasons for why you DON'T use another method, please share it!
Thanks!
Don't blog directly here. I don't fully trust our IT guys with BU/Restore/moves of the blogs. Get one somewhere else, syndicate to me.
sqlblog is invitation and not sure you'll get on if you're not MVP/friend of Adam's/already blogging.
Go to WordPress.com or Blogspot.com, sign up, get a blog going. If you want your own domain, get Godaddy or anyone else to point to your blog. If you really want to geek out, get a hosting site to give you your own WP installation, but I'd recommend you get a free one to start.
HOWEVER, before you do this. Spend a few weeks writing. Drop "posts" into Word, or get LiveWriter and save your drafts. See if you can sustain blogging, and if you enjoy dropping the notes. Likely you do, but make sure. If you do, then go ahead and sign up, publish out your posts (I'd schedule them once a week to start), and have fun. Once you get 10-12, ping the webmaster here for a syndicated blog.
December 29, 2010 at 3:07 am
Ray K (12/28/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (12/28/2010)
wilburb (12/28/2010)
While I appreciate your frustration and point of view, I must say that as a resource in a rapidly changing environment I use many forums to augment my knowledge. Often I find myself looking and searching but never finding an answer that totally solves my problem. As an independent developer with many hats to wear and different systems to support, I can't be an expert at everything. In hind sight, I would love to have real people around me and learn in that environment just like at the academic level. For me, though, the reality is I don't so I utilize the tools available to the best of my ability. I am still a work in progress.:-)Welcome to The Thread, Wilbur! Participation here requires a brief background check. At a minimum we need to know the systems you work on or have worked on, any preferences as to procedural or set-based solutions, martial arts or weapons expertise, favorite recipes, favorite color, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. 😀
What do you mean, an African swallow or a European swallow???
Aren't they one and the same thing? Isn't that the whole point of the velocity? 😉
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December 29, 2010 at 6:19 am
WayneS (12/28/2010)
Okay, let's talk about blogging. I've seen a few posts from time to time, but I don't recall seeing anything dealing with:(From a higher level) How to set up a blog domain?
Go search on Brent Ozar's site. He has a great couple of articles on just this topic.
Get a blog site on sqlservercentral.com?
You just have to ask Steve and he has to say yes. The good part about this is that you get an instant audience, where as setting up your own blog, the audience will only come with time and referrals from friends. You also avoid the hastle of having to set up and maintain blogging software. Brent's wonderful advice aside, it is a hastle, trust me. The bad part is, you might be associated more with SSC than with your own name or brand. You also won't be able to make the blog look like just what you want since you'll be working within the SSC framework. I prefer maintaining my blog and syndicating with Steve, best of both worlds.
Get a blog site on sqlblog.com?
To my knowledge, this one is invitation only (could be way wrong). Same advantages & disadvantages of SQL Server Central.
Get your own domain name, and set up a blog there?
If you're trying to build a brand, I'd go with this approach. It is a lot more work, but you get a distinct identity and space that you can make your own.
Other ideas?
I'm thinking about it, and want to get ALL of your feedback about how you do it, and why you do it that way.
Edit: and if you have specific reasons for why you DON'T use another method, please share it!
Thanks!
I started out on WordPress, just doing my own thing, because... No real reason. This year I realized that I needed to get more control over what I did and more firmly establish an actual brand (as opposed to just a reputation, which I had already built), so I set up my domain back in November (and oh, the headaches that has caused). I blog for two reasons. First, I frequently want to put up a small article without going through all the hastle of editing or because I think it's too trivial for Steve to actually pay me for. So I can slap some little bit of info out there, be wrong, have typo's, be incomplete, and still generate positive stuff. Second, building the rep and building the brand these days requires some blogging. It's just required. All the cool kids do it, so you have to do it too. That may be a silly reason, but there it is.
My 1.5 cents, and worth about that much.
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December 29, 2010 at 6:22 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/28/2010)
WayneS (12/28/2010)
Okay, let's talk about blogging. I've seen a few posts from time to time, but I don't recall seeing anything dealing with:(From a higher level) How to set up a blog domain?
Get a blog site on sqlservercentral.com?
Get a blog site on sqlblog.com?
Get your own domain name, and set up a blog there?
Other ideas?
I'm thinking about it, and want to get ALL of your feedback about how you do it, and why you do it that way.
Edit: and if you have specific reasons for why you DON'T use another method, please share it!
Thanks!
Don't blog directly here. I don't fully trust our IT guys with BU/Restore/moves of the blogs. Get one somewhere else, syndicate to me.
sqlblog is invitation and not sure you'll get on if you're not MVP/friend of Adam's/already blogging.
Go to WordPress.com or Blogspot.com, sign up, get a blog going. If you want your own domain, get Godaddy or anyone else to point to your blog. If you really want to geek out, get a hosting site to give you your own WP installation, but I'd recommend you get a free one to start.
HOWEVER, before you do this. Spend a few weeks writing. Drop "posts" into Word, or get LiveWriter and save your drafts. See if you can sustain blogging, and if you enjoy dropping the notes. Likely you do, but make sure. If you do, then go ahead and sign up, publish out your posts (I'd schedule them once a week to start), and have fun. Once you get 10-12, ping the webmaster here for a syndicated blog.
After the experiences I've had over the last two months, I would not recommend GoDaddy. I'd go with HostGator or DreamHost or some of the others. GoDaddy had a broken server and didn't fix it, or move me, despite repeated requests and complaints, for well over a month. They were very nice about it all, but completely non-helpful.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning
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