Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Wow, you thought that there were too many other DBAs that were better suited than Brandie? That's not very nice...

    😛

    Funny, but you know this is not what I meant. At all.

    Of course not, but English gives you so many opportunities to misinterpret things, which I find endlessly amusing.

    Especially when written by Italian people... 😉

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • Brandie Tarvin (5/3/2011)


    Congrats, Gail!

    Ditto. Hopefully I'll get to see it on a recording or live in Oct.

  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Wow, you thought that there were too many other DBAs that were better suited than Brandie? That's not very nice...

    😛

    Funny, but you know this is not what I meant. At all.

    Of course not, but English gives you so many opportunities to misinterpret things, which I find endlessly amusing.

    Especially when written by Italian people... 😉

    OhHo! OUCH.

    Hee. @=)

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  • One very uncomfortable PM sent...

    From the posts the person has made, they are totally out of their depth. 6TB DBs, major perf problems and barely a clue.

    Gail Shaw
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  • GilaMonster (5/26/2011)


    One very uncomfortable PM sent...

    From the posts the person has made, they are totally out of their depth. 6TB DBs, major perf problems and barely a clue.

    That person really needs to talk to their boss about job expectations and responsibilities. Assuming (s)he didn't dig the hole him/herself with an inflated resume.

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  • GilaMonster (5/26/2011)


    Roy Ernest (5/26/2011)


    I have an idea for one of persons who want to go to SQL Pass summit for free (Except air travel). Make list here who wants to go and we nominate each one of them to the contest of "Exceptional DBA of the Year". Redgate will sponsor their stay, pay for the summit and also give some pocket money.

    Or anyone who wants to go nominates themselves for the award. It's open to self-nomination and when I judged a couple years back most nominations were self-nominations.

    Roy, feel free to nominate yourself, and good luck.

    I'll say that most of the better applications were self-written. It's hard for someone else to do a good job listing everything you do.

  • Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/26/2011)


    I'll say that most of the better applications were self-written.

    And most, if not all, of the worst ones....

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Wow, you thought that there were too many other DBAs that were better suited than Brandie? That's not very nice...

    😛

    Funny, but you know this is not what I meant. At all.

    Of course not, but English gives you so many opportunities to misinterpret things, which I find endlessly amusing.

    Especially when written by Italian people... 😉

    Actually, your English is better than most of the English-speaking folks, myself included. I should try responding in Italian...

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  • jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Actually, your English is better than most of the English-speaking folks, myself included. I should try responding in Italian...

    Io non sarei schizzando senza senso

    😀

    Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
    Anon.

  • David Burrows (5/26/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/26/2011)


    Actually, your English is better than most of the English-speaking folks, myself included. I should try responding in Italian...

    Io non sarei schizzando senza senso

    😀

    :hehe:

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • Gianluca Sartori (5/25/2011)


    No way, the Summit is too far and too expensive for me.

    Especially now that I'm moving into freelance consulting.

    Somehow I missed this post yesterday but wondered if that might be the case based on your email address.

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  • Jeff Moden (5/26/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    Jeff Moden (5/25/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/25/2011)


    No way, the Summit is too far and too expensive for me.

    Especially now that I'm moving into freelance consulting.

    You have the right attitude, Gianluca. You'll do well. Congratulations on "the move".

    Thank you for the confidence, Jeff.

    I can't help but be scared to death.

    I can really appreciate that. That's all part of the "right attitude". A little fear on something like this is a powerful motivator.

    Agreed - just control the fear a bit.

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  • Brandie Tarvin (5/26/2011)


    Non-sequitur.

    Should I upgrade my LiveJournal account to a paid account? (EDIT) So I can customize my page more and embed it in my current website.

    Or should I bite the bullet and pay for web hosting services for my site (instead of piggybacking off of my ISP's space, which I get for free) and stick a Bloxsom or WordPress blog on my website?

    I am happy with the hosted wordpress that I have. I think it is nice to be able to customize the blog. I would lean to the paid hosting for a blog.

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  • Roy Ernest (5/26/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (5/26/2011)


    GilaMonster (5/26/2011)


    Roy Ernest (5/26/2011)


    I have an idea for one of persons who want to go to SQL Pass summit for free (Except air travel). Make list here who wants to go and we nominate each one of them to the contest of "Exceptional DBA of the Year". Redgate will sponsor their stay, pay for the summit and also give some pocket money.

    Or anyone who wants to go nominates themselves for the award. It's open to self-nomination and when I judged a couple years back most nominations were self-nominations.

    Tempting, but there are too many other DBAs who are much more talented than I am that deserve the award far more than me.

    We have people on the inside... 😀 Steve is a Judge, Grant works for Redgate. What more do you need? 😉 Buy them drinks when you get to the summit.. 😀

    That's what I thought too. But the judges may not notice it... 😀

    EDIT : Quote fix

    Wait a minute. You're making me sound cheap & easy. I'm not... oh yeah, never mind.

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  • Roy Ernest (5/26/2011)


    I have an idea for one of persons who want to go to SQL Pass summit for free (Except air travel). Make list here who wants to go and we nominate each one of them to the contest of "Exceptional DBA of the Year". Redgate will sponsor their stay, pay for the summit and also give some pocket money.

    Steve, You did not see this post.. 😉

    I never posted this and no one else ever read this post... 😀

    And the scheming begins :w00t:

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