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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 1

opc.three (6/2/2011)
LutzM (6/2/2011)
To quote from a thread I've been involved:
Also, I will start to participate on the site more often. It has always been useful and seems to be very helpful and friendly.
What else can we ask for?
I just stumbled onto the thread. You may have created another SSC Addict. Very nice feedback from all perspectives!

There will be a pop quiz on The Thread for all newly arrived members, tomorrow. You will be expected to recite all posts in it verbatim.

Either that or welcome aboard, and ignore the ramblings you want to ignore and participate in the ones you like. 🙂

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

GSquared (6/2/2011)
opc.three (6/2/2011)
LutzM (6/2/2011)
To quote from a thread I've been involved:
Also, I will start to participate on the site more often. It has always been useful and seems to be very helpful and friendly.
What else can we ask for?
I just stumbled onto the thread. You may have created another SSC Addict. Very nice feedback from all perspectives!
There will be a pop quiz on The Thread for all newly arrived members, tomorrow. You will be expected to recite all posts in it verbatim.
Either that or welcome aboard, and ignore the ramblings you want to ignore and participate in the ones you like. 🙂

Pop quiz will also contain a recital of all acronyms in Gus' signature.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 3

... and a recitation of all parameters for DBCC TIMEWARP.

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 4

The Dixie Flatline (6/2/2011)
... and a recitation of all parameters for DBCC TIMEWARP.

...which I never really heard how it was officially used in that presentation at SQL Rally? Is that recorded somewhere?

I don't care about the rest of the presentation, I heard that Grant doesn't know anything.

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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 5

jcrawf02 (6/2/2011)
The Dixie Flatline (6/2/2011)
... and a recitation of all parameters for DBCC TIMEWARP.
...which I never really heard how it was officially used in that presentation at SQL Rally? Is that recorded somewhere?
I don't care about the rest of the presentation, I heard that Grant doesn't know anything.

The only thing of worth from that presentation would have been the DBCC Timewarp (jk)

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 6

Yet again, I will attempt to explain....

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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 7

The Dixie Flatline (6/2/2011)
Yet again, I will attempt to explain....

ROFL...

... anyone here know how to Madison?

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Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 8

opc.three (6/2/2011)
LutzM (6/2/2011)
To quote from a thread I've been involved:
Also, I will start to participate on the site more often. It has always been useful and seems to be very helpful and friendly.
What else can we ask for?
I just stumbled onto the thread. You may have created another SSC Addict. Very nice feedback from all perspectives!

Don't say you read all 26917 posts on The Thread as well.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 9

Jan Van der Eecken (6/2/2011)
opc.three (6/2/2011)
LutzM (6/2/2011)
To quote from a thread I've been involved:
Also, I will start to participate on the site more often. It has always been useful and seems to be very helpful and friendly.
What else can we ask for?
I just stumbled onto the thread. You may have created another SSC Addict. Very nice feedback from all perspectives!
Don't say you read all 26917 posts on The Thread as well.

Light reading - and was very bored.

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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Orlando Colamatteo SSC Guru Points: 182279 More actions · Answer 10

Jan Van der Eecken (6/2/2011)
opc.three (6/2/2011)
LutzM (6/2/2011)
To quote from a thread I've been involved:
Also, I will start to participate on the site more often. It has always been useful and seems to be very helpful and friendly.
What else can we ask for?
I just stumbled onto the thread. You may have created another SSC Addict. Very nice feedback from all perspectives!
Don't say you read all 26917 posts on The Thread as well.

I have. I started in late 2010 and just caught up.

There are no special teachers of virtue, because virtue is taught by the whole community.
--Plato

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 11

Steve should publish a book: "Best of The Thread" or possibly "Worst of The Thread".

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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

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 12

The Dixie Flatline (6/2/2011)
Steve should publish a book: "Best of The Thread" or possibly "Worst of The Thread".

Worst of the thread might be more correct:-D

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

Jim Murphy SSCertifiable Points: 6263 More actions · Answer 13

I like how Grant references 'The Thread' in his forward in one of his books. I stumbled on it in the bookstore and was cracking up. Yes, I exploit paper~~back~~book stores to browse and 'sample' more of a book besides the 1st chapt. Then, right in their store, sitting on one of their chairs in that comfortable Texas A/C, I buy the ebook version on my iPad. Sucka! I feel responsible for Borders closing a ton of stores. Wait. No I don't. THEY didn't do anything about the ebook movement. Sucka!

Now, if only ebooks would allow us a '3h full sample' rather than giving the introductory initial chapter for free. The first chapter is not a 'gift for free', its rarely worth anything anyway; especially for a tech book. I like to skip around to see if the book author knows anything or not. <poke>

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

The Dixie Flatline (6/2/2011)
Steve should publish a book: "Best of The Thread" or possibly "Worst of The Thread".

Or just "of the Thread" and let people make up their own minds.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 15

jcrawf02 (6/2/2011)
So, who else will be coming to SQL Saturday #75? I'm going to need to figure out how to hook up with you guys with an ancient, Twitter-impaired phone. (which is also not accepting voicemails right now, but that's a different story. Makes it hard to get callbacks from fence/deck contractors though)

I submitted a session but it wasn't one of the ones selected. Actually, it turns out to be a bit of a relief for me and took it one step further by un-registering.

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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.

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