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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736632 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
The client-from-hell is no more.

Good

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398913 More actions · Answer 2

Jim Murphy (6/7/2011)
Grant Fritchey (6/7/2011)
WayneS (6/6/2011)
Jim,
If I've read things right, you're going to the Summit? Do you know that Thursdays up there is "Kilt Day"? Grant started it... he can fill you in on it!
You've pretty much nailed it. Day 2 of the Summit is Kilt Day. Day 2 this year is Thursday. Wear a kilt, traditional or not, for no other reason than because we can and it's fun. Two years ago it was three people. Last year it was about 25. Hopefully this year we'll break 50 or more.
I don't have a kilt anymore. Mine was provided by the band and in the bands clan (Royal Stuart since we were a police band). My family's clan is Gordan.
So did 25 people rent a kilt (except Tom) or do most folks own one? What about the socks (and sock 'dressing' flag looking things which I forgot the name of), Skain Du, and sporran?

Most of us are not wearing traditional kilts. I have two utilikilts (almost 3, visited the store for the first time on Sunday).

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398913 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
The client-from-hell is no more.

Yay! Need help hiding the bodies?

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

SQLRNNR (6/7/2011)
GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
The client-from-hell is no more.
You didn't do something drastic did you? 😀

Nah. My boss (MD of the consulting company) and laid out our issues and explained that we cannot and will not continue as present.

We'll be negotiating a revised agreement when I get back from London, at a much reduced time commitment and under very different conditions.

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

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 5

Now I can look forward to working on fun, interesting, complex stuff (like automating an entire SQL environment from scratch, designing nasty-complex systems for forecasting) rather than producing lists of all databases in the environment and helping with user queries.

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

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
Now I can look forward to working on fun, interesting, complex stuff (like automating an entire SQL environment from scratch, designing nasty-complex systems for forecasting) rather than producing lists of all databases in the environment and helping with user queries.

If your rates are right for the first half of that (and your rates should be), then I'm flabbergasted anyone would even consider having you do the second half of that!

- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135380 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
The client-from-hell is no more.

Congratulations !:w00t:

Johan

Learn to play, play to learn !

Dont drive faster than your guardian angel can fly ...
but keeping both feet on the ground wont get you anywhere :w00t:

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Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135380 More actions · Answer 8

SQLRNNR (6/7/2011)
ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
What's with the watermark on our SSC ??
Is it webmaster fun, or is SSC changing logo ?
Where do you see this watermark?

I get to see it in the non-colour-filled spots like quotations, ... on the top right corner of the page

I added an image of what I get to see in the attachment on my original reply

Johan

Learn to play, play to learn !

Dont drive faster than your guardian angel can fly ...
but keeping both feet on the ground wont get you anywhere :w00t:

- How to post Performance Problems
- How to post data/code to get the best help[/url]

- How to prevent a sore throat after hours of presenting ppt

press F1 for solution, press shift+F1 for urgent solution 😀

Need a bit of Powershell? How about this

Who am I ? Sometimes this is me but most of the time this is me

Jim Murphy SSCertifiable Points: 6263 More actions · Answer 9

GSquared (6/7/2011)
GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
Now I can look forward to working on fun, interesting, complex stuff (like automating an entire SQL environment from scratch, designing nasty-complex systems for forecasting) rather than producing lists of all databases in the environment and helping with user queries.
If your rates are right for the first half of that (and your rates should be), then I'm flabbergasted anyone would even consider having you do the second half of that!

Because when we hear Gail's name, our first thought is Inventory or Dev team support? That's not exactly my first thought!

Jim Murphy
http://www.sqlwatchmen.com
@SQLMurph

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 10

GSquared (6/7/2011)
GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
Now I can look forward to working on fun, interesting, complex stuff (like automating an entire SQL environment from scratch, designing nasty-complex systems for forecasting) rather than producing lists of all databases in the environment and helping with user queries.
If your rates are right for the first half of that (and your rates should be), then I'm flabbergasted anyone would even consider having you do the second half of that!

When someone considers both the first half and the second half to be magic, they're not going to expend what little brianpower they have differentiating between levels of magic.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

GSquared (6/7/2011)
GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
Now I can look forward to working on fun, interesting, complex stuff (like automating an entire SQL environment from scratch, designing nasty-complex systems for forecasting) rather than producing lists of all databases in the environment and helping with user queries.
If your rates are right for the first half of that (and your rates should be), then I'm flabbergasted anyone would even consider having you do the second half of that!

I have absolutely no idea...

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

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 12

Stefan Krzywicki (6/7/2011)
GSquared (6/7/2011)
GilaMonster (6/7/2011)
Now I can look forward to working on fun, interesting, complex stuff (like automating an entire SQL environment from scratch, designing nasty-complex systems for forecasting) rather than producing lists of all databases in the environment and helping with user queries.
If your rates are right for the first half of that (and your rates should be), then I'm flabbergasted anyone would even consider having you do the second half of that!
When someone considers both the first half and the second half to be magic, they're not going to expend what little brianpower they have differentiating between levels of magic.

Unfortunately true.

Except for those who have the skills for the second half, the workload of the second half, and the pay of the first half. Not unfortunate for them at all.

- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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mister.magoo SSC-Forever Points: 47174 More actions · Answer 13

ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
SQLRNNR (6/7/2011)
ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
What's with the watermark on our SSC ??
Is it webmaster fun, or is SSC changing logo ?
Where do you see this watermark?
I get to see it in the non-colour-filled spots like quotations, ... on the top right corner of the page
I added an image of what I get to see in the attachment on my original reply

It is just a random set of wasted bits called Misc_Quotes.gif (attached) which is the background image for a div element with class "quote". (Defined in /forums/skins/classic/Style/Style.css)

This is the "watermark":

And here it is with a blue fill so you can see the shape:

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
SQLRNNR (6/7/2011)
ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
What's with the watermark on our SSC ??
Is it webmaster fun, or is SSC changing logo ?
Where do you see this watermark?
I get to see it in the non-colour-filled spots like quotations, ... on the top right corner of the page
I added an image of what I get to see in the attachment on my original reply

OIC. Yes I have seen that for quite some time.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
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Trey Staker SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4796 More actions · Answer 15

mister.magoo (6/7/2011)
ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
SQLRNNR (6/7/2011)
ALZDBA (6/7/2011)
What's with the watermark on our SSC ??
Is it webmaster fun, or is SSC changing logo ?
Where do you see this watermark?
I get to see it in the non-colour-filled spots like quotations, ... on the top right corner of the page
I added an image of what I get to see in the attachment on my original reply
It is just a random set of wasted bits called Misc_Quotes.gif (attached) which is the background image for a div element with class "quote". (Defined in /forums/skins/classic/Style/Style.css)
This is the "watermark":
And here it is with a blue fill so you can see the shape:

Wow...I didn't even see it until you pointed it out.

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