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  • June 16, 2011 at 1:04 pm

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    GSquared (6/16/2011)A spider minding its own business would be no big deal. A squirrel being chased by a terrier is already in a mood to bite if it feels cornered, which meant I couldn't just chase it back off of my leg, as it were. Those things carry all kinds of diseases that come under the heading of "more fun than I'm allowed to have".

    Plus, squirrel claws are long enough to go through trousers and into skin a bit. It was moderately painful even without being bitten or having the thing continue up to my face.

    So, I'd take the spider calmly exploring my arm event over the terrified disease-vector doing an adrenaline-climb up my leg event. But that may just be me.

    Am I the only one here with "The Day The Squirrel Went Berserk" running through my head now?

    -Ki

  • June 16, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    #1340023

    GSquared (6/16/2011)

    The Dixie Flatline (6/16/2011)

    jcrawf02 (6/16/2011)

    Found my entertainment for the forseeable future. As provided to me:

    "You HAVE to click this link …. It is a video name generator and gives you new (made up) names of video games

    http://videogamena.me/[/url] "

    favorites so far:

    Ninja Bible Apocalypse

    Cthulhu's Trailer Park Preacher

    New STD Heroes

    Jedi Donkey Princess

    Love it. In 5 clicks I got

    Interstellar Metal Demolition

    Drunken Business Gladiator

    I had to stop after the first one was "Insane Dodgeball Annihilation". No point in going past that one to anything else.

    In Order of Clicks

    Musical Dentist Corps

    Frankenstein's Snowboard Chase

    New Laser in the Dark

    Forgotten Bedtime Z

    The Harlem Globetrotters: Llama Extra

    Viking Dance Starring Mickey Mouse

    Mexican Catapult Restaurant

    Sexy Battle Syndicate

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • June 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm

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    GSquared (6/16/2011)

    jcrawf02 (6/16/2011)

    GSquared (6/16/2011)

    My dog chased a squirrel up my pants-leg one time.

    I'll take wild rodents over arachnids any day of the week.

    A spider minding its own business would be no big deal. A squirrel being chased by a terrier is already in a mood to bite if it feels cornered, which meant I couldn't just chase it back off of my leg, as it were. Those things carry all kinds of diseases that come under the heading of "more fun than I'm allowed to have".

    Plus, squirrel claws are long enough to go through trousers and into skin a bit. It was moderately painful even without being bitten or having the thing continue up to my face.

    So, I'd take the spider calmly exploring my arm event over the terrified disease-vector doing an adrenaline-climb up my leg event. But that may just be me.

    Nope, not me. Have a thing about big spiders. 3 inches? I'd be chopping my damn arm off.

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  • June 16, 2011 at 1:32 pm

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    SQLRNNR (6/16/2011)

    Mexican Catapult Restaurant

    I think I've eaten there...

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  • June 16, 2011 at 1:34 pm

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    jcrawf02 (6/16/2011)

    SQLRNNR (6/16/2011)

    Mexican Catapult Restaurant

    I think I've eaten there...

    Yeah, I had the same thought.

    Could easily be an actual video game though. Same sort of "calculate the angle" as Angry Birds (and a zillion other versions through the ages), but firing exploding burritos off of a catapult. The image of a burrito that can lay waste to small towns somehow almost makes me break through the memory block I have on every time I've ever eaten at Taco Bell. I wonder why that is?

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  • June 16, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    #1340061

    Go watch this:

    http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DPR201

    TechEd North America presentation titled "The Architect". Fantastic and so funny in so many places

    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

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  • June 16, 2011 at 3:23 pm

    #1340092

    GilaMonster (6/16/2011)

    Go watch this:

    http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DPR201

    TechEd North America presentation titled "The Architect". Fantastic and so funny in so many places

    Ohhhh... this is good. Painfully funny.

    Thanks,

    Chad

  • June 16, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    #1340115

    Brandie Tarvin (6/16/2011)

    All that and my question is "What kind of spider?"

    I believe it was a huntsman.

    Can kill a full grown man in seconds. Has 2 inch fangs, jumps up to 50 meters and can swim underwater. Was responsible for the extinction of the Dinosaurs.

    Steve.

    Edit: This is a better indication of size...

  • June 16, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    #1340132

    GilaMonster (6/16/2011)

    Go watch this:

    http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DPR201

    TechEd North America presentation titled "The Architect". Fantastic and so funny in so many places

    Downloading now. Bandwidth appears to be tight now and it's unwatchable live. Buffering in Silverlight/WMV seems to stink for me

  • June 16, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    #1340134

    GilaMonster (6/16/2011)

    Go watch this:

    http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DPR201

    TechEd North America presentation titled "The Architect". Fantastic and so funny in so many places

    Well spoken and funny, and dead on target. Thanks for the link. I've shared it myself now.

    - Craig Farrell

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  • June 16, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    #1340143

    Grant Fritchey (6/15/2011)

    WayneS (6/15/2011)

    Do you have any experience with Azure, or can test out some things for me? I have a few questions about how Azure works with local temporary tables, and if you know and/or can test these out for me, I'd really appreciate it!

    That question you have is still on my list. I just haven't gotten to it yet.

    And I really appreciate it! I just came up with a few others, so I just posted them all together.

    Seems like a good idea to update my presentation with differences in Azure.

    Wayne
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
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  • June 16, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    #1340147

    Roy Ernest (6/16/2011)

    Jeff, I am surprised that your session did not make the cut. I was looking forward to meeting you again. Darn.. Dont the MVPs get a special discount or something that you can come? This sucks. I know that Paul, Grant, Steve and Gail got their session approved. But I am not sure about Wayne.

    I am glad that I did not submit any sessions. This year I volunteered for the program committee and I am doing abstract editing and all kinds of stuff. If your session is not accepted, there is no chance that mine will. I was planning to submit one next year, but now I am not sure.

    "Considered". Like most others, I didn't make the cut. (Too many submissions for the # of sessions.)

    Edit: trying to get work to send me. They seem open... but at today's pricing, plus 2 pre-cons, + 6 nights in hotel, it's like $3600. We'll see what happens. I definitely want to see the Gail & Grant show! Adam's looks pretty interesting also (thankfully, they are on different days).

    Wayne
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
    Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

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    Performance Problems
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  • June 16, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    #1340149

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/16/2011)

    GilaMonster (6/16/2011)

    Why are you surprised by the rejection reason? Speakers are allowed max 2 sessions, I'm doing a pre-con with Grant and a spotlight, so 'exceeded max allowable sessions' is about the only thing they could have said for the regular sessions. (well, that or 'not good enough')

    Forgot you had one with Grant. I thought you just had the one from 24HOP

    That makes sense. I like the limit of 2, otherwise it gets hard to rotate in new speakers.

    But..... I didn't get rotated in... :angry:

    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

  • June 17, 2011 at 1:15 am

    #1340209

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/16/2011)

    GilaMonster (6/16/2011)

    Go watch this:

    http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DPR201

    TechEd North America presentation titled "The Architect". Fantastic and so funny in so many places

    Downloading now. Bandwidth appears to be tight now and it's unwatchable live. Buffering in Silverlight/WMV seems to stink for me

    Yes, I'd like a word with whichever bright spark at MS thought that 600MB was a low bandwidth video...

    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

  • June 17, 2011 at 4:18 am

    #1340285

    WayneS (6/16/2011)

    Edit: trying to get work to send me. They seem open... but at today's pricing, plus 2 pre-cons, + 6 nights in hotel, it's like $3600. We'll see what happens. I definitely want to see the Gail & Grant show! Adam's looks pretty interesting also (thankfully, they are on different days).

    I, personally, just want to hear her accent live. That accent speaking pure geek is nearly a pure aphrodisiac on the level of Viagra.

    Crap, TMI again, didn't I?

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