July 8, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Stefan Krzywicki (7/8/2011)
Nah, we're using "Classic SQL"
Just remember how well "New" worked for Coke.
OK, good point about New Coke.
But these days, everyone knows "classic" is just a euphemism for "old." So, an un-young person like myself is apt to like "classic rock." Well, it sounds better, but not to younger people. I think they chuckle to themselves "yeah, he means old, dinosaur rock"
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July 8, 2011 at 1:01 pm
mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (7/8/2011)
Nah, we're using "Classic SQL"
Just remember how well "New" worked for Coke.
OK, good point about New Coke.
But these days, everyone knows "classic" is just a euphemism for "old." So, an un-young person like myself is apt to like "classic rock." Well, it sounds better, but not to younger people. I think they chuckle to themselves "yeah, he means old, dinosaur rock"
Sure, but that's why Coke ended up dropping the Classic and now it is just Coke again. You can happily say you're using SQL. Personally, I prefer Diet SQL. I mean Diet Coke...
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July 8, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Speaking of old, it's time to change my avatar. Carl Fredrickson was looking too, um, classic.
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July 8, 2011 at 2:55 pm
mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)
Speaking of old, it's time to change my avatar. Carl Fredrickson was looking too, um, classic.
Not a bad idea, time to go back to a classic. 🙂
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July 8, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Brandie Tarvin (7/8/2011)
GilaMonster (7/8/2011)
Craig Farrell (7/8/2011)Saturday's article: Why some DBAs are Nincompoops. Sunday's article: Retraction of previous article with editing: Why ALL DBAs are Nincompoops.
Monday's article: Why some clients need to be fired repeatedly, because once is just not enough.
"And the client came back,
the very next day.
Yes, the client came back,
they thought he was a goner.
But the client came back,
He just wouldn't stay aaah-waaaaaaay."
For some reason I keep singing that to myself in the tune of 'The Hat Came Back'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNko6tcTqjc
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July 8, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Brandie Tarvin (7/8/2011)
GilaMonster (7/8/2011)
Craig Farrell (7/8/2011)Saturday's article: Why some DBAs are Nincompoops. Sunday's article: Retraction of previous article with editing: Why ALL DBAs are Nincompoops.
Monday's article: Why some clients need to be fired repeatedly, because once is just not enough.
"And the client came back,
the very next day.
Yes, the client came back,
they thought he was a goner.
But the client came back,
He just wouldn't stay aaah-waaaaaaay."
Yeah, that sounds about right...
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
July 8, 2011 at 3:17 pm
mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (7/8/2011)
Nah, we're using "Classic SQL"
Just remember how well "New" worked for Coke.
OK, good point about New Coke.
But these days, everyone knows "classic" is just a euphemism for "old." So, an un-young person like myself is apt to like "classic rock." Well, it sounds better, but not to younger people. I think they chuckle to themselves "yeah, he means old, dinosaur rock"
Hey, my kids call it geezer rock. (But a year ago, my youngest told me that it's a lot better than anything put out in the last several years!!! :w00t::w00t:)
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
July 8, 2011 at 5:19 pm
SQLRNNR (7/8/2011)
SQLkiwi (7/8/2011)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/8/2011)
Behave.Badly?
Think much much worse than that 😀
No, just behave normally - while remembering that the existence of a mderator, editor, or censor is outside the norm, and proving that you remember it.
Tom
July 8, 2011 at 5:33 pm
ALZDBA (7/8/2011)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/8/2011)
TGIFActually not so much. Leaving for the UK on Sunday, will be out of touch for most of the next week. Behave.
Keep in mind to drive on the left side of the road 😀
Except where required to drive on the right. (Some people find it hard to believe, but there are such stretches of road in England.
It usually happens where it makes sense (eg the place nearest to my UK address where the rule is drive on the right is one where a one way street has a turning to the right that is a dead end (there's a car park and several houses down there), so if that road uses DotR the traffic doesn't cross, but if it uses DotL it does cross; so there DotR is safer provided drivers aren't totally stupid. (:-P Thinks: DotL in similar situation would never work in Belgium, or in the USA :hehe::hehe:; no problem in UK NW of the Tees-Exe line or in France or Spain, though.)
edit: I can see how someone might interpret the remark about a certain part of the UK as being careless since the phrasing suggests that people in the other part can't cope with DotL; but only UK-ers from the wrong side of the line and yanks wogs aliens people from unBritish countries who have never seen how awful the driving is SE of the line will make that mistake, so most people will realise that I wasn't being in the least bit careless with the phrasing.
Tom
July 8, 2011 at 6:13 pm
--- never mind ---
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
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July 8, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Brandie Tarvin (7/8/2011)
GilaMonster (7/8/2011)
Craig Farrell (7/8/2011)Saturday's article: Why some DBAs are Nincompoops. Sunday's article: Retraction of previous article with editing: Why ALL DBAs are Nincompoops.
Monday's article: Why some clients need to be fired repeatedly, because once is just not enough.
"And the client came back,
the very next day.
Yes, the client came back,
they thought he was a goner.
But the client came back,
He just wouldn't stay aaah-waaaaaaay."
Is that "The Duck Song"? I went and wrote a whole parody of that song and called it "The Dev Song", about a .Net Dev who just wouldn't use set-based logic.
Steve.
July 9, 2011 at 7:35 am
Fal (7/8/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (7/8/2011)
GilaMonster (7/8/2011)
Craig Farrell (7/8/2011)Saturday's article: Why some DBAs are Nincompoops. Sunday's article: Retraction of previous article with editing: Why ALL DBAs are Nincompoops.
Monday's article: Why some clients need to be fired repeatedly, because once is just not enough.
"And the client came back,
the very next day.
Yes, the client came back,
they thought he was a goner.
But the client came back,
He just wouldn't stay aaah-waaaaaaay."
Is that "The Duck Song"? I went and wrote a whole parody of that song and called it "The Dev Song", about a .Net Dev who just wouldn't use set-based logic.
Steve.
Is there a link for this? Maybe you can post the lyrics?
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
July 9, 2011 at 2:19 pm
SQLkiwi (7/8/2011)
--- never mind ---
Is that a new "Knock, Knock" ?
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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July 9, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Tom.Thomson (7/8/2011)
ALZDBA (7/8/2011)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/8/2011)
TGIFActually not so much. Leaving for the UK on Sunday, will be out of touch for most of the next week. Behave.
Keep in mind to drive on the left side of the road 😀
Except where required to drive on the right. (Some people find it hard to believe, but there are such stretches of road in England.
It usually happens where it makes sense (eg the place nearest to my UK address where the rule is drive on the right is one where a one way street has a turning to the right that is a dead end (there's a car park and several houses down there), so if that road uses DotR the traffic doesn't cross, but if it uses DotL it does cross; so there DotR is safer provided drivers aren't totally stupid. (:-P Thinks: DotL in similar situation would never work in Belgium, or in the USA :hehe::hehe:; no problem in UK NW of the Tees-Exe line or in France or Spain, though.)
edit: I can see how someone might interpret the remark about a certain part of the UK as being careless since the phrasing suggests that people in the other part can't cope with DotL; but only UK-ers from the wrong side of the line and
yankswogsalienspeople from unBritish countries who have never seen how awful the driving is SE of the line will make that mistake, so most people will realise that I wasn't being in the least bit careless with the phrasing.
Even a simple - and polite - 4 way stop wouldn't work over here :hehe:
General rule of thumb for driving Belgian style: "There's only I and the rest is a bunch of stupid egoists. They must make way."
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
July 9, 2011 at 2:34 pm
ALZDBA (7/9/2011)
Even a simple - and polite - 4 way stop wouldn't work over here :hehe:General rule of thumb for driving Belgian style: "There's only I and the rest is a bunch of stupid egoists. They must make way."
Come see how we drive, you'll never complain again.
Today's newspaper headline was about an accident on the highway. 2 cars were stopped in one lane of highway. Hazard lights on, warning triangle in place. Taxi (one of our minibus taxis), plows into the rear car at > highway speed (according to witness), killing drivers of both cars. Taxi driver claims that it was not his fault.
Clear daylight, no mist/fog/smoke/dust, straight section of highway.
For the record, there are many stretches of our highways that don't have a place to pull over that's out of the main lanes (hard shoulder, emergency lane, whatever you call it)
Gail Shaw
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