Are the posted questions getting worse?
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GSquared (8/8/2011)
Grant Fritchey (8/8/2011)
I've been failing at Google-Fu today. I'm trying to track down the name of that pet store (or at least a good copy of the story about it, name or not) that failed a few years ago because they didn't have backups running. Does anyone here remember that one? I can't find it.Can't find a pet store story like that, but here's a similar "out of business because they didn't do database backups right" story:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/no_database_no_backup_no_business_ex_employee_blamed
haha! favorite line is one of the subheadings:
Rich Miller drives the point home: [You're fired -Ed.]
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SQLRNNR (8/8/2011)
Grant Fritchey (8/8/2011)
SQLRNNR (8/8/2011)
Grant Fritchey (8/8/2011)
I've been failing at Google-Fu today. I'm trying to track down the name of that pet store (or at least a good copy of the story about it, name or not) that failed a few years ago because they didn't have backups running. Does anyone here remember that one? I can't find it.Pets.com?
Nah, they went down in 2000 because they were managed as well as the 3 dot coms I worked for. This one was recent, 1-3 years ago, they didn't have any kind of database backup and suffered an outage. Everything was gone. I remember the story, I just can't track it down.
MegaPetCo
That's the one! Thank you.
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Grant Fritchey (8/8/2011)
SQLRNNR (8/8/2011)
Grant Fritchey (8/8/2011)
SQLRNNR (8/8/2011)
Grant Fritchey (8/8/2011)
I've been failing at Google-Fu today. I'm trying to track down the name of that pet store (or at least a good copy of the story about it, name or not) that failed a few years ago because they didn't have backups running. Does anyone here remember that one? I can't find it.Pets.com?
Nah, they went down in 2000 because they were managed as well as the 3 dot coms I worked for. This one was recent, 1-3 years ago, they didn't have any kind of database backup and suffered an outage. Everything was gone. I remember the story, I just can't track it down.
MegaPetCo
That's the one! Thank you.
You're welcome.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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mazzz (8/9/2011)
I spotted this drinking establishment during a fleeting visit to Bradford, UK, and thought of this thread...
Anytime we're in Bradford, I have a pub selected. The only bad thing is, getting drinks there is agonizingly slow.
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Grant Fritchey (8/9/2011)
mazzz (8/9/2011)
I spotted this drinking establishment during a fleeting visit to Bradford, UK, and thought of this thread...Anytime we're in Bradford, I have a pub selected. The only bad thing is, getting drinks there is agonizingly slow.
Yes, you'd be unable to buy a round, everyone would have to pay for each drink individually.
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Grant Fritchey (8/9/2011)
mazzz (8/9/2011)
I spotted this drinking establishment during a fleeting visit to Bradford, UK, and thought of this thread...Anytime we're in Bradford, I have a pub selected. The only bad thing is, getting drinks there is agonizingly slow.
Let me guess, the barkeeper can only make one drink at at time? :hehe:
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This guy needs help NOW (might be suicidal). I just don't know how to reply to that one...
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Ninja's_RGR'us (8/9/2011)
This guy needs help NOW (might be suicidal). I just don't know how to reply to that one...Pretty sure that's self-deprecation overdone, voiced out of frustration. Nice job helping him.
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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]"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."
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jcrawf02 (8/9/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (8/9/2011)
This guy needs help NOW (might be suicidal). I just don't know how to reply to that one...Pretty sure that's self-deprecation overdone, voiced out of frustration. Nice job helping him.
You never know who's on the other side... makes you wonder what would have happened if we'd have blown him off... it was getting pretty darn close to that... and all that time he was just trying to reach out.
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Ninja's_RGR'us (8/9/2011)
This guy needs help NOW (might be suicidal). I just don't know how to reply to that one...Really good Job. You handled him quite well. And the last post of advice from Jcraw was also good.
-Roy
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Roy Ernest (8/9/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (8/9/2011)
This guy needs help NOW (might be suicidal). I just don't know how to reply to that one...Really good Job. You handled him quite well. And the last post of advice from Jcraw was also good.
The more the better here... keep 'em coming plz!
We can't assume he's kidding about this.
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I did what I can. I hope it helps.
-Roy
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Roy Ernest (8/9/2011)
I did what I can. I hope it helps.I'm sure it will. Maybe a small flash mob of people showing care is all he needs to turn around.
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Ninja's_RGR'us (8/9/2011)
This guy needs help NOW (might be suicidal). I just don't know how to reply to that one...Thanks to everyone's who's helped so far.
I've heard he's better now even if extremelly stressed (way over is head and badly stuck at this job that he had to take).
No obvious intention to do anything unrepairable.
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