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Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (1/25/2012)
GilaMonster (1/25/2012)
jcrawf02 (1/24/2012)
GilaMonster (1/24/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
GilaMonster (1/24/2012)
Oooh, a palindrome! Nice.
It's also the first five binary digits of 10001001 - a number I seem to recall has special significance to you 🙂
Yes, I do have a fondness for that number.
Ran into it again over the weekend watching Flash Forward. Wondering if it's accidental or intentional (and no, I don't want someone spoiling the rest of the season)
Anyone read the book?
There's a book? Series based off book or book based off series?
Series based off the book. It was published in 1999 by Robert J. Sawyer.

Is that the same Robert J. Sawyer who wrote Hominids?

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 2

Jan Van der Eecken (1/25/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (1/25/2012)
GilaMonster (1/25/2012)
jcrawf02 (1/24/2012)
GilaMonster (1/24/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
GilaMonster (1/24/2012)
Oooh, a palindrome! Nice.
It's also the first five binary digits of 10001001 - a number I seem to recall has special significance to you 🙂
Yes, I do have a fondness for that number.
Ran into it again over the weekend watching Flash Forward. Wondering if it's accidental or intentional (and no, I don't want someone spoiling the rest of the season)
Anyone read the book?
There's a book? Series based off book or book based off series?
Series based off the book. It was published in 1999 by Robert J. Sawyer.
Is that the same Robert J. Sawyer who wrote Hominids?

Yes

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 3

SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
Congratulations, Jack!

Cool, I didn't even know I had made it to 10000. I was shooting for it, but not really tracking it.

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 4

SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
Revenant (1/24/2012)
Ah... got it now. Thanks, Paul -- when we get together, I am buying. I hope you will make it to the MVP Summit 2012.
Thanks! Though I decided not to attend the MVP summit, after quite some deliberation. Main reasons: I'm pretty fully committed work-wise at the moment; the total cost of attending is quite significant; and it's summer here and not-so-summer in Seattle/Bellevue/Redmond.

That's too bad I was looking forward to seeing you there.

You too Steve, it's been too long since we've been at the same event.

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Chad Crawford SSChampion Points: 11610 More actions · Answer 5

Evil Kraig F (1/24/2012)
Anyone else losing CR/LFs when they copy paste code off the site recently? I've had the problem in anything in a code="", plain or SQL.
EDIT: I can quote and copy just fine, can't do it from the thread directly.

I haven't tried anything in the last few days, but I've had that problem for a very long time. Found that pasting to Word or Wordpad first, then to SSMS maintains the breaks. I assumed that it was missing either the CR or the LF (or both) and Word knew how to interpret it but SSMS didn't. Of course since I haven't tried lately, I may just be flapping my gums and my issues might be completely unrelated.

Chad

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 6

Somebody else want to take a look at this? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1240364-392-1.aspx

He is trying to match some transactions and I stumped how to even begin. The logic behind what defines a match is a bit strange. Maybe one of you folks will think of something I haven't.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736252 More actions · Answer 7

SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/24/2012)
But you can ski?
I tried snowboarding once (in a supervised inside environment[/url]) and that was enough to convince me that I have no natural affinity for snow whatsoever. I was horribly rubbish. I would break stuff skiing.

Maybe you can do this?

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 8

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/25/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/24/2012)
But you can ski?
I tried snowboarding once (in a supervised inside environment[/url]) and that was enough to convince me that I have no natural affinity for snow whatsoever. I was horribly rubbish. I would break stuff skiing.
Maybe you can do this?

I can do that, it's the landing that's the tricky part...

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173064 More actions · Answer 9

jcrawf02 (1/25/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/25/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/24/2012)
But you can ski?
I tried snowboarding once (in a supervised inside environment[/url]) and that was enough to convince me that I have no natural affinity for snow whatsoever. I was horribly rubbish. I would break stuff skiing.
Maybe you can do this?
I can do that, it's the landing that's the tricky part...

Anyone can fly. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 10

jcrawf02 (1/25/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/25/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/24/2012)
But you can ski?
I tried snowboarding once (in a supervised inside environment[/url]) and that was enough to convince me that I have no natural affinity for snow whatsoever. I was horribly rubbish. I would break stuff skiing.
Maybe you can do this?
I can do that, it's the landing that's the tricky part...

Nah. Landing's easy, just don't exceed escape velocity (about 7 miles per second). Landing in such a way that you can walk away from it is the actual trick.

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 11

Jack Corbett (1/25/2012)
That's too bad I was looking forward to seeing you there.

Well we have already met once in Boston, so I think it's only fair that for our next meeting you travel to NZ :w00t:

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/25/2012)
Maybe you can do this?

If we had ever met in person, you would not need to even ask 🙂

Paul White
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SQLkiwi blog
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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 13

SQL Kiwi (1/25/2012)
Jack Corbett (1/25/2012)
That's too bad I was looking forward to seeing you there.
Well we have already met once in Boston, so I think it's only fair that for our next meeting you travel to NZ :w00t:

When is the next SQL Server event in NZ?

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736252 More actions · Answer 14

SQL Kiwi (1/25/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/25/2012)
Maybe you can do this?
If we had ever met in person, you would not need to even ask 🙂

Is that a "yes"?

BTW, they look kind of cool. Skis on your boots and the bike. I want to try it sometime.

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 15

Stefan Krzywicki (1/25/2012)
When is the next SQL Server event in NZ?

There is a SQL Saturday in Auckland in 48 hours 🙂

Paul White
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