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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

WayneS (4/6/2012)
Jack Corbett (4/6/2012)
Okay a couple of semi-technical questions:
What do you all run to backup your home systems?
I may need to buy a new laptop soon. I use it for work and presentations so I need something pretty powerful, but $1500 or less. What do you recommend?
You mean... I'm supposed to be backing those up too???
I have a 2TB Seagate drive. It comes with software to run scheduled backups, essentially is does an initial full b/u, and then deltas periodically as specified. Seems to work pretty good for my purposes.

Speaking of which, time for me to go buy a few more

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 2

SQLRNNR (4/6/2012)
WayneS (4/6/2012)
Jack Corbett (4/6/2012)
Okay a couple of semi-technical questions:
What do you all run to backup your home systems?
I may need to buy a new laptop soon. I use it for work and presentations so I need something pretty powerful, but $1500 or less. What do you recommend?
You mean... I'm supposed to be backing those up too???
I have a 2TB Seagate drive. It comes with software to run scheduled backups, essentially is does an initial full b/u, and then deltas periodically as specified. Seems to work pretty good for my purposes.
Speaking of which, time for me to go buy a few more

Damnit, Jason, quit reading my mind! Didn't HR talk to you about that behavior yet?

(grumble... I was gonna say that...)

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 3

I'm suddenly unable to create an index on a table. The creation has been running nightly for over a year, but just stopped, it tries to run, but won't finish.

I've posted more complete details here

If anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks

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Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 4

Does anyone have a link or script to prove that using the physical table order to determine the order of your results is bad?

In reference to this thread.

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

Is the program manager of the query optimiser team sufficient of an authority?

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/conor_cunningham_msft/archive/2008/08/27/no-seatbelt-expecting-order-without-order-by.aspx

Gail Shaw
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Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (4/10/2012)
Is the program manager of the query optimiser team sufficient of an authority?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/conor_cunningham_msft/archive/2008/08/27/no-seatbelt-expecting-order-without-order-by.aspx

You'd have to hope so, right? 🙂

Forever trying to learn
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For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
For better, quicker answers on SQL Server performance related questions, click on the following...http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 7

Someone has got a "stuck in recovery" problem here. I could try to answer but I am not nearly as competent as several other threadizens in this area, so maybe someone else can step in?

Tom

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 8

I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"

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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

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 9

Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"

Reminds me of the captcha I got once that said: pillow trauma.

😀

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

Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"
Reminds me of the captcha I got once that said: pillow trauma.
😀

I can almost see that becoming a story idea for you. 🙂

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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

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 11

Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"
Reminds me of the captcha I got once that said: pillow trauma.
😀
I can almost see that becoming a story idea for you. 🙂

A mystery of sorts! 😀

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 12

Has anyone ever scanned Cadavre's QR code in his icon?

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

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 13

Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"
Reminds me of the captcha I got once that said: pillow trauma.
😀
I can almost see that becoming a story idea for you. 🙂

Oddly enough, that captcha came up when I was doing something at one of my writer association sites. We had a long, amusing conversation about what sorts of things constitutes pillow trauma.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 14

Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"
Reminds me of the captcha I got once that said: pillow trauma.
😀
I can almost see that becoming a story idea for you. 🙂
Oddly enough, that captcha came up when I was doing something at one of my writer association sites. We had a long, amusing conversation about what sorts of things constitutes pillow trauma.

Can a pillow fight give you a concussion? 😛

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 15

Lynn Pettis (4/10/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/10/2012)
I just registered for the SQL Server Saturday in Waltham in May. At the end is the ubiquitous "captcha" to verify authenticity. The word it wanted me to type in to verify my authenticity? "fraudulently"
Reminds me of the captcha I got once that said: pillow trauma.
😀
I can almost see that becoming a story idea for you. 🙂
Oddly enough, that captcha came up when I was doing something at one of my writer association sites. We had a long, amusing conversation about what sorts of things constitutes pillow trauma.
Can a pillow fight give you a concussion? 😛

Depends what you stuff the pillow with (and whether it's wet or dry and whether it's frozen or not and all sorts of other things - in fact it's a typical SQL Server question, the only right answer is "it depends").

Tom