June 18, 2012 at 7:55 pm
WayneS (6/18/2012)
Ladies, Gentlemen, and Threadizens of all shapes and sizes! Come one, come all for the latest news of the day!Me, your humble dba, from out of the blue, happened to have thrown into his lap the proverbial dream job. (Or did it fall from the sky and bean me? Either way, it's a silver platter.) It seems like it is everything that I always wanted - indeed my dream job. So today, I've submitted my resignation with my company. (Actually, I submitted it last week, and just turned down their counter-offer today, but hey, whose splitting hairs here???)
I'll be starting the new job in a couple of weeks. I'll be a DBA with a small company that some of you'll in the northeast corridor might have heard about... Ntirety. I do believe that this is going to be an awesome experience, and am looking forward to working with these fine guys and gals.
Congratulations. This'll require a relocation on your part?
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June 19, 2012 at 1:38 am
WayneS (6/18/2012)
Ladies, Gentlemen, and Threadizens of all shapes and sizes! Come one, come all for the latest news of the day!Me, your humble dba, from out of the blue, happened to have thrown into his lap the proverbial dream job. (Or did it fall from the sky and bean me? Either way, it's a silver platter.) It seems like it is everything that I always wanted - indeed my dream job. So today, I've submitted my resignation with my company. (Actually, I submitted it last week, and just turned down their counter-offer today, but hey, whose splitting hairs here???)
I'll be starting the new job in a couple of weeks. I'll be a DBA with a small company that some of you'll in the northeast corridor might have heard about... Ntirety. I do believe that this is going to be an awesome experience, and am looking forward to working with these fine guys and gals.
Congrats, Wayne! Great news!
Don't be sad about the job you left. Life goes on and there's no turning back.
Enjoy your new job!
-- Gianluca Sartori
June 19, 2012 at 3:56 am
WayneS (6/18/2012)
Ladies, Gentlemen, and Threadizens of all shapes and sizes! Come one, come all for the latest news of the day!Me, your humble dba, from out of the blue, happened to have thrown into his lap the proverbial dream job. (Or did it fall from the sky and bean me? Either way, it's a silver platter.) It seems like it is everything that I always wanted - indeed my dream job. So today, I've submitted my resignation with my company. (Actually, I submitted it last week, and just turned down their counter-offer today, but hey, whose splitting hairs here???)
I'll be starting the new job in a couple of weeks. I'll be a DBA with a small company that some of you'll in the northeast corridor might have heard about... Ntirety. I do believe that this is going to be an awesome experience, and am looking forward to working with these fine guys and gals.
That's great Wayne. Congratulations. You'll have to let me know what that's like. It might be a future job. I don't think I can go back to office work.
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June 19, 2012 at 3:59 am
WayneS (6/18/2012)
Ladies, Gentlemen, and Threadizens of all shapes and sizes! Come one, come all for the latest news of the day!Me, your humble dba, from out of the blue, happened to have thrown into his lap the proverbial dream job. (Or did it fall from the sky and bean me? Either way, it's a silver platter.) It seems like it is everything that I always wanted - indeed my dream job. So today, I've submitted my resignation with my company. (Actually, I submitted it last week, and just turned down their counter-offer today, but hey, whose splitting hairs here???)
I'll be starting the new job in a couple of weeks. I'll be a DBA with a small company that some of you'll in the northeast corridor might have heard about... Ntirety. I do believe that this is going to be an awesome experience, and am looking forward to working with these fine guys and gals.
Congrats!
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June 19, 2012 at 4:02 am
"Surface"? Really?
What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
It's almost as if they WANT the tablet to fail.
June 19, 2012 at 4:03 am
Congrats, Wayne. Enjoy your new job.
June 19, 2012 at 5:03 am
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
It's almost as if they WANT the tablet to fail.
We all know that the Microsoft marketing department always has great ideas ...
*kof kof*
I'm just glad they didn't name it "Microsoft Tablet Surface 2012 Professional Edition"
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June 19, 2012 at 5:16 am
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
Surface was previously the name of their table computer (touch screen, about the size of a coffee table).
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June 19, 2012 at 5:33 am
GilaMonster (6/19/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
Surface was previously the name of their table computer (touch screen, about the size of a coffee table).
Ah, yes. I remember that best seller. Nearly put every other computer maker out of business with that one.
SET SNARK_LEVEL = OFF
Sorry, but IMHO that bit of information just makes it worse.
June 19, 2012 at 5:35 am
GilaMonster (6/19/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
Surface was previously the name of their table computer (touch screen, about the size of a coffee table).
I loved that thing. I'd have had one for the house if it didn't cost the entire national debt of Paraguay. I'm not surprised they repurposed the name.
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SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning
June 19, 2012 at 5:38 am
I am putting a team together to develop the next best thing in mobile computing. The device will be called Cheese and the OS will be called Wine (or Whine might be more appropriate).
Who wants in?
June 19, 2012 at 5:42 am
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
GilaMonster (6/19/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
Surface was previously the name of their table computer (touch screen, about the size of a coffee table).
Ah, yes. I remember that best seller. Nearly put every other computer maker out of business with that one.
SET SNARK_LEVEL = OFF
Sorry, but IMHO that bit of information just makes it worse.
It will surely give interesting Google results :rolleyes:
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June 19, 2012 at 7:04 am
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
It's almost as if they WANT the tablet to fail.
I thought "surface" was their tabletop screen.
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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
June 19, 2012 at 7:05 am
GilaMonster (6/19/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
Surface was previously the name of their table computer (touch screen, about the size of a coffee table).
Have they abandoned that idea? I'd love a conference table sized touchscreen computer. Oh the games I could play...
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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
June 19, 2012 at 7:18 am
Grant Fritchey (6/19/2012)
GilaMonster (6/19/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (6/19/2012)
"Surface"? Really?What kind of marketing department names a tablet with such a mundane moniker?
Surface was previously the name of their table computer (touch screen, about the size of a coffee table).
I loved that thing. I'd have had one for the house if it didn't cost the entire national debt of Paraguay.
Same here. I would have loved to get one for the D&D table, would have made games so much easier to run. But at the price it was, not feasible.
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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