May 29, 2013 at 3:29 pm
The 40K post countdown.
May 29, 2013 at 3:55 pm
There is no countdown, there is only Zuul...
Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.
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May 29, 2013 at 4:24 pm
If 42 is the answer (to life, the universe, and everything), what is the question?
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May 29, 2013 at 4:46 pm
The Dixie Flatline (5/29/2013)
If 42 is the answer (to life, the universe, and everything), what is the question?
How many mice did the cats eat before the mice stopped being sentient?
Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.
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May 29, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Evil Kraig F (5/29/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (5/29/2013)
If 42 is the answer (to life, the universe, and everything), what is the question?How many mice did the cats eat before the mice stopped being sentient?
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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May 29, 2013 at 9:43 pm
How many peppers did Peter Piper pick when he picked pickled peppers while partaking of peas and parsnips while picking peppercorns?
May 29, 2013 at 10:10 pm
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/29/2013)
How many peppers did Peter Piper pick when he picked pickled peppers while partaking of peas and parsnips while picking peppercorns?
My favorite: Strc prst skrz krk.
Czech for "stick a finger through your throat."
http://www.locallingo.com/czech/phrases/tongue-twisters.html
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.
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May 30, 2013 at 4:39 am
WayneS (5/29/2013)
Personally, my new laptop is 32gb ram, with multiple SSD drives (I have plans for presentations with many VMs running...). I'm still getting stuff installed on it, so I hope to start using it soon.
What kind of laptop did you get that allows for multiple SSDs? I'd love to have something like that.
May 30, 2013 at 4:56 am
Brandie Tarvin (5/30/2013)
WayneS (5/29/2013)
Personally, my new laptop is 32gb ram, with multiple SSD drives (I have plans for presentations with many VMs running...). I'm still getting stuff installed on it, so I hope to start using it soon.What kind of laptop did you get that allows for multiple SSDs? I'd love to have something like that.
My Thinkpad does it by pulling the DVD drive and putting in a tray that holds an SSD. It works great. I've seen bigger laptops (there's a monster that all the SQL Skills people use) that just have two bays.
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May 30, 2013 at 5:02 am
Need a new laptop. My little HP is starting to feel decidedly dated with only 3GB memory.
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
May 30, 2013 at 5:16 am
I'm not sure I would sacrifice the DVD drive for an SSD. I guess it depends on whether or not I could get stuff on my portable USB drives that I would normally get on DVD.
What kind of HP do you have, Gail? My new one is a Pavilion G4.
May 30, 2013 at 5:17 am
Evil Kraig F (5/29/2013)
There is no countdown, there is only Zuul...
Or weeping angels.
May 30, 2013 at 5:20 am
Brandie Tarvin (5/30/2013)
Evil Kraig F (5/29/2013)
There is no countdown, there is only Zuul...Or weeping angels.
http://dontblinktees.com/t-shirt/keep-calm-and-dont-blink-dark/[/url]
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning
May 30, 2013 at 5:54 am
Brandie Tarvin (5/30/2013)
I'm not sure I would sacrifice the DVD drive for an SSD. I guess it depends on whether or not I could get stuff on my portable USB drives that I would normally get on DVD.What kind of HP do you have, Gail? My new one is a Pavilion G4.
Pavilion DV-6 Entertainment notebook (read large screen, decent graphics card and good CPU)
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
May 30, 2013 at 6:39 am
Brandie Tarvin (5/30/2013)
I'm not sure I would sacrifice the DVD drive for an SSD. I guess it depends on whether or not I could get stuff on my portable USB drives that I would normally get on DVD.What kind of HP do you have, Gail? My new one is a Pavilion G4.
If you would use the internal drive more than you'd use a dvd drive, get a usb dvd player. Rip most things you'd use to flash sticks (They're as large as 128G now) and use the dvd player for installs or ripping (if you don't have a desktop)
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