October 2, 2013 at 8:53 am
So, just saw a story that indicates Tom Clancy may have passed away.
I quite enjoyed Red Storm Rising and Hunt for Red October. Sum of All Fears was OK, never did get into any of the other books.
October 2, 2013 at 8:59 am
jasona.work (10/2/2013)
So, just saw a story that indicates Tom Clancy may have passed away.I quite enjoyed Red Storm Rising and Hunt for Red October. Sum of All Fears was OK, never did get into any of the other books.
Yeah I had just heard the same news.
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October 2, 2013 at 9:46 am
Sean Lange (10/2/2013)
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Oh my. I hope that's not what they're teaching in "university" now. :sick:
If you have read any of the other posts by that person you would know that if they actually went to "university" they didn't learn anything.
I didn't notice it was the same person. :blink:
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October 2, 2013 at 7:59 pm
GilaMonster (10/2/2013)
Sean Lange (10/2/2013)
Jeff Moden (10/2/2013)
Koen Verbeeck (10/2/2013)
On topic:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1500646-1292-1.aspx
Oh my. I hope that's not what they're teaching in "university" now. :sick:
If you have read any of the other posts by that person you would know that if they actually went to "university" they didn't learn anything.
I didn't notice it was the same person. :blink:
I'm having difficulty deciding whether I should believe that he's incompetent and ignorant beond all belief or that he's just taking the piss out of us. Honestly, this last one is seems just very much like something I might like to do to describe something taught as serious IT at a certain well known University (a long way, in fact a few thousand miles west, from here: in prime-minister-ville in quakerland. It's far too coherent and meaningful to be a diagram of the recomended Prince2 dataflow between project components, and it clearly doesn't conform to the waterfall model (it's not purely linear). So there are plenty of things taught in respected academic institutions that are a good deal crazier than that. I hope that doesn't horrify you too much, Jeff; it used to really upset me that rubbish was being taught, until I decided to laugh instead of crying, so I think the hope you expressed is forlorn.
Tom
October 3, 2013 at 5:27 am
ARRRGGGGHHHH!
Why, oh, why do people keep perpetuating (or creating) myths about backups? And in an article about interview questions no less.
I wouldn't hire anyone who answered the first question here the way that the article has listed. I mean, seriously, since when do recovery models dictate retention? That is so totally a subjective measure that is decided by the individual shops, NOT by SQL Server.
#headdesk.
I know what the author probably thought he was saying, but seriously, the way it's phrased is way beyond the pale and will get so many people in trouble.
October 3, 2013 at 5:40 am
It was bad enough around here when it was just "furlough Fridays" or "furlough Mondays..."
But a furlough week? And the guy who would normally sit next to me (Oracle DBA) being out of the office for the moonth? And the servers are (so far) behaving themselves? And there's no one here who could approve a request to get a new VM stood up to replace an existing (at least I'd be able to work on installing SQL on it?)
I'm going to lose what little mind I've got...
October 3, 2013 at 5:41 am
GilaMonster (10/2/2013)
Sean Lange (10/2/2013)
Jeff Moden (10/2/2013)
Koen Verbeeck (10/2/2013)
On topic:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1500646-1292-1.aspx
Oh my. I hope that's not what they're teaching in "university" now. :sick:
If you have read any of the other posts by that person you would know that if they actually went to "university" they didn't learn anything.
I didn't notice it was the same person. :blink:
Okay...that's scary. Tom - I think you have it right when you decided to laugh instead of cry over the garbage being taught to kids in school.
October 3, 2013 at 5:41 am
Yeah, we might want to have a "Come to Odin" talk with Jeremy. This one for example:
...in order to keep the transaction log small...
No, no, no, no, f' no, no, no, no.
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October 3, 2013 at 5:45 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/3/2013)
ARRRGGGGHHHH!Why, oh, why do people keep perpetuating (or creating) myths about backups? And in an article about interview questions no less.
I wouldn't hire anyone who answered the first question here the way that the article has listed. I mean, seriously, since when do recovery models dictate retention? That is so totally a subjective measure that is decided by the individual shops, NOT by SQL Server.
#headdesk.
I know what the author probably thought he was saying, but seriously, the way it's phrased is way beyond the pale and will get so many people in trouble.
Oh, and the questions. "Post all questions for a DBA with 3+ years experience..." Really? Here's an idea. HAVE 3+ years experience and you ought to be able to answer those questions.
Have no fear, that sound you hear is my teeth grinding, not tectonic plates shifting.
"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
October 3, 2013 at 5:57 am
jasona.work (10/3/2013)
It was bad enough around here when it was just "furlough Fridays" or "furlough Mondays..."But a furlough week? And the guy who would normally sit next to me (Oracle DBA) being out of the office for the moonth? And the servers are (so far) behaving themselves? And there's no one here who could approve a request to get a new VM stood up to replace an existing (at least I'd be able to work on installing SQL on it?)
I'm going to lose what little mind I've got...
So it's deserted there, huh? I know my friend who works for the VA is still working. He's a normal, full-time employee and has very little doubt that he's being paid for his time. He's been through "shutdowns" several times before and isn't worried at all. The contractors, however, are nowhere to be seen. They're always the first to go.
October 3, 2013 at 6:08 am
Grant Fritchey (10/3/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (10/3/2013)
ARRRGGGGHHHH!Why, oh, why do people keep perpetuating (or creating) myths about backups? And in an article about interview questions no less.
I wouldn't hire anyone who answered the first question here the way that the article has listed. I mean, seriously, since when do recovery models dictate retention? That is so totally a subjective measure that is decided by the individual shops, NOT by SQL Server.
#headdesk.
I know what the author probably thought he was saying, but seriously, the way it's phrased is way beyond the pale and will get so many people in trouble.
Oh, and the questions. "Post all questions for a DBA with 3+ years experience..." Really? Here's an idea. HAVE 3+ years experience and you ought to be able to answer those questions.
Have no fear, that sound you hear is my teeth grinding, not tectonic plates shifting.
I posted 2 comments and then had to force myself away from the page before I tore the entire article apart. Not allowing myself to go back there until I calm down.
October 3, 2013 at 6:11 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/3/2013)
Grant Fritchey (10/3/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (10/3/2013)
ARRRGGGGHHHH!Why, oh, why do people keep perpetuating (or creating) myths about backups? And in an article about interview questions no less.
I wouldn't hire anyone who answered the first question here the way that the article has listed. I mean, seriously, since when do recovery models dictate retention? That is so totally a subjective measure that is decided by the individual shops, NOT by SQL Server.
#headdesk.
I know what the author probably thought he was saying, but seriously, the way it's phrased is way beyond the pale and will get so many people in trouble.
Oh, and the questions. "Post all questions for a DBA with 3+ years experience..." Really? Here's an idea. HAVE 3+ years experience and you ought to be able to answer those questions.
Have no fear, that sound you hear is my teeth grinding, not tectonic plates shifting.
I posted 2 comments and then had to force myself away from the page before I tore the entire article apart. Not allowing myself to go back there until I calm down.
October 3, 2013 at 6:16 am
Ed, your post doesn't actually have a reply from you in it. Just quoted text. @=)
October 3, 2013 at 6:18 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/3/2013)
Ed, your post doesn't actually have a reply from you in it. Just quoted text. @=)
It does, he cleverly concealed it.
I find I have to walk away sometimes, too. There are articles and posts that just aren't worth my eyes bleeding
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