May 16, 2014 at 12:18 pm
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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
May 16, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Grant Fritchey (5/15/2014)
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I'm afraid, "he-who-shall-not-be-named" is back in the forums.I hope that I can behave well enough.
Who? Tom Marvolo Riddle?
You know, I think that was a great series of the genre. Just like I read the Tolkien series when I was in school, I wonder if, years from now, the Potter series will be looked at just as favorably.
Except the last book. By the gods that lady needed a good strong editor to tell her NO!
I gave up 1/3 of the way through book 6. Enjoyed the first four, later ones not so much.
Same problem Robert Jordan had with Wheel of Time. Dire need of a good, strong editor to overwrite his tendency to write verbosely.
Gail Shaw
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May 16, 2014 at 1:14 pm
GilaMonster (5/16/2014)
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I'm afraid, "he-who-shall-not-be-named" is back in the forums.I hope that I can behave well enough.
Who? Tom Marvolo Riddle?
You know, I think that was a great series of the genre. Just like I read the Tolkien series when I was in school, I wonder if, years from now, the Potter series will be looked at just as favorably.
Except the last book. By the gods that lady needed a good strong editor to tell her NO!
I gave up 1/3 of the way through book 6. Enjoyed the first four, later ones not so much.
Same problem Robert Jordan had with Wheel of Time. Dire need of a good, strong editor to overwrite his tendency to write verbosely.
Now he's dead and his series is still going on.
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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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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams
May 16, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Stefan Krzywicki (5/16/2014)
GilaMonster (5/16/2014)
Grant Fritchey (5/15/2014)
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SQLRNNR (5/14/2014)
Luis Cazares (5/14/2014)
I'm afraid, "he-who-shall-not-be-named" is back in the forums.I hope that I can behave well enough.
Who? Tom Marvolo Riddle?
You know, I think that was a great series of the genre. Just like I read the Tolkien series when I was in school, I wonder if, years from now, the Potter series will be looked at just as favorably.
Except the last book. By the gods that lady needed a good strong editor to tell her NO!
I gave up 1/3 of the way through book 6. Enjoyed the first four, later ones not so much.
Same problem Robert Jordan had with Wheel of Time. Dire need of a good, strong editor to overwrite his tendency to write verbosely.
Now he's dead and his series is still going on.
It was finished January last year.
What was, what will be, and what is,
may yet fall under the Shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
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 19, 2014 at 6:51 am
GilaMonster (5/16/2014)
It was finished January last year.The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass.What was, what will be, and what is,
may yet fall under the Shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
Thank you for clueing me into Leigh Butler's re-read Gail, gave me many hours of entertainment and saved me from reading the last three books when I just didn't have the time. I'll get to them someday maybe.
As for el Potter, what irked you so much Grant? Was it the fact they were lost in the woods (and whiny, oh so very whiny) for half the dead tree leaves between the bindings? Or did you just not like the story at that point?
Personally, I kind of enjoyed how it became excruciatingly obvious that although everyone was convinced it was about Harry, it was never really about Harry, he couldn't do squat on his own.
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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
May 19, 2014 at 6:55 am
jcrawf02 (5/19/2014)
As for el Potter, what irked you so much Grant? Was it the fact they were lost in the woods (and whiny, oh so very whiny) for half the dead tree leaves between the bindings? Or did you just not like the story at that point?Personally, I kind of enjoyed how it became excruciatingly obvious that although everyone was convinced it was about Harry, it was never really about Harry, he couldn't do squat on his own.
It was 200 pages of whining in the forest that did me in. It did nothing for the characters or the story. Someone should have cut it.
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May 19, 2014 at 6:59 am
GilaMonster (5/16/2014)
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I'm afraid, "he-who-shall-not-be-named" is back in the forums.I hope that I can behave well enough.
Who? Tom Marvolo Riddle?
You know, I think that was a great series of the genre. Just like I read the Tolkien series when I was in school, I wonder if, years from now, the Potter series will be looked at just as favorably.
Except the last book. By the gods that lady needed a good strong editor to tell her NO!
I gave up 1/3 of the way through book 6. Enjoyed the first four, later ones not so much.
Same problem Robert Jordan had with Wheel of Time. Dire need of a good, strong editor to overwrite his tendency to write verbosely.
Now he's dead and his series is still going on.
It was finished January last year.
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass.What was, what will be, and what is,
may yet fall under the Shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
Sorry, probably conflating it with the entire series being up for a Hugo this year, which I think is just weird.
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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
May 19, 2014 at 7:10 am
jcrawf02 (5/19/2014)
GilaMonster (5/16/2014)
It was finished January last year.The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass.What was, what will be, and what is,
may yet fall under the Shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
Thank you for clueing me into Leigh Butler's re-read Gail, gave me many hours of entertainment and saved me from reading the last three books when I just didn't have the time. I'll get to them someday maybe.
The last 4 (Knife of Dreams, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, Memory of Light) are well worth reading. They're way better than the previous few (books 7-10), some of (in my opinion) best parts of the entire series are in the last 3 (Rand on Dragonmount especially)
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 19, 2014 at 7:12 am
Grant Fritchey (5/19/2014)
jcrawf02 (5/19/2014)
As for el Potter, what irked you so much Grant? Was it the fact they were lost in the woods (and whiny, oh so very whiny) for half the dead tree leaves between the bindings? Or did you just not like the story at that point?Personally, I kind of enjoyed how it became excruciatingly obvious that although everyone was convinced it was about Harry, it was never really about Harry, he couldn't do squat on his own.
It was 200 pages of whining in the forest that did me in. It did nothing for the characters or the story. Someone should have cut it.
That's pretty much what did me in, just in book 6.
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 19, 2014 at 7:15 am
GilaMonster (5/19/2014)
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As for el Potter, what irked you so much Grant? Was it the fact they were lost in the woods (and whiny, oh so very whiny) for half the dead tree leaves between the bindings? Or did you just not like the story at that point?Personally, I kind of enjoyed how it became excruciatingly obvious that although everyone was convinced it was about Harry, it was never really about Harry, he couldn't do squat on his own.
It was 200 pages of whining in the forest that did me in. It did nothing for the characters or the story. Someone should have cut it.
That's pretty much what did me in, just in book 6.
The last two were hard going, really wanted someone to just slap Harry, very hard and repeatedly...
Rodders...
May 19, 2014 at 7:27 am
rodjkidd (5/19/2014)
GilaMonster (5/19/2014)
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As for el Potter, what irked you so much Grant? Was it the fact they were lost in the woods (and whiny, oh so very whiny) for half the dead tree leaves between the bindings? Or did you just not like the story at that point?Personally, I kind of enjoyed how it became excruciatingly obvious that although everyone was convinced it was about Harry, it was never really about Harry, he couldn't do squat on his own.
It was 200 pages of whining in the forest that did me in. It did nothing for the characters or the story. Someone should have cut it.
That's pretty much what did me in, just in book 6.
The last two were hard going, really wanted someone to just slap Harry, very hard and repeatedly...
Rodders...
Ah, about to same feeling I had with Frodo when reading Lord of The Rings.
Hurry up you slow whining hobbit!
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May 19, 2014 at 8:04 am
Grant Fritchey (5/19/2014)
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As for el Potter, what irked you so much Grant? Was it the fact they were lost in the woods (and whiny, oh so very whiny) for half the dead tree leaves between the bindings? Or did you just not like the story at that point?Personally, I kind of enjoyed how it became excruciatingly obvious that although everyone was convinced it was about Harry, it was never really about Harry, he couldn't do squat on his own.
It was 200 pages of whining in the forest that did me in. It did nothing for the characters or the story. Someone should have cut it.
So are you saying it read like a tech book?
Better yet, what if people just started throwing in a couple hundred pages of fiction (story form) into their SQL books?
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May 19, 2014 at 8:13 am
SQLRNNR (5/19/2014)
Better yet, what if people just started throwing in a couple hundred pages of fiction (story form) into their SQL books?
As in BOL :w00t:
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May 19, 2014 at 8:31 am
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Better yet, what if people just started throwing in a couple hundred pages of fiction (story form) into their SQL books?As in BOL :w00t:
I wish. BOL has been losing stuff, though it has become a mystery as I have to start guessing which category a DMV might be in to find it.
May 19, 2014 at 8:35 am
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Better yet, what if people just started throwing in a couple hundred pages of fiction (story form) into their SQL books?As in BOL :w00t:
I wish. BOL has been losing stuff, though it has become a mystery as I have to start guessing which category a DMV might be in to find it.
BOL is getting old and you know what they say is the second thing to go as you get older?
I forget what that is. 😉
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