February 25, 2015 at 4:43 am
Lynn Pettis (2/24/2015)
RedGate SQL Backup is stable once we go through the manual licensing steps. Unfortunately SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare seem to get lost at times and have to be relicensed to work because we can suddenly get the message that your trail has expired.
Wait. Trails expire? Nobody told me that when I went hiking in the Olympic National Park last week!
Damn. I'm glad none of them expired while I was out there. I might have gotten lost before I got back to civilization...
Or did you mean "trial"? @=)
February 25, 2015 at 5:12 am
dwain.c (2/24/2015)
And now for all of you conspiracy buffs:That is the most fascinating thing I've read in a long, long time.
Wow. That is interesting. And now I'm getting more story ideas.
February 25, 2015 at 5:14 am
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.
I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
February 25, 2015 at 5:22 am
Currently reading "Treason" by Orson Scott Card. The book talks about humans that have different abilities. May not be exactly what you are looking for.
Interesting forward as it talks about rewrites.
February 25, 2015 at 5:33 am
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
Most of the works by Philip K. Dick, but especially "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep."
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February 25, 2015 at 6:14 am
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
Iain M Banks' Culture novels
I'm a DBA.
I'm not paid to solve problems. I'm paid to prevent them.
February 25, 2015 at 6:55 am
andrew gothard (2/25/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
Iain M Banks' Culture novels
Seconded. Even some of his non-Culture novels, particularly Against A Dark Background.
February 25, 2015 at 9:04 am
A touch more fantasy, but Hicks series on aliens that are similar to humans: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005S0WJ7Y/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
Also the Doom Star series by Heppner, an evolution of humans http://www.amazon.com/Star-Soldier-Doom-1-ebook/dp/B003SNJVH4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1424880277&sr=1-1&keywords=heppner+doom+star
February 25, 2015 at 11:39 am
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
SF? Caves of Steel, Automatic Detective, Star Trek, Star Wars
Fantasy? Anything with elves, dwarves, etc...
Comics? Anything with Mutants, Inhumans, Aliens etc...
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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams
February 25, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Jeff Moden (2/24/2015)
Just curious... does anyone use RedGate Compare to promote code from Dev to Staging to Prod? Looking for both positive and negative comments on experiences. Thanks folks.
Jeff,
We have over 70 user databases where all objects have to be the same (the data is main difference)*. One day we found an issue where some objects hadn't been updated correctly, but the issue wasn't with every database. Instead of going through each database one-at-a-time, we ran SQL Compare on each using our 'template' database (no data, just all the objects that need to be on each database....kinda like model). SQL Compare let us fix the databases quicker than we could have done manually.
Would I use it again? Absolutely.
Would I recommend it to others? Absolutely.
I've even used SQL Data Compare and am happy with it also.
*this is in the health care world, so the data cannot be 'in one database'.
-SQLBill
February 25, 2015 at 1:18 pm
djj (2/25/2015)
Currently reading "Treason" by Orson Scott Card. The book talks about humans that have different abilities. May not be exactly what you are looking for.Interesting forward as it talks about rewrites.
Excellent book in my opinion. I've worn out 3 versions of it and going to get it on my Kindle so I don't wear out anymore. It started as "A Planet Called Treason".
-SQLBill
February 25, 2015 at 1:23 pm
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
Thanks for letting us know you write other than SQL Server related stuff. Just looked you up on Amazon and got "A Child's Eyes and Other Stories" which you have written for.
-SQLBill
February 25, 2015 at 1:52 pm
SQLBill (2/25/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
Thanks for letting us know you write other than SQL Server related stuff. Just looked you up on Amazon and got "A Child's Eyes and Other Stories" which you have written for.
-SQLBill
Check the sig lines at the bottom of her post. She lists a bunch of her writing there, plus her blog.
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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
February 25, 2015 at 1:53 pm
SQLBill (2/25/2015)
Jeff Moden (2/24/2015)
Just curious... does anyone use RedGate Compare to promote code from Dev to Staging to Prod? Looking for both positive and negative comments on experiences. Thanks folks.Jeff,
We have over 70 user databases where all objects have to be the same (the data is main difference)*. One day we found an issue where some objects hadn't been updated correctly, but the issue wasn't with every database. Instead of going through each database one-at-a-time, we ran SQL Compare on each using our 'template' database (no data, just all the objects that need to be on each database....kinda like model). SQL Compare let us fix the databases quicker than we could have done manually.
Would I use it again? Absolutely.
Would I recommend it to others? Absolutely.
I've even used SQL Data Compare and am happy with it also.
*this is in the health care world, so the data cannot be 'in one database'.
-SQLBill
That's a great use of RedGate Compare. I've done similar in the past.
But, my real question is about promoting code from Dev to Staging to Prod. Do you generally use RedGate Compare to promote code from one environment to another?
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
February 25, 2015 at 1:56 pm
Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
The "Alien" series of movies had a dandy couple of androids and you can't leave out the "newer" series from Battlestar Galactica where the many of the Cylons were very human-like, indeed.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
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