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Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 1

Jeff Moden (7/11/2015)
Can't speak to that for sure but I believe I have the worst example of them all. My sweetie talks to me and I still can't figure out what she actually wants me to do. It also appears that the translation changes over time because I'll finally get it right and then, a month later when asked to do the same thing and I do it the "right way" according to her last approval, it's no longer right. 😛

Makes me smile as I'm there every day. We speak three languages in the house, all three are "native" to some members of the household, some more than others. Getting it "right" is an never ending story, the flaws of machine translation don't even begin to reach it:-)

😎

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (7/11/2015)
Kind of irked this morning. Found out this morning that the SQL Saturday call for speakers in Orlando closed after only a week.
Usually the call for speakers is open for a lot longer than that, and I had month end and server install stuff to do, so I hadn't gotten around to submitting my sessions yet.
Oh, well. I guess I'm not submitting at all.

Whoa - seriously?

I guess I won't be doing Orlando this year.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 3

I see the agenda for SQL in the City has been published...

I wonder if Grant wrote his title at the start of last week?

"A partly cloudy future"

BTW I got to be his guest at Redgate central on Friday. Grant was a little surprised when reception got in touch with him and said he had a visitor - hehe.

Got to hang out with the Grant and his family, who are a great bunch. Had a fun time. And they survived me dropped them off at their hotel. :w00t:

So in other news, I was asked to be on the organising committee for SQL Sat Southampton, and we had our first meeting the night before. So I did do a spot of official business while I was there... But I had arranged to go before I knew about meeting the night before 😀

Rodders...

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!

Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

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

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19254 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

Congratulations indeed.

Steve Hall
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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

Huge congrats Gail!

-- Gianluca Sartori

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 7

BrainDonor (7/13/2015)
GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony
Congratulations indeed.

Whoop, Whoop!

Rodders...

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004365 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

Outstanding, Gail!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 9

SQLRNNR (7/11/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (7/11/2015)
Kind of irked this morning. Found out this morning that the SQL Saturday call for speakers in Orlando closed after only a week.
Usually the call for speakers is open for a lot longer than that, and I had month end and server install stuff to do, so I hadn't gotten around to submitting my sessions yet.
Oh, well. I guess I'm not submitting at all.
Whoa - seriously?
I guess I won't be doing Orlando this year.

Seriously, according to the email I got on Friday, which arrived right after I'd left work for the day.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 10

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

YAY!

What is the degree in?

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

Brandie Tarvin (7/13/2015)
GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony
YAY!
What is the degree in?

M.Sc (Computer Science)

Dissertation was on AI.

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

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

Congrats again!

Need an answer? No, you need a question
My blog at https://sqlkover.com.
MCSE Business Intelligence - Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 13

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (7/13/2015)
GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony
YAY!
What is the degree in?
M.Sc (Computer Science)
Dissertation was on AI.

I took AI as an optional class. It was quite boring, but that had more to do with the professor than with the actual field.

Such a shame how uninspired teachers can ruin an interesting subject.

Need an answer? No, you need a question
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MCSE Business Intelligence - Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 14

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (7/13/2015)
GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony
YAY!
What is the degree in?
M.Sc (Computer Science)
Dissertation was on AI.

Congratulations!

😎

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (7/13/2015)
Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. You have complied with the requirements prescribed for your degree, and are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony

Awesome Gail. Congratulations.

What's your next step?

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2