Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • TomThomson (9/3/2015)


    Ed Wagner (9/3/2015)


    I would definitely attend your presentation on DBCC Timewarp. However, given the topic, expect some serious heckling. 😉

    Those who have never heard of it will sit there in stunned silence with their mouths hanging open. Take pictures.

    Well, here's a nice misquotation to fit that situation:

    Well bred DBAs think it rude

    to show their tonsils in the nude.

    I wonder how many threadites can recognise the source..

    Are we quoting Saints;-)

    😎

  • TomThomson (9/3/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/3/2015)


    Grant Fritchey (9/3/2015)


    Another funny one today. Provided a DMV and a link to the documentation. I was asked "Is that real?"

    Nope. Just faked out the entire MSDN web site to pull a prank.

    Maybe I've been on the forums too much.

    Shall we get started on the MSDN page for DBCC TimeWarp? 😀

    No point. every time it's finished someone uses he doc to find out how use the tool to eliminate its doc so that they are the only person with the full documentation (or, when the tech authors are lookig for revenge, "the fool documentation").

    That should find its way into the presentation in 2017.

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  • Has anyone seen the Crystal ball?

    😎

  • Eirikur Eiriksson (9/3/2015)


    Has anyone seen the Crystal ball?

    😎

    Given what you were given, I think you did pretty well. If you nailed it, then we know who has the crystal ball.

  • Ed Wagner (9/3/2015)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (9/3/2015)


    Has anyone seen the Crystal ball?

    😎

    Given what you were given, I think you did pretty well. If you nailed it, then we know who has the crystal ball.

    Don't have the crystal ball unfortunately but working on some BI/MI so this looked relatively straight forward:-P

    😎

  • Ed Wagner (9/3/2015)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (9/3/2015)


    Has anyone seen the Crystal ball?

    😎

    Given what you were given, I think you did pretty well. If you nailed it, then we know who has the crystal ball.

    Should have made a bet Ed :-D, got this back

    😎

    Thanks a lot..it really helped me..It solved my issue

  • Eirikur Eiriksson (9/4/2015)


    Ed Wagner (9/3/2015)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (9/3/2015)


    Has anyone seen the Crystal ball?

    😎

    Given what you were given, I think you did pretty well. If you nailed it, then we know who has the crystal ball.

    Should have made a bet Ed :-D, got this back

    😎

    Thanks a lot..it really helped me..It solved my issue

    At least they acknowledged your effort.

  • I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

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  • Brandie Tarvin (9/4/2015)


    I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

    Not sure how I would describe table contention, but I like how you put it.

    Looking at: "One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything." "

    hmmm. So they think they're better than others? 😀



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  • Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/4/2015)


    I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

    Not sure how I would describe table contention, but I like how you put it.

    Looking at: "One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything." "

    hmmm. So they think they're better than others? 😀

    I read a different and probably for more cynical way. I read it as, "we wrote that report so it is useless anyway". 😀

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  • Brandie,

    I like that analogy, I may have to borrow sometime 🙂

    Rodders...

  • Sean Lange (9/4/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/4/2015)


    I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

    Not sure how I would describe table contention, but I like how you put it.

    Looking at: "One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything." "

    hmmm. So they think they're better than others? 😀

    I read a different and probably for more cynical way. I read it as, "we wrote that report so it is useless anyway". 😀

    Well, another thought that crossed my mind was: 'Oh. So YOU'RE the ones that wrote that report." 🙂



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  • Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Sean Lange (9/4/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/4/2015)


    I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

    Not sure how I would describe table contention, but I like how you put it.

    Looking at: "One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything." "

    hmmm. So they think they're better than others? 😀

    I read a different and probably for more cynical way. I read it as, "we wrote that report so it is useless anyway". 😀

    Well, another thought that crossed my mind was: 'Oh. So YOU'RE the ones that wrote that report." 🙂

    Or, "Oh, so you're the ones with your heads up your butt."

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  • SQLRNNR (9/4/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Sean Lange (9/4/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/4/2015)


    I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

    Not sure how I would describe table contention, but I like how you put it.

    Looking at: "One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything." "

    hmmm. So they think they're better than others? 😀

    I read a different and probably for more cynical way. I read it as, "we wrote that report so it is useless anyway". 😀

    Well, another thought that crossed my mind was: 'Oh. So YOU'RE the ones that wrote that report." 🙂

    Or, "Oh, so you're the ones with your heads up your butt."

    Yes, and not only that, John has his head so far up Tom's butt that he can see Larry's feet! 😀



    Alvin Ramard
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  • Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    SQLRNNR (9/4/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Sean Lange (9/4/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (9/4/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/4/2015)


    I just came up with the great "customer friendly" metaphor for table contention.

    One business unit wants to know why production report X was timing out, so I went around asking different teams for the names of reports that they might have been running around the same time. One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything."

    My response was, "I'm just trying to figure out if the problem was caused by one big thing or a bunch of little things: Like everyone trying to reach into the same narrow-neck candy jar at the same time to get that Reese's Pieces on top, only no one can grab it because no one can get their hand through the neck."

    Now it's got me thinking, how have you described table contention to non-IT people?

    Not sure how I would describe table contention, but I like how you put it.

    Looking at: "One team said "but this is a report we designed ourselves, so I doubt it did anything." "

    hmmm. So they think they're better than others? 😀

    I read a different and probably for more cynical way. I read it as, "we wrote that report so it is useless anyway". 😀

    Well, another thought that crossed my mind was: 'Oh. So YOU'RE the ones that wrote that report." 🙂

    Or, "Oh, so you're the ones with your heads up your butt."

    Yes, and not only that, John has his head so far up Tom's butt that he can see Larry's feet! 😀

    And there my friends is table contention! :w00t:

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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