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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 1

Beatrix Kiddo (8/26/2016)
would like to hear your Chinese restaurant recommendations ...
Go to Canal street. Face east. Turn right on Mott. Go down a block. Turn right. Thai restaurant on your right.
Hmm... :-).

Following those directions on Google maps, it shows a place claiming to be a chinese & vietnamese restaurant.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 2

Luis Cazares (8/26/2016)
Beatrix Kiddo (8/26/2016)
would like to hear your Chinese restaurant recommendations ...
Go to Canal street. Face east. Turn right on Mott. Go down a block. Turn right. Thai restaurant on your right.
Hmm... :-).
Following those directions on Google maps, it shows a place claiming to be a chinese & vietnamese restaurant.

Those Eastern dishes all look the same to me.

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Beatrix Kiddo SSC-Dedicated Points: 32407 More actions · Answer 3

Shame on you, Chris ;-). No chopsticks in Thailand for one thing.

Following those directions on Google maps, it shows a place claiming to be a chinese & vietnamese restaurant.

This is making me faintly hysterical.

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 4

Beatrix Kiddo (8/26/2016)
Shame on you, Chris ;-). No chopsticks in Thailand for one thing.
Following those directions on Google maps, it shows a place claiming to be a chinese & vietnamese restaurant.
This is making me faintly hysterical.

I heard a saying once - "You can get anything on Canal street." I guess it must be true.

So, enjoy them all. Have some Pho and Bon Mi, then some Pad Thai, then some Lo Mein. When done, roll yourself home. 😛

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 5

Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I posted a comment. I couldn't help it.

As did I. He's moderating the comments, so I bet that our comments never see the light of day.

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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 246987 More actions · Answer 6

Grant Fritchey (8/26/2016)
Phil Parkin (8/26/2016)
Steve Thompson-454462 (8/26/2016)
Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (8/25/2016)
Taking my girls (7 & 9) to New York this weekend, does anyone have a suggestion on what to do there for their age?
😎
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an entire Egyptian temple inside. That's one of my favorite places to take kids. Lots to see. My favorite in the same location is the arms & armor exhibit. Then there's all the real art. Lots to see and it's in AC (supposed to be somewhat around here this weekend). Across the park is the Natural History Museum. Who doesn't love dinosaurs?
I second Grant's ideas - my daughter's 10 and she loves both of those places (we live in Manhattan). There both right on Central Park which is a great place to just truck around.
She also likes both of these restaurants; IMO the food's not very good, but the the kids go for them:
Jekyll & Hyde Club (haunted house themed pub food)
Ninja (ninja themed Japanese food)
If you want to avoid the themed restaurants and focus just on good food, there are plenty of places to get great Chinese, Indian, Italian, Mexican. Let me know if you need any specific suggestions.
Hope you have a blast
Coincidentally, I'll be in NY next weekend and would like to hear your Chinese restaurant recommendations ...
Go to Canal street. Face east. Turn right on Mott. Go down a block. Turn right. Thai restaurant on your right. I don't know the address or the name, but I loved that place. They bring out sauces to the table so you can spice your own food. Great stuff.

Thank you, Grant. After reading the reviews, I find myself unable to focus on my piffling TFS issues. I need food now.

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 7

WayneS (8/26/2016)
Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I posted a comment. I couldn't help it.
As did I. He's moderating the comments, so I bet that our comments never see the light of day.

I'm not even sure if the comments section is real. It feels like publicity.

Luis C.
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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 8

Luis Cazares (8/26/2016)
WayneS (8/26/2016)
Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I posted a comment. I couldn't help it.
As did I. He's moderating the comments, so I bet that our comments never see the light of day.
I'm not even sure if the comments section is real. It feels like publicity.

I agree. I scrolled through several of their pages full of interview questions and every single comment was a glowing review and every single name is Indian. If those were real the names would have more nationalities represented.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 9

Beatrix Kiddo (8/26/2016)
Shame on you, Chris ;-). No chopsticks in Thailand for one thing.
Following those directions on Google maps, it shows a place claiming to be a chinese & vietnamese restaurant.
This is making me faintly hysterical.

This talk of food, is it home time yet? Almost. We have a box of booze on the boss's desk. Rare rums & whiskies and some stonkingly good rioja. None of my colleagues had ever tasted a sticky so I bought a bottle of this at lunchtime, for them to try. They loved it 😀

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For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 10

I know where 5 Threadizens are going to be on Oct 24th, 2016. How many are going to join us?

Wayne
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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!

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Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Steve Thompson-454462 SSCrazy Points: 2624 More actions · Answer 11

Phil Parkin (8/26/2016)

Coincidentally, I'll be in NY next weekend and would like to hear your Chinese restaurant recommendations ...

My go to is Wo Hop at 17 Mott Street (the downstairs one, not the upstairs). The place is a bit of a dive but the food is fantastic: best dumplings | sesame noodles | Singapore noodles in the city. Been going there for 25 years and still love it.

It's best as a late night place; if you go around normal dinner time (say 6-8) there will be a line; so if you find yourself with a hankering after a few pints it's ideal.

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 12

Ed Wagner (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I didn't make it the whole way through, but I think most of them are horrible. I find it ironic that they can't spell the word "cache" and this is supposed to be authoritative. Based on my nausea with the answers, I must be completely unqualified.

Buffer Cash - that's winnings at the Black Jack table.

Hard to say why that would be in an interview.

Unless the DBA job is for a casino.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398909 More actions · Answer 13

WayneS (8/26/2016)
Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I posted a comment. I couldn't help it.
As did I. He's moderating the comments, so I bet that our comments never see the light of day.

Yeah, pretty clearly. Ah well. I wrote a very helpful comment too. It wasn't attacking or negative. It just pointed out that possibly a little further research was in order.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

WayneS (8/26/2016)
Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I posted a comment. I couldn't help it.
As did I. He's moderating the comments, so I bet that our comments never see the light of day.

I tried to leave a comment too. - No Dice!

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 15

SQLRNNR (8/26/2016)
WayneS (8/26/2016)
Grant Fritchey (8/25/2016)
Lynn Pettis (8/25/2016)
Got to the following from a LinkedIn email. Not sure about a few of the answers.
https://intellipaat.com/interview-question/sql-interview-questions/
I posted a comment. I couldn't help it.
As did I. He's moderating the comments, so I bet that our comments never see the light of day.
I tried to leave a comment too. - No Dice!

I'm tempted to leave a positive comment, just to check if any comments would be eventually posted.

The only problem, is that I don't want to spend more time on that site.

Luis C.
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Are you seriously taking the advice and code from someone from the internet without testing it? Do you at least understand it? Or can it easily kill your server?

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