February 2, 2017 at 7:18 am
Is it me or has there been more people using screen shots instead of actual text?
Another site I visit is really bad with it, but I notice it here also.
Personally I have trouble reading the pictures as I never remember how to magnify and do not want to spend a lot of time on a single post that may not be of interest.
February 2, 2017 at 7:21 am
djj - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:18 AMIs it me or has there been more people using screen shots instead of actual text?Another site I visit is really bad with it, but I notice it here also.
Personally I have trouble reading the pictures as I never remember how to magnify and do not want to spend a lot of time on a single post that may not be of interest.
The new forums are having a bit of trouble with the pictures and magnification at the moment. Or at least I don't think it's been fixed yet Supposedly you can just click on the picture and it magnifies, but some of us found it wasn't working.
February 2, 2017 at 8:26 am
Koen Verbeeck - Thursday, February 2, 2017 6:54 AMBrandie Tarvin - Thursday, February 2, 2017 6:44 AMYAY, Koen!The drinks are on you now, right?
Sure. At the table counter in the tent in the dessert.
I'm not drinking any alcohol this month btw, so it's only water 😉
More info: http://sqlkover.com/tourneeminerale2017/
Well done, Koen. Congratulations!
February 2, 2017 at 8:28 am
Brandie Tarvin - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:21 AMdjj - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:18 AMIs it me or has there been more people using screen shots instead of actual text?Another site I visit is really bad with it, but I notice it here also.
Personally I have trouble reading the pictures as I never remember how to magnify and do not want to spend a lot of time on a single post that may not be of interest.
The new forums are having a bit of trouble with the pictures and magnification at the moment. Or at least I don't think it's been fixed yet Supposedly you can just click on the picture and it magnifies, but some of us found it wasn't working.
Even if the pictures don't work, people should not be posting pictures of text instead of the text itself. That's a real pet peeve of mine. If people want help on a particular problem, there's no reason to make it difficult for people who want to help. I get this in work email occasionally and my reaction is to send it back for actual text instead of pictures. Sorry if I went off on a rant.
February 2, 2017 at 8:31 am
Ed Wagner - Thursday, February 2, 2017 8:28 AMEven if the pictures don't work, people should not be posting pictures of text instead of the text itself. That's a real pet peeve of mine. If people want help on a particular problem, there's no reason to make it difficult for people who want to help. I get this in work email occasionally and my reaction is to send it back for actual text instead of pictures. Sorry if I went off on a rant.
I know you're the only one that gets annoyed by it. When you get an image of "sample" data that has about 20 rows and 12 columns, the last thing I'm going to do is type that all out in SQL.
Also, congrats Koen!
Thom~
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February 2, 2017 at 9:07 am
Ed Wagner - Thursday, February 2, 2017 8:28 AMBrandie Tarvin - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:21 AMdjj - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:18 AMIs it me or has there been more people using screen shots instead of actual text?Another site I visit is really bad with it, but I notice it here also.
Personally I have trouble reading the pictures as I never remember how to magnify and do not want to spend a lot of time on a single post that may not be of interest.
The new forums are having a bit of trouble with the pictures and magnification at the moment. Or at least I don't think it's been fixed yet Supposedly you can just click on the picture and it magnifies, but some of us found it wasn't working.
Even if the pictures don't work, people should not be posting pictures of text instead of the text itself. That's a real pet peeve of mine. If people want help on a particular problem, there's no reason to make it difficult for people who want to help. I get this in work email occasionally and my reaction is to send it back for actual text instead of pictures. Sorry if I went off on a rant.
I know I just love getting screen caps of a few lines of green screen cobol with a here's the business logic for that question you asked me about. Someday I'll be in an exceptionally bad mood and send a random screen shot from somewhere in my ETL and say here's how your data's getting processed you figure it out.
February 2, 2017 at 9:13 am
Koen Verbeeck - Wednesday, February 1, 2017 3:03 PMHappy, delighted, humbled and overall gleeful to announce that I'm awarded the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award.
Yes, it's not January, April, July or October. Microsoft has changed the cycle for new MVP awardees to a monthly basis.
Renewal is now once a year at July.
Brilliant mate, keep up the good stuff!
😎
February 2, 2017 at 11:00 am
ZZartin - Thursday, February 2, 2017 9:07 AMEd Wagner - Thursday, February 2, 2017 8:28 AMBrandie Tarvin - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:21 AMdjj - Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:18 AMIs it me or has there been more people using screen shots instead of actual text?Another site I visit is really bad with it, but I notice it here also.
Personally I have trouble reading the pictures as I never remember how to magnify and do not want to spend a lot of time on a single post that may not be of interest.
The new forums are having a bit of trouble with the pictures and magnification at the moment. Or at least I don't think it's been fixed yet Supposedly you can just click on the picture and it magnifies, but some of us found it wasn't working.
Even if the pictures don't work, people should not be posting pictures of text instead of the text itself. That's a real pet peeve of mine. If people want help on a particular problem, there's no reason to make it difficult for people who want to help. I get this in work email occasionally and my reaction is to send it back for actual text instead of pictures. Sorry if I went off on a rant.
I know I just love getting screen caps of a few lines of green screen cobol with a here's the business logic for that question you asked me about. Someday I'll be in an exceptionally bad mood and send a random screen shot from somewhere in my ETL and say here's how your data's getting processed you figure it out.
I think the most frustrating is when people post pics of their query plans when asking about performance problems.
Drew
J. Drew Allen
Business Intelligence Analyst
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2017 at 4:45 am
Well half the company got notice of layoff yesterday, including yours truly.
I am to old for this!
So what job sites do people use these days?
February 3, 2017 at 4:57 am
Oh no! How much notice did you get, and where are you based?
February 3, 2017 at 5:04 am
Last day Feb 17. Do not know about severance package yet.
I am in central Ohio, and unfortunately would like to stay there (family).
February 3, 2017 at 5:08 am
djj - Friday, February 3, 2017 5:04 AMLast day Feb 17. Do not know about severance package yet.I am in central Ohio, and unfortunately would like to stay there (family).
Best of luck. I've been in a similar position, as I'm sure have many others here. For me, it ended up being an unexpected opportunity to emigrate and broaden my horizons. Hope that severance package is large enough to give you the time to move on in style.
The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.
Stan Laurel
February 3, 2017 at 5:14 am
djj - Friday, February 3, 2017 4:45 AMWell half the company got notice of layoff yesterday, including yours truly.
I am to old for this!
So what job sites do people use these days?
Sorry about that.
Dice.com is a good website. Also, you might want to check Allstate's website. The company is letting a lot of our computer people work from home with occasional travel to the head office (which is Chicago). So it wouldn't hurt for you to take a look.
EDIT: For those of you in Europe, we have a Belfast office too. And a Toronto office in Canada and I don't know where our India office is. Point is, depending on where a person is located and what job she gets, she might report closer to home than Chicago if she's working for Allstate.
February 3, 2017 at 5:35 am
djj - Friday, February 3, 2017 4:45 AMWell half the company got notice of layoff yesterday, including yours truly.
I am to old for this!
So what job sites do people use these days?
I'm sorry. That's a crap load to take on board right after major surgery.
Your age is just a number! Sod that. Remember what Jeff and others have said about attempting to recruit staff - you're lucky if any of the candidates can offer a means of getting the current date and time.
Get in there, and good luck.
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February 3, 2017 at 5:39 am
djj - Friday, February 3, 2017 5:04 AMLast day Feb 17. Do not know about severance package yet.I am in central Ohio, and unfortunately would like to stay there (family).
Sorry to hear about the bad news. I've faced it once myself and it wasn't fun.
Central Ohio...Are you close to Columbus? They've had SQL Saturday events in the past. Do you attend the PASS chapter meetings? Check out their site at http://columbus.sqlpass.org/ and take a look at the topic of the meeting on 2/9/2017. 😀
At normal chapter meetings here in Metro Detroit, companies sometimes make announcements that they're looking for people and recruiters frequently sponsor the meetings. They view it as a target-rich environment for them. The next Columbus meeting looks target-rich for you as well.
I really hope this helps.
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