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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

Jeff Moden - Wednesday, December 7, 2016 7:02 AM
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Huzzah for Dwain. Dwain was a great person.

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Koen Verbeeck - Wednesday, February 1, 2017 3:03 PM
Happy, 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.

Congrats

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Lynn Pettis - Friday, February 24, 2017 1:19 PM
On something completely different, I was just looking at an internal database built by a developer. If I posted this database schema here you would see Mr. Celko galloping in on his white horse. Every table has a primary key with the name "id".
Actually, I can see his point on this one as I am looking at this database.

GAH. That one is my pet peeve. I've actually yelled at developers (regular, report, and BI) for pulling this crap.

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

As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.

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Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:22 AM
As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.

I have a client that insists on doing these hoaxes 2-3 times a week. It is rather annoying and everybody has started to ignore them.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 6

SQLRNNR - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:35 AM
Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:22 AM
As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.
I have a client that insists on doing these hoaxes 2-3 times a week. It is rather annoying and everybody has started to ignore them.

And when it really happens no one will believe it at first.

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 7

Lynn Pettis - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:37 AM
SQLRNNR - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:35 AM
Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:22 AM
As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.
I have a client that insists on doing these hoaxes 2-3 times a week. It is rather annoying and everybody has started to ignore them.
And when it really happens no one will believe it at first.

Couldn't help it
😎

Image result for cry wolf

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Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:47 AM
Lynn Pettis - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:37 AM
SQLRNNR - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:35 AM
Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:22 AM
As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.
I have a client that insists on doing these hoaxes 2-3 times a week. It is rather annoying and everybody has started to ignore them.
And when it really happens no one will believe it at first.
Couldn't help it
😎

Well, crying wolf does desensitize people to it. It's sad.

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Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 9

Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:55 AM
Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:47 AM
Lynn Pettis - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:37 AM
SQLRNNR - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:35 AM
Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:22 AM
As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.
I have a client that insists on doing these hoaxes 2-3 times a week. It is rather annoying and everybody has started to ignore them.
And when it really happens no one will believe it at first.
Couldn't help it
😎
Well, crying wolf does desensitize people to it. It's sad.

Currently in the old country
REPLACE(CURRENT.NEWS,"BREXIT","WOLF")
and it all becomes very familiar
😎

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Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:55 AM
Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:47 AM
Lynn Pettis - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:37 AM
SQLRNNR - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:35 AM
Ed Wagner - Monday, February 27, 2017 9:22 AM
As if the hacks and breaches aren't enough, now we have employees pulling a hoax. https://www.mema.org/hacking-hoax-tests-security-protocols.
I have a client that insists on doing these hoaxes 2-3 times a week. It is rather annoying and everybody has started to ignore them.
And when it really happens no one will believe it at first.
Couldn't help it
😎
Well, crying wolf does desensitize people to it. It's sad.

Precisely. It's rather frustrating. It is generally agreed that what he is doing is not helping anybody.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50117 More actions · Answer 11

So, it's packzi day, fat Tuesday...

Amazing that a lump of fried dough the size of your fist and filled with jelly or crème can be so bad for you but taste so darn good...
If I wanted to be greedy I go grab a second one off our conference table...

Of course, then the sugar would put me out like a light for the rest of the day, or at least make me less useful then usual...
🙂

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 12

jasona.work - Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:37 AM
So, it's packzi day, fat Tuesday...
Amazing that a lump of fried dough the size of your fist and filled with jelly or crÃ¨me can be so bad for you but taste so darn good...
If I wanted to be greedy I go grab a second one off our conference table...
Of course, then the sugar would put me out like a light for the rest of the day, or at least make me less useful then usual...
🙂

They're loaded with fat and calories and terrible for you, but they sure are good. I remember how I felt after having several one year. :sick:

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 13

jasona.work - Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:37 AM
So, it's packzi day, fat Tuesday...
Amazing that a lump of fried dough the size of your fist and filled with jelly or crÃ¨me can be so bad for you but taste so darn good...
If I wanted to be greedy I go grab a second one off our conference table...
Of course, then the sugar would put me out like a light for the rest of the day, or at least make me less useful then usual...
🙂

Did you bring enough to share with the rest of The Thread?

If not, shame on you.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 14

jasona.work - Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:37 AM
So, it's packzi day, fat Tuesday...
Amazing that a lump of fried dough the size of your fist and filled with jelly or crÃ¨me can be so bad for you but taste so darn good...
If I wanted to be greedy I go grab a second one off our conference table...
Of course, then the sugar would put me out like a light for the rest of the day, or at least make me less useful then usual...
🙂

Now I want koeksisters.

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We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster - Tuesday, February 28, 2017 6:26 AM
jasona.work - Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:37 AM
So, it's packzi day, fat Tuesday...
Amazing that a lump of fried dough the size of your fist and filled with jelly or crÃ¨me can be so bad for you but taste so darn good...
If I wanted to be greedy I go grab a second one off our conference table...
Of course, then the sugar would put me out like a light for the rest of the day, or at least make me less useful then usual...
🙂
Now I want koeksisters.

I just looked that up. NOM!

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