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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (8/14/2009)
BTW... how did you know the tower number?
See attachment. That's the connection software that the modem uses (bloody irritating that it's needed)

Cool... thanks. BWAA-HAAA!!! I was worried about you... I thought maybe you got really, really bored and had nothing better to do than walk around looking for pole numbers on towers. 😛

--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)

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

Steve Jones - Editor (8/15/2009)
I sometimes think people are trying hard to build a reputation by answering, and don't want to read. They want to just throw something out there.

Throw stuff at the wall, see what sticks.

Wish people would realise that useless answers damage reputation not build it.

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

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - Editor (8/15/2009)
I sometimes think people are trying hard to build a reputation by answering, and don't want to read. They want to just throw something out there.

Man, do I ever agree with that... that same attitude makes for bad code and POS articles and it seems to be becoming more and more prevalent especially on some folks blogs. What's really cool about many of these blogs and articles is that it does in fact make it easier on employers. Think of the pre-interview conversations...

Manager: "Ok, have you Googled all the candidates?"

On site DBA: "Yep."

Manager: "Ok, let's start with candidate #1."

On site DBA: "Shouldn't be allowed to use a computer nor talk to humans. The blogs were full of spelling errors and really bad grammar. You could tell he was in a hurry and paid no attention to detail. He just wanted to put something out there."

Manager: "How about #2?"

On site DBA: "It's ironic that you said that. He's a real POS... his attitude on his blog is arrogant and very condescending while most of his code violated all common sense and best practices. I also Googled some phrases from his blog and determined that he stole articles from the internet and posted them on his blog as his own."

Manager: "Wow. Ok, how about candidate #3?"

On site DBA: "Needs severe mental health counseling. Blogged about how to plant "bombs" in the code so that if she got fired, things would either stop working or data would be destroyed. Her discussions about her personal life were also startling. We should report her to the FBI because I think she might be a terrorist."

Manager: "#4?"

On site DBA: "I had some of the developers take a look at his code on his blog and the advice he gave in two articles he wrote. We've coined a new term for people like this guy. 'MOROFF'"

Manger: "Moroff?"

On site DBA: "Yep... he's a real moron except his code and conjectures were 'more off' than on."

Manager: "#5!!???"

On site DBA: "Let's schedule an interview for this guy. His resume was well written, had no spelling errors, and he cited examples of some of the major improvements he made in previous environments in a rather matter-of-fact way. He doesn't have a blog but the handful of articles he published were also well written, the code examples were well done, appropriate for the task, and easy to read. He did make a mistake here and there but took the criticism offered in the discussions that followed very well and made corrections. He appears to be confident, detail oriented, and yet he gives the impression of being appropriately humble and cooperative without being a milk-sop that would simply give in to bad users requests. Some of the things he said in both his resume and in his articles shows the he thinks that protection of the data is paramount even if it means occasionally defying the team by saying "NO" and he did so without arrogance. I think the developers would like him and I think I could work with him very easily.

Manager: "We really need to speed this up... I'm running out of time. #6?"

On site DBA: "Terrorist."

Manager: "#7?"

On site DBA: "Bully."

Manager: "#8?"

On site DBA: "Moroff."

Manager: "#9?"

On site DBA: "Interview."

Manager: "#10?"

On site DBA: "Milk-sop."

Manager: "#11?"

On site DBA: "Lazy sot."

Manager: "#12?"

On site DBA: "Can't actually spell SQL."

...

Yeah... I love people's blogs... 😛

--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)

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

Jeff Moden (8/15/2009)
Yeah... I love people's blogs... 😛

Ok, now I'm worried....

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

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (8/15/2009)
Why don't people read questions before answering?
Question: How do I recover data that was lost? I have no backups.
Answer: Restore your full backup to another system... etc...

I think I found the thread you were referencing, Gail. You'd think someone with the alphabet soup following his name would know better.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
You'd think someone with the alphabet soup following his name would know better.

Yes, you would.... Especially the one that reads 'MCT'

I've corrected him elsewhere also today. I'm just waiting for one of these people with Alphabet soup to call me on my credentials when that happens.... *evil:-D*

p.s. he PM'd me earlier to say 'hi'

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

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (8/15/2009)
Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
You'd think someone with the alphabet soup following his name would know better.
Yes, you would.... Especially the one that reads 'MCT'
I've corrected him elsewhere also today. I'm just waiting for one of these people with Alphabet soup to call me on my credentials when that happens.... *evil:-D*
p.s. he PM'd me earlier to say 'hi'

Yea, I caught that thread also, regarding passwords iirc.

Matt Miller (4) SSC Guru Points: 124210 More actions · Answer 8

Grant Fritchey (8/14/2009)
Kit G (8/13/2009)
Bob Hovious (8/13/2009)
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Does one even dare ask for a translation? Or just hit the fire button the 105mm pork chop cannons?
FFE!

nd rpt nd rpt nd rpt

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Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?

Ian Scarlett SSC-Insane Points: 23197 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (8/15/2009)
Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
You'd think someone with the alphabet soup following his name would know better.
Yes, you would.... Especially the one that reads 'MCT'
I've corrected him elsewhere also today. I'm just waiting for one of these people with Alphabet soup to call me on my credentials when that happens.... *evil:-D*
p.s. he PM'd me earlier to say 'hi'

Could this be the same person... right name, right country, right city. Mighty talented if it is... all those skills in addition to SQL Server.

http://www.getafreelancer.com/users/244626.html

D.Oc SSCrazy Points: 2875 More actions · Answer 10

Jeff Moden (8/15/2009)
Yeah... I love people's blogs... 😛

Jeff, it appears you are very popular among article stealers 😛

NFL finally started, it's preseason I know, better than nothing 🙂

NFL two minutes warning

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"It takes 15 minutes to learn the game and a lifetime to master"
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality."

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

Ian Scarlett (8/15/2009)
Mighty talented if it is... all those skills in addition to SQL Server.
http://www.getafreelancer.com/users/244626.html

Heh. If I wasn't too fussed about the definition of 'expertise' , I could list Pascal, Java, C++, C#, javascript, VBScript and VB as 'areas of expertise'. I'd need a manual to write 'Hello World' in most of them, but when did that ever mean anything?

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

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (8/15/2009)
Jeff Moden (8/15/2009)
Yeah... I love people's blogs... 😛
Ok, now I'm worried....

Heh... please don't be. Your blogs are the epitome of what every DBA and database consultant should strive for and you would definitely fall into the "Interview" category except I don't always cotton to hiring someone smarter than me. 😉

--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)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 13

Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
GilaMonster (8/15/2009)
Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
You'd think someone with the alphabet soup following his name would know better.
Yes, you would.... Especially the one that reads 'MCT'
I've corrected him elsewhere also today. I'm just waiting for one of these people with Alphabet soup to call me on my credentials when that happens.... *evil:-D*
p.s. he PM'd me earlier to say 'hi'
Yea, I caught that thread also, regarding passwords iirc.

Heh... ok guys... cough it up. I want to see it, too! 😛

--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)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 14

D.Oc (8/15/2009)
Jeff, it appears you are very popular among article stealers 😛

Ugh! So it would seem. BWAA-HAAA!!! I've gotta look at the bright side though... apparently they thought it was good enough to steal. :hehe: Like Grant implied earlier, maybe it'll become a badge of honor and start showing up job applications and personality tests. 😛

Section# 37:

1. How many times have one or more of your articles been plagurized or stolen in the last year?___________ Last 5 years?__________

2. If you answered question 1 with other than "0", how many average pork chops did you use to correct each infringment?___________ Of those, how many died due to pork poisoning?_________ Were their any survivors?___________ If yes, have you made it so they'll never work in the United States nor ever recieve an MVP award anywhere in the world?____________

--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)

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden (8/15/2009)
Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
GilaMonster (8/15/2009)
Lynn Pettis (8/15/2009)
You'd think someone with the alphabet soup following his name would know better.
Yes, you would.... Especially the one that reads 'MCT'
I've corrected him elsewhere also today. I'm just waiting for one of these people with Alphabet soup to call me on my credentials when that happens.... *evil:-D*
p.s. he PM'd me earlier to say 'hi'
Yea, I caught that thread also, regarding passwords iirc.
Heh... ok guys... cough it up. I want to see it, too! 😛

Okay, here and here.