October 28, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Bob Hovious 24601 (10/28/2009)
Grrrrrrrrrrr.... I can't get my mind back on work. Oldies tunes keep running through my head.Some people call me the SQL Cowboy.
Some people call me the Gangsta of Joins.
Nobody has ever called me "Maurice" though....
Okay, figured it out
Steve Miller !
October 28, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I'm a picker... I'm a grinner...
I use CURSORs... I'm a sinner.... 😉
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
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October 28, 2009 at 9:38 pm
I may be a joker - but definitely don't fit the rest of criteria
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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October 28, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I didn't go there either, Jason.
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
October 28, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Bob Hovious 24601 (10/28/2009)
I didn't go there either, Jason.
Nope - I did. It was worth a laugh.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
October 28, 2009 at 10:16 pm
dbl post
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
October 28, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Roy Ernest (10/28/2009)
I got into an accident yesterday. A four car pile up. Thankfully no one got hurt bad. My whole body is sore. Hit my chest badly on the steering wheel. No broken bones.. 🙂 My car is damaged very badly. The car wont even start now.
Wow... I'm glad you're ok, Roy. I've gotta ask though... were you wearing you setbelt?
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
October 29, 2009 at 12:43 am
Bob Hovious 24601 (10/28/2009)
Gail, can I get your autograph if I buy a copy? (I'm buying one anyway, but hey.)
Come to the launch event[/url], you'll find most of the authors there (not all are coming to the PASS conference) and you can collect autographs.
There's going to be a lot of signing. Many of the authors have indicated that they want to get their copies autographed.
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
October 29, 2009 at 1:32 am
CirquedeSQLeil (10/28/2009)
Anybody know anything more about it, opinions or otherwise?
Some background first.
Project was started late last year, it was open to all MVPs (regardless of technical speciality) providing they wrote about SQL Server. It kinda went on hold when one of the editors had family problems and the other was travelling extensively.
All chapters are 6-10 pages long, self-contained, on a topic of the author's choice.
Of the chapters that I've read, all are interesting and well written. There will be source code available for the chapters where that's relevant. My opinion of the book is that it is almost a must-read.
If you're going to buy the book (and you won't be at the PASS conference), then rather order from the Manning website than from Amazon. More goes to charity. Also, as an incentive, there's a standing discount code that you can use to get the book for 40% off. sqldeep40
As a perhaps amusing aside, I spoke with my boss yesterday. He's already ordered 3 copies and is planning to order 8 more. Odd because he's into Biztalk, not SQL. Apparently the plan is to give them away to clients/potential clients.
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
October 29, 2009 at 2:03 am
Roy Ernest (10/28/2009)
I got into an accident yesterday. A four car pile up. Thankfully no one got hurt bad. My whole body is sore. Hit my chest badly on the steering wheel. No broken bones.. 🙂 My car is damaged very badly. The car wont even start now.
Glad to hear you're okay, Roy.
Cars can be fixed or substituted, people cannot.
-- Gianluca Sartori
October 29, 2009 at 2:08 am
From a conversation yesterday about one of our vendor apps that moves way too much data across the network "That app isn't a fat client, it's a morbidly obese client"
October 29, 2009 at 4:33 am
Bob Hovious 24601 (10/28/2009)
Gail, can I get your autograph if I buy a copy? (I'm buying one anyway, but hey.)Come to think of it, I need to get Grant's too.
Jeff is a work in progress.
Any other authors in the Thread?
We're doing a book signing, seperate from the MVP one, on Thursday somewhere around the conference.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning
October 29, 2009 at 4:58 am
GilaMonster (10/29/2009)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/28/2009)
Anybody know anything more about it, opinions or otherwise?Some background first.
Project was started late last year, it was open to all MVPs (regardless of technical speciality) providing they wrote about SQL Server. It kinda went on hold when one of the editors had family problems and the other was travelling extensively.
All chapters are 6-10 pages long, self-contained, on a topic of the author's choice.
Of the chapters that I've read, all are interesting and well written. There will be source code available for the chapters where that's relevant. My opinion of the book is that it is almost a must-read.
If you're going to buy the book (and you won't be at the PASS conference), then rather order from the Manning website than from Amazon. More goes to charity. Also, as an incentive, there's a standing discount code that you can use to get the book for 40% off. sqldeep40
As a perhaps amusing aside, I spoke with my boss yesterday. He's already ordered 3 copies and is planning to order 8 more. Odd because he's into Biztalk, not SQL. Apparently the plan is to give them away to clients/potential clients.
Hi Gail,
Can you confirm when the book comes out, the manning site says november the 4th and yet amazon says 13th december. On another note, it says on the manning site, international deliveries about 10 days for delivery and up to 8 weeks to get past customs :crazy:. Might be easier to get it off amazon and make a separate donation to the charity.
Looking at the chapter descriptions, Dont see Jeff down there. or am I missing something?
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October 29, 2009 at 5:19 am
Silverfox (10/29/2009)
Can you confirm when the book comes out, the manning site says november the 4th and yet amazon says 13th december.
The first print run is going straight to the PASS summit and the launch of the book is at the PASS summit on the 4th November. I can't speak for Amazon, if they say the 13th Dec, then they're only going to be selling it from the 13th Dec.
On another note, it says on the manning site, international deliveries about 10 days for delivery and up to 8 weeks to get past customs.
Note the "up to" They're probably playing safe. Stuff I order from Amazon (when they would ship here) was 6-8 weeks delivery, seldom took less than 10, 2-3 of those weeks in customs, depending on time of year.
Looking at the chapter descriptions, Dont see Jeff down there. or am I missing something?
The chapter descriptions and authors are complete, everyone who took part is listed. If someone isn't listed there, they didn't take part. It wasn't compulsory.
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
October 29, 2009 at 6:23 am
Bob Hovious 24601 (10/28/2009)
Grrrrrrrrrrr.... I can't get my mind back on work. Oldies tunes keep running through my head.Some people call me the SQL Cowboy.
Some people call me the Gangsta of Joins.
Nobody has ever called me "Maurice" though....
Take off the colander, or put your tongue on a different filling to change the station.
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