April 19, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Ray K (4/19/2011)
Peter Trast (4/19/2011)
crookj (4/19/2011)
Ray K (4/19/2011)
WOTD: mehWOTD - apathy
Joe
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abbrev.
Abbreviations come in 3 basic flavors (with some subsets):
1. Shortened form i.e. co. for company
2. Initialism, first letters of each word not generally pronounceable as a word, i.e., NRA for National Rifle Association
3. Acronym, beginning letter or letters create a new "word" , i.e. SQL if pronounced as "sequel" even if incorrect 🙂
Peter Trast
Microsoft Certified ...(insert many literal strings here)
Microsoft Design Architect with Alexander Open Systems
April 20, 2011 at 5:04 am
Peter Trast (4/19/2011)
3. Acronym, beginning letter or letters create a new "word" , i.e. SQL if pronounced as "sequel" even if incorrect 🙂
WOTD: heresy!
"if incorrect" indeed! @=)
(running away to hide now @=)
April 20, 2011 at 7:20 am
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April 20, 2011 at 7:34 am
Ray K (4/20/2011)
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Is that what the witch did after enjoying a little too much Vodka? 😉
Joe
April 20, 2011 at 8:29 am
Peter Trast (4/19/2011)
Ray K (4/19/2011)
Peter Trast (4/19/2011)
crookj (4/19/2011)
Ray K (4/19/2011)
WOTD: mehWOTD - apathy
Joe
incomplet
abbrev.
Abbreviations come in 3 basic flavors (with some subsets):
1. Shortened form i.e. co. for company
2. Initialism, first letters of each word not generally pronounceable as a word, i.e., NRA for National Rifle Association
3. Acronym, beginning letter or letters create a new "word" , i.e. SQL if pronounced as "sequel" even if incorrect 🙂
Did you ever wonder why the word abbreviation is so long?
April 20, 2011 at 10:52 am
Abacus
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]
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April 20, 2011 at 11:56 am
Great word.
True story:
In a pre-SQL-geek incarnation I managed Food and retail sales at Anchorage International Airport. I had an employee(cashier) who was a 60+ yr old Korean woman. At the end of her shift she would come to the office to tally her receipts for the day. After completing the process she would reach into her purse, pull out an abacus, recalculate with it to verfiy that the computer was correct.
April 20, 2011 at 11:59 am
Terry Low-350996 (4/20/2011)
True story:In a pre-SQL-geek incarnation I managed Food and retail sales at Anchorage International Airport. I had an employee(cashier) who was a 60+ yr old Korean woman. At the end of her shift she would come to the office to tally her receipts for the day. After completing the process she would reach into her purse, pull out an abacus, recalculate with it to verfiy that the computer was correct.
Did she ever find discrepencies?
April 20, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Brandie Tarvin (4/20/2011)
Terry Low-350996 (4/20/2011)
True story:In a pre-SQL-geek incarnation I managed Food and retail sales at Anchorage International Airport. I had an employee(cashier) who was a 60+ yr old Korean woman. At the end of her shift she would come to the office to tally her receipts for the day. After completing the process she would reach into her purse, pull out an abacus, recalculate with it to verfiy that the computer was correct.
Did she ever find discrepencies?
If she did find any I'd be inclined to believe the abacus, not the computer - software is notoriously buggy 😉 .
Tom
April 20, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Tom.Thomson (4/20/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (4/20/2011)
Terry Low-350996 (4/20/2011)
True story:In a pre-SQL-geek incarnation I managed Food and retail sales at Anchorage International Airport. I had an employee(cashier) who was a 60+ yr old Korean woman. At the end of her shift she would come to the office to tally her receipts for the day. After completing the process she would reach into her purse, pull out an abacus, recalculate with it to verfiy that the computer was correct.
Did she ever find discrepencies?
If she did find any I'd be inclined to believe the abacus, not the computer - software is notoriously buggy 😉 .
Those rounding errors will catch you every time!
-- Kit
April 21, 2011 at 5:35 am
Kit G (4/20/2011)
Tom.Thomson (4/20/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (4/20/2011)
Terry Low-350996 (4/20/2011)
True story:In a pre-SQL-geek incarnation I managed Food and retail sales at Anchorage International Airport. I had an employee(cashier) who was a 60+ yr old Korean woman. At the end of her shift she would come to the office to tally her receipts for the day. After completing the process she would reach into her purse, pull out an abacus, recalculate with it to verfiy that the computer was correct.
Did she ever find discrepencies?
If she did find any I'd be inclined to believe the abacus, not the computer - software is notoriously buggy 😉 .
Those rounding errors will catch you every time!
Depends on which type of rounding you're talking about. Bank rounding? Architectural rounding? Insurance company rounding? Here's a neat little article on the different types of rounding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding
And yes, I am pointing to the Not-So-Trustworthy Wikipedia.
April 21, 2011 at 8:12 am
Brandie Tarvin (4/21/2011)
Kit G (4/20/2011)
Tom.Thomson (4/20/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (4/20/2011)
Terry Low-350996 (4/20/2011)
True story:In a pre-SQL-geek incarnation I managed Food and retail sales at Anchorage International Airport. I had an employee(cashier) who was a 60+ yr old Korean woman. At the end of her shift she would come to the office to tally her receipts for the day. After completing the process she would reach into her purse, pull out an abacus, recalculate with it to verfiy that the computer was correct.
Did she ever find discrepencies?
If she did find any I'd be inclined to believe the abacus, not the computer - software is notoriously buggy 😉 .
Those rounding errors will catch you every time!
Depends on which type of rounding you're talking about. Bank rounding? Architectural rounding? Insurance company rounding? Here's a neat little article on the different types of rounding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding
And yes, I am pointing to the Not-So-Trustworthy Wikipedia.
Did she verify the cash register with the Abacus as well?
April 22, 2011 at 7:02 am
WOTD#1: Tee. Gee. Eye. Eff.
WOTD#2: Vacation (as in I'm on next week!!! :hehe:)
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April 22, 2011 at 7:04 am
Ray K (4/22/2011)
WOTD#1: Tee. Gee. Eye. Eff.WOTD#2: Vacation (as in I'm on next week!!! :hehe:)
Don't eat too much Dinosaur BBQ. Have fun.
April 22, 2011 at 7:13 am
Snow. Last Friday of the year
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