Jim Lang, I love that idea... I'm assuming you're thinking along the lines of the WCAG stuff for web design?

Whilst I agree that on one hand this would reduce the number of viruses and botnets floating around, it would also put rather large barrier on people connecting to the...

Ooh I used to fall asleep on the bus! It used to rock me off to sleep! lol Comfy seats, warmth and a gentle rocking!

I'm hoping the same doesn't happen...

200m queries?! flippin eck!

I'm assuming once they've finished hammering your database, they want it to produce the same query regularly in most cases?

We're looking at a similar problem and will...

I think you're absolutely right in what you're doing at the moment. By shifting data access to stored procedures rather than direct table access, not only can you make table...

I get the feeling people who program nuclear reactors are fairly well vetted beforehand. This is where references come in!

Aaah I remember that...

I must admit, I've done hours of coding (on personal stuff) whilst intoxicated, and come up with solutions to problems I'd never have thought of trying whilst sober.

So although mistakes...

It's not always in our control though which can be frustrating.

For example, when people "invite their friends" to use a service through the service itself.

Very true, and their "Buzz" service hitting the news over here is a great example of them showing off how much data they have and having to be taken to...

It's also worth making sure that you're using transactions properly when loading the data - we have to deal with data loads every half hour, so need to keep physical...

I imagine the dr example being downright dangerous - it's vital that they know what they've given you and exactly who you are.

I assume that (should it turn out like...

Yup - sounds familiar chrisn-585491

In fact, I bet there are two distinct groups - those who "sort" (deligate) and those who graft (get dumped on)!

NOTE: Please take this in jest...

Fridays always seem slightly more relaxed at my place, although something generally lands on me at about 3pm! Doh!

Totally! Although I was asked to uninstall it at work... counter productive me thinks but there we go.