For those of us who have been on the receiving end of metrics (which is to say all of us), it's easy to see a sense of hollowness in the...

That's a sign...

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You would certainly be considered a disruptive force in an orderly society that protects freedom of speech. Here in...

I think the topic was about...

David Reed (7/27/2009)

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If I were hiring a DBA, I would want a highly skilled social misfit with no life, no friends, no family, nothing better to do than work 80+...

In that case, the best DBAs *I* ever encountered had one or more of these qualities/backgrounds:

shot...

What is this nonsense doing on a technical website?

Relevancy is not defined by such comments, but whether you understood ranks...

RYan k (6/1/2009)

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I always make use of a COALESCE() instead of the OR in cases where there's an "=" -- (not in this particular case with Age > @Age) ...snip...

http://www.sommarskog.se/dynamic_sql.html

Erland Sommarskog made a comprehensive summary of dynamic SQL issues. Very thorough and very useful for quick reference. He's also illustrated differences between versions of SQL where relevant.

He...

To gets us beyond the issues of ownership and stewardship, maybe...

I think it's time to restore some balance to privacy laws where corporate directors are made responsible for violating them -- much like certain tax or pollution laws. Just because...

cj_logan (5/27/2009)

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Why is the inner join the recommended option ? I know Microsoft recommends this way but no where can I find a reason ? According to...

Goes to prove that you get hanged by the same clever rope you wove.