Thankfully I had yet another cross country flight yesterday. Why thankfully? Because the travel gives me ample time (and booze) to think about things like “If there was a DBA reality television show, what would it be like?” I started with the basics, something in a Survivor format, maybe a Big Brother, or The Apprentice, … Read more
Never, that’s when. Don’t want to believe me? Well then, who would you believe? How about the SQL Craftsman, a man with more MVP-ness than myself. What’s that? Not good enough for you? Well, then, let me introduce you to Paul Randal. He had some thoughts on the subject. http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverstorageengine/archive/2007/03/28/turn-auto-shrink-off.aspx http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/post/Auto-shrink-e28093-turn-it-OFF!.aspx So why is this … Read more
There has been talk in the news this week regarding the idea of having one unified global currency. I have no idea if that would ever come to fruition or not, but it did make me think about a lot of different sci-fi stories. Most of them refer to currency as “credits” or something similar … Read more
The 2009 PASS Summit website is now live. You can find it at http://summit2009.sqlpass.org/ The new website has all of the details you need for the upcoming Summit. One change you should be aware of are the new dates. We have moved from the traditional Wednesday through Friday format and the conference will now run from … Read more
Did you want to speak at the upcoming PASS 2009 Community Summit? Well, now is your chance! The call for speakers went out today and you can find all of the details at http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/SpeakerResource.aspx The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 10th, so do not put this off any longer. Get motivated and submit your … Read more
“Amaze Another Person With Your Grasp Of Acronyms” I am always impressed confused when people talk to me using acronyms as if I am supposed to understand everything. Perhaps it was all those years I spent teaching math to some very disinterested college freshman, but I was never one to assume that someone would understand … Read more
