Ever want to see a space shuttle launch? OK, but ever want to see one in person? Ever want to stand by the famous Countdown Clock and feel the shock waves roll over your body? Then go here and register. You have until noon tomorrow. And yes, it is as awesome as this picture makes … Read more
A while back I started thinking about how a lot of people have no idea of the true value of having a good DBA. This made me also think that it is likely the reason why some people treat DBAs so poorly. And then for whatever reason I started thinking about Denny Cherry (blog | … Read more
Dear NASA, Thank you for this morning, you were wonderful. Your #1 fan, Thomas LaRock
I am writing this from seat 3C on DL 1262 as I return from the latest NASA Tweetup event. For those that may or may not recall, I was a member of the STS-133 Tweetup as well as this one. Why did I get two chance? Because of launch delays for STS-133 I didn’t get … Read more
Had to wake up today, which I didn’t really need to do last week while the kids were home from school. As I struggled to get back into a morning routine I found myself knocking everything over in the kitchen. I just couldn’t get out of my own way. I had a 9:30 meeting so … Read more
This morning I was under the influence of one of those “what happens if I do this” moments. In this case, it was “what happens if I set the max server memory setting to 0”? I learned two things very quickly. First, I noticed that SSMS would reset the 0 to be 16, which is … Read more
