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rt @cwrea "See page 36 of the Microsoft SQL Server Licensing Guide." Isn't the fact that there's a 36+ page guide uh.. part of the problem?
"The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French."
one bummer about being in the Microsoft stack: SQL Server "big ol' server" licensing is LUDICROUSLY expensive.
yes, it is true that SQL Server pricing is better than Oracle. But that's like saying Pol Pot was less genocidal than Stalin.
ordering up backup database server for our datacenter -- probably cold spare
@ALyman lol, been there done that :p our databases are getting so large that I don't think our web tier servers can work as backups!
rt @kevindente Here's that MS Keyboard 4000 link again. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna... [I ordered 3! Keyboard of the Gods!!]
Itanium? They still make that POS? Never has a name been so apt.
"if you like crowds and deals and the possibility of crushing disappointment, this is the event for you!"
Is "Google's New Search Interface" some kind of joke? How is this.. different? http://gizmodo.com/5412305...
scrubbing bubbles gone wrong. Very, very wrong. http://video.hollywoodreporter.com/service...
no.. even *ridiculously* simple queries scaled perfectly with CPU in my testing: 1.8 -> 2.5 -> 3.5. I was shocked, but #s don't lie.
remembering turkeys, and thanksgiving: http://z.about.com/d...
I didn't think CPU speed mattered on the database server, then I saw a nearly linear increase in query speeds going from 1.8 > 2.5 > 3.5 Ghz
why is so much user feedback in the form of "I like this vehicle, but it's a car. You should convert it into a truck!"
Google is now providing 61% of all OpenIDs for us. Data: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questio...
@jonskeet you are sooo lucky I can't downvote that :)
1) do you like Rock Band / Guitar Hero? 2) Are you as crazy as I am? 3) buy this, it's on sale. http://store.gameshark.com/viewIte...
Google Offers Named OpenIDs http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009...
loved @wilshipley 's run-in with Negroponte. Good times. Remember when Wil used to blog? http://wilshipley.com/blog...
Nicholas Negroponte makes 5 predictions in 1984, 4 come true. http://www.ted.com/talks...
this new Google Profiles OpenID support works in my testing! your OpenID can now be http://www.google.com/profile...
r @jongalloway it looks like real OpenID to our system, anyway -- and you get a *named* google openid, which is a first. No more hashes..
@xinmyname nope, I have "Windows Firefox (Virtual XP)" in my start menu. Try again!
Sounds like someone needs a side hug.
wow, got an email from an actual googlebot engineer about a possible issue with indexing. Impressive.
virtual windows xp mode in win7 is remarkably well done. It's not just a copy of virtual PC with an ISO as I feared.
I had no idea how lust-inciting *front hugs* were destroying civilization... until now. Thanks TFH! http://www.tfh.org/
"I then asked him to think about why it might be that his brother-in-law is not the richest man in the world." http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009...
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