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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:00 PM

DWWTWT?: October 31

Another walking day on a brisk All Hallow's Eve: Telecommuted: 32 Walked: 121 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 118 Did Not Compete: 75 The October tally: Telecommuted: 2 Walked: 12 Walked to the Bus: 1 Drove: 5 Did Not Compete: 3 That's an 18% driving rate
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:15 PM

Update/Clarification: I Might Start To, Like, Like LIKE..

.. but it's got to have a COLLATE with it. A couple of updates are necessary to my recent post on LIKE, PATINDEX, and COLLATE . A bit of this is covered in the comments to the original post, but I'd like to tie it all together and make sure that it's
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 30

Another walking day on a brisk (mid-30s) morning: Telecommuted: 32 Walked: 120 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 118 Did Not Compete: 75 That's six in a row! It's been since the end of June that I walked that many days in a row. I hope you and yours have a
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Monday, October 29, 2007 9:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 29

This morning I walked through a misting drizzle: Telecommuted: 32 Walked: 119 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 118 Did Not Compete: 75 This puts Walked back in the lead for the first time since September 14 . We'll see how long it lasts! -wp
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Friday, October 26, 2007 10:45 PM

See You Even More In Barcelona: Two Additional Chalk Talk Sessions Added

I'm pleased to report that the organizers of TechEd have scheduled repeat offerings of two of my sessions (so much for my earlier belief that the schedule was finalized *grin*): Set-Based Thinking for the T-SQL Developer: Insights from Microsoft IT will
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Friday, October 26, 2007 5:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 24-26

Remember that warm, sunny morning I described on Tuesday ? Well, Wednesday, Thursday and today were all walking days with steadily decreasing temperatures; I actually walked through frost this morning! These results have Walked back in a tie with Drove
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:30 PM

DWWTWT?: October 22-23

Yesterday I had to take the van into the shop, so it was a driving day. Today was a beautiful walk through a very rare mid-70s sunny day in late October: Telecommuted: 32 Walked: 115 Walked to the Bus: 17 Drove: 118 Did Not Compete: 75 Hope your week
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:15 PM

See You In Barcelona: Schedule Finalized For TechEd Developers 2007 Chalk Talks

The PowerPoints are done. All of the demos save one are complete. A few days ago, the final pieces fell into place when the final schedule for TechEd Developers 2007. I'll be delivering the following "chalk talk" sessions: Set-Based Thinking for the T-SQL
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Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:45 PM

Database Programming: Why I, Like, May Never Write Another LIKE, Like, Ever Again

[ UPDATE 30 October 2007 : There are significant ambiguities in this post which are addressed in the comments and in this follow-up , which I recommend reading after you've read this post and its comments. -wp] I've been doing some performance tuning
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Saturday, October 20, 2007 9:30 PM

Lubor Offers a Wonderful Synopsis of Partitioning

One of the best parts of my current job is that the email distribution lists I'm on allow me to be a "fly on the wall" for some very interesting, educational conversations. Terry started this one off by asking a question: I’ve heard it recommended that
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Friday, October 19, 2007 7:30 PM

DWWTWT?: October 15-19

Monday was a telecommuting day, Tuesday I drove due to after-work commitment, Wednesday I walked to the bus in order to go to the passport office in downtown Seattle, and Thursday and Friday I walked to work: Telecommuted: 32 Walked: 114 Walked to the
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Friday, October 12, 2007 7:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 10-12

Wednesday and Thursday I drove to work; Friday was a telecommuter: Telecommuted: 31 Walked: 112 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 116 Did Not Compete: 75 Hope your weekend is grand. Keep up the good work, Gale! -wp
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Thursday, October 11, 2007 1:00 PM

Microsoft TechEd Developers: New Session Added

Late-breaking news related to my earlier announcement that I'm presenting at next month's TechEd Developers 2007 in Barcelona: It's my pleasure to announce that I'll be moderating a third session, largely demo-oriented, called Version-stamping of Database
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 8-9

Monday and Tuesday were both noncompetitive due to family issues: Telecommuted: 30 Walked: 112 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 114 Did Not Compete: 75 Hope your week is going well. Keep mending, Gale! -wp
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Friday, October 05, 2007 10:15 AM

DWWTWT?: October 4-5

Thursday I walked, and Friday I will be noncompetitive due to family issues: Telecommuted: 30 Walked: 112 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 114 Did Not Compete: 73 Hope your week is grand. My fingers are crossed for you, Gale! -wp
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:45 PM

DWWTWT?: October 1-3

The month and the week started with a Monday drive and Tuesday and Wednesday walks: Telecommuted: 30 Walked: 111 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 114 Did Not Compete: 72 Hope your week is going well! -wp
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Monday, October 01, 2007 4:00 PM

There's More To GO Than Meets The Eye

This little tidbit originated with Kalen Delaney , and was forwarded to me by Lance Larsen, a colleague here at Microsoft. I've verified that this works in all versions of SQL Server since SQL Server 2000 SP4. Here's Lance's note: I did not know about
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