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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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 Posted - 2006-08-30 : 09:18:32
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On days like this one i wish i had my own office insteadof sharing it with 4 coworkers...My productivity today has been exactly 0.I rewrote exactly 1 query and wrote one line of ASP code...And best of all i don't even feel bad about it.  Does anyone else experience that kind of day?hopefully not too many in a row... Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp |
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Vivaldi
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
298 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 09:30:01
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| Oh ya. I am having one today. contemplating a screen saver that looks like I am typing sql queries so I can sleep and "look" busy. perception > reality.________________________________________________I am a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess. |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 09:47:06
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| I have my own office...I hope no one walks by and sees me practicing my golf swing :)Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 10:05:45
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My productivity today has been exactly 0.I rewrote exactly 1 query and wrote one line of ASP code
Ummmm, 1+1=2, so your productivity is 2, not zero. That's about twice as productive as my average day.And what if you rewrote a 10,000 line query, hmmmm? I know, lines of code is not a reliable productivity measure. |
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jsmith8858
Dr. Cross Join
7423 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 10:22:32
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| I got my first real office job in 1998, when the internet was in full swing and we all had access from our workstations.I often wonder: What the heck was a slow day like in the office before everyone had internet access ??? Or even workstations to at least play solitaire or things like that? I can't imagine sitting there in front of a typewriter or stack of papers with nothing to do and everyone who walks by can see you just sitting there ... maybe crossword puzzles ???- Jeff |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 10:43:58
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| sudoku? Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 11:09:54
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| How do you look busy if you're a coal minor...or a heart surgeon? nurse: Dr, you've been closing that patient for a long time...oh look, his stitches are in a "hello kitty" pattern!Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 19:52:56
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| Well, since you're not being productive, might as well have some fun (not) doing it:http://www.funny-games.biz/splash-back.htmlNow, you COULD be productive in writing a SQL statement to find the best solutions for various board configuations. Could be a pretty good reader's challenge. Assuming Arnold doesn't already have a solution. |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 20:13:41
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Originally posted by jsmith8858...I often wonder: What the heck was a slow day like in the office before everyone had internet access ???...
Goofing off, pre-internet:1. Wander around, looking like you're doing something important.2. Stop to talk to pretty girl in accounting.3. Stop to talk to pretty girl in sales.4. Talk to buddy about sports and pretty girls in accounting and sales.5. Repeat until lunch time.6. Take a early, long lunch and drink lots of beer.7. Repeat 1 though 5 in the afternoon.8. Leave early. CODO ERGO SUM |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-30 : 20:41:34
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| Goofing off in the internet age:1. Setup job to send an email to my boss at 6:00 am to say I am working remotely via VPN2. Sleep till 10:30 am3. Get up, and answer a few emails.4. Take a leisurely breakfast at local coffee shop.5. Answer a few emails.6. Post stupid stuff on SQLTeam7. Answer a few emails.8. Send email to boss at 8:00 pm to explain how I fixed some critical problem to make it appear like I’ve been hard at work on it all day.CODO ERGO SUM |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 03:14:41
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| Michael I think your pre-internet is the advanced version. Ours was1) Walk around with a clipboard in your hand2) If you see the same boss twice, start making notes on the clipboardCurrent one is1) Turn computer on2) Complain how slow computer is to everybody in sight, then email everyone telling them how slow computer is and just in case people didn't get the message, ring them to tell them3) Turn computer off4) GOTO 1steve-----------Don't worry head. The computer will do all the thinking from now on. |
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AndrewMurphy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2916 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 04:04:57
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| In 2 months I've written 0 lines of code....but i've filled in numerous of 'SOX-compliant development-process change forms', in a "cover everybody elses ass" exercise that is now mandatory. Productivity has died, but everybody now knows, reviews, agrees and signs off that the requirements, functional, technical, testing and installation specs are documented fully....(not necessarily delivering the right result but that's beside the point), but the actual application development itself isn't covered.... and the tracking of all these 20+ signoffs is done on paper....the progress is stimulating ... |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 09:26:42
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Sounds good, just don't forget the coversheets for your TPS reports  ...It's in the memo...You got the memo, right? I'll send another one just in case...Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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Stoad
Freaky Yak Linguist
1983 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 12:57:00
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| ha! spirit1!99% of my work days are copies of your today's day!My head grows more and more stupid (after the eve booze).Trembling fingers, jerky movements, fuzzy speech.======================Let me hug & kiss you... |
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DonAtWork
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2167 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 13:33:01
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| *mumble grumble* burn this place down *mumble*For fast help, follow this link:http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25.aspxLearn SQLhttp://www.sql-tutorial.net/ http://www.firstsql.com/tutor.htm http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 13:37:48
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Originally posted by TG
Sounds good, just don't forget the coversheets for your TPS reports ...It's in the memo...You got the memo, right? I'll send another one just in case...Be One with the OptimizerTG
We're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, OK?CODO ERGO SUM |
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Stoad
Freaky Yak Linguist
1983 Posts |
Posted - 2006-08-31 : 13:41:11
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| Don, how about 150g of votka? I can treat you.======================Let me hug & kiss you... |
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Stoad
Freaky Yak Linguist
1983 Posts |
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
3279 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-03 : 16:51:01
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| In some cases productivity is measured by lines of code NOT written...Is it monday yet?! |
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
3279 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-04 : 16:33:03
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| Today : 0I wanted to code, but it took 8 hrs just to get through the administrative stuff! |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-05 : 06:05:00
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| LOL.Today my day started with this error:CS_BizDataMgr (0x800A01A8)Object requiredthe thing is it worked normally for 3 years and all of a sudden BAM!don't you just love that kind of stuff??Stupid Commerce Server....Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp |
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