Category Archives: Bad idea Cowboy hat
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A DBA horror story in database file extensions.
4September 30, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
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HAL0004 – I don’t feel well Dave
1June 29, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s another HAL! Every once in a while (4 times now) I come up with a terrible terrible idea for …
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The curious case of CHAR(0)
12November 14, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
Over the years I’ve seen quite a few strange things with SQL Server. This one may not have been the …
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Bad Idea Cowboy Hat: Using a foreign key to prevent updates
2May 20, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
When I decided to rip off of Brent Ozar’s (b/t) Bad Idea Jeans series (yes I asked) I decided that …
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It greatly pleases me to announce, HAL0003!
27November 23, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I while back as part of a T-SQL Tuesday post I created HAL0001, then later HAL0002 with a long-term goal …
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Tales of a DBA fed up with NOLOCK. Part 1
44February 16, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
Nov 12, 2014 Dear Diary, They asked for help again. Every now and again everything slows down and they see …
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T-SQL Tuesday #53: Why so serious
8April 8, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher
Why so serious? If you ask anyone who knows me they will tell you I’m not a terribly serious person. …
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