Category: Blog

  • Daily Coping 2 Jul 2020

    I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here.

    Today’s tip is share a happy memory with someone who means a lot to you.

    I’ve been lucky in life to meet many people and have some incredible experiences with them. I’m going to tag a few of them here with a photo. This was during a Microsoft MVP Summit, and we had a great time.

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    See who you recognize.

  • Delete a 2020 GitHub Repository–#SQLNewBlogger

    Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers.

    I have a lot of GitHub repos, sometimes just set up to test something. Recently I wanted to delete one, but most of the docs on the Internet were out of date. So I wrote this one.

    The help docs say to find the Danger Zone for your repo. I didn’t see this as an item under Settings. Instead, I see this.

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    However, the docs talk about access, so I decided to check the “Manage Access” item on the left. I see options, and since this is a public repo, I see the “Manage” link.

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    This actually scrolls me down, which I might have figured out, but in my view, I didn’t see any obvious idea that there was more below the settings. Instead, I find the Danger Zone.

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    Here I can click “Delete this repository” and it’s gone. Well, it’s gone if I confirm I know bad things happen here.

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    Be super sure and super careful with this. Be sure you know what happens. If you do this to a private repo, forks go away. That could be really bad in an org.

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    If you build software, employers want to know how you build software. This post took me 10 minutes to write, and gives someone interviewing me the chance to ask me questions. How, why, etc.

    You can do this for your own reasons.

  • Daily Coping 1 Jul 2020

    I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here.

    Today’s tip is to enjoy trying a new recipe or cooking your favorite food.

    I did this one the other day: https://www.tastecooking.com/recipes/garlicky-peanut-butter-cold-noodles-jif-spaghetti-recipe/

    The family really enjoyed it.

  • Daily Coping 30 Jun 2020

    I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here.

    Today’s Tip is to create a list of favorite memories you feel grateful for.

    I have so many, but here are a few that I came up with off the top of my head:

    • Getting married
    • The births of my children
    • The death of my father
    • Starting SQLServerCentral over a phone call
    • Selling SQLServerCentral to Redgate
    • Completing a marathon
    • My first sabbatical
    • Playing baseball as an adult and hitting 3 HRs in a game
    • First day snowboarding with my brother
    • Flying overseas by myself at 20
    • Visiting Dunedin with my family
    • Going to a Yankees game in NYC
    • Finishing the first Harry Potter book with my oldest
    • White water rafting with family