October 3, 2011 at 10:27 am
GilaMonster (10/3/2011)
It's not the only one.
And another:
Original: http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/crosstab-pivot-table-workbench/
Plagiarised shamelessly by Sujeeth.Konagalla as:
http://consultingblogs.emc.com/sujeethkonagalla/archive/2011/09/29/crosstabs-and-pivot-tables.aspx
The whole blog is a sham, it seems.
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
October 3, 2011 at 10:41 am
And we have another candidate for idiot of the week...
http://www.askdbexperts.com/2011/08/managing-growth-of-sql-server.html
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2011/growth-distribution-database/
http://www.askdbexperts.com/2011/08/moving-sql-server-system-databases.html
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2011/moving-sql-server-system-databases/
http://www.askdbexperts.com/2011/08/new-t-sql-features-in-sql-server-2011.html
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2011/tsql-sql-server-2011-features/
http://sqlconsulting.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/new-t-sql-features-in-sql-server-2011/
(Double plagiarism! FTW!)
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
October 3, 2011 at 10:46 am
Gianluca Sartori (10/3/2011)
SQL Kiwi (10/3/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (10/3/2011)
Uh! Thank goodness! I was afraid he couldn't.Nah I think SSC is pretty good overall at not censoring questions. Very polite of Chad to ask though, I thought :satisfied:
I agree. Chad is a very nice person.
Let's wait and see if he keeps being that nice after your reply. ๐
Sigh... Well, I deserve it. As my coworkers, family, neighbors... uh, everyone can attest I certainly shell it out often enough. ๐
Having been granted the proper permission, I'll ask it - Why would you ignore a posting by a company looking for (among other things) a certified candidate?
October 3, 2011 at 10:51 am
GilaMonster (10/3/2011)
And we have another candidate for idiot of the week...http://www.askdbexperts.com/2011/08/managing-growth-of-sql-server.html
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2011/growth-distribution-database/
http://www.askdbexperts.com/2011/08/moving-sql-server-system-databases.html
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2011/moving-sql-server-system-databases/
http://www.askdbexperts.com/2011/08/new-t-sql-features-in-sql-server-2011.html
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2011/tsql-sql-server-2011-features/
http://sqlconsulting.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/new-t-sql-features-in-sql-server-2011/
(Double plagiarism! FTW!)
Now you guys know how SEO works (when you're lazy).
There are honest folks who do it correctly but that way is just wrong!
October 3, 2011 at 10:59 am
GilaMonster (10/3/2011)
And we have another candidate for idiot of the week...(Double plagiarism! FTW!)
Just found out that the original plagiarizer (of SSC and Simple Talk stuff, mostly) was a featured link in this weekend's Database Weekly sent out by, er, SSC...:laugh:
Oh dear!
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
October 3, 2011 at 11:03 am
We're working with EMC and this is very discouraging.
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October 3, 2011 at 11:06 am
Chad Crawford (10/3/2011)
Having been granted the proper permission, I'll ask it - Why would you ignore a posting by a company looking for (among other things) a certified candidate?
Well I wouldn't, necessarily. I just thought Tom's original statement was quite amusing and highlighted the sort of organization that tries to fill positions purely on the basis of a collection of certificates. I would have upvoted for the humour, and what I took to be the underlying (and somewhat cynical) vibe. I'm a bit of a cynic when it comes to the quality of SQL job recruiters and advertisements. That was about it really.
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
October 3, 2011 at 11:07 am
On a similar topic, this comment caught my eye...
Please send your PDF file for Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidental DBA
in my address
Really. On a page advertising a new book you're going to ask for a pirated copy...
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
October 3, 2011 at 11:08 am
No contact links anywhere on that EMC blog. So I went to the EMC site, the contact us link is prominent, but you get a 404 error (and not a good one like we have at Red Gate). I sent samples on to the Simple-Talk guys.
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October 3, 2011 at 11:14 am
GilaMonster (10/3/2011)
On a similar topic, this comment caught my eye...Please send your PDF file for Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidental DBA
in my address
Really. On a page advertising a new book you're going to ask for a pirated copy...
To be fair, I can't see anything on that page that says money is required. It just says: Coming soon in print, eBook and PDF. I wouldn't blame someone for getting the impression that the PDF would be available for free. Red Gate Books have distributed free PDF copies before, even if they are missing a chapter or two.
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
October 3, 2011 at 11:22 am
SQL Kiwi (10/3/2011)
GilaMonster (10/3/2011)
On a similar topic, this comment caught my eye...Please send your PDF file for Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidental DBA
in my address
Really. On a page advertising a new book you're going to ask for a pirated copy...
To be fair, I can't see anything on that page that says money is required. It just says: Coming soon in print, eBook and PDF.
True, but free is not the normal state for books, even ones in pdf.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
October 3, 2011 at 11:26 am
Grant Fritchey (10/3/2011)
No contact links anywhere on that EMC blog. So I went to the EMC site, the contact us link is prominent, but you get a 404 error (and not a good one like we have at Red Gate). I sent samples on to the Simple-Talk guys.
Wow, I'm surprised the main Contact Us link is broken. I thought it was just the contact us link for the blog. How do you stay in business with that kind of sloppiness?
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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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Itโs unpleasantly like being drunk.
Whatโs so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams
October 3, 2011 at 11:30 am
GilaMonster (10/3/2011)
True, but free is not the normal state for books, even ones in pdf.
Absolutely; I'm just saying I can understand where the poster might have picked up that misapprehension.
The example I was thinking of was Alex Kuznetsov's book - Grant's may also have been available as a free PDF (with some bits missing) - not sure.
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
October 3, 2011 at 11:41 am
How do you all find out for the first time if the work is plagiarized? Once you find out that a person in plagiarizing, it is easy to get the list.
-Roy
October 3, 2011 at 11:53 am
Roy Ernest (10/3/2011)
How do you all find out for the first time if the work is plagiarized? Once you find out that a person in plagiarizing, it is easy to get the list.
Take a 6-10 word sentence (or series of words). Then search in google with " (quotation marks).
If you have a perfect match for 8-10 words in a row and it's not a reference to bol then it's highly likely a copy. You can repeat the process with another phrase to be 100% certain.
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