April 15, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Tendenzwende (a shift in the Zeitgeist);
A change in the weather
Is known to be extreme.
But what's the use of changing
Horses, in midstream?
I can change, I swear....
- Bob Dylan
Also.... Lynn making sarcastic posts !? :w00t:
Truly, it is a sign of the Apocalypse.
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April 15, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Alvin Ramard (4/15/2009)
The author may have been trying to hit a minimum word count.
[font="Verdana"]Maybeeee... but that whole break into German and then say "it's anyone's guess" I personally would have just edited right out as it's completely valueless. If they wanted a minimum word count... take a punt! Have a guess! "My guess is that..." Instead of throwing out the question, breaking into some german on the way, and then walking away from the question entirely.
Sometimes I think technical writers forget that they are writing to an audience.
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April 15, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Bruce W Cassidy (4/15/2009)
Alvin Ramard (4/15/2009)
The author may have been trying to hit a minimum word count.[font="Verdana"]Maybeeee... but that whole break into German and then say "it's anyone's guess" I personally would have just edited right out as it's completely valueless. If they wanted a minimum word count... take a punt! Have a guess! "My guess is that..." Instead of throwing out the question, breaking into some german on the way, and then walking away from the question entirely.
Sometimes I think technical writers forget that they are writing to an audience.
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Yes, sometimes I think some are more concerned about following the "rules of technical writing" than they are about the subject itself.
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April 15, 2009 at 3:01 pm
For some Technical Writers the term is an oxymoron. 😉
April 15, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Are you talking about me Lynn? :ermm:
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April 15, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Bob Hovious (4/15/2009)
Are you talking about me Lynn? :ermm:
No. Actually I think the tech writer of the article Bruce ranted about fits the description I mentioned.
April 15, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Oh good. People keep using that word and I get paranoid.
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April 15, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Bob, did you notice? We should hit 3500 posts soon!
April 15, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Lynn Pettis (4/15/2009)
Jeffrey Williams (4/15/2009)
Okay - I am just wondering if Lynn has finally hit his limit. I'm just a bit surprised - and shocked - and the response :w00t:http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic697843-146-1.aspx#bm697863
Really - let me google that for you? Are you kidding? :hehe:
Sometimes you just have to be an old fashioned saint, get in there and bloody a few noses. 😉
Heh... that's the difference between a "Cardinal" and a "Saint". Us "Cardinal's" like the occasional public beheading. :hehe:
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April 15, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Bruce W Cassidy (4/15/2009)
[font="Verdana"]Warning! Mini rant!I'm reading an article (it's work related, okay?) and I run across this paragraph:
"The first and most obvious reason is that the DW appliance model has indisputable validity. Whether that validity stems from the efforts (or disruptiveness) of the DW appliance vendors themselves; whether it's part of a bigger back-to-users trend; whether it's indicative of what cultural historians call a Tendenzwende (a shift in the Zeitgeist); or a combination of some or all of these factors is still anyone's guess. "
Why? Why write like that? Yes, I can understand the use of domain-specific jargon, but why break into German? Is this some sort of "oh, look at how erudite I am" thing?
Grrrr.
Mini rant over.
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April 15, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I wonder when this thread will have more posts than me?
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April 15, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Bob Hovious (4/15/2009)
Oh good. People keep using that word and I get paranoid.
Heh... isn't that an oxymoron in itself? 😛
I keep telling folks, you don't ever want to become a "moroff".
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April 15, 2009 at 4:53 pm
GilaMonster (4/15/2009)
Bruce W Cassidy (4/15/2009)
[font="Verdana"]I didn't want to confuse issues by asking "aren't there some ANSI standards around character sets and collations?"[/font]One question that pops to mind. Did ANSI create ASCII? (off to wikipedia...)
Or even ASCI
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April 15, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Bruce W Cassidy (4/15/2009)
[font="Verdana"]Warning! Mini rant!I'm reading an article (it's work related, okay?) and I run across this paragraph:
"The first and most obvious reason is that the DW appliance model has indisputable validity. Whether that validity stems from the efforts (or disruptiveness) of the DW appliance vendors themselves; whether it's part of a bigger back-to-users trend; whether it's indicative of what cultural historians call a Tendenzwende (a shift in the Zeitgeist); or a combination of some or all of these factors is still anyone's guess. "
Why? Why write like that? Yes, I can understand the use of domain-specific jargon, but why break into German? Is this some sort of "oh, look at how erudite I am" thing?
Grrrr.
Mini rant over.
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Actually sounded like some of the deconstructionist stuff I used to have to read in film school. Lots of words, doesn't say much.
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April 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Jeff Moden (4/15/2009)
It wasn't on Simple-Talk on 4/1, was it?
[font="Verdana"]Nope. Not another wunnerful article from Mr Hugh Bin Haad. This one purports to be serious. Personally I think it was brain fluff.
"Oh look, people are saying it's okay to build departmental data marts now, and not just enterprise data warehouses. Well, if they're saying it's okay I guess it really must be."
There ya go, now you don't have to read it!
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