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@MVPAward PST or PDT? People in Australia don't know if we're on DST or not ;-) 43 minutes ago via MetroTwit in reply to MVPAward
@DBArgenis Where? about 1 hour ago via MetroTwit in reply to DBArgenis
@MladenPrajdic they even have a President! about 3 hours ago via MetroTwit in reply to MladenPrajdic
dmmaxwell Sorry, but there is *no way* I am checking a box that says "Always trust software from 'Oracle Corporation'". 8:33 AM May 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by SQLvariant and 4 others
@unclebiguns I use Stuart's cellphone number, and keep asking him questions via text message until he calls me. #DamnImLazy 8:42 AM May 30th via MetroTwit in reply to unclebiguns
@AdamMachanic I can. But I needed @codegumbo to teach me how to ask what the column names are. 8:24 AM May 30th via MetroTwit in reply to AdamMachanic
@sqlinsaneo I never bothered to do that. I had @codegumbo teach me 4 things and I just abuse the hell out of those 4. 8:21 AM May 30th via MetroTwit in reply to sqlinsaneo
@prestonm Here's a more-evolved answer than I have time to type up tonight ;-) bit.ly/LRtx81 7:06 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to prestonm
@prestonm ... your XSD is 5:10 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to prestonm
@prestonm It really comes down to how involved your CSV is 5:10 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to prestonm
@prestonm Neither am I, but I hear that guy's awesome! :-) 5:10 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to prestonm
@prestonm um. Have you heard of PowerShell?? :-) 4:49 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to prestonm
@MladenPrajdic Love me some transparent aluminum!! 4:37 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to MladenPrajdic
@kellabyte aha. Well, at least pictures? 4:34 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to kellabyte
@kellabyte ok, you've got my curiosity piqued. Do you have a recipe for the root beer marinade? 4:33 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to kellabyte
@kellabyte Yikes. I prefer to stick with a Balsamic marinade. Let me know how it goes though! 4:17 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to kellabyte
@buckwoody ahh. 4:16 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to buckwoody
@buckwoody And does your wife give them to you? 4:15 PM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to buckwoody
The shocking part here is.... You have *pagers*?!?! Where did you find them?? :-) -->RT @jsnover @SQLvariant We have devs with pagers. 4:11 PM May 29th via MetroTwit
@AdamMachanic I only foursquare when it's already obvious that I'm not at home but this does make me wonder about a few things. 11:14 AM May 29th via MetroTwit in reply to AdamMachanic

Name Aaron Nelson
Location Atlanta, GA
Web http://sqlvariant...
Bio Father, Computer Geek, Beach Lover, Data Architect/Developer, Performance Tuner, PowerShell Fan, SQL Server MVP. I try, but am not good at being subtle.