Archive for September, 2007

For Limited Time Only!

I just finished a great book called Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini. The premise of the book is that we, humans, tend to make decisions based on cues. And while these cues often bring us to correct decisions, the cues can be easily manipulated, and therefore, our decisions can be manipulated. I’ll [...]

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Changing SQL Server Name

sp_dropserver @server=’SERVER-1′ sp_addserver @server=’SERVER-2′, @local=’LOCAL’ Then restart SQL Server service.

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Beware of the 7-2 Bandits!

I’ve been victimized by the 7-2! Twice! We starting playing Hold ‘Em with a 7-2 side bet, where if someone wins with 7,2 as their hole cards, everyone at the table will give them 25 in chips (even people who weren’t in the hand). MikeT and VictorC both won with 7-2 by bluffing with large [...]

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