It’s not just SQL, it’s frequently the OS. Corporate tools don’t support the new OS so you install the “supported” OS, which is now several years old, and which only supports the next version or two of SQL Server. Microsoft also didn’t help things with 2012R2, which was 2 years later but had the same EOL as 2012.

And yes, you can set compatibility level on the database, but there are still edge cases where the engine version matters. And the business prioritizes, but upgrades are lower on the list than money-making features.

Pity - it was a lot of fun!

Correct. They don’t pay you to code. They pay you to solve problems, which normally ARE solved by code, but they really don’t care how.

Hey now! Language!

“Fuck that noise”

Or have anybody else take photos that include you, I guess.

He looks so damn dubious. “Uh-huh. Right. “

Thanks for sharing! Indeed, impressive work on the original game.

http://www.delta-green.com/tag/the-army-of-the-third-eye/

Honestly, I just hope Siri transcription for iMessage gets better, and that the music app will actually do a decent job of recognizing the artist/album/thing I want to listen to.

6 feet back, Zalgo.

Eldritch tentacles through a house. What could go wrong.

Not true! Mine’s exceptionally ugly, so I think “I really need to replace it” the instant I walk in.

Explorer++ is a freeware app that does it, though not integrated

Shoegaze is actually called that because the bands all have a ton of effects pedals, and they’re constantly changing settings and moving from pedal to pedal. So it looks like they’re staring at their shoes. I’ve never heard of it referring to spectators, though in hindsight I’ve done that a couple of times at shows, so…maybe?

Remember kids: you can buy musicians ear-plugs that mean you can keep listening to it your whole life without crippling phantom noise all the time.

YO SOY UN AVOGAHDO

Just like 3D TVs!

There already is a sub, at least to stop drinking.

I’m So Meta Even This Acronym

Sounds like some of the story bits of Wildermyth

In parts of Texas it was that on Pi day also!