Join us August 11th for our next WIT Virtual Session! "How to Build Your Own Role and Making Leadership Think it Was Their Idea" with @dbakevlar.bsky.social. Don’t miss this one. 🔗 www.meetup.com/data-platfor...
DBAKevlar
@dbakevlar.bsky.social
Advocate and Engineer at @Redgate | Multiplatform DBA and AI Specialist | Karma's BFF | Free the AuDHD brain | Lives on an awesome floating home on the Columbia River in Portland, OR
At coffee drive thru- “The person in front of you loves your vibe and paid for your order.” Me- “I’ll pay for the next person and they better damn well do it,too!” Be f’n kind…:)
That AI data center expansion is partnering up with bitcoin miners in a bit of slimy deals isn’t surprising me like it should…:(. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
Data center developers are zeroing in on a new target - Portland Business Journal
The shift is already underway as bitcoin prices drop and miners face mounting pressure.
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I feed the animals early, trying to hold them to 5am breakfast. Was sad to notice how dark it is in Portland at 5am this morning… winter is coming.
Aug 11: Data Platform WIT is hosting a session on building your own role and getting leadership buy‑in. @dbakevlar.bsky.social will share real frameworks and examples for shaping a job that aligns w/ your strengths & org needs. www.meetup.com/data-platfor...
How to Build Your Own Role and Making Leadership Think it Was Their Idea, Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
In today’s technical world, traditional career paths often fail to align with the unique skills and ambitions of professionals. This session empowers technical audiences to
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Am I the only one that hasn’t received their federal tax refund? The IRS owes me $$$ and asked for 60 days to review, but we’re now at 90 and getting an appt. is impossible!
Happy 60th Wedding anniversary to my parents and damn you for making marriage look so easy… :)
Who gets to say they got a bigger back yard? they moved the sailboat dock out another 20ft today!
This is King George, he rules over all the pigeons at DFW... God, someone save me from my flight delay and 5 hour layover in Dallas...:)
at the Baton Rouge airport, waiting for my plane, watching the runway when suddenly a moth, the size of my palm hits into the window....time to leave Louisiana.
Friends don't let friends use @godaddy.com .... Seriously- worst customer service and service provider for all of my organizations that I support. I'm just over here moving domains and websites off of it weekly right now.
Automatic response to anyone who pinged me at 4:45pm or later today : "Not today, Satan." and this picture:
I'm admin for 7 websites, both for myself and different organizations, but after a day working with one site, I'm pretty sure I'd become a serial killer if I did the job fulltime...:)
Woman's Hateful Expression
ALT: Woman's Hateful Expression
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During lunch today, had my appointment to get my latest tattoo - I call it "otter space"
Thank you for the lovely birthday gift, @tracyboggiano.com! Lego every day of the year! (Chihuahua for perspective)
Ended the day installing and testing out my new motor on my Stand up board!
Goodbye airstream... you were awesome! You have a new home now.
New Simple Talks with @kleegeek.bsky.social where he explains why your SQL Server is slow...because it's doing exactly what you told it to! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlnr...
"SQL Server isn't slow - it's doing exactly what you told it to do" - a chat with David Klee
YouTube video by Redgate Software
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Anyone with Airpod Max played around with the personalized volume feature that adjusts the volume depending on your environment? Do you like it? I'm having some mixed reactions to it...:)
The only great thing about the heat is that it makes for great sunrises...:)
