Dominic Preuss
@deesix.com
Builder. Technologist. New Yorker from the Midwest living in Silicon Valley.
Sports-washing FTW! Who's next? Newcastle United? www.nytimes.com/athletic/775...
LIV Golf is done after 5 years and $5 billion spent dividing the sport
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Of course the great Marisa Kabas found him, and of course he has a lot more fun stuff to say and this interview and clip will restore your faith in white guys in baseball caps with weird facial hair in mid-size southern towns.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW — I spoke to Tom, the guy at the South Carolina Trump rally who compared the president's supporters to the Jonestown Massacre. We talked about his loathing for Trump, his love of death metal, and where he learned his impeccable comedic timing. Read our full chat here:
TNG was a corner stone to my upbringing. Taught me a lot about right and wrong. Gave me a lot to aspire to. Thank you to the cast and Patrick Stewart.
Data, Worf, Riker playing craps in Star Trek
ALT: Data, Worf, Riker playing craps in Star Trek
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Rest in Power Picard/Locutus. "Make it so"
Captain Picard: Make it so.
ALT: Captain Picard: Make it so.
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Day 2 at @github.com Universe and all I can think about is what if Google hadn't screwed up their bid. + Gemini instead of CoPilot (which is useless) + Infrastructure that works + Google hardware instead of windows Sliding doors...
This is truly a tragedy. A very special place that wasn't as well known as other Paris attractions. Hopefully they rebuild better, just like Notre Dame!
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.A fire in central Paris on Monday destroyed the city’s oldest covered food market, Le Marché des Enfants Rouges. The market, which opened in 1615 as a vibrant food hall, was a fixture for chefs, cooks and tourists. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...
California's expanded Film & TV Tax Credit is bringing a whopping 35 new film productions to the Golden State, including a new 'Friday' movie and the follow-up to this summer's 'Michael' biopic. These awardees are set to create $1B+ and 30,000+ jobs across the state.
The party in power is actively hiding the fact their president is mentally impaired and suffering from serious health issues... Sound familiar?
Lots of #MySQL industry news! So much going on and new events, including @fosdem.org '27 dates. villagesql.com/blog/village...
Village News: MySQL News + Events (21 September 2026)
Welcome back. This issue covers five weeks rather than the usual one — the gap since the August issue took in Percona Live Amsterdam, the launch of the OurSQL Foundation, and the run-up to the MySQL G...
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Bruno Fernandez is the dirtiest player in the league. Blatant kick in the back on Foden. Dirty. And dangerous.
We are featured on the new Data Agents for #ChatGPT Work landing page. Check out our AI Skills for #MySQL openai.com/business/sol...
ChatGPT Work for Data Teams: AI & BI
Use ChatGPT Work to analyze business data, build dashboards, diagnose KPIs, automate reporting, and turn insights into faster, better business decisions.
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#MySQL Extension update - Adding advanced cryptographic functions to MySQL (Password hashing, SHA2) villagesql.com/blog/crypto/
Advanced Cryptography in MySQL with vsql-crypto
Advanced cryptography for MySQL (VillageSQL): salted password hashing, HMAC signatures, AES encryption with random IVs, and secure random IDs.
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OK. this looks very weird... But I am here for it! Let the shithousery begin. New #1 might be the last missing piece. Up the Chels! #ChelseaFC
Everyone is saying that the @chelseafcn.bsky.social project wasn't working... but were were 4th when Maresca decided he wanted to be ManCity coach instead of Chelsea. Liam was a disaster, but it was working up to that point. The drop from 4th to 10th is on Maresca. #ChelseaFC
Come visit our booth and see @deesix.com speak at @percona.bsky.social Live EU '26 in Amsterdam. Get 25% OFF your registration with our code - PERCONALIVESPEAKER See you there! #perconalivespeaker #MySQL #PostgreSQL
NBC: “If you can say something to President Trump right now, what would you say?” OHIO REPUBLICAN VOTER: “Resign. You're destroying the country.”
Today is day 60 of trumps 60 day MOU with Iran. What did we negotiate? Did we uh…. Did we…. Did we win?
Gate checking roller bags in group 2 on EWR -> SFO?!?! What are we doing @United? What an embarrassment.
We’re excited to welcome VillageSQL as a Platinum Sponsor of #PerconaLiveEU! 🎉 They’ll bring their perspective on the future of #MySQL and #opensource #databases to #Amsterdam. Interested in sponsoring? https://bit.ly/4yx96ZD
