SO MUCH A.I. WRITING IS BEING PASSED OFF AS HUMAN AND I HATE HATE HATE IT. WE CAN TELL. WE CAN ALL TELL. YOU BECOME A BETTER WRITER BY WRITING MORE. DO BETTER.

This is awesome: The SQL Server Feature Matrix sql.fm

SQL.FM — SQL Server Feature Matrix

SQL Server versions and editions, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance in one searchable feature reference.

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I changed my work title on LinkedIn to “Supreme Leader” today. I’m thinking this could make future AI-spam from recruiters and marketers a little more entertaining and creative.

2016: open-plan offices are increasingly being segmented into focus zones and “active” zones. 2026: open-plan offices are essentially rush-hour train stations because we all need to work from the office, but every ****ing meeting is hybrid.

Jon Hamm: Excellent Job, Gabriel! (Good Omens)

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Pro tip from a fellow germaphobe: closing the water tap with your hand nullifies all the benefit of washing your hands. Use your paper towel or your arm instead. You’re welcome.

It is RetroData week! Saturday brings TEN HOURS of free practical learning. 08:00 UTC+1 Shubhangi Goyal on Power BI dashboards - models, DAX and performance tuning. 09:00 UTC+1 Bas Land on building medallion architecture in Fabric. www.meetup.com/retro-data/e...

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Our agenda is live! 📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 📅 🕜 8:00 am ⭐️ SUPERCHARGE YOUR DASHBOARDS WITH POWER BI We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models

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I swear, I’m not making this up. I just saw someone using their laptop to shield them from the rain. This is why businesses buy cheap hardware for their workforce.

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.

Here is the setting you need to turn off if you don't want a human potentially reading through your ChatGPT conversations. I've seen some of the prompts; these ChatGPT users clearly have no idea a human is reading www.404media.co/inside-proje...

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

I voted!

Just for once, I’d like to see one of these super-rich crypto bros handing over £36 million to Great Ormond Street, or cancer research, or food banks and housing charities, because they want to make the world a better place and help its most vulnerable people. But instead…?

It's Friday! Remember to deploy all your changes to prod before leaving work.

If you thought corporate cringe was bad, wait until you see it presented with AI-generated music.

Pam Beesly's Disappointed Look in The Office

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File under "weird and wonderful"

The Dog Jet: Flying Across America With RetrievAir

YouTube video by Flightradar24

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My most recent client has an actual art exhibit featuring lots of well-known Swedish painters and sculptors throughout their offices. But I think this creation is a masterpiece in its own right.

Me: clicks "Delete and don't notify organizer" in Apple Calendar Mailbox notification: "Your email was undeliverable."

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Did you know: when you hover your mouse over a column header in an #SSMS resultset, it shows you the datatype of the column:

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

Ladies and gentlement, sales in the AI age.

Every pharmacist is a hallway.

How to fail your AI interview #corporatehumor

YouTube video by Graham Dot Zip

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I’m still trying to process how the president of the United States somehow talks tougher about Canada than North Korea.

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Your past is like the plot in a Fast and the Furious movie.

Your Past is Not Relevant

YouTube video by Masood Boomgaard

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These two organic spy drones snuck in through my balcony door when I was out getting coffee.

”Your password does not meet the complexity requirements.” My password:

Funny kazakhstan journalist talk meme

YouTube video by lolhuber121

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Want to watch a great movie? The 2001 Coen brothers masterpiece "The Man Who Wasn't There" is a dark and underrated film noire, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini and an up-and-coming Scarlett Johansson. 10/10, no notes.