These are worrying times for the world, so here's one of my favourite photos, taken long ago on a Canon bridge camera - a lizard sitting on a rock in the desert, standing out against the darker shades of a rock overhead; it would blend into the rocks if viewed from above.

I recently attended a presentation about creating "The Best Data Model for AI”, and I decided to investigate designing one using SAP PowerDesigner. How did it go?

Designing One Big Table (OBT) for AI

I recently attended a presentation about creating "The Best Data Model for AI”, and I decided to investigate designing one using SAP PowerDesigner. How did it go?

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These are worrying times for the world, so here's one of my favourite photos, taken long ago on a Canon bridge camera - a lizard sitting on a rock in the desert, standing out against the darker shades of a rock overhand; it would blend into the rocks if viewed from above. #desertphoto #lizardlife

A picture is worth 1000 words... This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK. Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect. Chapeau!

Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy

We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...

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Want to know what you're missing in PowerDesigner? Take advantage of the current pricing for the seminal work on the topic - plus, free content.

So you want to understand SAP PowerDesigner better? The best investment you can make – book price reductions

Whether you're an existing PowerDesigner customer that wants to know what you're missing, a software vendor that wants to know more about the software your prospects are currently using, or just someone who loves a great story, you should take advantage of the current pricing for the seminal work on PowerDesigner - Data Modeling Made Simple with PowerDesigner. Also, teher's some free content.

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Business Transformation requires joined-up thinking. The power of SAP #PowerDesigner will help you with that My latest presentation is now available on BrightTalk. The talk is about how organisations can use SAP PowerDesigner to help them ensure that their Business Transformation is effective. I…

Dropping the ECHR would mean no treaty protection against this in the UK.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

This chilling work of fiction was published in 1997

Dutch late night TV has its take

It's not uncommon for data modellers to be asked to create a data model from some real-world data or from some form of data artefact, such as JSON or XML. Most of the initial effort required is the tool-specific operations. Following on from last Friday's post, does the ER/Studio AI agent help?

ER/Studio’s new AI engine – an update

It's not uncommon for data modellers to be asked to create a data model from some real-world data or from some form of data artefact, such as JSON or XML. Most of the initial effort required is the tool-specific keyboard and mouse operations. How good is this AI agent at reducing the time this initial effort takes?

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The latest release of Idera ER/Studio Data Architect provides a new way to create a data model - an AI agent. I haven't experimented much with AI, so I asked Idera if I could take a look for myself and create a video or two. They were happy to oblige, so I spent a few hours trying it out, and I…

Creating a new LDM in ER/Studio using their new AI engine

The latest release of Idera ER/Studio Data Architect provides a new way to create a data model - an AI agent. I haven't experimented much with AI, so I asked Idera if I could take a look for myself and create a video or two. They were happy to oblige, so I spent a few hours trying it out, and I love it. It’s easy to use and models are created quickly (within a few minutes). The resulting models are pretty good.

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If Mr. Johnson knows the assassin's identity and what their motivation was, then maybe he should contact the FBI. If he doesn't, then perhaps he should shut up rather than stirring up fear and loathing. Grossly irresponsible

I see it's bring your pet to work day at the White House

Outstanding.

Mark Ferguson MP@markfergusonmp.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is my flag.

Reform UK has uncovered the scandal of a “wasteful” £350m contract. Small problem: it’s not a contract. Or £350m. Or a scandal. Here’s how they got it completely wrong. 👇👇

Exposed: Reform UK doesn’t know how government spending works

Reform UK just confused a procurement framework with a spending scandal – and revealed they don’t understand government

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How do I tell @bsky.app that I'm not interested in seeing random posts about football, cricket, baseball, or any other sport?

Nothing beats listening to T.Rex on a train (using headphones, obviously) as an after-work experience

Pls don’t repost this or Trump will expode his depends!!

For people outside the industry, it may not be common knowledge, but one of the most famous bits of technical writing of all time, was Joel Spolsky saying that you should *never* rewrite an entire code base — 25 years ago. www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...

Things You Should Never Do, Part I

Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long tim…

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Clive Thompson@clivethompson.bsky.social · last yr.

So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base! and they want to do it ... ... in *a few months* I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ... ... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here 1/9

To insult two highly respected and free thinking politicians like this is disgraceful. It just shows how far standards in society have fallen. Anyone reposting this insulting photograph should feel utterly ashamed. 😡

If folk are wondering about whether to visit America this year, we'd like to remind you Scotland is open for business! And the same goes for our American pals needing a break from the madness...you'll be very welcome! #VisitScotland #HasteYeBack

There is a best and worst case for what is motivating Trump's strategy on Russia and Ukraine. I've thought about them for this piece. But in a sense it's immaterial- either way Zelensky is being set up for an impossible choice: surrender or blame. Writing from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Trump is setting Ukraine up for an appalling choice: surrender or blame.

What's the best and worst case for the Trump Russia strategy?

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Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House. Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...

Ukraine War: The New Trump & Putin Axis Explained

YouTube video by The News Agents

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At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

Hello @support.bsky.team - how do I tailor my 'Discover' feed so I don't have images of people's cats and dogs, men with their todger on show, semi-pornographic manga art, and US-based sports and media?