It’s International Women’s Month, and @data-wit.bsky.social is sharing a daily quote from a woman that other women have found inspiring.My contribution is a quote is from @cindygross.bsky.social ‘She realized she didn’t need to solve the problem to be safe; she just needed to stop carrying it.’

You lose one light, you find another 🐇🌿

Dear @chrisavwood.bsky.social , look what i found in my photo archives!! Fun times.

Wanted to do some handmade art for the new year - lacking in time and energy for it. So here goes.

Some help from AI and some hand painting..Merry XMas to everyone!!

On last episode of Gilded Age - 3rd Season and sad that's all there is to it for this season. Such good drama.

There is never a bad time to show gratitude for what we are blessed with. I am grateful for health, my job/career, my loved ones and #sqlfamily. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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A young Caribbean Flamingo named Frankie flew away from a zoo in Cornwall, England. She was located 130 miles away in France, where her keepers said they would likely have to leave her.

Looky here: a handy way to add the #DATAWIT luncheon to your #PASSDataSummit schedule. Just make sure to log in first. data-platform-wit.sh...

Safe travels to everyone headed to @passdatasummit.bsky.social . I will miss being there this year. Have a good time.

Last call! SQLTrain 2025 registration is open until November 9! If you are attending #SQLSaturday Oregon/Washington and traveling to #PASSDataCommunitySummit, why not take the train? #SQLTrain2025 is here: eventbrite.com/e/sql-train-... #SQLFamily

SQL Train 2025

Get ready to hop aboard the SQL Train 2025! Enjoy scenic views and great company as you travel to PASS Data Community Summit!

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalin... News reports today have been ignoring her completely. Share this so that she doesn’t get ignored.

Rosalind Franklin - Wikipedia

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Looking for speakers for 2026, for our user group. 3 meetings per year, basic(any topic incl prof growth)- in person/advanced dba(virtual) or bi/data science(virtual). Experienced as well as new/upcoming speakers welcome. We have a great audience that is intelligent and respectful. lnkd.in/eKmZ2nTA

I don't think i know the Redmond company any more. With so many people who stood for it gone. It was once my goal to work for them and I took great pride in what they did. As a company, for tech culture. No more, its all gone. Like many things we believe are gone. Pfft. Just gone.

A young man, son of my friend, graduate in AI and Robotics from Purdue, is looking for internship roles. Appreciate any leads anyone may have to pass on. #sqljobs

I am reminded of the Churchill quote today 'If you're going thru hell, keep going' . Lets all try to keep going, that's all we can do. take care.

RIP, Redford..you were one of a kind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyR7...

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Off the CliffScene (3/5) | Movieclips

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Everything is awful so why not? Dessert mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: pecan Best ice cream: gelato, for me. Any, but tasted a honeycomb flavored that could be the best Best donut: Not a fan Best bar: lemon Best cake: xmas fruitcake Best other: taste 'Pradaman' if you are in India. Nothing like it.

Dr Eleanor Janega@goingmedieval.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Everything is awful so why not? Dessert mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: pumpkin Best ice cream: butter pecan or just really really high quality vanilla Best donut: old fashioned Best bar: lemon Best cake: coconut Best other: sticky toffee pudding

Can't wait to watch.

NPR@npr.org · 11mo ago

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale takes place in 1930 and is much better than the last Downton movie. Creator Julian Fellowes cuts back on the convoluted plotting and zeroes in on emotional dynamics.

RIP, Phil Factor. Never got a chance to meet you but have gained and learned from your many posts. Thank you.

Got my covid shot today. Am good for the year. Thank you @sailorrooscout.bsky.social for the good work you do, keeping people informed. Much appreciated.

I've posted two blogs on testing methods of reducing page latch contention. I set up some tables for testing here (www.sqljared.com/blog/page-la...), then tested several approaches and provided results here (www.sqljared.com/blog/page-la...). #sqlfamily #sqlblog

So we have 50 states, what are the rest outside of the 16 here? And would they have the latest shots?. My brain isn't even working. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States

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Looks like no covid shots in 16 states. Unles am able to travel somewhere to get it, that ends summit plans for me. 😢

I ordered 7 apricots. 7 fruits. I got delivered 7 lbs of pluots. I don't even like pluots, and now am wondering what to do with 7 lbs of this thing. Thanks for the refund, Amazon, but what a terrible waste of fresh fruit.

#sqlmemories..how many recall these charts? Found this one yesterday.

Posting AI slop to reddit/linkedin/here != blogging. Learn shit, write shit, share shit. Have a point of view. We can tell you used AI to crap something out. It just makes me want to unfollow/downvote/ignore you.

@way0utwest.bsky.social some guy named drweb seems to be copying several sqlservercentral posts and tsql2sday posts as is with his name on it , here. My tsql2sday post just got copied. kubpoint.com/author/drweb/

A lot of life success is learning how to say “That’s an interesting idea” when you’re really thinking “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”

please help spread the word for SQL Saturday Houston. sqlsaturday.com/2025-11-08-s...

SQL Saturday Houston 2025 (#1120)

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