BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/fighti... Prompt injection isn't a bug we can patch - it's architectural. But we're not helpless. Here's what actually works in production, what fails, and when defenses break in unexpected ways. #AI #LLMs #Security #Architecture

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/the-ne... I'm joining Advania as Lead Data Transformation Architect to build their data practice coherently. I'll be leading technical direction and establishing foundations for real analytics and AI. Time to build something new, not manage what's established!

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/instru... LLMs cannot distinguish instructions from data, making every retrieved document a potential security risk. The Wall Street Journal demonstrated this by tricking Claude into giving away over $1,000 worth of vending machine items for free. #AI #Literacy

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/amateu... Understanding + imagination + courage separate data-driven from data-decorated. Reports are persuasion, not neutral info. Use data contracts before collecting anything. Having instruments doesn't make music. Does your data drive decisions? #BI #Decisions

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/amateu... That famous beer-and-diapers discovery? Never led to action. Companies drown in dashboards but lack hypotheses. Successful data initiatives start with clear questions, not endless exploration. Are you making music or just playing instruments? #BI

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/2025-i... Shutting down the podcast and leaving Data Masterminds brought relief, not grief. 2025 taught me that outdated identity narratives are self-reinforcing data points, not destiny - and that most organizations prefer data theater over actual insight.

I just had an extremely enlightening hour with @sqlgene.com . Not only did I learn much, much more than I thought I would, but I also learned much, much more about what I didn't know that I do not know. A huge thank you to Eugene for educating me.

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/how-ll... You think ChatGPT is thinking? It's rolling dice token by token, without planning ahead. Non-English users get fundamentally worse performance. What's actually happening under the hood? #AI #Literacy #LLMs

github.com/dataplat/Fab... #FabricTools #NewVersion Finally - it's there. More stability, more features. Try it yourself and give us your feedback.

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/turbo-... Four months of LLM use = measurable brain decline. Like GPS destroyed spatial navigation, AI atrophies thinking. Let's talk about the research, warning signs, workplace implications, and practical solutions. #AI #Literacy #Cognition

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hardmode: No Stars (either Wars or Trek), LOTR or Marvel.

BLOG ALERT! arcticdba.se/posts/turbo-... LLMs are pattern-matching engines, not thinking machines. But anthropomorphization plus dopamine-driven addiction pathways trick us into trusting them. Learn what they actually are and why understanding this matters. #AI #Literacy #Learning

BLOG ALERT! www.arcticdba.se/posts/on-rit... Rituals help performers access their best state. While power posing failed, pre-performance psychology works - discover why rituals create mental anchors!. #Speaking #Data #Community #Storytelling

BLOG ALERT! www.arcticdba.se/posts/tooth-... Sugar went from luxury to ubiquitous poison before we understood what it was doing to us. We're doing the exact same thing with AI, adding it to everything without genuine use cases while it erodes literacy and critical thinking. #AI #Literacy

Budapest BI Forum was so much fun 😊. Full day workshop with @arcticdba.se and a session about Power BI core visuals ❤️ #BudapestBIForum #PowerBI www.linkedin.com/posts/valeri...

BLOG ALERT! www.arcticdba.se/posts/simpli... The 'Angel's Cocktail' story oversimplifies. Real mechanisms of engagement are far richer - learn how attention, memory, and cognitive tension actually work together to become a better speaker #Speaking #Data #Community #Storytelling

BLOG ALERT! www.arcticdba.se/posts/speaki... I'm going to the Budapest BI Forum, where I will deliver an awesome workshop together with Valerie Junk, and debut a new session! #Speaking #Data #MicrosoftFabric #Community

BLOG ALERT! www.arcticdba.se/posts/resurr... With AI and social media amplifying misinformation, data literacy is critical. I'm revamping "The Untruthful Art" with new examples, and I'm creating "Invisible Insights." Read more! #Speaking #Data #DataLiteracy #Community

BLOG ALERT! www.arcticdba.se/posts/settin... How do YOU open your presentations? #PresentationSkills #Speaking #Data #Community

Power BI, the low-code tool 🤡🫣🤭

Glorious! @effinbirds.com on LinkedIn of all places. And it's perfect. The level of superficial bollucks interspaced with pure unadulterated "f'ck this shit" makes it much more bearable and entertaining. Highly recommended.

Claude has now failed miserably for the last few hours to help me deal with what most likely is a fairly simple task in Azure Devops pipelines. The so-called "AI" is not coming for our jobs anytime soon.

For anyone considering taking the trains in Sweden: don't. I've had the misfortune of having to endure multiple train rides this year, and all of them have been between 20 minutes and 2 hours late. Currently standing still somewhere on the track after another "electrical issue".

An absolutely amazing piece of writing that summarizes my view on "AI" very well. I am not against machine learning - quite the opposite - but treat it like the tool it is and do not try to use it for everything under the sun, all while saying it will be the panacea for everything conceivable.

Great talk about social engineering

Many ask themselves, «Why would I use a semantic layer? How to build one?». But a better question is: How many times have you implemented the same revenue calculation differently across your company's dashboards, reports, and apps? This is why semantic layers exist.

I have a love/hate relationship with Rode. Excellent hardware, absolutely dogshit software, and the only thing the "support" says is to send in the device - which, as you might expect, will do NOTHING for said useless and buggy software.

This is the kind of advert that would get me to buy things.

mssql-python vs pyodbc: Benchmarking SQL Server Performance - devblogs.microsoft.com/python/mssql... A pretty big rewrite, actually

Scrolling past the 75,676th consecutive AI related post on LinkedIn.

Godspeed, Captain James A. Lovell Jr. , USN Thank you for your contributions. Blue skies and tailwinds.

I am just so tired of constant generative AI bullshit: the upstream exploitation, the flawed output, the downstream harms. All of it about money and power. Day in, day out. Maybe one good use case for every 10 bad ones. (I’m on annual leave for three weeks from Friday; it cannot come fast enough.)

Absolutely fantastic tools - in fact, I can’t really see how anyone could run an event without them.

Jiji was three weeks shy of nine years old - every one of those years was a struggle with her health. We never thought she would live as long as she did. Today it was time to let her go. Today we buried our lovely black cat. 2/2

Empty rooms, empty spaces. No more cuddles, no more playing, no more stretching out in the sun. The silence is deafening. But it also means no more pain, no more uncertainty, no more fear of what tomorrow might bring. 1/2

Pastries were had, and a *lot* of work got done! I haven't been this excited for a workshop in years! You do NOT want to miss it, and as @valeriejunk.bsky.social said, there are still tickets available at datamindsconnect.be!

This is not to be missed. When Daniel speaks, the smart people listen. And take copious notes.

The end of an era. Seldom has a decision been so hard but at the same time so right. I love my co-hosts @bindertech.se and @heini.bsky.social and we've had so much fun together. Rest assured that fun will continue, just not in this format. And yes, we still have a bunch of stickers... 😎

This was a very interesting way of looking at it. It makes a lot of sense, and I'm curious to see how this could be applied to the "AI" tooling currently messing up the data space.

It’s good to see me, isn’t it? 💜✨ Yes, yes, the rumors are true — we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky! In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires. Thanks for being here 🙌🏽

I’m so stealing that.

That makes two of us! We're pretty good on our own, together we'll be even better! Can't wait!

Speakers send in session proposals and then may or may not be selected to speak at a conference. It is common courtesy to inform speakers who were not selected BEFORE publishing the schedule - not doing so is lazy and unprofessional. I’m looking at you, Techorama NL. Do better.

Welcome to the Book of Elin! @heini.bsky.social and @arcticdba.se chat with Elin Hellström about her path to becoming a data engineer. Elin discusses her career twists, love for solving technical challenges, and how she keeps learning in the fast-paced data field. buff.ly/uLXK6cV #MVPBuzz

“When the system forces you to code with a hallucinating clown, eventually you stop resisting. You let him type. You let him be "productive." You check out. You surrender your brain to the noise and just float.” deplet.ing/the-copilot-...

I have a pet peeve with events. I *really* do not like it when they publish the schedule before informing speakers that were not selected. I find it disrespectful that I have to find out by looking at the schedule.

📢 New for #SQLBits: our Decision Makers & #DataLeadership track is packed with real-world insight on building data culture, leading teams & driving change. Hear from experts like @arcticdba.se, @vickyharp.com and @gethynellis.bsky.social. 📈Check the full track sqlbits.com/attend/the-a...