I am sad to see even people I respect celebrate tragedy in all its forms around the world. It's become too much to constantly block and mute. I'm abandoning social media except for LinkedIn (professional content only) and FB for family. Peace to you, and I wish for you to have love in your heart.

Freddy Krueger after he invaded my dreams and ended up seeing some things he just wasn't mentally prepared for

If your wife is having a bad day, both of you go to lunch and start with Chips and Queso and that will ensure a better day. #HusbandTips

When approaching the topic of estimating cost/effort for an analysis project, two questions are important: - What level of detail do you need? - What level of detail can you afford? I've found almost all other considerations boil down to these two questions. Discuss

In 1943, Kenneth Craik published an influential monograph about external reality - presaging what we now call an "AI World Model" Fascinating reading - archive.org/details/natu...

At 23, Thomas Jefferson went to Philadelphia to be inoculated for smallpox when Virginia wouldn't allow vaccinations. He later vaccinated 200 family members and neighbors. None of them got smallpox. Fancy that

"If you could go back in time and buy something ahead of time?" I do not think I would have guessed "wavelengths" www.theverge.com/news/773645/...

Monday Morning Motivation Minute: This week, focus on the Positive. It's too easy to be negative - buck the trend! "Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you." - Mary Lou Retton

When I was 13, I became fascinated to learn Esperanto. No idea why. Ended up taking French as my 2nd language requirement for school. But Esperanto? What on earth

Stepped outside to watch the SpaceX launch. Launched before I could even get the phone out...

What does 40 years of marriage look like? Marjorie and I watch "Dateline" and critique the criminals. "Amateur. DNA everywhere. Do they not know you can buy gloves?" "Right? The cops will figure out that timeline story IMMEDIATELY. Pathetic."

Monday Morning Motivation Minute: Consider what you want to become, make a plan, move forward. Don't focus on what others think. "Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined." - Toni Morrison

This is why computers were invented bigjobby.com/pong/?v=2.0/

Asked my daughter how her 1st day at work went. "People are terrible! I got yelled at for forgetting BBQ sauce for some chicken nuggets!" I felt so bad for her. I gave her a big Dad hug, told her it would get better. Then I told her maybe next time she should remember my BBQ sauce

If you have kids/grandkids/kids you are involved with, here's a tip: Teach them *how* to learn, how memory works, and how to take notes. I'm finding a lot of schools are not teaching these basics, and I'm having to re-teach that in my college classes.

Oral surgery today. Tooth extraction, bone grafts, another tooth is getting a filling, then a crown. All in one visit. Thoughts and prayers for all involved highly desired, since I'm not great with all this. How's your day going?

if you watch Jaws backwards it's a heartwarming story about a big shark that gives arms and legs to disabled people

When I get a question back to my e-mail that was already answered in the e-mail

Elton John bought his pet rabbit a gym (It's a little fit bunny)

The wurst of Germany

Only speak when you can improve upon the silence

Security Aspect: MCPs are just other people's prompts and other people's APIs - danielmiessler.com/blog/mcps-ar...

I went to a magic show in Mexico. The magician said "Uno, Dos..." then he disappeared. Without a Tres

Some problems do not have optimal solutions. True in math, true in life. mathworld.wolfram.com/BlumsSpeed-U...

Monday Morning Motivation Minute: Focus this week carefully on your day's start. Plan your work, work your plan. “The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.” - Henry Ward Beecher

In 1968, a very early form of mainframe computer and a program called the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), was able to sift through millions of fingerprint cards and match them to James Earl Ray, the assassin who killed Martin Luther King Jr. The FBI arrested Ray in London.

Elizabeth Tower (where Big Ben is located) was/is an amazing feat of technical engineering - kept amazingly accurate by the design of an amateur. Oh, and pennies. Worth a read. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben

Well, I'm all set. Don't need any AI anymore. Now I know EVERYTHING

"I finished a half-marathon" is a way better way of saying "I quit halfway through a marathon" it's all about phrasing, y'all

Remember: Pick your battles. No, that's too many. Still too many. Put that one back. OK, put that one back, too. There you go. No battles.

Used my slide rule this AM (don't ask). Needed to look up a manual for it, found the rule (but not the pdf) at the SMITHSONIAN. Maybe it's a tad...old?

In 2024 I prepped an '80s sitcom-themed Keynote for...an event, for a fictional show called "AdventureWings". I built a full video trailer, script, demos, all that. Didn't get to go so it never aired, but I thought I would share the theme song - 1drv.ms/u/c/2ba65eaa...

Tagging @talesfromthefield.bsky.social @sqlballs.com @bradleyschacht.com @dbabulldog.bsky.social @joshluedeman.com @buckwoodymsft.bsky.social

Date Display setting is best setting. Love me some day of the week display... www.thewindowsclub.com/add-day-of-w...

1816, the United States built a fort to protect itself from invasion by Canada. Except we accidentally built it *in* Canada. So, we've kind of always been like this www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/fort...

Not attractive as prey. Smells bad, mostly skin and bone little in the way of nutritional value - largely ignored by predators, not seen as a threat or competition. The whole survival strategy is to be so pathetic that other animals forget they exist. But enough about me, let's talk about sloths.

Plants are green because they use air from the blue sky and light from the yellow sun SCIENCE

Join me tonight (19 Aug) for the Tampa Fabric User Group at 6 PM at the Jimmie Keel Library. I'll explain the concepts, math, and implementations of Vector databases, with lots of references and tutorials. Details/location at aka.ms/tfab. Register at this link: www.meetup.com/tampa-sql-us...

<customer shows me their analysis charts> "Our sales are always lower in February." Yeah, that's often true for most every company. IFYKYK

"Buck, do you have anything to add?" "The levels of xenon isotopes in the Martian atmosphere is consistent with a thermnucclear bombardment" "..." "I mean about the database design." "Oh, then no."

Ruled by Numbers: How Data Dominates Every Facet of Our Daily Lives - lithub.com/ruled-by-num...

I'm assuming @jenmsft.bsky.social is quite familiar with Atlas Obscura, if not, I highly recommend this article as a starting point...https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/before-cat-memes-there-were-louis-wains-controversial-cat-illustrations

Checking out the Stochastic DuckDB Extension - query.farm/duckdb_exten...

Why does every microwave have a "child lock" now. Are parents not bright enough to teach their kids not to open the microwave? Now it locks so they can pull the entire microwave onto their head. I am so tired of being protected.

Monday Morning Motivation Minute: Don't sit at stuck . Refactor the issue - large or small - into possible outcomes. Then take a walk. Try a new angle. Perform an OODA-loop. Develop a step-wise plan, implement, improve. Then take that first step. Paralysis is broken by focused effort.

Like, 50% of Roger Federer's name is "er".

🤖 Curious how AI really works? Join Buck Woody for a quick dive into the math, tools & real-world magic of Vector Databases. 📅 8/19 | 🕒 6–8 PM 🔗 meetup.com/tampa-fabric... #VectorDatabases #AI #DataScience #Search

Did you know your heartbeat has triple-redundancy? HA/DR for the body biologyinsights.com/what-is-the-...