Want to go to FOSDEM PGDay 2026, and need a bit of support? The PGEU Diversity Task Force has three tickets available!

Two days left to submit your presentation for Nordic PGDay 2026 in Helsinki in March. Don't miss out! https://2026.nordicp... #postgresq##postgresql ##database ##helsinkia##callforpapers

New year, same goal: Support and protect independent bookstores at all costs 🫡

Terrific additions to the Committee! Congratulations all around!

🔔 10 days left to submit your talk! PGConf.dev is where Postgres hackers, extension authors, tool builders, and community leaders meet to build together. This year with even more session types. Creative ideas and new speakers are welcome!

Some very good news!

PGDay Paris is giving away 2 tickets for their event to members of underrepresented groups. If you were hoping to attend the event on March 26, don’t hesitate to send an application to [email protected] before February 5. Bonne chance! 2026.pgday.paris @pgday.paris #PostgreSQL

Nordic PGDay is giving away a ticket to a member of an underrepresented group in tech. If you were hoping to attend the event on March 24, in Helsinki, Finland, don’t hesitate to send an application to [email protected] before February 5. Onnea! 2026.nordicpgday.org @nordicpgday.org

Timely viewing for the weekend!

While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most. Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.

Are you excited for the 1st #PostgreSQL #Edinburgh #meetup in a week's time? Do you know the #Postgres #community is not just DBAs, but developers, data professionals, architects, students, and #OpenSource enthusiasts? Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College! RSVP ▶️ luma.com/b9kv5fds

It's happening in 4 days! Join us on Tuesday, December 9th at Noon PST for "What's New in PostgreSQL 18” with Christophe Pettus! RSVP now! www.meetup.com/postgresql-1... @PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL #postgres #meetup

Thank you to my colleagues for agreeing to join me in fulfilling this role—it's not glamorous, but it is important. @floord.bsky.social @celestehorgan.bsky.social @pavlogolub.bsky.social

An excellent choice, Ads! Thank you! Shall we do this again in seven years?

Dave and I are considering submitting a Video, Graphics and Audion Devroom for #FOSDEM. Would you be interested in helping us organise the Devroom, if it gets accepted? How can we get in touch with you? #kdenlive #openshot #blender #shotcut #gimp #inkscape #audio #video #graphic #brussels #belgium

A little message from our CEO and founder @andyhunter777.bsky.social ahead of Anti-Prime:

It's happening in 4 days! Join us on Tuesday, October 14th at Noon PDT for “Vindicating ZFS with PostgreSQL: Unleashing the Power of Scalability” with Federico Campoli! RSVP now! www.meetup.com/postgresql-1... @PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL #postgres #meetup

RSVPs are still open for the Postgres Women's Breakfast at @pgconfnyc.bsky.social on September 30! Good people, nice food, and lots of tea and coffee—what more could you want to start your day? And I heard something about a little gift for attendees . . . . I look forward to seeing you there!

Have you built a Postgres extension? Do you have a favourite extension you just have to tell people about? Come and tell us about it at the Extensions Showcase, at PGConf.EU! Submit your 15 minute talk at https://2025.pgconf.... by 15 Septembe

Please join me and my delightful co-hosts Emma Saroyan, Elizabeth Garrett Christensen, and Jay Miller at @pgconfnyc.bsky.social for the Postgres Women Breakfast! The event is open to Postgres Women and all allies! The sign up link is in the post below. See you there!

Our CEO, Christophe Pettus, will be giving his talk “Check Your Privileges: The PostgreSQL Role System” at PGConf NYC 2025! We hope to see you there! postgresql.us/events/pgcon... #PostgreSQL #postgres

We’re in the business of keeping independent bookstores in business 🤍📚

We should be able to hold that what happened to Charlie Kirk is horrible AND that Charlie Kirk was a horrible person. Both are true, and acknowledging one doesn’t negate the other.

Lown [lone] (adj.) 1. Of the weather, a body of water, or some other natural feature or phenomenon: calm, still. Used in a sentence: “The afternoon was lown and temperate, in contrast to my mood after the meeting I’d just had with the department heads.”

Franklin Beau Davis and The Brassworks play an evening of haunting Victorian ballroom dance music at PEERS' Haunted Mansion Ball on Saturday, October 4, at the beautiful and allegedly haunted Alameda Elks Lodge. www.peersdance.org/haunted.html

Our speaker for October is Federico Campoli! Join us on Tuesday, October 14th for “Vindicating ZFS with PostgreSQL: Unleashing the Power of Scalability”! RSVP today! www.meetup.com/postgresql-1... @PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL #postgres #meetup

📣 #PGDayLowlands is almost here! On Sept 11 we'll kick things off with a warm-up meetup 🎉🍕🍻 I'll be speaking on scaling #PgBouncer ⚡ with real configuration examples and lessons learned from the field 🔧🐘 If you're a #PostgreSQL enthusiast, come join us 🚀✨ #PostgresCommunity #OpenSource #TechMeetup

Hello friends! 📸 If you have great photos, fun videos from past PGConf.EU events, or personal stories to share, drop them in the comments or send them our way. We’d love to share your conference experience with the wider community — and who knows, it might inspire someone new to join us this year!

European colleagues: looking for a community role? The PostgreSQL Europe (PGEU) Board of Directors is creating an Advocacy Task Force. This group will help select events and activities in which PGEU shall participate, and will advise the Board.

Join us on Sept 6 for The Great Gatsby Ball. The Oaktown Strutters play dance music ranging from romantic waltzes, fox trots, and tangos to cool blues, hot Swing and that new dance sensation, the Charleston. There's something for everyone at Jay Gatsby’s grand ball! www.peersdance.org/gatsby.html

"Of the features he describes . . . four are pure hallucinations. Those features don’t exist, at all, anywhere."

Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

Today is a good day to treat yourself to a new book. 📚

More reasons to go to Naples!

Thank you Christophe!

Early bird discount tickets to PEERS' September 6 Great Gatsby Ball are available through Saturday, August 23. After that, ticket prices go up. For ticket information, see www.peersdance.org/gatsby.html

Jimmy Angelakos is donating a signed copy of his "PostgreSQL Mistakes and How to Avoid Them", and Chris Ellis put a special edition "electric elephant" in the prize pool - truly, what's keeping you from testing the beta release?! 😅 2025.pgday.nl/testing-pg/

Rotterdam friends!! I'm looking for a venue for a #PostgreSQL meetup, September 11. Can your company host us, or do you know any affordable venues (budget is max 1800), please let me know? 🙏

The hotel block closes August 27! Don't sleep in the subway, darling—book your room now!

Did you know you can apply a filter when looking for a bookstore to support on Bookshop.org? That’s right! We have 8 filters to choose from: •Black-owned •AAPI-owned •LGBTQIA+-owned •Latine-owned •Indigenous-owned •Women-owned •Disabled-owned •Romance

PGX is looking forward to participating in PGConf NYC as a Gold Sponsor! Our company representatives are looking forward to meeting you! 2025.pgconf.nyc/sponsors/ #PostgreSQL #postgres #conference

Join us on Tuesday, September 9th at Noon PDT for “Thinking About Learning PostgreSQL as a Python Developer and Plant Person” with Jay Miller! www.meetup.com/postgresql-1... @PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL #postgres #meetup

🎟️ PGX and CYBERTEC are each giving away a free ticket to PGDay Lowlands (Sept 12, Rotterdam)! These tickets are reserved for people underrepresented in the PostgreSQL community. To apply, just send a short email to [email protected] before September 1 #PostgreSQL #DiversityinTech

Excellent news! This also means a trip to Tallinn!

Today! Friday,August 1, 3:00 PM Pacific Time! For those who can't attend in person, the organizers have a live stream set up! I'll be in Room 327. 2025.fossy.us/livestream/

Happy accidents. These sunflowers don’t actually belong in this corner of the garden. When the seedlings first poked through, I thought maybe they were zinnias because I had a bunch of them planted here last year, but zinnia seeds don’t survive our winters. 🌱 #Bloomscrolling

Remembering satirist Tom Lehrer, one of whose most popular works was "The Elements," which is simply the names of all the elements, set to a Gilbert and Sullivan tune from The Pirates of Penzance. Lehrer passed away last week at the age of 97.. youtu.be/AcS3NOQnsQM?...

If Monday is getting to you. This is something from Norway this evening to relax you.