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.

🚨 London Postgres folks! 🚨 Join London PostgreSQL User Group next Tuesday, July 29 for a meetup: 🗣 PostgreSQL Schema Migrations & Data Modeling ✅ RSVP: www.meetup.com/london-postg... #PostgreSQL #LondonTech #OpenSource #Meetup #PgUS

I'm looking forward to attending FOSSY for the first time this year! In addition to my presentation, I'll also be staffing the #postgresql Community Booth. Stop by and talk community ideas with me!

The Priceless Legacy of Artemisia Gentileschi A Curator’s Perspective by Judith W. Mann for Art Herstory artherstory.net/the-priceles...

Magnificent portrait of a woman, 1620, by Artemisia Gentileschi. She was born on this day in 1593.

Why am I at my desk, and not at Eilean Donan?

“Join us! Leave your field to flower. Join us! Leave your cheese to sour.” Actually, just join us. No neglected yard or expired dairy products required! postgresql.us/becomeamember/ #PostgreSQL #postgres

This will be my first time attending FOSSY. I'm looking forward to it!

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

Three perfectly dressed Gibson Girls at Alameda 1900: PEERS' annual FREE Picnic Dance in Lincoln Park in Alameda, CA (Photo by Jean Martin) For event information on our August 2 Alameda 1900, see www.peersdance.org/picnic.html

👋 Meet Karen, Solutions Architect at Snowflake and non-voting Chair of the PGConf.EU 2025 Selection Committee! This is the first post in our “Selection Committee Spotlight” series - stay tuned to meet the team behind the program! ##PGConfEU ##PostgreSQL

Join us on Tuesday, July 8th at Noon PDT for "Compiling Postgres to WASM with PGlite" with Sam Willis! RSVP asap! www.meetup.com/postgresql-1... @PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL #postgres #meetup

PostgreSQL Person of the Week interview with: Samed YILDIRIM #PostgreSQL #Interview

🗣️ We’re looking for volunteers for the PGConf.EU 2025 Talk Selection Committee! Interested? Email [email protected] by 16 June with: • Name • Company affiliation (if any) • Area of PostgreSQL interest/expertise • Previous selection committee experience We’d love to hear from you!