When that coffee sets in on the last day of a conference. #fabcon #sqlcon

Anytime a registration/record system can correctly handle the hyphen in my last name, I give it an internal round of applause.

The Senate must immediately return to Washington and use our Constitutional powers to pass a War Powers Resolution to stop this. This war will not make us safer, nor will it help Americans afford groceries or health care or rent.

I live a very priviledged and insulated life for a trans person, but there are so many people who are exposed to way more than paper cuts during the witch hunts for the "evil trans". Imagine that your drivers license is invalid tomorrow. Imagine that its possible every night when you go to bed.

I'm genuinely impressed by our new robot vacuum. We're mid-remodel and the map of the house changes each day with furniture and cabinet boxes being moved around. I wanted the bedroom cleaned - down the hall from the vacuum's home in my office.

Looking for input on improving tooling for going from a database to a SQL project - whether its reducing the number of commands, including the database properties, or another friction point you encounter - github.com/microsoft/Da...

Who cares what the groundhog says, 75% of the chickens laid an egg today. Spring is on the way! 🤞

Well, github.com/gavrielc/nan... seems a lot less scary than the other one that's been floating around that is completely wildly insecure.

Traveled to PHL for Stephanie’s birthday weekend and the @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social takeover night. Absolutely electric games and a wonderful celebration with family. www.thenexthoops.com/unrivaled/re...

Nope.

I feel this in my bones

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Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23. 📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ

It's that point in the planning cycle when you look around at feature plans for this semester and take a deep sigh before moving on.

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

Oooh, TIL. Worktrees would absolutely make it easier to "step out" to do something else in a repo when I also am working with an agent on a task.

An AI was (poorly) setup to assign work to people, and I do not have the patience for that kind of malpractice. If an AI is setup to scope work and propose it for further autonomous processing, great. Do not use AI to add to the burdens of fellow humans.

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is asking residents to share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota, including those from the Department of Homeland Security, that have affected them or someone close to them.

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

The murder of Renee Good in Minnesota showcases how ICE has become a domestic terrorism group within the US. She did not need to die, her life did not need to end, and those cronies will continue their rampage until states intervene.

I've been consuming more via RSS the past 2 years - using newsboat and a rube-goldberg sync between machines. I loved it but now I'm trying Inoreader bc I wanted to read on mobile and have an easier time saving articles. For me RSS = less doom scrolling.

Caught the Breeze v Phantom game last night after putting in flooring for >4 hours and as a Storm fan I am so pumped for more Dom evolution.

Starting the new work year with mild chaos from my desk temporarily being in the living room/kitchen/hallway, but my coworkers are unfazed because the mattress on the floor is super comfy.

Wow, is it that time already? Unrivaled 2026 starts TODAY! www.unrivaled.basketball/schedule

This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets. polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...

The Pebble OG was my first smart watch and I have a fuzzy warm feeling seeing it survive through the ether and have a revival. I still have the hardware (OG and Time) and the platform is so developer friendly so of course I'm feeling the pull to tinker.

Started the year by reaching my office in the remodel. I know I’m going to be so glad it was done but right now my brain is cycling through “OMG where is my home base?” and rational thought.

Somewhere out there is an alien civilization decoding the cultural and sociological importance of the sequence 6-7 and if they could send me their notes that’d be great.

We got a little snow! A crunchy dusting that will probably will be gone in just a few hours.

It's an annual tradition for me - reflecting and looking forward with YearCompass. The format gives me just enough structure to explore the past and future. With the kitchen renovation going on I'm going to be doing it in shorter sprints spread out over the next couple of weeks. yearcompass.com

A recently published study used video games as the proxy for "off time" while comparing burnout risk and overall happiness in life. In case you need a journal article to remind you to unplug and unwind however you need to - here it is: games.jmir.org/2025/1/e84219/

Unrivaled 🏀 (@unrivaledwbb.bsky.social) tips off Jan 5th so I am about to figure out what it'll take to have the TV back up by then. A Christmas miracle? Maybe.

I wanted to travel a little off the beaten path with today's productivity, but I'm a few hours in and investigating submitting Arch Linux packages so maybe I shouldn't go too much further.

Current state of remodel chaos - the fridge is at the front door, the sink is in the laundry room, but the microwave is in the kitchen perched on top of a (not yet installed) cabinet. It's kind of like a triangle kitchen design, just extrapolated to multiple rooms.

I really hope this tile comes up without too much of a fight.

The home renovation is chugging along, but the worst part isn't the exhaustion or general chaos of the house being torn up. It's the pre-inspection anxiety. I don't even get test anxiety, but for whatever reason I interactive grading anxiety. Is this what I get for skipping out on the dissertation?

My context switching has gotten so bad lately that when my name gets called in scrum and my response is basically "I'm in this meeting and responded to some emails." Meetings are winding down for the end of the year and I am sooooo here for it.

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As long as the deer don’t come onto the walkway to the porch, we only mumble at them with our hackles raised.

Proud of the fact I built a roster builder for #Unrivaled!! You can build you own and share it out with friends which is really cool. www.unrivaled.basketball/fans/roster

Ugh, it’s taking longer than I wanted to get the network cabinet sorted out. Hoping to finish it up next weekend.

youtu.be/9n3A_-HRFfc?... (Turn your clocks back tonight if you’ve been in daylight saving time)

Ya know it’s like they say measure once query plan twice.

New predator in the garden yesterday. I’m hoping they stay a while and knock back some of the caterpillars that have been munching on the chill resilient eggplant leaves.

“Well that shouldn’t be only online” story number one - www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...

Gross. Your Ring doorbell/camera is now more deeply focused on being a data source for local and federal authorities. blog.ring.com/about-ring/r... 😨 Including ICE - techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...

Quick snaps from the backyard - they’re emptying the feeder quickly in the cooler temperatures.

Scheduled the annual immune system updates (flu+covid) for next weekend - made sure to give it a few weeks before our trip so they have time to land in all regions.

Squee - found a hummingbird feather in the garden. So tiny, with a hint of green iridescence.