As much as I stare into the abyss with AI one thing I have found great value in is its ability to help me understand nuance in what is being said to me. I struggle with text at times, missing nuance or misunderstanding context, it's super helpful for me to just throw questions at AI...

OMG Microsoft did a Welsh sticker for SQLBits must have! OMG Microsoft even used “Cymru” really must have! (side note, because Wales != Cymru) OMG WTF have they done to our beloved Dragon!?!?

Recovering from #sqlbits by pressure washing my patio, am I doing it right?

I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings.

Open `~/library` and search for "anthropic" :/ Spyware everywhere... www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/anthrop...

Today's the day! Join us as Paul Andrew explores #MicrosoftFabric platform governance—from capacities and domains to data mesh concepts and access controls. swfta.uk/ug-2026-04 #DataGovernance #DataPlatform

Capacities? Domains? Environments? Workspaces? If #MicrosoftFabric administration feels overwhelming, join us on 2026-04-16 when Paul Andrew shows us how to bring structure and governance to the platform. swfta.uk/ug-2026-04 #DataMesh #DataFabric

Engineers, time to lock in. The post-quantum readiness timeline has moved up in light of new research, and the new deadline is only 33 months away. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Where do you even start with #MicrosoftFabric governance? On 2026-04-16, Paul Andrew breaks down capacities, domains, workspaces, and how to organise data products for effective delivery to your business users. swfta.uk/ug-2026-04 #DataGovernance #Analytics

If you allow people to get away with things, break rules without consequence, they will continue to test the boundaries of what they can get away with.

Making the shift from Azure PaaS to Fabric SaaS? On 2026-04-16, Paul Andrew helps us navigate #MicrosoftFabric governance. From data mesh concepts to aligning industry standards with Fabric's features and access controls. swfta.uk/ug-2026-04 #DataPlatform #Governance

Microsoft #MicrosoftFabric is more than just workspaces inherited from Power BI. On 2026-04-16, Paul Andrew joins us to tackle platform governance capacities, domains, data products, and how to organise it all effectively. swfta.uk/ug-2026-04 #DataMesh #DataGovernance

☢️ If you still have a Mastodon account on dataplatform.social, you only have hours to migrate it before the server is decommissioned.

25 years using Excel...still pick the wrong one...

Downloaded this. Equal parts what a cool app and this app must broken right….right?!?! I mean I always had “they can only see yellow and blue” in my head but not like that!

This would not be out of place in HHGTTG… no01.substack.com/p/march-19-2...

i finally found a genuine query_hash collision in sql server. i think it's time to go.

Today! Shubhangi Goyal joins us for Customer-First Analytics: #PowerBI Dashboard for Impact. Learn how to design dashboards that truly serve your users, from defining the right problem to driving adoption. swfta.uk/ug-2026-03 #DataViz #Analytics

Watched the manosphere last night, what a state. It's tragic how this timeline seems to be obsessed with putting the most vile and morally bankrupt individuals on a pedestal.

I built an app...

TIL after an hour of cable swapping, and turning it on and off again, that my monitor has a "reading mode" that turns the monitor high contrast grayscale.

Stop building dashboards in isolation. On 2026-03-19, Shubhangi Goyal shares techniques to put the customer at the centre of your #PowerBI design process. Walk away with tools and frameworks to turn dashboards into decision-driving assets. swfta.uk/ug-2026-03 #DataViz #Analytics

I’ve built a little football game based on Last Person Standing and I’m looking for a few testers for the first round. It’s free (and still in testing, so expect bugs!). If you fancy trying it: lastpersonstanding.net All feedback very welcome ⚽ #fpl #lps #lms

EV cars need a second horn for use with pedestrians. A this vehicle is creeping up behind you horn.

Want practical frameworks for building better #PowerBI dashboards? On 2026-03-19, Shubhangi Goyal covers the full journey: understanding your audience, translating business questions into KPIs, structuring data models, and designing for usability. swfta.uk/ug-2026-03 #Analytics #DataViz

Current status: googling “are my AirPods waterproof”

What separates a dashboard people glance at from one that drives decisions? On 2026-03-19, Shubhangi Goyal walks us through building #PowerBI dashboards with empathy, covering KPIs, data modelling, intuitive design, and user adoption. swfta.uk/ug-2026-03 #DataViz #Analytics

Youtube has decided that I am the target market for "I'm 50 and my kids keep telling me to do more cardio" and "I have an IQ of 140 but I make less money that some of my friends who hardly made it out of high school" ads and damn that's cold...

Yknow, I was just thinking this rugby match was missing something. And @itvx.com has it covered! Just what I was looking for...a stupid ass AI advert during a little break in play #IRLvWAL

Building #PowerBI dashboards that nobody uses? The problem usually isn't the data, it's the design thinking. On 2026-03-19 Shubhangi Goyal shows us how to build dashboards with a customer-first mindset, from defining the right problem to driving adoption. swfta.uk/ug-2026-03 #DataViz #Analytics

I've changed my mind AI can actually replace me. They finally invented the machine that gets progressively more ambitious ideas and then gives up

Maple gets a denta-stick each morning and for reasons unknown to me she walks around for a few minutes holding the stick like this. I can only assume she loves it when a plan comes together.

This award aged well…

I got pwned this week in Canadian Tires data breach. And odd breach for me to be in?

Morning... `That's the honest answer: I didn't stop to check the reference material I already had. There's no technical limitation that prevented me from following the rules — I just didn't do it carefully enough.`

I am more and more convinced that we are living inside some weird drawn out terminator origins storyline...

ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 90s to securely play snake online I made a massively multiplayer backend for it with support for thousands of concurrent snake players ssh snakes.run to join!

I asked someone for help because I can't access service desk and guess what advice I got? Yup, you guessed it...raise an incident.

Introducing MicrosoftFabricMgmt: Managing Microsoft Fabric with PowerShell Introduction If you have been following this blog for a while, you will know that I am a huge fan of using PowerShell to manage and automate things. SQL Server, dbatools, dbachecks — auto blog.robsewell.com/blog/introdu...

Yeah FS humans, you are the problem…

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...

Happening Today! (2026-02-19) Kev Chant joins us to discuss #MicrosoftFabric and #AzureDevOps - the story so far for 2026. Learn how to implement #CICD, Git integration, and deployment best practices. www.meetup.com/fabricpowerb...

Doggo just wanted to see what all the sliding around was about. Good doggo.

Remarkable...

Wow my @commodoreofficial.bsky.social 64 is here and it’s just perfect www.tiktok.com/t/ZThxTMs9G/

Roses are red, Violets are blue, If you want I can also write this in an even more romantic valentine's day style — shall I do this for you?

How do you actually implement CI/CD for #MicrosoftFabric? On 2026-02-19, Data Platform MVP Kev Chant shows us the current state of #AzureDevOps integration including Git workflows, branching strategies, and deployment best practices. Sign up at: www.meetup.com/fabricpowerb...

Them: It's not working! It's not working! Me: Ok did you follow the steps in the detailed document I put together? Them: Yes all of them! Me: Ok let's check you followed all the steps...

Want to implement CI/CD for #MicrosoftFabric? On 2026-02-19, Kev Chant walks us through #AzureDevOps integration with Fabric, covering Git workflows, branching strategies, and deployment approaches for Data Warehouses and SQL databases. www.meetup.com/fabricpowerb... #DataPlatform

For a while now, I have been bugged by why I need CLAUDE.md when ultimately it seems to serve the same purpose as README.md for me. It should provide context to the project, explain layout, identify workflow, common commands. They are the same things I would put in a README to help a contributor.