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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · 4d

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · 4d

a cartoon character says hi in a dark room

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Sep 18

How long have these been out for?
I've only just realised, the only show up in the Fabric view, not when you select Power BI.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Sep 18

Interesting #MicrosoftFabric UI changes.
I think I likey.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Aug 28

I've been doing some practice assessments this morning for certifications.
Some of the questions in the DP-700 seemed vague.
I thought I'd take a look at some of the other ones for comparison.
Some assessments have definitely had more effort put into their development than others.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Aug 19

a picture of a man with the words " you 're bluffing " on it

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Aug 19

Microsoft: The trial will end soon.
Us: Ok.
Microsoft:

a man says no i 'm serious in a garage

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Aug 19

I don't disagree that it's stupid to allow it to continue for so long. But they're trying to sell a product. What better way to get people hooked?
But you can't say that their wording in the warnings hasn't been clear enough.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Aug 19

If people get upset that their free "trial" isn't renewing until the end of time, um, well, hard luck.
If, on the other hand, you create a culture where people start assuming 'preview' features are safe to use because they've been in preview for so long, and then take away that feature. That's poor.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Jul 24

That sentence is 4 words too long. 😜

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Jul 2

I'm glad so much money is being invested into #Copilot. It's amazing!
🤣

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Jun 24

Asking Claude to analyse a ChatGPT response. 🤣
(I think our jobs are (still) safe)

Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Jun 23

Who's in charge of the #PowerBI renaming department at Microsoft?
You missed a couple. 😜

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Jun 12

Oh, yep, that makes sense now.
I just noticed the old PBI logo after it.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Jun 11

This is new (when opening a #PowerBI file). What's with the B?

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · May 20

What do you mean? They've reintroduced the bug where you're asked to log in to your account 15 times, just so you can get to the shit-show of an 'open' screen. What more do you want?

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · May 20

a man in a suit and tie is standing with his arms outstretched with the words no more gifs today below him

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · May 20

elmo is surrounded by fire with the words more memes above him

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · May 8

I did. They were really useful in some cases where Dataflows didn't have the performance needed.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · May 8

I've been saying this for 3 years now. The login screens/process were designed by someone with one account.
And the double login bug is back in some tenants.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · May 8

I like sharing useful software, that is, well, useful.
So, for all you early morning and late night folk who want to save your eyes and circadian rhythm.
justgetflux.com

f.lux

Software to warm up your computer display at night, to match your indoor lighting.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Mar 25

I've never liked the [bronze, silver, gold] medallion architecture naming.
I think [raw, refined, trusted] is better. (Sorts alphabetically too.)

What other options do you like?

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Mar 20

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Mar 20

I still prefer PQ but if I'm in a hurry, I use Bravo to build the date table. It has so many options and is obviously, really well thought out. But I don't think I'd ever build one in DAX from scratch. I think it typically comes down to language preference.

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Kim Preece @bi.knp.nz · Mar 19

Yeah I know. I had to switch to that view to make my reply funny. They're running at a loss over all other periods. 🤣

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