Dan Mallott
@danielmallott.bsky.social
Senior Principal @westmonroe, SQL Server and .NET Enthusiast. He/his. Opinions my own and not those of anyone else.
I can’t even with all the people here whining about tolls going up $0.45 to help fund mass transit _in the same region_
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I can’t even with all the people here whining about tolls going up $0.45 to help fund mass transit _in the same region_
Hockey season has started, and, unusually, I got to watch the @penguinsnhl.bsky.social first two games. Aside from how much more structured the team looks, neither Brunicke nor Kindel look the slightest bit out of place. I don’t think either benefit from going back to Juniors
October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Hockey season has started, and, unusually, I got to watch the @penguinsnhl.bsky.social first two games. Aside from how much more structured the team looks, neither Brunicke nor Kindel look the slightest bit out of place. I don’t think either benefit from going back to Juniors
Remind me again who controls both houses of Congress and the Presidency?
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Remind me again who controls both houses of Congress and the Presidency?
Feels like maybe a poor decision, but what do I know?
The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Feels like maybe a poor decision, but what do I know?
This feels like hilariously poor timing…
BREAKING — Notices for the Disney+ price increase went out at noon ET today, confirming my scoop from last night. Details: www.vulture.com/article/disn...
September 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This feels like hilariously poor timing…
So, BMI is an objectively terrible measurement of health; however, if you are struggling to get a COVID shot because you are an otherwise healthy person, your BMI might qualify you
September 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So, BMI is an objectively terrible measurement of health; however, if you are struggling to get a COVID shot because you are an otherwise healthy person, your BMI might qualify you
So Chicago just had the fewest summer murders since…checks notes…1965
Clearly the National Guard is needed…/s
Of course, those Texas boys and girls better bring their long underwear. It gets cold here, and NSGL is brutal in winter (or so I’ve heard from folks who did basic training there)
Clearly the National Guard is needed…/s
Of course, those Texas boys and girls better bring their long underwear. It gets cold here, and NSGL is brutal in winter (or so I’ve heard from folks who did basic training there)
September 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
So Chicago just had the fewest summer murders since…checks notes…1965
Clearly the National Guard is needed…/s
Of course, those Texas boys and girls better bring their long underwear. It gets cold here, and NSGL is brutal in winter (or so I’ve heard from folks who did basic training there)
Clearly the National Guard is needed…/s
Of course, those Texas boys and girls better bring their long underwear. It gets cold here, and NSGL is brutal in winter (or so I’ve heard from folks who did basic training there)
I’m consistently amazed at how inept the current regime is. Staging at Naval Station Great Lakes and expecting to be effective in central Chicago is…braindead. Unless they take the Metra (fat chance), they’ll spend 2-3 hours _each way_ in traffic everyday
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I’m consistently amazed at how inept the current regime is. Staging at Naval Station Great Lakes and expecting to be effective in central Chicago is…braindead. Unless they take the Metra (fat chance), they’ll spend 2-3 hours _each way_ in traffic everyday
As a resident of the Chicago area, I can assure you that no one is asking for the National Guard to be deployed (except maybe the MAGA contingent from Lake County who are too scared to take the train into the city).
August 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As a resident of the Chicago area, I can assure you that no one is asking for the National Guard to be deployed (except maybe the MAGA contingent from Lake County who are too scared to take the train into the city).
Just giving me more reasons not to upgrade my Win 10 box…
Microsoft's Windows lead has teased the future of Windows will be more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal in the wake of AI, promoting voice as a primary input method for using your PC. www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface
In a new video, Microsoft CVP and Windows boss Pavan Davuluri has teased that the future of Windows will consist of a truly ambient and multi-modal experience made possible by AI that will redefine…
www.windowscentral.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Just giving me more reasons not to upgrade my Win 10 box…
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk on EF Core performance today at Beer City Code - the presentation is available on my Github: github.com/danielmallot...
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August 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk on EF Core performance today at Beer City Code - the presentation is available on my Github: github.com/danielmallot...
So the Bears expect to break ground in Arlington Heights by the end of 2025. I’m shocked anyone is surprised by this - it’s been the plan all along. Everything else was just to extract whatever concessions they could from the village, the county, and the state
nbcchicago.app.link/bmBPxKORFVb
nbcchicago.app.link/bmBPxKORFVb
nbcchicago.app.link
August 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So the Bears expect to break ground in Arlington Heights by the end of 2025. I’m shocked anyone is surprised by this - it’s been the plan all along. Everything else was just to extract whatever concessions they could from the village, the county, and the state
nbcchicago.app.link/bmBPxKORFVb
nbcchicago.app.link/bmBPxKORFVb
As a child, I always thought airports were magical places (in part thanks to the Departures level at Dulles with all its exotic airline names). Look at the Departure board and see how many magical places you can go!
August 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
As a child, I always thought airports were magical places (in part thanks to the Departures level at Dulles with all its exotic airline names). Look at the Departure board and see how many magical places you can go!
I’m starting to think Roddenberry was on some serious hallucinogens to imagine the Star Trek future. Either that, or we have to have some event where everything *actually* burns down to shock people out of their current patterns
August 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I’m starting to think Roddenberry was on some serious hallucinogens to imagine the Star Trek future. Either that, or we have to have some event where everything *actually* burns down to shock people out of their current patterns
I cannot wait for ORD taxiway construction to be complete. The conga line to get to the gates is longer than the one to take off!
July 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I cannot wait for ORD taxiway construction to be complete. The conga line to get to the gates is longer than the one to take off!
Absolutely massive win by @chelseafcn.bsky.social in the CWC final!
July 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Absolutely massive win by @chelseafcn.bsky.social in the CWC final!
Reposted by Dan Mallott
You heard it right! #sqlfamily events are returning to Chicago. Data Saturday Chicago 2026 will be March 14. See you there!
datasaturdays.com/Event/202603...
datasaturdays.com/Event/202603...
Chicago 2026
Data Saturdays website
datasaturdays.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
You heard it right! #sqlfamily events are returning to Chicago. Data Saturday Chicago 2026 will be March 14. See you there!
datasaturdays.com/Event/202603...
datasaturdays.com/Event/202603...
Reposted by Dan Mallott
Very excited to announce Data Saturday Chicago 2026 will be held on March 14, 2026!
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bobpusateri.com/2025/07/data...
Data Saturday Chicago 2026!
Data community events in Chicago have returned!
bobpusateri.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Very excited to announce Data Saturday Chicago 2026 will be held on March 14, 2026!
bobpusateri.com/2025/07/data...
bobpusateri.com/2025/07/data...
I’m not a NASCAR person, but this race in Chicago is a fun watch
July 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’m not a NASCAR person, but this race in Chicago is a fun watch
Such a minor thing the grand scheme, but what frustrates me about smokers is how many just…don’t care how they’re infringing on others with their smoke
June 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Such a minor thing the grand scheme, but what frustrates me about smokers is how many just…don’t care how they’re infringing on others with their smoke
The lesson the Democratic Party establishment should be taking from Mamdani's win in NYC is that we need to bold, not just "not the Republican Party"
That they're not is...entirely predictable, and partly why I decided to support politicians like @katmabu.bsky.social
That they're not is...entirely predictable, and partly why I decided to support politicians like @katmabu.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The lesson the Democratic Party establishment should be taking from Mamdani's win in NYC is that we need to bold, not just "not the Republican Party"
That they're not is...entirely predictable, and partly why I decided to support politicians like @katmabu.bsky.social
That they're not is...entirely predictable, and partly why I decided to support politicians like @katmabu.bsky.social
And, in many cases, required to fill in gaps created by the capitalist need for profit.
publicly-run or cooperative enterprises are entirely compatible with a market economy!
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And, in many cases, required to fill in gaps created by the capitalist need for profit.
I’m sure _this time_ will be different than the other US Middle East wars during my lifetime…
June 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I’m sure _this time_ will be different than the other US Middle East wars during my lifetime…
Hey #sqlfamily, I have a friend in the Houston, TX, USA area who is looking for a new Data Engineering role (either fully remote or hybrid in Houston - relocation is not an option). They have experience with Databricks, Fabric, and the traditional MSFT stack. DM me, please!
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hey #sqlfamily, I have a friend in the Houston, TX, USA area who is looking for a new Data Engineering role (either fully remote or hybrid in Houston - relocation is not an option). They have experience with Databricks, Fabric, and the traditional MSFT stack. DM me, please!
I really dislike that this is the answer, and it has taken me a while to get there, but we do have to fight back. The Right, who are frequently in the minority, have taken advantage of the Left’s commitment to geniality for way too long
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
Kat Abughazaleh Wants Dems to Fight Back
The 26-year-old congressional candidate was pigeonholed into being a younger voice. She’s really running against a culture of complacency and apathy in the Democratic Party.
prospect.org
April 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I really dislike that this is the answer, and it has taken me a while to get there, but we do have to fight back. The Right, who are frequently in the minority, have taken advantage of the Left’s commitment to geniality for way too long
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...