Daniel Hutmacher
@dhma.ch
Swiss/Swedish, Data Platform MVP.
@dhmacher on other platforms.
My work: strd.co
My blog: sqlsunday.com
Call for Data Speakers: @callfordataspeakers.com
Data Saturday Stockholm: @datasatsto.se
I just want to use your SQL Server tonight.
@dhmacher on other platforms.
My work: strd.co
My blog: sqlsunday.com
Call for Data Speakers: @callfordataspeakers.com
Data Saturday Stockholm: @datasatsto.se
I just want to use your SQL Server tonight.
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Trying to measure coding productivity is, and always will be, a fool's errand.
Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on.
Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all.
Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on.
Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all.
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Trying to measure coding productivity is, and always will be, a fool's errand.
Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on.
Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all.
Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on.
Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all.
For everyone going to Seattle, enjoy your PASS Summit! I hope to see some of you at the MVP Summit and, hopefully, SQLCon in Atlanta.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For everyone going to Seattle, enjoy your PASS Summit! I hope to see some of you at the MVP Summit and, hopefully, SQLCon in Atlanta.
Achievement unlocked: I had Copilot write a *rolls eyes*-type response that looks really professional, almost friendly, yet it communicates that I am so over this conversation.
I guess there are some things that could benefit from an LLM after all.
I guess there are some things that could benefit from an LLM after all.
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Achievement unlocked: I had Copilot write a *rolls eyes*-type response that looks really professional, almost friendly, yet it communicates that I am so over this conversation.
I guess there are some things that could benefit from an LLM after all.
I guess there are some things that could benefit from an LLM after all.
YEAH, SCIENCE
What if ALL the sun’s power was focused in one place?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
YEAH, SCIENCE
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Firearms may be legal where you live, but I spotted some fermented death on sale right there, in my local supermarket.
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Firearms may be legal where you live, but I spotted some fermented death on sale right there, in my local supermarket.
Cool. They used to measure people’s foreheads back in the 1930s.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cool. They used to measure people’s foreheads back in the 1930s.
For it is a human number
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For it is a human number
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clearly it's time for layoffs
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
clearly it's time for layoffs
One of my clients has me working in an RDP session, inside another RDP session, using multiple monitors.
Probably the coolest benefit of this is how easy it is to accidentally post my password in a Teams group, when all I wanted to do was unlock my remote desktop.
Or so I've been told.
Probably the coolest benefit of this is how easy it is to accidentally post my password in a Teams group, when all I wanted to do was unlock my remote desktop.
Or so I've been told.
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
One of my clients has me working in an RDP session, inside another RDP session, using multiple monitors.
Probably the coolest benefit of this is how easy it is to accidentally post my password in a Teams group, when all I wanted to do was unlock my remote desktop.
Or so I've been told.
Probably the coolest benefit of this is how easy it is to accidentally post my password in a Teams group, when all I wanted to do was unlock my remote desktop.
Or so I've been told.
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New article: The New JSON Index in #SQLServer 2025 www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip... #sqlserver2025 cc @sqlwaldorf.bsky.social it works! And hat tip to @dhma.ch for the suggestion to use JSON_CONTAINS
The New JSON Index in SQL Server 2025
Explore how to create and use a JSON index in SQL Server to improve query performance for tables that store JSON data.
www.mssqltips.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New article: The New JSON Index in #SQLServer 2025 www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip... #sqlserver2025 cc @sqlwaldorf.bsky.social it works! And hat tip to @dhma.ch for the suggestion to use JSON_CONTAINS
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Announcing SQL Con 2026, the premier Microsoft SQL Community Conference, co-located with the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon) from March 16–20, 2026!
Check out Shireesh Thota's blog with the details
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
Check out Shireesh Thota's blog with the details
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
Announcing SQLCon 2026: Better Together with FabCon! | Microsoft Community Hub
We’re thrilled to unveil SQLCon 2026, the premier Microsoft SQL Community Conference, co-located with the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Announcing SQL Con 2026, the premier Microsoft SQL Community Conference, co-located with the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon) from March 16–20, 2026!
Check out Shireesh Thota's blog with the details
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
Check out Shireesh Thota's blog with the details
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
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Really happy to see that SQL is getting it's own conference. Joined with FabCon, now there's SQLCon!
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
SQLCON - Microsoft SQL Community Conference - SQLCON
Join us at SQLCON - a Microsoft SQL Community Conference for cutting-edge insights in SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL in Fabric, SQL Tools, PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, optimization, performance, database securit...
sqlcon.us
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Really happy to see that SQL is getting it's own conference. Joined with FabCon, now there's SQLCon!
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
This presentation by @sqlr.bsky.social is still one of the top presentations I've ever seen.
PASS Summit 2019: Revenge: The SQL!
YouTube video by Data TLV ( ex Sql Saturday Israel)
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This presentation by @sqlr.bsky.social is still one of the top presentations I've ever seen.
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"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
For some time, my greeting phrase for my voicemail service included ”leave a short message”.
And I swear every single person who left a voicemail made a quip about that, effectively making the messages even longer for me to listen to.
And I swear every single person who left a voicemail made a quip about that, effectively making the messages even longer for me to listen to.
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
For some time, my greeting phrase for my voicemail service included ”leave a short message”.
And I swear every single person who left a voicemail made a quip about that, effectively making the messages even longer for me to listen to.
And I swear every single person who left a voicemail made a quip about that, effectively making the messages even longer for me to listen to.
Falling out of my office chair laughing! Oldie but goldie:
Comedian (2002) Original Theatrical Trailer [FTD-0589]
YouTube video by FT Depot
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Falling out of my office chair laughing! Oldie but goldie:
Yup, that's B.B. King on the blues guitar.
Mini Bar Blues
open.spotify.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Yup, that's B.B. King on the blues guitar.
If you feel like a ton of Microsoft-hosted sites are down right now, you're not going crazy, and you don't need to restart your router.
azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status...
azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status...
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you feel like a ton of Microsoft-hosted sites are down right now, you're not going crazy, and you don't need to restart your router.
azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status...
azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status...
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
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Call for speakers for Fabcon ends next month. I'm more than happy to provide speaker mentoring or just a second set of eyes for anyone who gets accepted. #MicrosoftFabric
sessionize.com/fabcon2026se...
sessionize.com/fabcon2026se...
Microsoft Fabric Community Conference - FABCON 2026 - SESSIONS: Call for Speakers
FABCON, the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, is back for its third year—and we’re bringing the momentum to a brand-new home: Atlanta, Georgia! E...
sessionize.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Call for speakers for Fabcon ends next month. I'm more than happy to provide speaker mentoring or just a second set of eyes for anyone who gets accepted. #MicrosoftFabric
sessionize.com/fabcon2026se...
sessionize.com/fabcon2026se...
Happy birthday, @sqlgene.com!
snoopy is blowing out candles on a birthday cake while woodstock looks on .
Alt: Snoopy with a birthday cake gif
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Happy birthday, @sqlgene.com!
Content warning: Icelandic landscapes
Ólafur Arnalds live from Hafursey, in Iceland for Cercle
YouTube video by Cercle
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Content warning: Icelandic landscapes
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I'm working on planning my course curriculum for the next two years, if anyone has any input.
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From the PowerBI community on Reddit: Looking for advice on building a Power BI curriculum
Explore this post and more from the PowerBI community
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October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm working on planning my course curriculum for the next two years, if anyone has any input.
www.reddit.com/r/PowerBI/co...
www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftF...
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