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Chrissy LeMaire
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Dual Microsoft MVP, Inaugural GitHub Star, creator of dbatools, author http://dbatools.io/book and AI for Everyday IT from Manning Publications.

Creator of @mutesky.app 🏳️‍🌈

Totally into AI, SQL Server and PowerShell.

📍 Very North of France
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Even better? Vendors are always updating the CLIs and aitools makes it super easy to keep up even though they all have different install/update methods. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Terminal screenshot showing a PowerShell command `Update-AITool` run from the `/mnt/c/github` directory, outputting a table of AI tools with columns for Name, OldVersion, Version, and Path. All tools listed—Gemini, Cursor, Ollama, ClaudeCode, GitHubCopilot, Codex, and Aider—have identical OldVersion and Version values, indicating no updates were applied. The display uses bright cyan for tool names and paths, and bright yellow for headers and version numbers, emphasizing the clean, aesthetic layout of a developer productivity script.
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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It's INSANE! These CLIs will download images for you so you can stop using external hosting. They'll look up people's Bluesky accounts to replace the Twtr links. Update command names. Put lil notes that give context about how dated the information is. Rewrite old tables. Here's some diffs + aitools.
Screenshot of a Git diff tool showing changes to a Markdown file named `new-defaults-for-sql-server-connections-encryption-trust-certificate.md`. The added lines are highlighted in green and include a 2025 update about dbatools 2.0, a Microsoft documentation link, and a new image tag pointing to `/images/sql-ads-encryption-warning.png` with alt text describing it as a “dbatools warning about encryption and trusting certificate.” The removed lines, highlighted in red, include an old image tag referencing a GitHub user content URL and a paragraph explaining a default SSMS setting. Screenshot of GitHub Desktop showing a Markdown file named `2008s-to-do-list.md` with significant changes. The original HTML table containing a personal and professional to-do list with items like "Master PowerShell," "Read 3 tech books," and "Setup Linux authentication" has been removed (highlighted in red). A new Markdown-formatted list (in green) replaces it, organized under "**At work**" and "**Home Office**" sections, with tasks such as "Implement WSUS 3.0," "Migrate every SQL 7.0 database to SQL Server 2005," and "Attend Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008," emphasizing IT projects and certifications. Alt text: PowerShell terminal window displaying markdown-style notes about a documentation update, emphasizing historical accuracy. Sections include “Code Examples,” noting no XML conversion or splatting was needed, “Technical Accuracy Notes,” explaining retention of outdated FTP links for context, and “Issues I Couldn’t Fully Fix,” mentioning a dead FTP URL from HP and limitations of Wayback Machine archives. At the bottom, metadata shows a successful process with a start time of 9:48:44 PM and end time of 9:51:35 PM on 11/2/2025, with a duration of 2 minutes and 50 seconds. A stylized purple-haired avatar appears in the corner.
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Daaaamn, even ChatGPT can't believe Claude is so awesome. My Alt Text Generator called it a fake chat.

But also, "lazy sysadmin" joke is so overplayed that even AI repeats it 😩 I will always accurately describe us as efficient.
chatgpt can't believe its eyes and my alt text generator called it a meme
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Last night's Azure outage caused a bloodbath testing for all of our @dbatools.io testing on @github.com. Claude took care of restarting them all, no problem 😊
PowerShell terminal screenshot showing a real-time interaction between a user and an AI assistant named Claude. The user reports that Microsoft DNS went down globally around the same time they submitted several pull requests, which failed in GitHub Actions. They ask Claude to find and restart any failed GitHub Actions from the past 2 hours. Claude executes a Bash command using `gh run list` piped through `jq` to filter and list failed runs, displaying 8 failures across main and dev branches with timestamps. It confirms the failures coincide with the DNS outage and begins restarting them, demonstrating automated incident response using AI and CLI tooling.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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The Hot Stepper
Cute ass cat hot stepping
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Had someone say that ChatGPT can produce good code with the right prompt. But... I can get exceptional code using Claude with prompts like "Thanks but get yourself together on the front page book section. That shit rendered so poorly."
Screenshot of the dbatools website homepage promoting a PowerShell toolkit designed for SQL Server professionals, with large text emphasizing automation of administration, migrations, and disaster recovery; a mock PowerShell command window at the bottom shows a sample script: “Start-DbaMigration @params” followed by progress text simulating database migration.
October 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Claude Code on the web is 👌
Screenshot of Claude Code's interface during a session titled "Refactor Progress Bar in PowerShell Script," showing a to-do list for updating and analyzing PowerShell scripts. Tasks include moving progress bar logic, refactoring command counting, testing, and committing changes. It shows files being read with line counts (425 and 864 lines), and a status labeled "Actioning..." at the bottom, indicating active processing.
October 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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lol, wife says "your vibe in vibe coding is 'rage'"
Screenshot of a developer chat interface showing a message that reads: "beesh, they all need an init. perhaps its called login or something similar. i think aider is the only one that just needs to test for an API key." Below the message, the interface shows it’s processing 6,938 tokens in 154 seconds, implying a heavy backend operation, while the tone of the message reflects mild exasperation with various tools requiring initialization routines except for one.
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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One of my favorite things to use AI for is repo storytelling. Claude Code is SO good at using gh, git and its own tools to understand changes to @dbatools.io's repo and tell a story. Here, I asked it to detail @sqldbawithbeard.bsky.social's Pester contributions for my upcoming session at @psconf.eu
A console with the writing: **SQLDBAWithABeard's Pester Contributions – Deep Dive:** **The Foundation: November 23, 2016 – A Historic Day** SQLDBAWithABeard made 83 commits in a single day (November 23, 2016), fundamentally transforming dbatools' quality standards. This was just 6 months after June Blender added the first test file. **1. CI/CD Infrastructure Setup** Created the complete testing infrastructure: * tests/appveyor.pester.ps1 – A sophisticated test runner that: * Supports multiple PowerShell versions (v2+) * Serializes XML results for AppVeyor consumption * Uploads test results to AppVeyor's test page via API * Aggregates results from multiple PowerShell version test runs * Fails builds on test failures with detailed failure summaries * AppVeyor CI Integration – Set up continuous integration that: * Runs tests on native PS version and PS 3.0 * Installs Pester and PSScriptAnalyzer automatically * Collects and uploads test results * Added skip commit support for readme updates A console that says: **2. Test-Driven Documentation Standards** Created tests/dbatools.Tests.ps1 – A comprehensive module manifest test that validates: * Module name, root module, GUID, version * Author and company information * PowerShell version requirements * Required assemblies * Critically: All exported functions match actual function files This test ensured the module manifest stayed in sync with actual functions. **3. The Great Documentation Cleanup (Nov 23, 2016)** After establishing the test infrastructure, he discovered widespread documentation gaps. His response: 83 commits in one day adding parameter help to pass tests across the entire codebase: * Added help for Force, WhatIf, Confirm parameters (ShouldProcess support) * Added SqlCredential, Detailed, OutputFile, Collection parameter help * Fixed function headers to match Pester requirements
October 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Hahah here’s a bonus of him looking cool, just for you.
Cool looking cat, chillin with the city scape in the background
October 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Nope! That is kitty. Potato is white and always looks silly.
Silly looking white rag doll sitting on a chair, looking into the camera
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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My wife's fb was disabled but somehow got resurrected by someone else. Anyway, while I wait for her GDPR request to delete her whole account, I went through her photos and found this super sweet picture of me and Kitty.
A woman reclines on a couch under a blanket, looking down and away with a soft smile, while a fluffy ragdoll cat sits upright beside her, staring at her with wide, intense eyes and one paw gently placed on her arm, creating an affectionate yet hilariously clingy moment that feels like the cat is begging for attention or silently saying, “Don’t stop looking at me.”
October 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Life was so easy when I had Claude Code 20x 🥲 Alas, my plan has ended and I'm already out of 5x tokens.
Screenshot of the Claude AI interface in dark mode with a banner reading “Your plan ends in 0 days – Resubscribe” above a large, friendly greeting in stylized serif font saying “Hey there, honey” next to a small red flower icon, humorously contrasting the warm tone with the looming account expiration notice.
August 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Me, using GPT-5 after my Claude Max 20x subscription expired
Comparisons are easily done Once you've had a taste of perfection Like an apple hanging from a tree I picked the ripest one I still got the seed You said move on, where do I go? I guess second best is all I will know
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Aw, not yet on #GitHub Models.
Alt Text (for screen readers): The image displays a screenshot from the Azure OpenAI Service interface, showing a list of available AI models sorted by "Recently added." The list includes various versions of OpenAI models such as o4-mini, o3, GPT-4.1-mini, GPT-4.1-nano, GPT-4.1, and GPT-4o-mini, along with Text Embedding 3 models (small and large). Each entry includes a brief description highlighting improvements in quality, safety, coding, instruction following, and long-context handling. Notably, there is no mention of GPT-5, indicating that GPT-5 is not yet available on the platform.
August 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Oh yeah! #OpenAI GPT-5 on #Azure Foundry AI! I've got a few thousand credits to burn. Let's see how well this thang codes.
Screenshot of the Azure AI Foundry interface showing the "Model catalog" section. A search for "gpt-5" displays a list of GPT models including gpt-5, gpt-5-chat, gpt-4o, and others. Sidebar navigation includes tools for chat, audio, images, and fine-tuning. Top bar shows links to Docs, resources, and user settings.
August 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Can you share some of that update? Oh wait! BRB
Your screenshot shows that your system is **up to date** as of the last check at **4:33 PM**, but there is a **preview update available**: > **2025-07 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 24H2 (KB5062660)** > **Build: 26100.4770** > You can install it by clicking **Download & install**. This is a **preview build**, so it may contain early fixes or features not yet considered fully stable. Only install it if you want to test new updates early or need a specific fix it includes. If you want to avoid preview builds, you can skip this update and wait for the full release.
August 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Recently upgraded to Windows 11 24h2 and every Window opens non-maximized AND forgets its position. If anyone on the #Windows team can fix this, please do.

At least give us a registry key or preferably a GUI choice to fix it. Since Windows 95, I've loved all Maximized, all the time.
A retro Windows 95 desktop shows a highlighted icon labeled “The Internet” with a pixelated globe and magnifying glass, implying that this single shortcut represents the entire internet; the humor lies in the oversimplified and naive early-‘90s understanding of what the internet was.
August 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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This all came about because I had to rebuild my Azure VM and re-setup my Yubikey w/the dbatools Code Signing Cert on it. After FIVE HOURS I got that to work again with a certutil repair but only after I installed the Yubikey minidriver with legacy params.

Then it wouldn't cache my PIN so I asked AI
ykman piv keys generate --pin-policy once --touch-policy cached 9a pubkey.pem ykman piv keys generate --pin-policy once --touch-policy cached 9c pubkey.pem ykman piv keys generate --pin-policy once --touch-policy cached 9d pubkey.pem ykman piv keys generate --pin-policy once --touch-policy cached 9e pubkey.pem
August 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Anyone else getting Azure AI API errors? Hopefully something exciting is afoot.
A PowerShell Core terminal shows a script adding a test file to chat and notes that filenames are relative to the Git working directory, set to `C:\github\dbatools`. Below, repeated connection errors appear in red: `litellm.APIConnectionError: AzureException APIConnectionError – Connection error.`, followed by retry attempts with increasing delays. The final line shows the system waiting for `azure/gpt-4.1-mini`. The right corner features a stylized avatar with purple hair and a blue mask, suggesting a custom terminal theme.
August 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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This is the Cajun food I grew up eating. We call these plate lunches in Louisiana and you can them it at convenience stores, restaurants and grocery stores. Plate lunch rice dressing is my favorite.
Two takeout containers filled with Cajun food are shown side by side, each holding a portion of seasoned rice, baked beans, a link of sausage, a cut of barbecued pork, and a section of barbecue sauce; the food appears hearty and smoky, and the post is shared from the “cajunfood” community on Reddit, suggesting pride in Southern or Louisiana-style cooking.
August 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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“Cloudflare now blocks AI crawlers by default for all new customers.” Ohh! No wonder realcajunrecipes.com hasn’t gone offline for 3 minutes a day since June, must’ve been when CF added the protection to my account. The alerts started happening regularly in August 2024.
Offline website alerts Offline website alerts Offline website alerts Offline website alerts
July 23, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Watching @sqldbawithbeard.bsky.social present about good commit messages in git, now at @sqlbits.bsky.social
Metal guy presenting at a conference
June 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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I laugh every time she sends me these pics, I love them!

Here is Kitty is sitting on Potato in retaliation for him stealing her fort 🤣
A fluffy cat with dark ears and face is sitting on top of another cat who is mostly obscured beneath her, with one leg raised dramatically mid-grooming like a defiant ballerina; the caption implies she’s claiming dominance in retaliation for her brother stealing her blanket fort.
April 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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My favorite town this time around was Mechelen. Such a beautiful city with great beer and nice people — but too far for my daily commute.
A marble statue of a robed figure stands on an ornate pedestal surrounded by black wrought-iron fencing, set against a backdrop of Gothic church architecture with a towering stone bell tower, under a clear blue sky; a woman walks by in the lower corner, adding scale to the dramatic European setting. A calm canal lined with historic brick and stone buildings reflecting in the water, with a wooden boardwalk and modern railing in the foreground leading toward an arched stone bridge under a clear blue sky, capturing a quiet, early morning moment in Mechelen, Belgium. A whimsical wooden signpost with colorful carved figures and Flemish text stands in the foreground of a wide cobblestone square, with ornate historic buildings and the spired facade of Mechelen’s town hall in the background under a bright blue sky. A lively Flemish street scene with a cyclist riding through a cobblestone pedestrian zone lined with ornate, gabled buildings, festive banners strung across the sky, and a mix of modern shops and historic architecture under clear blue skies.
April 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM