Daily Coping 28 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is let go of other people’s expectations of you. I think in general I’m not too concerned about what other people think of me, or expect...
2022-09-28
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Blog Posts
Power BI Desktop overwrites Authentication Settings in Similar Connections
Yesterday I was facing an annoying issue. I have two Power BI datasets. Both connect to the same Azure SQL database, but with different SQL users (they have both...
2022-09-28 (first published: 2022-09-13)
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What’s next 4th time
It’s now been about two and a half months since I was given notice and decided to blog about my ... Continue reading
2022-09-28 (first published: 2022-09-08)
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Daily Coping 27 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is take your time. Make space to just breathe and be still. An easy one today. I’m relaxing in Venice with my wife, and likely no...
2022-09-27
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My Toolbox - Everything
Foreword
Not everything in the general sense, but a tool called Everything by voidtools (Download link). Usually, I have to make this distinction when googling.
No matter how great is my...
2022-09-27
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SQL Server In Place Upgrades
Good morning dear blog reader. Today’s episode is fresh from a great weekend with the family. It is always fun to go on a road trip with my wife...
2022-09-27
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Daily Coping 26 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is to enjoy photos from a time with happy memories. On vacation today in Venice, so I ought to get more, but I’ve started to put...
2022-09-26
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Learning PostgreSQL: The Tools
In case you don’t know, I’ve been writing a series of articles over on Simple-Talk as I learn PostgreSQL. It’s all from the point of view of a SQL...
2022-09-26 (first published: 2022-08-01)
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T-SQL Tuesday #154 – SQL Server 2022
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Glenn Berry , and the subject he chose is “SQL Server 2022.” Microsoft has recently released the RC0 version of SQL...
2022-09-26 (first published: 2022-09-13)
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Daily Coping 23 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is to notice what you are feeling without any judgment. Today I’m stressed. I have been traveling a bit and trying to work remotely from my...
2022-09-23
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers