The Local OLLAMA Gui
I ran a small ollama model in a container and have been doing some experiments. One of the things I wanted to do was get a GUI so I...
2025-01-27
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A New Word: Amoransia
amoransia – n. the melodramatic thrill of unrequited love; the longing to pine for someone you can never have, wallowing in devotion to some impossible person who could give...
2025-01-24
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The Data API Builder Start and Add Extensions in VS Code
One of the things that I like about the Data API Builder (DAB) is that there is a lot of CLI work that can be done. However, lots of...
2025-01-22
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Using OneLake for Excel Files in Microsoft Fabric
Hey data friends! This blog is to discuss an edge case I’ve run into in Microsoft Fabric. I won’t go into all the context, but the goal was to...
2025-02-03 (first published: 2025-01-21)
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Another AI Faux Pax
I was experimenting with a local model (article) and as a part of this, I pulled down a web interface for my model in a container. I ran it...
2025-01-31 (first published: 2025-01-20)
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Monday Monitor Tips: Using the PowerShell API
Redgate Monitor has grown tremendously from its early days and I find many customers using this to monitor lots of servers, like thousands. In those cases, some of tasks...
2025-02-03 (first published: 2025-01-20)
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Data Governance: The Invisible AI Accelerator
The post Data Governance: The Invisible AI Accelerator appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2025-01-31 (first published: 2025-01-20)
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Online Recording: Exploring PostgreSQL for SQL Server Developers and DBAs
On January 9 I have done an online presentation about Exploring PostgreSQL for the SQL Server Developers and DBAs for the Cloud Data Driven User Group. You can find the...
2025-01-29 (first published: 2025-01-20)
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Setting up a Local LLM
I wanted to experiment a bit with an LLM and training it, so I decided to try a few things. I looked at a few tutorials (see the references...
2025-01-29 (first published: 2025-01-20)
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How to Learn SQL Without Quitting Your Day Job
Juggling meetings, deadlines, and family? Yeah, learning SQL might seem like climbing Mount Everest in flip-flops. But guess what? You absolutely can become an SQL whiz without sacrificing your...
2025-01-19
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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