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I make both small & gigantic mistakes.
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Data Engineer @Microsoft. 
Slightly opinionated.
Thoughts = my own.

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Data Nerd. I make both small & gigantic mistakes. I โค Jupyter Books. Data Engineer @Microsoft. Slightly opinionated. Thoughts = my own.

Hey there @moneyguyshow, Where can I buy one of those "This $1 beer cost me $88 in retirement" coozies? #AskingForAFriend ๐Ÿ˜ƒ


Mama Quick has entered the chat and she ain't got time for fluffy answers! ๐Ÿ˜† Love it when you ask direct questions like this @BeckyQuick ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

SQLvariant's tweet image. Mama Quick has entered the chat and she ain't got time for fluffy answers!  ๐Ÿ˜†

Love it when you ask direct questions like this @BeckyQuick ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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#FabCon Call for Content for WORKSHOPS closes tomorrow, Oct 1st. Make sure you get those submissions in! The event runs March 16-20, 2026 in Atlanta GA! Hope to see you there. aka.ms/fabcon-workshoโ€ฆ #powerbi #sqlserver #MicrosoftFabric


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Claude Sonnet 4.5 to roll out too slow for you in vs @code. BYOK for OpenRouter and you're good to go.

dfinke's tweet image. Claude Sonnet 4.5 to roll out too slow for you in vs @code.

BYOK for OpenRouter and you're good to go.

It's amazing what you can do with some creativity and a few handy, but not unlimited, resources.

What China continues to do better than the West is to experiment and be creative. Not only in robotics, as recently demonstrated at the Robot Olympics, but also in truly significant areas such as here, where drones are being used to fight fires. The fact that China suffers fromโ€ฆ



The output of AI just keeps getting better and better. I use it every day at work! ๐Ÿ˜€

Tried OpenAI's agent mode to create a slide deck from raw info. The analysis was top-notch, but the impressive graphics and slide flow were BCG-level. What once cost big bucks in corporate consulting is very accessible. Plus, it is the worst it'll ever be.

dfinke's tweet image. Tried OpenAI's agent mode to create a slide deck from raw info.
The analysis was top-notch, but the impressive graphics and slide flow were BCG-level.

What once cost big bucks in corporate consulting is very accessible.

Plus, it is the worst it'll ever be.


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Atlanta Microsoft BI Group Meeting on August 4th (Power BI Built-in Gems: Time-Saving Features You Should Be Using) - prologika.com/atlanta-microsโ€ฆ Atlanta BI fans, please join us in person for our next meeting on Monday, August 4th at 18:30 ET, which marks the 15th anniversary of...

tlachev's tweet image. Atlanta Microsoft BI Group Meeting on August 4th (Power BI Built-in Gems: Time-Saving Features You Should Be Using) -  prologika.com/atlanta-microsโ€ฆ  Atlanta BI fans, please join us in person for our next meeting on Monday, August 4th at 18:30 ET, which marks the 15th anniversary of...

Somebody gets it. I'm not saying who exactly, but somebody...

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Oh dang. This looks awesome! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ I'm definitely going to need to dig into this ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Status meetings: 30 mins of saying โ€œstill working on it.โ€ Me: git pull + Get-Standup My AI-native #PowerShell tells me what the VS @code team *actually* did yesterday. Even categorized. No filler. No vibes. Just facts. ๐Ÿง โšก

dfinke's tweet image. Status meetings: 30 mins of saying โ€œstill working on it.โ€

Me: git pull + Get-Standup

My AI-native #PowerShell tells me what the VS @code team *actually* did yesterday. Even categorized.

No filler. No vibes. Just facts. ๐Ÿง โšก


I can't wait to try this out!

My latest blog post is titled, "A New Endeavor and New (Free!) Product". Check out FDF (Fabric Data Factory) Pipeline Navigator. It's new! It's free! It simplifies navigation between pipelines! Read more at andyleonard.blog/2025/07/a-new-โ€ฆ. :{>

AndyLeonard's tweet image. My latest blog post is titled, "A New Endeavor and New (Free!) Product". 
Check out FDF (Fabric Data Factory) Pipeline Navigator. It's new! It's free! It simplifies navigation between pipelines! 
Read more at andyleonard.blog/2025/07/a-new-โ€ฆ. :{>


I like this way of looking at it:

AI really means amplified intelligence, not agentic intelligence. The smarter you are, the smarter the AI is. Better writers are better prompters. ~ Balaji Srinivasan



I've been attending @dfinke's free sessions on AI Prompts this June, it's inspiring me to ask AI to take on increasingly complex coding tasks. ๐Ÿ“ˆ I *highly* recommend you check it out. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Next session: meetup.com/nycpowershellmโ€ฆ Past sessions: youtube.com/playlist?list=โ€ฆ


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I'm pleased to announce the release of v22.4.5.1 of the SQLServer PowerShell module. For details, refer to github.com/microsoft/SQLSโ€ฆ powershellgallery.com/packages/SqlSeโ€ฆ Enjoy!


Anyone saying AI isn't ready for real-world use, I have something to show you:

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So much truth in this one little tweet. AI coding capabilities are moving SO. FAST.

โ€œIt writes garbage.โ€ โ€œIt needs fixing.โ€ โ€œIt canโ€™t be trusted.โ€ Sounds less like an AI problem, more like a dev team retrospective. The difference? AI is improving โ€” fast. Humans just call another meeting.



So much truth in this!

Iโ€™ve been a vocal critic of AI developments โ€“ in 2023 I still dismissed a lot of the hype. Last year, I stayed mostly silent. Not because I agreed, but because I started seeing signs that impressed me. This year, after what weโ€™ve built and tested internally across several areas,โ€ฆ



Looks amazing!! ๐Ÿ˜

Speeding up #PowerShell OutTabulatotView (otv). 10K records now renders sub second! ๐Ÿ“ฆInstall-Module OutTabulatorView ๐Ÿ”—github.com/dfinke/OutTabuโ€ฆ



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A great example of what's possible when someone connects their passion with their purpose to make a real difference. DxGPT, a rare disease diagnostic tool, is now live, showing how AI can be applied to help truly improve lives.


LEGEND!! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

I've kept a record of literally everything I've bought since my dad got Lotus Symphony in 1985. Literally every penny I have spent. The lot. It's now in a backed up SQL database. I appreciate this is a little bit weird but future historians will love me.



Wow, you can see my house in this picture!

Today's pollen count (14,801) is the highest total in Georgia's history.

GAFollowers's tweet image. Today's pollen count (14,801) is the highest total in Georgia's history.


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