Oliver waves hello!
07.02.2026 18:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@dbakevlar.bsky.social
Advocate and Engineer at @Redgate | Multiplatform DBA and AI Specialist | Karma's BFF | Free the AuDHD brain | Lives on an awesome floating home on the Columbia River in Portland, OR
Oliver waves hello!
07.02.2026 18:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Out to watch a friends band this eveningβ¦:)
07.02.2026 05:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent part of the day figuring out and fixing the ORDS failures in an oracle APEX install for someoneβ¦ Surprising how much of a mess an install will make when permissions on windows directories arenβt set from the start. oracle and windows is like oil and waterβ¦π
06.02.2026 01:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Am I the only one that absolutely HATES mark up on docs when editing? I find it too busy and can't easily read through all the changes. It may be my missing visual field, too, but boy I have a difficult time.
05.02.2026 18:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Me: install new VS Code extension, add environment variables and verify reachable by app. VS Code:
30.01.2026 01:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Newest episode of SimpleTalks is out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEYz...
29.01.2026 17:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0lol- Lady Jesus by Upsahl
28.01.2026 00:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Used to be- now Iβm too old to want to maintain themβ¦:)
27.01.2026 23:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0From the way back machine... My original photo from DBAKevlar- back in my goth days! Yes, those are my hands and knee caps. This pic kept being stolen by nail techs and used for their apps until I finally gave up on the IP... :)
27.01.2026 23:39 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Wrote out an AI governance and policy portfolio, prepping for the #PDXWIT reboot event this evening, wrote a ton of code for a product we're working on at Redgate and I'm drinking enough coffee that I can hear the clouds overhead. :)
27.01.2026 22:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Contemplating her difficult lifeβ¦
24.01.2026 19:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Waved at my house as we landedβ¦ back in Portland!
23.01.2026 23:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Time to head home after an awesome Redgate CKO- it was lovely to hang with the teams and see everyone!!
23.01.2026 12:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Only if you spend over a certain amountβ¦:)
20.01.2026 07:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Remember when you paid less for goods when you paid in US than other currencies? No moreβ¦. So much winningβ¦ and happy that I have the ability to pay in GBPβ¦
18.01.2026 20:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 014k steps around Cambridge today, including the archaeology museumβ¦:)
18.01.2026 18:15 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Nothing says mansplaining like some random guy on a bike telling a Cambridge womenβs rowing team how to rowβ¦ while yelling from shore. No he wasnβt a coach or anything. I hung around to find out. The girls just laughed him offβ¦lmao
18.01.2026 15:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Liverpool station in the foreground, new London in the background
17.01.2026 14:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Battery depleted on AirPod max after overseas flight, switched to Bose ultra & guy on train was impressedβ¦ my goal when traveling is keeping my inner peace in the chaosβ¦ :)
17.01.2026 14:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Landed in Londonβ¦ now to make my way up to Cambridge. :)
17.01.2026 12:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Time to head to the UK for a week long company kick off!! :)
17.01.2026 00:33 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just saw a job posting for a Gen AI Architect with 15 years experience and I'm over here LMAO.... Please double-check what you're asking for people.... #reality
16.01.2026 21:56 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 4 π 0School was the reason I needed them in 2005. I used that box of checks for the kids school and really nothing else.
16.01.2026 14:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My thoughts every time someone says theyβll use a paper check to pay for something. Last time I got checks was 2005β¦
16.01.2026 14:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Yes, I will stir the potβ¦.but every time, know itβs to stop something from burning. Learn to smell the smoke, peopleβ¦.:)
14.01.2026 02:34 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Daaaaamn Portland, you prettyβ¦:)
12.01.2026 01:03 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If someone tells me lies to justify their need to tear someone or something apart- yeah, probably going to block you. Youβre just wasting my time.
11.01.2026 17:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Curious what our life is like on the river? Amy is my neighbor across the way, sheβs retired already and her biz is owned by a fellow WOOO board member of mine, but great video: www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYXnb2M/
11.01.2026 13:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Esme wants an explanation for me moving the blanketsβ¦:)
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