Jens Vestergaard @vestergaardj

😂

09.11.2025 11:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Didnt know what was coming 😂

09.11.2025 11:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Seven years ago today, I was a randomly selected participant in the Power Hour at PASS Summit in Seattle... thank you @SQLAllFather for letting me off the hook fairly easy

09.11.2025 11:18 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Want to present at our new Stockholm SQL usergroup? We're doing in-person sessions about once per month.

If you can't make any of those specific dates, reach out to @transmokopter.bsky.social or me, and we'll work something out for you!

20.10.2025 08:23 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 0

The PSF has withdrawn $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI. It was the PSF’s first time applying for government funding, and navigating the intensive process was a steep learning curve for our small team to climb. Seth Larson, PSF Security Developer in Residence, serving as Principal Investigator (PI) with Loren Crary, PSF Deputy Executive Director, as co-PI, led the multi-round proposal writing process as well as the months-long vetting process. We invested our time and effort because we felt the PSF’s work is a strong fit for the program and that the benefit to the community if our proposal were accepted was considerable. We were honored when, after many months of work, our proposal was recommended for funding, particularly as only 36% of new NSF grant applicants are successful on their first attempt. We became concerned, however, when we were presented with the terms and conditions we would be required to agree to if we accepted the grant. These terms included affirming the statement that we “do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws.” This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, **but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole**. Further, violation of this term gave the NSF the right to “claw back” previously approved and transferred funds. This would create a situation where money we’d already spent could be taken back, which would be an enormous, open-ended financial risk. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values, as committed to in our mission statement: > _The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of**a diverse and international community** of Python programmers._ Given the value of the grant to the community and the PSF, we did our utmost to get clarity on the terms and to find a way to move forward in concert with our values. We consulted our NSF contacts and reviewed decisions made by other organizations in similar circumstances, particularly The Carpentries. In the end, however, the PSF simply can’t agree to a statement that we won’t operate any programs that “advance or promote” diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community. We’re disappointed to have been put in the position where we had to make this decision, because we believe our proposed project would offer invaluable advances to the Python and greater open source community, protecting millions of PyPI users from attempted supply-chain attacks. The proposed project would create new tools for automated proactive review of all packages uploaded to PyPI, rather than the current process of reactive-only review. These novel tools would rely on capability analysis, designed based on a dataset of known malware. Beyond just protecting PyPI users, the outputs of this work could be transferable for all open source software package registries, such as NPM and Crates.io, improving security across multiple open source ecosystems. In addition to the security benefits, the grant funds would have made a big difference to the PSF’s budget. The PSF is a relatively small organization, operating with an annual budget of around $5 million per year, with a staff of just 14. $1.5 million over two years would have been quite a lot of money for us, and easily the largest grant we’d ever received. Ultimately, however, the value of the work and the size of the grant were not more important than practicing our values and retaining the freedom to support every part of our community. The PSF Board voted unanimously to withdraw our application. Giving up the NSF grant opportunity—along with inflation, lower sponsorship, economic pressure in the tech sector, and global/local uncertainty and conflict—means the PSF needs financial support now more than ever. We are incredibly grateful for any help you can offer. If you're already a PSF member or regular donor, you have our deep appreciation, and we urge you to share your story about why you support the PSF. Your stories make all the difference in spreading awareness about the mission and work of the PSF. How to support the PSF: * Become a Member: When you sign up as a Supporting Member of the PSF, you become a part of the PSF. You’re eligible to vote in PSF elections, using your voice to guide our future direction, and you help us sustain what we do with your annual support. * Donate: Your donation makes it possible to continue our work supporting Python and its community, year after year. * Sponsor: If your company uses Python and isn’t yet a sponsor, send them our sponsorship page or reach out to sponsors@python.org today. The PSF is ever grateful for our sponsors, past and current, and we do everything we can to make their sponsorships beneficial and rewarding.

27.10.2025 12:00 — 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 4

#DataSaturdayOslo bound

30.08.2025 04:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New vacation project...

01.08.2025 09:30 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

11.07.2025 08:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

a bus is driving down a road and the word mercedes is on the side ALT: a bus is driving down a road and the word mercedes is on the side

Still on the #mvpbuzz, at least for another year

10.07.2025 21:00 — 👍 22 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

a person is using a bosch drill to drill the f5 and f6 keys Alt: a person is using a bosch drill to drill the f5 and f6 keys

#MVPBuzz 😊

10.07.2025 09:35 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

KAMELÅSÅ

11.06.2025 12:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🤣

07.06.2025 18:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The 18 year old celebrates with about 60 other from school 🤗 and I play the part of slinging burgers and then be invisible (and clean up, and make sure the beers are replenished erc)

07.06.2025 18:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Burger day

07.06.2025 16:14 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Data Saturday Holland

Hello #SQLfamily, #PowerBI squad, and other #Data people! We're _finally_ on Bluesky! We're working hard to make #FabricFriday and #DataSat Holland a reality again this year! Check out datasaturday.nl

25.05.2025 09:36 — 👍 12 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 1

until end of July... 🙄

20.05.2025 09:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Decibel reading of Max 90 dB and an average of 84 dB

They have been remodeling the floor below us for a month or so. N.E.V.E.R. again will I underestimate the value of a relatively quiet office space.
#DrillingInConcreteCanGoToHell

20.05.2025 06:05 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

YouTube video by RADACAD Microsoft Fabric Product Team Interview with Christian Wade and Reza FabCon 2025 Updates

Here is the 11th interview from the #MicrosoftFabric product team interviews. This time I had the pleasure to talk with the one and the only Christian Wade, Mr Clicky Clicky Draggy Droppy, who is a partner director at #Microsoft #Fabric team focusing on #EnterpriseBI

youtu.be/t6wLxl8SejI

20.05.2025 05:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

That's a bad call if I ever saw one...

I am so sorry that you have to go through this Vicky - all my best wishes for a brighter future

20.05.2025 03:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Data Toboggan - Cool Runnings 2025: Call for Speakers Join us for our next event on Saturday 12th July 2025 !Data Toboggan - Cool Runnings is a full day conference of full length presentations and lightni...

Our next Data Toboggan “Cool Runnings” is on Saturday July 12th! The CFS is open now! Wanna submit?! sessionize.com/data-tobogga... #Synapse #Fabric #DataEngineering

16.05.2025 09:03 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

😂

16.05.2025 10:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hah

22.04.2025 16:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🤣

22.04.2025 16:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As I said, it's complicated

90 is half fiveish, halvfems where halv means half and fem means five. Half five, half way to five, 4,5 - times 20

22.04.2025 16:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

Its complicated 🤣

22.04.2025 15:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

True dat

22.04.2025 09:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

There was little hope, but then...
/cc @visualstudio.com 😣

10.04.2025 07:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sorry, I didnt see your extensive reply before I posted. I am very grateful for your suggestions. Thank you! 🤛

01.04.2025 03:04 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Tagging @joshluedeman.bsky.social and @sqlballs.bsky.social after the advise from @buckwoodymsft.bsky.social to see if they have some insights to share

31.03.2025 03:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some friends of mine are going to Orlando, US in a couple of weeks, to see their son compete in the Cheer WC.
I would like to relay any good advice, great places to eat and/or visit that you might recommend. Please re-share for more reach.
#VisitOrlando #Orlando #GreatPlacesToVisit #Travel

30.03.2025 19:26 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2

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