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Barney Lawrence

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Data by day. Dad jokes by night.

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Otto the inflatable pilot from the Film Airplane.

Otto the inflatable pilot from the Film Airplane.

It's been down hill since he had that role in Airplane.

28.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm willing to take the fall in return for the pension and a knighthood.

27.02.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

oh. oh, no

25.02.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this

14.02.2026 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12771    πŸ” 2954    πŸ’¬ 314    πŸ“Œ 266

If I understand the situation I think the answer is no.
You don't actually reserve an F64, you prepay on 64CUs worth of compute which is then delivered as a saving against your capacity costs however you choose to create them.
Free report access is a property of the F64 which they don't have.

17.02.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.

17.02.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 433    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5
Pancake Day - Maid Marian
YouTube video by Swimace Pancake Day - Maid Marian

Happy Pancake Day to all who celebrate

17.02.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

You do not want to see what Snorlax is doing with the Eiffel Tower.

10.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bluesky cluster map with:

Star Citizen β€’Gaming Community

Mierosot Data. : PlαΊ­ttorePbnty Balenice

TheorΔ“tical Computer
SciΔ™nceResearchers

UKEducationa. Psychologists

The X-Files Fandom Community

Swedish Stock Market lhyestors

Oregon State Beaver Fans

Bluesky cluster map with: Star Citizen β€’Gaming Community Mierosot Data. : PlαΊ­ttorePbnty Balenice TheorΔ“tical Computer SciΔ™nceResearchers UKEducationa. Psychologists The X-Files Fandom Community Swedish Stock Market lhyestors Oregon State Beaver Fans

Don't forget the Oregon State Beaver Fans!

09.02.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As of this morning, I am on the job market, #OpenToWork, or however that is designated here. πŸ™‚ I’m immediately looking for a new position, and my DMs are open. Thanks network!

02.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That is a shame, it was one I was hoping was picked.
If you still want to get the session out there you're welcome to a slot at the Sheffield user group.

01.02.2026 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a plaice for the aquarium visual but I wouldn't add it to a business report on porpoise.

27.01.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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27.01.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Members of the #SQLBits community you might be interested in more training on Saturday

26.01.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.

Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧡

21.01.2026 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1795    πŸ” 860    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 124
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BLOG ALERT!

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LLMs cannot distinguish instructions from data, making every retrieved document a potential security risk. The Wall Street Journal demonstrated this by tricking Claude into giving away over $1,000 worth of vending machine items for free.

#AI #Literacy

20.01.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots

This was an interesting chronicle:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

19.01.2026 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Condorman will return in Avenger's Doomsday.

16.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"And we now have MarΓ­a on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

16.01.2026 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4528    πŸ” 1350    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 44
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The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined

10.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4119    πŸ” 1503    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 197

January 2026
Rethinking everything.

If you have any idea or opinion about what a man drawing diagrams can offer the world that the world might pay for, I’d like to hear from you via any of the channels.

09.01.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The SQLBits agenda should reflect the data community's needs - so we’re bringing back the public vote!

Browse submissions, pick your favourites, and vote.
Closes 16 Jan. sqlbits.com/sessions/

#SQLBits2026 #vote

09.01.2026 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recommended certifications for Microsoft Fabric enthusiasts as 2026 begins - Chantified Lens In this post I cover some recommended certifications for Microsoft FabricΒ enthusiasts as 2026 begins. To make people aware.

New post about recommended certifications for Microsoft Fabric enthusiasts as 2026 begins. To make people aware of some of the options that are currently available.

chantifiedlens.com/2026/01/07/r...

08.01.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Darth Varet threatening to alter the GUI further

Darth Varet threatening to alter the GUI further

07.01.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So a hotdog is actually a form of taco?

06.01.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Article on Siny creating AI to play games for you.

Article on Siny creating AI to play games for you.

Coincedentally, my feed threw up your comment back to back with this.

06.01.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit says it 's war in front of a tv screen (via Tenor) Posted from Skywalker @skywalker.thereforeiam.eu This GIF has been posted from Skywalker for Android. Get Skywalker from Google Play.<br>Bluesky: @skywalker.thereforeiam.eu
03.01.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A photograph of the seminary gym in knives out. It has the same window.

A photograph of the seminary gym in knives out. It has the same window.

Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.

I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.

29.12.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 29060    πŸ” 7354    πŸ’¬ 430    πŸ“Œ 533

It’s been a year since I started my band, 1023 megabytes. Still not one gig.

27.12.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 499    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.

19.12.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1517    πŸ” 319    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 14