Russell Spitzer

I also spotted this :)

‘It’s attempted kidnapping’: Video shows masked agents chase US-born woman back to her Marrero home The woman told CNN she was born and raised in the New Orleans area.

Look at these ICE thugs with their masks on chasing this woman down the street. Terrifying and grotesque.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...

"if you want to go fast, go alone; If you want to go far, go together"
New Apache Parquet Community page is up: parquet.apache.org/community/

An example is “unc” in my family was my actual aunts husbands uncle so not related to me at all (also a generation removed)

Everyone is a cousin or aunt or uncle in my family, unless you are two generations above then great aunt/uncle.

This goes to like 4th cousin xthd removed

New Orleans Current is the biggest event in data streaming. Over two days in New Orleans, developers, data practitioners, and tech executives will come together to shape the future of Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, ...

New Orleans Spark/Data/misc Friends! I'm going to be in your city for current.confluent.io/new-orleans starting Monday-ish if you want to catch up :)

"It is not 100% clear to me how a new file format (or three) will drive additional ecosystem adoption :thinking:"

However, I absolutely think this adds to the pressure for Parquet to evolve.

Speaking of, anyone interested in helping add new encodings to parquet?
lists.apache.org/thread/djnbb...

F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future SIGMOD 2025

Our SIGMOD paper with our friends at Tsinghua + @wesmckinney.com + @pateljm.bsky.social on creating a next generation open-source data file format is out. F3 is a future-proof file format avoids the mistakes of Parquet.
📄 Paper: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/...
📁 Code: github.com/future-file-...

Dispelling Myths of Open Source Complexity With Apache Iceberg The perceived risks of open source are, in fact, the keys to unlocking greater simplicity, reliability and business value.

Check out @russellspitzer.bsky.social dispelling Apache Iceberg myths. #databs

› Danny Cherry Jr., 30 Novelist; Journalist; Board President, Third Lantern Lit Whether he's covering the rise of Christian nationalism and what that means for Louisiana in articles for Antigravity or plotting a follow-up to his debut crime novel, 2024's "The Pike Boys," Danny Cherry Jr. says his writing is all "intertwined" around one thing. *I'm a humanist," the New Orleans native explains. " view people as intrinsically flawed," not good or bad. As such, he's equally interested in examining how, for example, members of the religious right can justify actions and policies their religion expressly rejects as wrong Although he didn't initially plan to pursue writing outside of fiction and other creative work, Cherry has inched further into journalism this past year, publishing a series of thought-provoking explorations of the rise of fascism for local outlets like Antigravity and national platforms including Politico. "I feel like we're in an all -hands-on-deck situ-ation," he says, referencing the increasingly dire political climate and mainstream media's avoidance of terms like "Christian nationalism. Cherry's willingness to tackle controversy while examining what makes people tick certainly translates into his fiction work, which he hopes to focus on more in the coming months. It also makes his leadership role in Third Lantern Lit that much more interesting, given the opportunities for discussion the group builds into its pro-gramming. A self-described "cowriting community collective," the nonprofit hosts events that add a social dynamic to the usually solitary act of writing. The idea is to foster a local literary community for writers of any stage in their work. Events are neither cost-prohibitive nor socially exclusive, focusing instead on forming peer connections and encouraging growth.

I made the NOLA 40 under 40! 😭

Image schedule for marguerite sheffer at Readercon (all available on the conf site too!)

Happy Saturday #readercon, here's where I'll be speaking and schmoozing

And excited to check out panels, hoping to make time loops, orpheus and eurydice (!) And more

@readercon.org

My First Year at Snowflake — An Open Source Avalanche When I joined Snowflake a year ago, I knew that rallying Snowflake into the OSS community would have huge benefits for Apache. But I had a…

It's been a wild ride for #openSource at Snowflake this year!

"What's it like?" you ask? 🤔

Check out @russellspitzer.bsky.social's Medium blog on his first year at Snowflake. ❄️
medium.com/snowflake/my...

We'll talk all things #apacheIceberg, #dataLakehouse, open table formats, and more. This is a great chance to connect with #openSource community members like @russellspitzer.bsky.social, stay up to data on what's new in the space, and learn more about the open lakehouse movement.

Beautiful chart

🚨 Big #apacheIceberg news! 🚨

The Iceberg V3 Table Spec has been officially approved! You might be asking yourself what this whole spec approval process looks like and what you can expect moving forward. 🤔

@russellspitzer.bsky.social, Iceberg PMC member, is here to address this and more. 👇

YouTube video by Snowflake Developers An Overview Of The Apache Iceberg 1.9 Release

#apacheIceberg version 1.9 is here... already! Follow along to catch up on some of the great highlights from version 1.9!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qh...

🌊 We’re launching Fight Paperwork
(AI appeal-writing for providers who are done getting steamrolled by insurers)

After helping folks generate 3,000+ appeals through Fight Health Insurance professionals asked: "Can I use this?"

And now they can use fightpaperwork.com to get paid for their work :D

Learn how to transform real-time Kafka data into Iceberg tables using Apache Flink, Spark, and Kafka Connect during @thedanicafine.bsky.social ‘s talk "Iced Kaf-fee: Chilling Kafka Data into Iceberg Tables."

Details at buff.ly/VYz4QkX

My novel was chosen to be a local book club’s read for the month.

So obviously I’m famous now 😎

As a dad, I approve of this joke

More like way mum

Screenshot of PEN finalist announcement, including covers of Softie, I'll Give You a Reason, Japa, The Man in the Banana Trees, and Sad Grownups

THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES is a finalist for the @penamerica.bsky.social / Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection.

Thank you to the judges and congrats to all the other finalists and their awesome collections!

Four of us at the conference.

The Datadog delegation at the Iceberg Summit.

closing panel discussion at Iceberg Summit 2025

#IcebergSummit

@russellspitzer.bsky.social

Iceberg Community meetup
San Francisco

#IcebergSummit

@russellspitzer.bsky.social

🚨 New Video Alert! 🚨

It is officially #icebergSummit eve! On-site preparations for the conference are in full swing, and we're so looking forward to welcoming the #apacheIceberg community tomorrow.

Are YOU ready? @russellspitzer.bsky.social shares the sessions he's looking forward to.

Coffee & Craft Please use this form to register for the free workshop to be held Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans. The workshop leader is New Orleans writer...

Excited to be teaching a free writing workshop this Saturday in collab with the amazing @twfestnola.bsky.social

“How to Structure a Story: Lessons from Children's Picture Books”

Sat 4/5, 10 am at Baldwin Books

Register for free here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sources are saying my little ass signs posted by the local breweries was the deciding factor.

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New Friday Morning Coffee!

I recommend @bcdreyer.social's Dreyer's English and chat with author @mlensheffer.bsky.social about her debut short story collection The Man in the Banana Trees.

Listen: www.writersbone.com/friday-morni...

Had such a great time chatting with @writersbone.com about short fiction - check out the conversation tomorrow on Friday Morning Coffee