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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Visiting St. Peter's Basilica. By the time I get in, I will probably be well-done and ready to be served. 😁

Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

About to start #ITOUG26 And if you start with a session by @nakdimon.bsky.social the event has a rock solid foundation to build on.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nearing the end of another fantastic #poug2026

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Ze willen graag terug naar de 18e eeuw. Je weet wel: vroeger. Die magische periode toen alles nog goed was.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

First session I attend at #MakeIT2026 By @kibeha.dk The start of a couple of exiting days

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Another great webinar from #POUG x #PWOW comin up. The one and only @oraesque.bsky.social will tell you all you need to know to turn unit testing from a time consuming job that keeps you from developing into a click of a button. May 27 at 20:00 CEST pwowwebinar3.konfeo.com/en/groups

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

There you go. It's fixed. Incredible that it doesn't use your new profile pic a year and a half in advance 🤣

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Two weeks from today I'll be talkinig about SQL Macros at #HrOUG2025 in Rovinj, Croatia. That alone should be enough to attend 😁 But apart from that there are loads of other speakers and since it's the 30th (!!!) time, I expect a lot of celebration as well. There may still be time to get a ticket!

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

At @pougorg.bsky.social #poug2025 for some reason nobody overruns their session. Well, not more than once anyway.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

And so, the 10th @pougorg.bsky.social #POUG25 starts. The axeman @ora600pl.bsky.social opening the celebratory champagne bottle the only logical way. If you don't hear from me again know that I went out having the best of times!

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

First part of the trip by car to Poznań for #poug2025 done. Currently waiting in Hannover for the arrival of @kibeha.dk so we can do the rest together.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Do you know that feeling when you're with the one you deeply love, but suddenly, out of the blue, they do this annoying thing again, and in that moment there's nothing you want more than get a divorce? Looking at you Oracle 🤬

Screenshot of errormessage telling me I can't use SQL macros in a with clause

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Saying goodbye to my beautiful neighbors in Rust, Germany to drive from #APEXconn25 to Milan for #ITOUG25 with a short stop to have a coffee with dear friend @julianfrey.ch in Switserland. Life could be worse.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The introduction of the APEX song at #APEXconn25 😂

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Kickoff of the 11th #APEXconnect by @nielsdb.bsky.social We're having three great days ahead of us

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Arrived at my appartment in Rust, Southern Germany for #ApexConnect 2025 that'll start Tuesday. Across the street is a stork couple. But trust me I'm not planning on creating any more offspring.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

On our way to Valencia for a, no doubt, wonderful weekend of sun, food, drinks and activities with @sym42.bsky.social

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

#APEXWorld25 by @nloug.bsky.social One of the wonderful events that values new speakers and thus actively advertises for the MASH Program mashprogram.wordpress.com Thanks guys!

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The (near) future of data integrity in the Oracle database is looking beautiful thanks to @toonkoppelaars.bsky.social and his team.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Got some pretty good news today

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I knew it! I'm the center of the universe! (a.k.a a super massive black hole)

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

What can you do if you've always claimed that a cross join is a sign of bad database design, and then you need one? Simple. Save face by obfuscating your cross joins, of course. 😢

Screenshot of sql where a full outer join is done with an on-clause that says 1=1, effectively turning it into a cross join.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Over on the dark side I saw this tweet by @krisrice.io Haven't seen it here (yet?) so I thought I'd share a screenshot (rather than a link, because I know some wouldn't want to be caught dead there). The two links in the post are www.oracle.com/tools/ords/s... www.oracle.com/tools/sqlcl/...

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy new year. May it be a lot more peaceful than the recent past.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Really wakes you up..... Get out of bed. Open curtains. See this "F**k!!" Adrenalin tsunami. Grab phone to call emergency number. Get ready to run over to make sure everybody's safe "hold on, could it be?" Yep, it's the location of their 835 inch television. It's one of those fireplace videos.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

A house full of cat beds and chairs/couches/beds they can and may sleep on, but obviously the paper bin is the best possible place for a nap.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

First time in many, many years that I actually got something useful as conference swag. Bluetooth keyboard: check! #ukougdiscover24

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Yes! Succes. The screen works....... When the laptop is hooked up in the back of the room. So now the speaker is.... In the back of the room #ukougdiscover24

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Really impressive improvisation by @ora600pl.bsky.social and @gianniceresa.bsky.social still doing their presentation with all technology working against them.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Visualization of a spike by @ora600pl.bsky.social at #ukougdiscover24 when you can't show your screen...

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Kamil, @ora600pl.bsky.social , reading a json file out loud because the screen refuses to cooperate.

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Conference: lovely part of life Dinner: great Drinks: essential Friends: invaluable #ukougdiscover24

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

And once again I have to disappoint somebody 🤪

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Erik van Roon @evrocs.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

This Tuesday will see Cary Millsap's second attempt to have a public conversation with Chris Date. Could be very interesting... method-r.com/tuesday-zoom/

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