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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 28/09/2026

Curse the person who killed Ethernet ports on laptops for WiFi only machines.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 28/09/2026

RIP PAC / The Bastard Too many great human beings leaving this earth way too early these days.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 26/09/2026

@philippaburgess.bsky.social is great! One of my favorite new people I’ve met out in the community.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 26/09/2026

I’m going to bring two straws and see if the interview calls my bluff when I offer to go doubles.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/09/2026

You can help build the library. 🏛️ Have digital materials you’re allowed to share? Upload them to the Internet Archive so other people can discover and use them. 📷 A photograph. 🎙️ A recording. 📄 A document. 💾 A piece of digital history. Upload your first item 👇 archive.org/upload 🧵

Four "Tools You Can Use" Upload campaign tiles arranged in a 2x2 grid. Top left, a cream and yellow tile with a folder icon reading "Upload" and "Contribute digital materials that you have the right to share." Top right, a cream tile with bold black text: "Upload digital materials to help preserve and share knowledge with people around the world." Bottom left, a cream tile with a screenshot of the Internet Archive's Upload files page, with the "UPLOAD" nav link and "Choose files to upload" button circled in red. Bottom right, a cream tile with bold black text, "Contribute digital materials that you have the right to share," and a small multicolor line-art icon of the Internet Archive's columned building.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 26/09/2026

I enjoy iced coffee, so maybe I’m unhirable?

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 24/09/2026

I agree with you. And it’s a “good thing to read” was my call out, apologize if it created confusion. If you like contributing, yeah - this might sting. If the docs themselves are highly active you should remain unchanged. I hope Power BI / Fabric remains active.

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John Deardurff @sqlmct.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My former team is looking for someone to take over my previous role that focuses helping customers with established Data technologies such as SQL Server and Power BI, while guiding them through modernization and migration. apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...

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Cloud Solution Architect - Data & AI | Microsoft Careers

You will understand customers' overall data estate Business and IT priorities and success measures to design Data & Analytics solutions that drive business value and drive positive Customer Satisfacti...

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 24/09/2026

A good read for those who make contributions to improve the docs.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Greg Harvey 🌍 @greg-harvey.tooting.ch.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Does anybody know anyone freelance with real Power BI to #Drupal integration experience? Boosts appreciated. 🙂 #powerbi

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 19/09/2026

AI wishes it went this hard. Gojira, Olympic artists.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 18/09/2026

If they are allowed to steal art, they should also be required to fund it - because when I sign off for the day, there's no f*cking way am I going to go watch AI avatars play rock music in a dive bar. But they can certainly take all my internal PowerPoint deck builds.

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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hey you. The one working with data right now. This is your periodic reminder to check to make sure you don't have duplicates in your data. Did someone submit 2 surveys when they should have only submitted one? Did someone's data get duplicated during a merge? Shit happens. Check your data.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 18/09/2026

Still waiting for AI to give us a four day work week as a start @carnage4life.bsky.social

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 17/09/2026

“deeply unfunny” what a great way to describe it. A shoddy paint.exe feels like the Mona Lisa now.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 17/09/2026

I’ve heard from others it’s been up and down on good/bad releases. I just can’t do it. Sorry Diablo 4.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 17/09/2026

I’m not playing Diablo V until a full year passes after release. Sorry, not getting burned twice with no end game.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 17/09/2026

Can we talk about the guy wearing like 10 different shirts during the video?

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 16/09/2026

OMG - I’m loving all these dude getting dunked on threads. Releases an 8 page bullet point presentation of a nothing burger response with locked comments. The internet is having a time with this one.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 15/09/2026

What a clownnnnn. I’m just glad he stood up for what he believes in - Billionaire Sex Pests

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 11/09/2026

It’s @sqlclause.no and I’s fault. We’ll be taking a few cores from Sweden Central.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 09/09/2026

I always love a talk @sqlgene.com shared with me and a question the guy had asked his frustrated friend - “how do you want to be a part of THIS community?” Not post and runs. Not look at me/ignore everyone else. But being an actual member, what does that mean to “you” as the individual.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 06/09/2026

They responded that hours and hours ago as they were sitting in the hospital with hope in mind. They later deleted the response apparently once they knew things were grim.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 06/09/2026

Incredibly bummed waking up to the news. The ten bell salute this week will be emotional too.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 03/09/2026

Also! @goldenboy.pro unrelated but - hey… while we’re here. Kofi and Austin??? I haven’t seen a New Day match in YEARS… but you’re telling me these guys best days ahead was doing charity photo ops for 30% of the pay?… That match was an incredible reintroduction.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 03/09/2026

That dude is one of the greatest shit heels in the company and can turn it up anywhere on the card.

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James Montemagno @james.montemagno.com · 02/09/2026

🍿🍿🍿 Friday can't come soon enough! youtu.be/C0JzpWmu-j0

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The Story of VS Code | Official Trailer

YouTube video by Visual Studio Code

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 02/09/2026

Enjoy! Had deviated septum surgery a couple years ago. Can’t say anything had meaningfully improved but both nostrils work now :)

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Nana Moon { game dev } - WISHLIST BATHORY @moonana.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music. Available now for only $10 on: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look at what the ppl have said instead. #gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 31/08/2026

Hmmm they don’t move the belt very easily in this company. He’d have a great chase but I think it’s worth it for him to lose a big event.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 31/08/2026

Kyle is the champ or challenger in this scenario? Kyle will chase this year for sure though. That’s one thing for certain.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 29/08/2026

Damn, was not expecting to be blown away by #SkyKing to start my Saturday but damn good documentary covering an unfortunate mental health crisis that occurred out in Seattle. www.hulu.com/movie/skykin...

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#SKYKING

In exclusive interviews and air traffic control audio, #SKYKING tells the story of Horizon Air ground service agent Richard “Beebo” Russell, who clocked into work, stole a $33 million plane, and took ...

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Marco Russo @marcorus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Update: Microsoft postponed the retirement of the standalone Whiteboard apps — new date: 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. After that date: installed apps "display a retirement experience instead of opening." So: one more month. The free, open-source replacement isn't going anywhere:

whiteboard.sqlbi.com

SQLBI Whiteboard

A native Windows 11 whiteboard for teaching DAX, SQL, and data modeling, with pen, touch, and live application capture.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 28/08/2026

5 #PowerBI videos to up your DAX game - hit play, kick back and get some new tricks in the tool belt.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 27/08/2026

Hey! There’s the arch! When joining the @guyinacube.com team, we talked a lot about breaking free of the one way YouTube conversation and getting back out in the community “The Cube Gives Back” is a small but important part of what we’re building over at guyinacube.com #stl #saintlouis #stlouis

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Unleash the Potential of Your Learning Community | Disco

Optimize member onboarding, leverage AI assistance, and gain actionable insights with Disco's intuitive learning community platform.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can you imagine having to maintain 100,000 lines of AI slop code written by one of your VPs?

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 25/08/2026

More of an “I was just here yesterday and holy crap it’s just a few weeks away are we planning our events way too early in STL???”

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 25/08/2026

“The call for speakers is not open.” From the Day of Data page.

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 25/08/2026

Super proud of the @guyinacube.com team. We weren’t sure how we’d pull off something special in a very short amount of time for FabCon / SQLCon Barcelona but our lovely designer wanted to do a “Plus One” by going above and beyond to make it happen. Excited to see people enjoying her cool designs.

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