Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 29/09/2026SQL Plan Management (SPM) Baseline Issue oracle-base.com/blog/2026/09... 020
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Oracle Database 19c supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10), but… oracle-base.com/blog/2026/09... @OracleDatabase @OracleLinux 150
Reposted by Tim HallPiet de Visser @pdevisser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good Idea by @oraclebase.bsky.social oracle-base.com/blog/2026/09...oracle-base.comJoel Kallman Day 2026 : Announcement | The ORACLE-BASE BlogSince 2016 we’ve had an Oracle community day where we push out content on the same day to try and get a bit of a community buzz. The name has changed over the years, but in 2021 it was renamed to the ... 011
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.20 oracle-base.com/blog/2026/09... @virtualbox 010
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Joel Kallman Day 2026 : Announcement oracle-base.com/blog/2026/09... #JoelKallmanDay @oracleace @OracleDevs @OracleDatabase @OracleREST @OracleAPEX #orclapex 066
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Patching recommendations: Which route is the best? RUs, MRPs, n-1?? mikedietrichde.com/2026/09/21/p... From @MikeDietrichDEmikedietrichde.comPatching recommendations: Which route is the best? RUs, MRPs, n-1??Be aware, this is a longer Monday blog post. Upfront, I am not the master of patching. And I clearly see that many of you struggle with the current situation. Not only regarding Oracle software but… 011
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.18 oracle-base.com/blog/2026/09... @virtualbox 000
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Oracle AI Database 26ai (23.26.2) Supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10) oracle-base.com/blog/2026/08... @OracleDatabase @OracleLinux 141
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Oracle APEX Patch Set Bundle 4 (26.1.4) was released a couple of days ago. www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @OracleAPEX #orclapex 011
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 and Vagrant Box Hosting Issues oracle-base.com/blog/2026/08... @virtualbox 011
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Happy 3rd birthday to my son, who I gave birth to... 141
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Oracle APEX Patch Set Bundle 3 (26.1.3) was released a couple of days ago. www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @OracleAPEX #orclapex 021
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Oracle Support : An Update oracle-base.com/blog/2026/08... 351
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Oracle Support : A recent experience oracle-base.com/blog/2026/07... 062
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.14 oracle-base.com/blog/2026/07... @virtualbox 020
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Well, they aren't really here yet. 🙄 Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale... 151
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just noticed Patch Set Bundle APEX 26.1.2 was released 3 days ago. www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @OracleAPEX #orclapex 072
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.12 oracle-base.com/blog/2026/07... @virtualbox 010
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Say goodbye to your solid state drive.😱 OpenAI Codex CLI Bug Silently Writes 640 TB/Year to Your SSD: No Patch www.techtimes.com/articles/318...techtimes.comOpenAI Codex CLI Bug Silently Writes 640 TB/Year to Your SSD: No PatchOpenAI Codex CLI bug writes 640 terabytes per year to local SSDs through a TRACE-level SQLite logger that ignores RUST_LOG, silently exhausting drive endurance below 12 months. No patch exists as of J... 031
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Note for non-UK folks. The UK is extremely hot at the moment, so most people I know are not sleeping well. Expect us to be more miserable than usual. You have been warned. 😀static.klipy.comMan Sweating on a Hot DayALT: Man Sweating on a Hot Day 570
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally : Some Clarification oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06... 142
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.10 oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06... @virtualbox 021
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Join me online at the ODTUG - Oracle ACE Alliance where I'll be presenting a session on public speaking tips. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT) www.odtug.com/events/odtug... @odtug @oracleace @debralilley @thtechnology 074
Reposted by Tim HallNiels de Bruijn @nielsdb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026🛠️ Oracle APEX 26.1 Patch Set Bundle 1 is available! Learn More: apex.oracle.com/download Known Issues: www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... #orclAPEXapex.oracle.com 0127
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 12/06/2026DiffusionGemma: 4x faster text generation blog.google/innovation-a...blog.googleDiffusionGemma: 4x faster text generationAn overview of DiffusionGemma, an exceptionally fast text generation model with up to 4x faster speeds. 010
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 10/06/2026AI Vector Search : Generating vectors outside of the database using Ollama and EmbeddingGemma oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06... 011
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Gemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing model compression for mobile and laptop efficiency blog.google/innovation-a...blog.googleGemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing model compression for mobile and laptop efficiencyWe’re releasing Gemma 4 quantization-aware training checkpoints, reducing memory requirements and improving on-device performance. 031
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Bringing Gemma 4 12B to your Laptop: Unlocking Local, Agentic Workflows with Google AI Edge developers.googleblog.com/bringing-gem...developers.googleblog.comBringing Gemma 4 12B to your Laptop: Unlocking Local, Agentic Workflows with Google AI Edge- Google Developers BlogGoogle DeepMind’s Gemma 4 12B model brings agentic, multimodal AI capabilities to everyday laptops with 16GB of RAM, enabling local data processing and visual insight generation. Users can leverage th... 011
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally : My new inference machine oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06... 041
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Yep. I switched to DockDuckGo for search too... Google’s AI Search Just Exposed The Whole Sh*tshow www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQyK...youtube.comGoogle’s AI Search Just Exposed The Whole Sh*tshowYouTube video by House of El - AI 063
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 28/05/2026via @JulianFreyCH If you have any public facing ORDS installations, you need to patch them again. Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - May 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale... @OracleREST 051
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 18/05/2026No Agile? No DevOps? Without them your AI assisted development will fail! oracle-base.com/blog/2026/05... 041
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 15/05/2026We got APEX 26.1 before GTA6. blogs.oracle.com/apex/announc...blogs.oracle.com 040
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Strategic Trendslop is my new favourite phrase. Researchers Asked LLMs for Strategic Advice. They Got “Trendslop” in Return hbr.org/2026/03/rese...hbr.orgResearchers Asked LLMs for Strategic Advice. They Got “Trendslop” in Return.Leaders might assume that LLMs are able to offer a kind of unbiased, outside perspective. But new research found that leading LLMs have clear biases when it comes to strategy and consistently recommen... 152
Reposted by Tim HallKim Berg Hansen: SQL ♠ 🤓 👨🍳 🍺 @kibeha.dk · 13/05/2026bsky.app/profile/niel... 042
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Could this be the APEX 26.1 upgrade? oracleapex.com/ords/r/apex/... @OracleAPEX #orclapex 231
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Ouch... ☹️ RU 19.31 has been put on hold and will be available soon again mikedietrichde.com/2026/05/13/r... 033
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I've been playing with the "gemma4:e2b" model on my crappy old laptop. It is surprisingly fast with good results. I think this will be my new default small model when playing with local LLMs using Ollama or LM Studio. 051
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The Oracle Database 19c (19.31) patches are now listed on MOS, but the download fails for me when using the MOS website. I am able to download them using AutoUpgrade though. See here. oracle-base.com/articles/mis... 241
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 01/05/2026APEX Patch Set Bundle 16 released (APEX 24.2.16). www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @oracleapex #orclapex 131
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.8 oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04... 121
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The delayed Linux x86-64 Oracle database patches were scheduled for release today. Looking at the patch notes they have been delayed again, and are now due out on 01-MAY-2026. This is really starting to mess up our patching schedule... 😡 081
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 23/04/2026OMG the OPatch page on My Oracle Support has to be the worst experience ever! Does nobody actually do any testing anymore? support.oracle.com/support/?pat... Heaven forbid you don't want the top option... 020
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Unfortunately, lots of delayed patches. 🙁 Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale... 241
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 18/04/2026It's nearly time... Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - April 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale... 031
Reposted by Tim HallSQLDaily @sqldaily.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Make insert-only tables in Oracle AI Database with CREATE IMMUTABLE TABLE ... ( ... ) NO DROP UNTIL m DAYS IDLE NO DELETE UNTIL n DAYS AFTER INSERT Take care with the NO clauses They control when you can delete rows or drop the table @oraclebase.bsky.social demosbuff.lyImmutable Table Enhancements in Oracle Database 23ai/26aiImmutable tables were introduced to Oracle 21.3 and 19.11 at the same time, so it could be considered a 19c and 21c new feature. This article demonstrates the enhancements to immutable tables in… 031
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Running LLMs locally. One size does NOT fit all oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04... 030
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Growing void between enterprise and frontier AI puts open weights models in the spotlight www.theregister.com/2026/04/12/a... I keep saying this...theregister.comThe AI divide putting open weights models in spotlightFEATURE: Most customers don't need the biggest baddest models, just ones that work, are cheap, and won't pirate their proprietary data 052
Tim Hall @oraclebase.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) 26.1.0 Released oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04... @OracleREST 063
