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Russell Spitzer

@russellspitzer.bsky.social
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New Orleans based software engineer

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Holden Karau @holdenkarau.com · 29/09/2026
I wrote a blog post "Yet Another AI Security OSS Externality" about my experiences working with an AI labs vuln reports during the Apache Spark 3.5.9/4.0.4/4.1.3 releases: blog.holdenkarau.com/2026/09/yet-...
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Yet Another AI Security OSS Externality
Yet Another Rant About AI Security OSS Externality IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: This blog post is written in my personal capacity reflecting on the...
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Julien Le Dem @julien.ledem.net · 23/09/2026
Fresh off the press: ALP: Adaptive Lossless Floating-Point Encoding in Apache Parquet parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/09... Thank you Kosta Tarasov, @andrewlamb1111.bsky.social, Prateek Gaur
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ALP: Adaptive Lossless Floating-Point Encoding in Apache Parquet
A technical overview of ALP's design, performance, and adoption across the Apache Parquet ecosystem.
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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Very excited to teach this online class this Nov: "Getting your Hands Dirty: Craft Challenges to Level Up Your Fiction" We'll talk about play and voice and getting unstuck and learning by doing and trying (over and over). writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/getting-your...
Class poster for an online writing class: Getting Your Hands Dirty: Craft Challenges to Level Up Your Fiction (all details included at link in post)
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm assuming the overlap between folks who are interested in #openSource and folks who are fans of Walter Benjamin is pretty low... But I couldn't pass up the chance to nod to his work. New post is live! opensourceonpurpose.substack.com/p/the-task-o...
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The Task of the Translator
On carrying meaning between corporate and community
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hope to see folks across the #openSource community at Community Over Code! Bonus: when you register, select the add-on to join us for Lakehouse Day on October 10. An entire, multitrack day dedicated to the #lakehouse ecosystem including #apacheIceberg, #apachePolaris, and more!
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Julien Le Dem @julien.ledem.net · 10/04/2026
Thank you for letting me keynote day 2 of the Iceberg summit. I hope you all enjoyed it!
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Holden Karau @holdenkarau.com · 06/04/2026
Hey Friends! Snowflake is hiring forward deployed engineers for Snowpark with Spark experience in Menlo Park (Bay Area) and Bellevue (Seattle area). If slaying OOMs, while teaching customers how to run Spark on Snowflake, the posting is at jobs.ashbyhq.com/snowflake/97...
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer -SnowPark
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they wo...
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Holden Karau @holdenkarau.com · 06/03/2026
I have a post up about my new day job and why we’re building on Apache Spark at Snowflake (and why you should consider working in OSS too): www.linkedin.com/posts/snowfl...
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Building in the open isn’t for everyone, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. 🛠️ Spark PMC member and Snowflake Software Engineer Holden Karau shares why we’re keeping our design debates and… | Sno...
Building in the open isn’t for everyone, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. 🛠️ Spark PMC member and Snowflake Software Engineer Holden Karau shares why we’re keeping our design debates and develo...
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Julien Le Dem @julien.ledem.net · 05/03/2026
If you want to learn more about the Variant type in Parquet, Aihua Xu and @andrewlamb1111.bsky.social wrote a great blog post on the project blog. parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02...
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Variant Type in Apache Parquet for Semi-Structured Data
Introducing Native Variant Type in Apache Parquet
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JacketDan’s Stunt Spooktacular @jacketdan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana (Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)
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Daniel Ford @writersbone.com · 23/12/2025
Best of 2025: @mlensheffer.bsky.social
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Causing Stress and Anguish With Short Stories, Starring Marguerite Sheffer — Writer's Bone
Author Marguerite Sheffer chats with Daniel Ford about her short story collection The Man in the Banana Trees.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Look at these ICE thugs with their masks on chasing this woman down the street. Terrifying and grotesque. www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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‘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.
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Andrew Lamb @andrewlamb1111.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
"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/
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Holden Karau @holdenkarau.com · 26/10/2025
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 :)
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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, ...
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Andrew Lamb @andrewlamb1111.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
"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...
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Andy Pavlo @andypavlo.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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-...
F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future
SIGMOD 2025
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Matthew Mullins @mmullins.coginiti.co · 11/09/2025
Check out @russellspitzer.bsky.social dispelling Apache Iceberg myths. #databs
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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.
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I made the NOLA 40 under 40! 😭
› 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.
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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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
Image schedule for marguerite sheffer at Readercon (all available on the conf site too!)
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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...
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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…
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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.
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🚨 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. 👇
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
#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...
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An Overview Of The Apache Iceberg 1.9 Release
YouTube video by Snowflake Developers
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Holden Karau @holdenkarau.com · 17/04/2025
🌊 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
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Fight Your Health Insurance Denial - Use AI to Generate Your Health Insurance Appeal | Fight Paperwork
Fight Health Insurance is a generative AI tool to help you fight your health insurance denial. Just take a picture of your denial and it will generate an appeal for you to submit as the first part of ...
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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 17/04/2025
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
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
My novel was chosen to be a local book club’s read for the month. So obviously I’m famous now 😎
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Julien Le Dem @julien.ledem.net · 13/04/2025
More like way mum
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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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!
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
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Julien Le Dem @julien.ledem.net · 11/04/2025
The Datadog delegation at the Iceberg Summit.
Four of us at the conference.
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tinyrobots.bsky.social @tinyrobots.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
closing panel discussion at Iceberg Summit 2025 #IcebergSummit @russellspitzer.bsky.social
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tinyrobots.bsky.social @tinyrobots.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Iceberg Community meetup San Francisco #IcebergSummit @russellspitzer.bsky.social
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🚨 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.
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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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...
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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...
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Sources are saying my little ass signs posted by the local breweries was the deciding factor. bsky.app/profile/deec...
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Daniel Ford @writersbone.com · 28/03/2025
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...
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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Had such a great time chatting with @writersbone.com about short fiction - check out the conversation tomorrow on Friday Morning Coffee
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨 New Video Alert! 🚨 As you're perusing the #icebergSummit agenda for a deeply technical talk, don't skip out on @russellspitzer.bsky.social's session "Transactions and Isolation in #apacheIceberg."
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🚨 New Video Alert! 🚨 Did you know we're having workshops at #icebergSummit? 😱 Hear from Kevin Liu about the workshop he's putting together with Violetta Mishechkina and Rushan Jiang on getting started with #apacheIceberg using #python.
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
🚨 New Video Alert! 🚨 Szehon Ho shares insights into his #icebergSummit talk on the upcoming addition of geo types 🌐 into the #apacheIceberg v3 spec! This was an exciting collaboration between himself and Jia Yu of Wherobots. Check it out! 👀
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Yesterday, I learned what a bayou actually is. 🤔 👆 And if you follow the breadcrumbs on that statement, you'll realize that you have A LOT of awesome #apacheIceberg content coming up real soon. 😉
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨 New Video Series Alert! 🚨 Get ready for the #icebergSummit speaker spotlight! Today, we're featuring Yufei Gu, ❄️ engineer and #apacheIceberg PMC member. He'll be diving into the Iceberg REST spec, its evolution, and what it means for catalogs moving forward. Check out more below. 🎬
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Want more? Follow along over the coming weeks to hear from some of your favorite members of the #apacheIceberg community about the sessions they'll be delivering at this year's #icebergSummit! And don't forget to register for the event 👇 www.icebergsummit2025.com?utm_medium=s...
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Iceberg Summit 2025
Shaping the future with the world's most advanced table format
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
And if for some reason you haven't registered for the event yet, this is your sign to do it RIGHT NOW. www.icebergsummit2025.com?utm_medium=s...
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Iceberg Summit 2025
Shaping the future with the world's most advanced table format
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
🚨 #icebergSummit update! 🚨 I'm thrilled to announce the first batch of confirmed speakers! 🥳 We have an incredible lineup of #apacheIceberg experts and practitioners, and there's still more to come... For now, check out the lineup and get excited. 👇 www.icebergsummit2025.com/speakers/
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Speakers - Iceberg Summit 2025
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#ICYMI @russellspitzer.bsky.social and I made it onto the #apacheSoftwareFoundation blog for promoting #apacheIceberg at #FOSDEM this year! But it was also really cool to see how many #openSource folks were there representing other #ASF projects. Check it out 👇 news.apache.org/foundation/e...
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FOSDEM 2025 Recap: Open Source Contributors Unite to Collaborate and Help Advance Apache Software Projects  - The Apache Software Foundation Blog
FOSDEM 2025 has come to a close, and it certainly was not without a lot of content and participation from ASF members, committers, and contributors! We asked ASF participants to provide summaries and ...
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🚨 New Video Alert! 🚨 Catch up with @russellspitzer.bsky.social, #apacheIceberg PMC, and hear about a new feature that's coming with the v3 table spec: Row Lineage. What other Iceberg features do you want a crash course in? 🤔
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
My Super Bowl is watching the last minute submissions for #icebergSummit roll in. Seriously, this is going to be a 🔥 event. (Btw, you still have time! Get your submissions in NOW. sessionize.com/iceberg-summ...)
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Iceberg Summit 2025: Call for Speakers
Iceberg Summit 2025 is the second edition of the Iceberg Summit, an event sanctioned by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) with oversight from the A...
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
After a whirlwind day in #berlin (and a very fun evening presenting at the Berlin Systems Group Meetup), I'm en route to #copenhagen! 🚆 If you're in town, join me tonight for an #apacheIceberg <> #apacheKafka meetup. www.meetup.com/copenhagen-a...
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IN PERSON: Apache Kafka® x Apache Iceberg™ Meetup Copenhagen , Thu, Feb 6, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Join us for an Apache Kafka® x Apache Iceberg™ meetup on Thursday, February 6th from 6:00pm in Copenhagen hosted by Nine A/S! 📍**Venue:** Nine A/S Office Kongens Nytorv 1
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Danica Fine @thedanicafine.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Hello, #london! Looking forward to tonight's #opensource data deep dive where @russellspitzer.bsky.social and I will be talking about the newest features coming with the #apacheIceberg v3 table spec. 🙌 There's still (a little more) time to register 👇 lu.ma/sa53seed?tk=...
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Open Source Data Deep Dive: London · Luma
Come hang out at the OSS Data Deep Dive in London, where we'll explore some of the coolest and innovative use cases of the Iceberg ecosystem. Whether you're…
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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I’m going to be doing a (free) virtual craft chat with the Writer’s Center on Feb 6 - talking all things short fiction and answering questions. If you are interested or know anyone who might be! Register at writer.org/event/margue...
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Virtual Craft Chat on Fiction with Marguerite Sheffer - The Writer's Center
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by Marguerite Sheffer to discuss her debut story collection, The Man in the Banana Trees. Marguerite is in con...
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