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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 29/09/2026

Don't just celebrate National Coffee Day one day per year. Keep the spirit alive the whole year 'round! nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations...

nationaldaycalendar.com

NATIONAL COFFEE DAY

Whether getting one to go or lingering over a second cup, on September 29 be sure to observe National Coffee Day!

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 26/09/2026

Justin Verlander steps off the pitcher's mound for the last time. Even if you're not a baseball fan, this might make you a little misty. www.reddit.com/r/mlb/commen...

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From the mlb community on Reddit: [Full Sequence] Justin Verlander leaves the mound for the final time

Explore this post and more from the mlb community

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Steve Powell @azuredatafool.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Still the single most important but underrated thing about my code…

Picture of a cartoon on a yearly calendar that explains why legibility is the most important feature of your code.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 21/09/2026

This interview was blocked from the network broadcast by threats from the FCC. So whatever you do, DO NOT watch this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 18/09/2026

The end of an era. apnews.com/article/berk...

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Brent Ozar @brento.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Think you know a lot about Microsoft SQL Server? Well, actually... www.brentozar.com/actually/ A swipe game to test your skills.

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Well, Actually... — Brent Ozar Unlimited®

How well do you know SQL Server? Swipe right for true, left for false, and find out.

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Drew Furgiuele @dublindata.net · 15/09/2026

Barbecue sauce is meat icing

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 14/09/2026

OH Scale xkcd.com/3297/

Comic. [Next to a two-story house and some trees is a huge rail (several times the height of the house) with an incomplete huge wheel on top surrounded by scaffolding.] [caption] Due to a typo in the plans, I’ve been building an 87:1 model train set in my yard.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 10/09/2026

Technically, all iPhones are foldable. Once.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 07/09/2026

I got to spend most of my Sunday trying to settle an argument between an Azure function app and an Azure key vault. How's your holiday weekend going?

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 06/09/2026

Just to be clear, this is an argument in favor of a weaker U.S. Dollar. 🤷‍♂️

A Truth Social post from the US President that reads as follows: "Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable. It has been that way for years - but no longer! President DJT"

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 01/09/2026

Netflix has a new selection category called "Watch Party at Grandma and Grampa's", and there are a lot of good movies on there. I'm taking it a bit personally.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 31/08/2026

I'm finally back in the office today, with one less appendix than I had last week. Hooray for modern medicine!

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 12/08/2026

Spotted last weekend on Venice Beach. #iykyk #genx

Mural art depicting a muscular saxophone player next to the words, "I Still Believe"

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 05/08/2026

Today's morning win was that I learned that two of my favorite people from a prior client engagement are now working together again at a new client of mine. Life is better with good company.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 30/07/2026

Me, while trying to reconcile a vendor's API documentation versus what it's really doing

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 28/07/2026

Even the scammers are getting lazy in the age of AI.

An obvious scam/phishing email message with phrases "P@Y P@L", "tr@nsaction", and "acc0unt" poorly obfuscated to fool scam detection.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 27/07/2026

Are there any consultants or contractors in my circle who have worked with Great Plains Integration Manager? A friend is looking for someone with experience there.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 26/07/2026

Just got back from seeing The Odyssey. This movie reinforces my belief that one should never, ever take a trip with Matt Damon.

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way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

For sure -> "Software vendors now operate in a reality where anyone can spin up an app in a matter of minutes. Whether that software is fit for deployment at scale is another matter" Data is hard, performance is difficult, and scale challenges most devs.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 22/07/2026

Trying something new at home this week.

An unopened box containing a cold brew coffee maker

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Brent Ozar @brento.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

these poor suckers thought the high costs would be the biggest problem

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 13/07/2026

I'm beginning to think I have the power of telekinesis. Whenever I join a Teams meeting, a landscaping crew shows up right outside my window.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 13/07/2026

The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 06/07/2026

A good reminder from this morning's reading.

A picture of a sunset overlaid with a quote from Seneca: "We are not given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it. Life is long if you know how to use it."

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 22/06/2026

Have they tried putting ivermectin in the reflecting pool?

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james hawkins @j406.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

seriously be careful out there everyone i had 2 Microsoft Copilot licenses in my car, and someone broke in and left 4 more

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 19/06/2026

Thanks to heavy thunderstorms in the area, my UPS batteries are getting an unscheduled test this morning.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 19/06/2026

Earlier this week I came across a database table named SpecialPurpose, and all I could think of was this guy.

A screen grab of Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson from the movie The Jerk, overlaid with the text "Just figured out what my special purpose is for".

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 12/06/2026

My least favorite modern phrase: "Prediction markets" Stop. Let's just call it what it is: gambling.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 11/06/2026

In case you, like me, occasionally think of the 1980s as being just 20 years ago, here's your reminder that time flies: Joe Montana turned 70 today.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 21/05/2026

Excellence withers without an adversary. - Seneca

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 27/04/2026

Why did we bother buying the dog a bed?

A photo of a small mixed-breed dog sleeping on a blanket piled next to an empty dog bed

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 23/04/2026

Forty years ago this week, something completely unexciting happened.

A photo of Geraldo Rivera and two excavation workers in a dark earthen space

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

“Our energies are directed far more toward war. Hypnotized by mutual mistrust, almost never concerned for the species or the planet, the nations prepare for death. And because what we are doing is so horrifying, we tend not to think of it much.” — Carl Sagan

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 01/04/2026

I'm too young to have witnessed the Apollo moon missions, but I can remember the early missions of the space shuttle. This Artemis launch event is giving that same anticipatory energy. Godspeed to the Artemis II crew!

The four astronauts of Artemis II standing at the base of the rocket that will carry them to the moon

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 31/03/2026

Photograph of two computer 9-pin serial connectors attached side by side on a PCB.
The one on the left has a red finish and it's labelled Serial Port.
The one on the right is green and labelled Serial Starboard.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 27/03/2026

Given the crazy state of the world these days, I've decided to undergo another round of virtual therapy.

A promo image from the TV show "The West Wing", with actors Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney, and others.

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 26/03/2026

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

A banner reading "2026 Opening Day", celebrating the first official day of the Major League Baseball regular season.

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