Christian Minich
@christiannolan.bsky.social
Dad, data, process, philosophy | Sales Eng @dagster | My wife says my headstone will read “sorry I’m late”
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Data people starter packs, parts 1 and 2. Gotta follow them all!
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My kink is seeing modern tools like Dagster integrate with classic (I will not say legacy) tools like SSIS.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My kink is seeing modern tools like Dagster integrate with classic (I will not say legacy) tools like SSIS.
Misspelling things and occasionally dumb arguments are my AI shibboleths
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Misspelling things and occasionally dumb arguments are my AI shibboleths
Similar to “the future is here, it just isn’t evenly distributed;” the heat of your take isn’t evenly distributed, and depends heavily on your network.
Stuff that’s milquetoast in one community will be blazing hot in another.
So when I say that AI is a bubble, that’s hot or cold depending.
Stuff that’s milquetoast in one community will be blazing hot in another.
So when I say that AI is a bubble, that’s hot or cold depending.
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Similar to “the future is here, it just isn’t evenly distributed;” the heat of your take isn’t evenly distributed, and depends heavily on your network.
Stuff that’s milquetoast in one community will be blazing hot in another.
So when I say that AI is a bubble, that’s hot or cold depending.
Stuff that’s milquetoast in one community will be blazing hot in another.
So when I say that AI is a bubble, that’s hot or cold depending.
Loads of good stuff in this interview with James Blair from Posit. A few in particular:
AI makes things in the sales / solution engineering space that would be cost prohibitive, like custom demos, routine. True for me at work, where I have a Claude command for this.
#dataBS #rstats
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AI makes things in the sales / solution engineering space that would be cost prohibitive, like custom demos, routine. True for me at work, where I have a Claude command for this.
#dataBS #rstats
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November 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
What if LLMs increase our output but don’t make us more productive?
A huge part of being successful in an organization is understanding which of the things on your to-do list are to-dos and which are to-don’t’s.
You need some tunnel vision and to ignore a bunch of plausible sounding “priorities.”
A huge part of being successful in an organization is understanding which of the things on your to-do list are to-dos and which are to-don’t’s.
You need some tunnel vision and to ignore a bunch of plausible sounding “priorities.”
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
What if LLMs increase our output but don’t make us more productive?
A huge part of being successful in an organization is understanding which of the things on your to-do list are to-dos and which are to-don’t’s.
You need some tunnel vision and to ignore a bunch of plausible sounding “priorities.”
A huge part of being successful in an organization is understanding which of the things on your to-do list are to-dos and which are to-don’t’s.
You need some tunnel vision and to ignore a bunch of plausible sounding “priorities.”
The writers clearly decided to try an offbeat goofball episode today to break up the horror.
Not sure how to feel about it!
Not sure how to feel about it!
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The writers clearly decided to try an offbeat goofball episode today to break up the horror.
Not sure how to feel about it!
Not sure how to feel about it!
Met someone who joined the the team at my last org and he said “now I can picture the person who made all these JIRA tickets” 😬
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Met someone who joined the the team at my last org and he said “now I can picture the person who made all these JIRA tickets” 😬
The best time to learn how to pronounce n8n is live on a demo
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The best time to learn how to pronounce n8n is live on a demo
The difference between “Peppers” and “Pepperoni” is the difference between happy and bewildered children on pizza night
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The difference between “Peppers” and “Pepperoni” is the difference between happy and bewildered children on pizza night
New parenting level unlocked: chauffeur
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New parenting level unlocked: chauffeur
This post by @alexnoonan.bsky.social is the most grounded and useful guide to data pipeline optimization I’ve read in a very long time.
Most things I read on this are overly generic because it’s a nuanced topic.
It’s pretty long, and it’s worth every minute:
dagster.io/blog/when-an...
#dataBS
Most things I read on this are overly generic because it’s a nuanced topic.
It’s pretty long, and it’s worth every minute:
dagster.io/blog/when-an...
#dataBS
Stop Optimizing the Wrong Things: A Data Pipeline Performance Guide
Most data pipeline performance problems aren't Python problems—they're I/O, queries, and architecture issues. Learn a profiling-first framework to optimize what actually matters and avoid wasting time...
dagster.io
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This post by @alexnoonan.bsky.social is the most grounded and useful guide to data pipeline optimization I’ve read in a very long time.
Most things I read on this are overly generic because it’s a nuanced topic.
It’s pretty long, and it’s worth every minute:
dagster.io/blog/when-an...
#dataBS
Most things I read on this are overly generic because it’s a nuanced topic.
It’s pretty long, and it’s worth every minute:
dagster.io/blog/when-an...
#dataBS
Eating day old pizza dipped in ranch to like a good yinzer should
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Eating day old pizza dipped in ranch to like a good yinzer should
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Unfortunately the space of LLM code errors and the space of human errors are not the same, making hard-won code review instincts misfire
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Unfortunately the space of LLM code errors and the space of human errors are not the same, making hard-won code review instincts misfire
America is firmly in its “Doom Days” era
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
America is firmly in its “Doom Days” era
If the measure of a movie is how much time you spend thinking about it after, Bugonia is a fantastic movie.
Beautiful, surprising, echoes and reinterpretations of myth, stunning performances.
Glad it is one of the few movies I’ve made it to theaters to watch.
Beautiful, surprising, echoes and reinterpretations of myth, stunning performances.
Glad it is one of the few movies I’ve made it to theaters to watch.
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If the measure of a movie is how much time you spend thinking about it after, Bugonia is a fantastic movie.
Beautiful, surprising, echoes and reinterpretations of myth, stunning performances.
Glad it is one of the few movies I’ve made it to theaters to watch.
Beautiful, surprising, echoes and reinterpretations of myth, stunning performances.
Glad it is one of the few movies I’ve made it to theaters to watch.
Listened to the new Lily Allen album today so I don’t need to go to therapy for like 6 months
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Listened to the new Lily Allen album today so I don’t need to go to therapy for like 6 months
Why is there a ceiling for data analyst career ladders?
In software engineering there is a concept of a “staff+ “ role that is still an independent contributor, but isn’t on the people management track.
Data Engineering and to an extent analytics engineering have this type of role.
#dataBS
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In software engineering there is a concept of a “staff+ “ role that is still an independent contributor, but isn’t on the people management track.
Data Engineering and to an extent analytics engineering have this type of role.
#dataBS
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November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Why is there a ceiling for data analyst career ladders?
In software engineering there is a concept of a “staff+ “ role that is still an independent contributor, but isn’t on the people management track.
Data Engineering and to an extent analytics engineering have this type of role.
#dataBS
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In software engineering there is a concept of a “staff+ “ role that is still an independent contributor, but isn’t on the people management track.
Data Engineering and to an extent analytics engineering have this type of role.
#dataBS
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Reposted by Christian Minich
Trying again to join a Discord and damn I feel like an Old
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trying again to join a Discord and damn I feel like an Old
“Flexibility without fragmentation”
In addition to some solid alteration, it’s also a great explanation of how to build a data team and how your system can and should scale.
@colton.boo and Dennis Hume have an awesome new ebook on this topic, check it out!
#dataBS
dagster.io/how-to-scale...
In addition to some solid alteration, it’s also a great explanation of how to build a data team and how your system can and should scale.
@colton.boo and Dennis Hume have an awesome new ebook on this topic, check it out!
#dataBS
dagster.io/how-to-scale...
How to Scale Data Teams | Free eBook from Dagster
Download Dagster's free eBook to learn how to build systems that scale with clarity, reliability, and confidence.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“Flexibility without fragmentation”
In addition to some solid alteration, it’s also a great explanation of how to build a data team and how your system can and should scale.
@colton.boo and Dennis Hume have an awesome new ebook on this topic, check it out!
#dataBS
dagster.io/how-to-scale...
In addition to some solid alteration, it’s also a great explanation of how to build a data team and how your system can and should scale.
@colton.boo and Dennis Hume have an awesome new ebook on this topic, check it out!
#dataBS
dagster.io/how-to-scale...
Reposted by Christian Minich
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Reposted by Christian Minich
Reposted by Christian Minich
What we know so far, 8:30pm
—Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—Also means Dems take VA trifecta.
—Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov.
—Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia.
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati.
—Last GOPer in Orlando council gone.
—PA: Dem justices up big so far.
—Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—Also means Dems take VA trifecta.
—Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov.
—Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia.
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati.
—Last GOPer in Orlando council gone.
—PA: Dem justices up big so far.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
What we know so far, 8:30pm
—Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—Also means Dems take VA trifecta.
—Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov.
—Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia.
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati.
—Last GOPer in Orlando council gone.
—PA: Dem justices up big so far.
—Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—Also means Dems take VA trifecta.
—Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov.
—Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia.
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati.
—Last GOPer in Orlando council gone.
—PA: Dem justices up big so far.
Reposted by Christian Minich
Learn English the Hard Way.
Software Engineers have had to learn to write code and understand the fundamental architectures despite extensive frameworks that obfuscated those core principles for decades. And those engineers create beautiful and effective software.
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Software Engineers have had to learn to write code and understand the fundamental architectures despite extensive frameworks that obfuscated those core principles for decades. And those engineers create beautiful and effective software.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Learn English the Hard Way.
Software Engineers have had to learn to write code and understand the fundamental architectures despite extensive frameworks that obfuscated those core principles for decades. And those engineers create beautiful and effective software.
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Software Engineers have had to learn to write code and understand the fundamental architectures despite extensive frameworks that obfuscated those core principles for decades. And those engineers create beautiful and effective software.
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