Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Karen Lopez

@datachick.bsky.social

2.7K followers 1.8K following 3.9K posts

Digital Smartiskirt. Vibe Code Data Cleanup Specialist. Data Platform MVP. MCT. Space Exploration fan. VR4 fan. Available for contract projects

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · Aug 18

Are you feeling fuzzy today? That might be just right.

Vector Search in SQL Server 2025: What It Is and Why It Matters

Traditional T-SQL queries are great for structured data and exact matches. But they struggle with nuance. That’s where vector search comes in.

datamodel.com

1 8

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

Yes!

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

Nice. This with g area is very small. Just five chairs 4’ away from the desk.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

I’ll need to look to see if we have those.

1 1

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

She literally said that to another dog owner just before her dog tried to bite a beautiful greyhound.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah. We can handle that. Armie has never been near a dog, but TV I’m guessing he would see a nice one as just another buddy.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

We were supposed to be in the room within “2 minutes”. It turned out to be more like 10.

I did consider asking if I could do that.

Reposted by Karen Lopez

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 14h

So they are adding new wrinkles to the #KavanaughStops

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

60 350 1K

Reposted by Karen Lopez

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11h

“Any San Francisco kid under the age of 5 can get a free book mailed to them every month under a new partnership announced Friday by city officials and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library” 📚 www.kqed.org/news/1205569...

1 27 83

Reposted by Karen Lopez

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 11h

Hot new item. Flying off the shelves.

Silence 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @b-dogood.bsky.social · 13h

32 250 1.2K

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 11h

I do that. Cat is still freaked out by a large dog barking at it.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 14h

Ha! He loves EVERYONE! And all other cats. Armie is a great foster brother, too.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 15h

Plus it’s safer all around for the dogs, too.

1 1

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 15h

Cats, too, sometimes.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 15h

At least I dressed appropriately.

1 9

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 15h

I think most pet owners know that odd surroundings are stressful for everyone.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 16h

Plus, there’s a saying about keeping things “on a short leash for a reason.”

Armie found the sun beach

Black and white cat on a grey wood floor, lying in a sliver of sunlight.

1 6

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 16h

Perfect. He went after another dog that had just come in

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 16h

They moved us to a room. And had to ask the dog lady to pull her dog aside while other dogs needed to leave.

At least he’s a bit more relaxed. Me, too.

Black and white cat on an exam table with a towel covering it. Various vet things behind him.

2 10

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 16h

And now it’s up to me to say “no” to the dog. This is crazy.

2 4

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 16h

Dear doggie owners: it’s not cute to let your dog sniff & bark at cats in a crate.

I get you can’t stop it initially, but when the cat lady says “please pull him away,” now it’s all on you. It’s not cute.

The vet visit is stressful enough. For all of us.

Why is this not obvious?

11 1 85

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 1d

Progress. Putting the doors on tomorrow. Moving four other bookcases, too. I have so many of these in my house. I’d also buy more. I wish Ikea hadn’t discontinued this colour.

Four medium brown bookcases against a library panel wall of the same colour. A treadmill faces the one on the left.

Reposted by Karen Lopez

Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 1d

A cosmic broom sweeping the stars, NGC 6960, the Witch’s Broom Nebula, is a glowing remnant of a star that exploded 10,000 years ago. Its stunning red and blue filaments are shockwaves of hydrogen and oxygen dancing 1,400 light-years away in Cygnus.

Credit: Brian Meyers

2 18 110

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 1d

I bet there are zero hospitals that serve 700 people. Those places barely have gas stations or convenience stores. Not even a McDonald’s.

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 1d

Just OK? 🤣

Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure you are great.

1 2