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I have zero patience left and my filter is turned off this week. AMA 🙃
December 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I have zero patience left and my filter is turned off this week. AMA 🙃
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The fact that the English city of Worcester is pronounced with only 2 syllables may seem odd, but what's really wild is that it comes from an Old English name that had 5 syllables and 15 letters. Watch my video to hear it evolve:
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The fact that the English city of Worcester is pronounced with only 2 syllables may seem odd, but what's really wild is that it comes from an Old English name that had 5 syllables and 15 letters. Watch my video to hear it evolve:
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SQL Interview 95: Are ISNULL and COALESCE the same when you only have two parameters?
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
SQL Interview 95: Are ISNULL and COALESCE the same when you only have two parameters?
blog.greglow.com/2025/12/09/s...
blog.greglow.com/2025/12/09/s...
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hardmode: No Stars (either Wars or Trek), LOTR or Marvel
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hardmode: No Stars (either Wars or Trek), LOTR or Marvel
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What’s the most succesful Germanic colour word? It’s the dullest of them all.
The Germanic word *grīs (grey) was borrowed into Romance, becoming ‘gris’ (French, Spanish etc.) and ‘grigio’ (Italian).
English ‘grey/gray’ has a different origin though: it’s related to German ‘grau’.
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The Germanic word *grīs (grey) was borrowed into Romance, becoming ‘gris’ (French, Spanish etc.) and ‘grigio’ (Italian).
English ‘grey/gray’ has a different origin though: it’s related to German ‘grau’.
Click for more:
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What’s the most succesful Germanic colour word? It’s the dullest of them all.
The Germanic word *grīs (grey) was borrowed into Romance, becoming ‘gris’ (French, Spanish etc.) and ‘grigio’ (Italian).
English ‘grey/gray’ has a different origin though: it’s related to German ‘grau’.
Click for more:
The Germanic word *grīs (grey) was borrowed into Romance, becoming ‘gris’ (French, Spanish etc.) and ‘grigio’ (Italian).
English ‘grey/gray’ has a different origin though: it’s related to German ‘grau’.
Click for more:
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A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
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Design Next Level Power BI Filter Panes with Me by Gary Carpenter #Data #PowerBI www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpd...
Design Next Level Power BI Filter Panes with Me (Full Walkthrough + Files)
✨ DESIGN THREE NEXT LEVEL POWER BI FILTER PANES WITH ME – PART 33️⃣ "Design Next Level Power BI Filter Panes with Me (Full Walkthrough + Files)"In Part 1, yo...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Design Next Level Power BI Filter Panes with Me by Gary Carpenter #Data #PowerBI www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpd...
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The #SQLServer team is hosting an Ask Me Anything over on the /r/SQLServer sub #Reddit tomorrow. Now is the time to start getting your questions into the queue!
Link: aka.ms/sqlama
Link: aka.ms/sqlama
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The #SQLServer team is hosting an Ask Me Anything over on the /r/SQLServer sub #Reddit tomorrow. Now is the time to start getting your questions into the queue!
Link: aka.ms/sqlama
Link: aka.ms/sqlama
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‘Black’ isn’t the original main English word for this colour.
In Old English, that was ‘sweart’. It’s the ancestor of ‘swart’, the now archaic cognate of German ‘schwarz’, Dutch ‘zwart’, and Swedish ‘svart’.
‘Black’ gradually displaced ‘swart’ during the late Middle Ages.
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In Old English, that was ‘sweart’. It’s the ancestor of ‘swart’, the now archaic cognate of German ‘schwarz’, Dutch ‘zwart’, and Swedish ‘svart’.
‘Black’ gradually displaced ‘swart’ during the late Middle Ages.
Zoom in for more:
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November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
‘Black’ isn’t the original main English word for this colour.
In Old English, that was ‘sweart’. It’s the ancestor of ‘swart’, the now archaic cognate of German ‘schwarz’, Dutch ‘zwart’, and Swedish ‘svart’.
‘Black’ gradually displaced ‘swart’ during the late Middle Ages.
Zoom in for more:
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In Old English, that was ‘sweart’. It’s the ancestor of ‘swart’, the now archaic cognate of German ‘schwarz’, Dutch ‘zwart’, and Swedish ‘svart’.
‘Black’ gradually displaced ‘swart’ during the late Middle Ages.
Zoom in for more:
1/
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Yup: Slicers in #PowerBI are broken. There will be reports out there that return *incorrect* results without anybody possibly realising.
Yes, I have sent repro files to Microsoft. No, they haven’t admitted they are buggy.
It’s weird. It’s dangerous. It’s in #PowerBI unchecked.
Yes, I have sent repro files to Microsoft. No, they haven’t admitted they are buggy.
It’s weird. It’s dangerous. It’s in #PowerBI unchecked.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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I've long known that #SQLServer supports "if exists" when dropping objects.
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test;
It even supports multiple tables, like
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test1, dbo.test2;
But did you know that it applies to DROP COLUMN, too?
ALTER TABLE dbo.test DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS col1;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test;
It even supports multiple tables, like
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test1, dbo.test2;
But did you know that it applies to DROP COLUMN, too?
ALTER TABLE dbo.test DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS col1;
August 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I've long known that #SQLServer supports "if exists" when dropping objects.
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test;
It even supports multiple tables, like
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test1, dbo.test2;
But did you know that it applies to DROP COLUMN, too?
ALTER TABLE dbo.test DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS col1;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test;
It even supports multiple tables, like
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.test1, dbo.test2;
But did you know that it applies to DROP COLUMN, too?
ALTER TABLE dbo.test DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS col1;
Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?
August 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?
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SSMS Tips and Tricks 5.3 Using the XML editor and increasing the XML output size
blog.greglow.com/2025/08/23/s...
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August 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
SSMS Tips and Tricks 5.3 Using the XML editor and increasing the XML output size
blog.greglow.com/2025/08/23/s...
blog.greglow.com/2025/08/23/s...
The North remembers...
August 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The North remembers...
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What's the origin of 'soul'?
No living soul knows.
The Germanic ancestor of 'soul' can be reconstructed, but attempts to reconstruct its further origin or find cognates have only been speculative.
My new graphic sums up these theories and shows the cognates of 'soul' in the sister languages:
No living soul knows.
The Germanic ancestor of 'soul' can be reconstructed, but attempts to reconstruct its further origin or find cognates have only been speculative.
My new graphic sums up these theories and shows the cognates of 'soul' in the sister languages:
August 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What's the origin of 'soul'?
No living soul knows.
The Germanic ancestor of 'soul' can be reconstructed, but attempts to reconstruct its further origin or find cognates have only been speculative.
My new graphic sums up these theories and shows the cognates of 'soul' in the sister languages:
No living soul knows.
The Germanic ancestor of 'soul' can be reconstructed, but attempts to reconstruct its further origin or find cognates have only been speculative.
My new graphic sums up these theories and shows the cognates of 'soul' in the sister languages:
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This paper by Meredith et al. (2025) examines global city exposure to volcanic hazards, using metrics such as population and distance to GVP Holocene volcanoes to quantify and rank cities at risk. This data has also been visualised through a web app. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
Cities near volcanoes: which cities are most exposed to volcanic hazards?
Abstract. Cities near volcanoes expose dense concentrations of people, buildings, and infrastructure to volcanic hazards. Identifying cities globally that are exposed to volcanic hazards helps guide l...
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August 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This paper by Meredith et al. (2025) examines global city exposure to volcanic hazards, using metrics such as population and distance to GVP Holocene volcanoes to quantify and rank cities at risk. This data has also been visualised through a web app. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#Vscode #Sql #AzureDataStudio #SyntaxHighlighting
Good friends, is there a VS Code extension that offers a mature SQL Syntax Highlighter?
Ideally, something that replicates SSMS/ADS? As VSCode is due to replace ADS as the alternative SQL IDE... this is a QoL must 🥹🫶🏽
Good friends, is there a VS Code extension that offers a mature SQL Syntax Highlighter?
Ideally, something that replicates SSMS/ADS? As VSCode is due to replace ADS as the alternative SQL IDE... this is a QoL must 🥹🫶🏽
August 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#Vscode #Sql #AzureDataStudio #SyntaxHighlighting
Good friends, is there a VS Code extension that offers a mature SQL Syntax Highlighter?
Ideally, something that replicates SSMS/ADS? As VSCode is due to replace ADS as the alternative SQL IDE... this is a QoL must 🥹🫶🏽
Good friends, is there a VS Code extension that offers a mature SQL Syntax Highlighter?
Ideally, something that replicates SSMS/ADS? As VSCode is due to replace ADS as the alternative SQL IDE... this is a QoL must 🥹🫶🏽
I am not alone saying VSCode is wonderful and essentially in infinite ways...However, it is categorically NOT a nice nor superior alternative to Azure Data Studio / SSMS
I'm internally crushed that ADS is being depricated in Feb26. It shouldnt have to be this way.
RIP
I'm internally crushed that ADS is being depricated in Feb26. It shouldnt have to be this way.
RIP
a man wearing a yellow vest and tie is screaming with his mouth open
ALT: a man wearing a yellow vest and tie is screaming with his mouth open
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August 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I am not alone saying VSCode is wonderful and essentially in infinite ways...However, it is categorically NOT a nice nor superior alternative to Azure Data Studio / SSMS
I'm internally crushed that ADS is being depricated in Feb26. It shouldnt have to be this way.
RIP
I'm internally crushed that ADS is being depricated in Feb26. It shouldnt have to be this way.
RIP
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German companies love on-prem so much.
August 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
German companies love on-prem so much.
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"Bluesky is dying"
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .
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August 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Bluesky is dying"
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
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I so don't love YAML. Delimiting code by using indents has never been a good idea. Just spent ages finding an issue with one space. Also looking at you Power BI TMDL.
August 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I so don't love YAML. Delimiting code by using indents has never been a good idea. Just spent ages finding an issue with one space. Also looking at you Power BI TMDL.
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Did you know you can allow the report viewer to choose whether to display numbers in millions / billions, with / without decimals?
Check it out..
📺 youtu.be/31vWlmD4aO8&...
#PowerBI
Check it out..
📺 youtu.be/31vWlmD4aO8&...
#PowerBI
July 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Did you know you can allow the report viewer to choose whether to display numbers in millions / billions, with / without decimals?
Check it out..
📺 youtu.be/31vWlmD4aO8&...
#PowerBI
Check it out..
📺 youtu.be/31vWlmD4aO8&...
#PowerBI