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Jay miller

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Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 2d

The video from the San Francisco user group is live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnxu0DETukI - https://kjaymiller.com/microblog/202510062037.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 2d

Fantastic Moments from 36th Birthday

- Eating Peruvian food with the game night crew!
- Geting an amazing virtual birthday greetings video (https://youtu.be/BioSDAgnAtU) from the BPD Crew!
- A 90 minute conversation with one of BPD's leaders whe... https://kjaymiller.com/microblog/202510061830.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 13d

New Episode of Conduit: 111: Human: How you doin?

Our hosts do a check in with each other in the midst of the busyness that is our summer/fall schedules.

There is also a call for your messages! Send us the skills you work on and skills that other people are great a... http://relay.fm/conduit/111

Conduit #111: Human: How you doin? - Relay

Our hosts do a check in with each other in the midst of the busyness that is our summer/fall schedules. There is also a call for your messages! Send us the skills you work on and skills that other people are great at you wish you could have.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 14d

Los Bravos Night and BPD's Commitment to LATAM - https://kjaymiller.com/blog/los-bravos-night-and-bpd-s-commitment-to-latam.html

players with their country flags

Jay and Andres at Render ATL hours before the Ball Game

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 27d

I'm so dang proud of my leaders!

Thanks to the work from Tim Schilling, Ngazetungue Muheue, and others. We matched our fundraising from last year at DjangoCon US.

I don't think you understand how amazing that is. This year neither myself nor La... https://kjaymiller.com/microblog/202509112231.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 27d

Mistakes In Learning PostgreSQL as a Python Developer (and Plant Person) - https://kjaymiller.com/blog/mistakes-in-learning-postgresql-as-a-python-developer-and-plant-person.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · 27d

New Episode of Conduit: 110: Conquering P and other letters.

We interviewed the the maker of one of Conduits favorite apps, P. - http://relay.fm/conduit/110

Conduit #110: Conquering P and other letters. - Relay

We interviewed the the maker of one of Conduits favorite apps, P.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Sep 8

PostgreSQL Project Ideas for Beginners - https://kjaymiller.com/blog/postgresql-project-ideas-for-beginners.html

PostgreSQL ALL THE THINGS MEME!

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Sep 5

I use Echofeed to cross post my content so that when I inevitably break something (like forgetting I had an environment var that changed manually set my SITE_URL.), Rob will see that I broke something and make sure they they didn't mess something... https://kjaymiller.com/microblog/202509050840.html

Talking to Rob EchoFeed on Discord

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Sep 5

about the same when it's available at kjaymiller.com

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Sep 5

lol --- sorry for the message spam... I changed webhosts and my feed was like lol - let's send all the old articles... that said I totally don't know why the link was localhost... That's kinda funny

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Sep 5

Fixing the double logging issue with a logging.filter - http://localhost:8000/blog/fixing-the-double-logging-issue-with-a-logging-filter.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Sep 5

I'm testing render-engine's new cli. We moved it to its own repo and it's now using click and has some nice options.

https://github.com/render-engine/render-engine-cli - https://kjaymiller.com/microblog/202509042212.html

GitHub - render-engine/render-engine-cli: cli for render-engine built with typer

cli for render-engine built with typer. Contribute to render-engine/render-engine-cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Aug 28

New Episode of Conduit: 109: Thinking About Things Differently

Jay and Kathy took the bonus Conduit Episode to think about how things have changed for them and how they are thinking about it. - http://relay.fm/conduit/109

Conduit #109: Thinking About Things Differently - Relay

Jay and Kathy took the bonus Conduit Episode to think about how things have changed for them and how they are thinking about it.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Aug 21

New Episode of Conduit: 108: Systems Check Summer 2025

Kathy is thinking about things with some help from doula death cards and Jay reorganized and is giving up on a lot of software (and screens) - http://relay.fm/conduit/108

Conduit #108: Systems Check Summer 2025 - Relay

Kathy is thinking about things with some help from doula death cards and Jay reorganized and is giving up on a lot of software (and screens)

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Aug 7

New Episode of Conduit: 107: Bored as a Benefit

Jay was bored while sick, and that inspired all kinds of ideas. Kathy sits in silence and it may just drive her mad.

Also, Jay is not a doctor. - http://relay.fm/conduit/107

Conduit #107: Bored as a Benefit - Relay

Jay was bored while sick, and that inspired all kinds of ideas. Kathy sits in silence and it may just drive her mad. Also, Jay is not a doctor.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jul 24

New Episode of Conduit: 106: This Is Not an Episode (But We're Sorry)

You're not mistaken...this audio will be very short. And we're sorry. We'll see you in a fortnight! - http://relay.fm/conduit/106

Conduit #106: This Is Not an Episode (But We're Sorry) - Relay

You're not mistaken...this audio will be very short. And we're sorry. We'll see you in a fortnight!

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jul 10

New Episode of Conduit: 105: Is It OK to Not Plan For The Future??

Kathy is dealing with some frustrating news, and Jay is upset due to his lack of fan appreciation. But most importantly, the crew talks about planning for the now versus planning for the future. - http://relay.fm/conduit/105

Conduit #105: Is It OK to Not Plan For The Future?? - Relay

Kathy is dealing with some frustrating news, and Jay is upset due to his lack of fan appreciation. But most importantly, the crew talks about planning for the now versus planning for the future.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jul 3

Don't forget about help() and vars() - https://kjaymiller.com/blog/don-t-forget-about-help-and-vars.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jun 26

New Episode of Conduit: 104: Checking In on Checking Out

The world is a little chaotic and our hosts are choosing their battles. How do they check out and still keep up with the things and people that are important to them? - http://relay.fm/conduit/104

Conduit #104: Checking In on Checking Out - Relay

The world is a little chaotic and our hosts are choosing their battles. How do they check out and still keep up with the things and people that are important to them?

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jun 20

I wish more folks new to OSS would question my issues - https://kjaymiller.com/blog/i-wish-more-folks-new-to-oss-would-question-my-issues.html

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jun 12

New Episode of Conduit: 103: The Privilege of Doing This

Kathy and Jay are privileged to bring you an episode talking about privilege. Does privilege impact productivity? Let's find out. - http://relay.fm/conduit/103

Conduit #103: The Privilege of Doing This - Relay

Kathy and Jay are privileged to bring you an episode talking about privilege. Does privilege impact productivity? Let's find out.

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jun 5

I've been working to make my blog posts more consistent. This one uses AI to ensure I add tags to it kjaymiller.com/blog/using-l...

Using llm and PostgreSQL to Add Missing Tags to Blog Posts

I've been working to clean up my

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · Jun 5

Even easier with AI you don't even have to write the script

Jay miller @kjaymiller.com · May 29

I Am No Longer a Developer Advocate - https://kjaymiller.com/blog/i-am-no-longer-a-developer-advocate.html