Kendal Van Dyke

Sr Program Manager for SQL Server @ Microsoft. Former SQL MVP (2011-16). VP of @SQLOrlando & part time space enthusiast. GitHub:

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

@troyhunt @home_assistant I have the Meater Pro. Disconnects are a frequent occurrence, unfortunately.

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

@topazlabs Starlight - would love to play with this on some family videos

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

Elon Musk says President Trump called for a return of the former Starliner astronauts "as soon as possible," but NASA already assigned SpaceX to ferry them home during the Biden administration.

The departure of the Crew Dragon Freedom was delayed from late February to no earlier than late March due to additional work needed on the fifth and newest Dragon spacecraft.

https://t.co/I0uHV5QYhc

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

@AJamesMcCarthy Gattaca … or About Time

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

@DBABullDog In history there’s a “recently closed tabs” section. Any chance they’re all in there still?

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

@BuckWoodyMSFT Pi-hole on an RPi 2b for primary DNS (secondary in container). MoCA adapters to connect rooms without Ethernet via coax. I also cut the cord and run Kodi w/ LibreElec on an RPi 4 and HDHomeRun tuners with an outdoor antenna for TV.

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

@BuckWoodyMSFT Ubiquiti Gateway, switches, and access points for networking. Firewalla Purple for traffic analysis/management. QNAP NAS with 24 Tb storage for backups and running containers (MeTube, Unifi Network, tvheadend, pi-hole, and a few others). (1/2)

[LaurieWired @lauriewired]

CPU % usage is really complicated.

On Apple Silicon, you could use as little as 27% of the CPU's maximum frequency, yet Activity Monitor will show 100% usage of the core.

Why?

It all has to do with active residency.

[Azure SQL @AzureSQL]

Introducing the enhanced MSSQL Extension for Visual Studio Code https://t.co/Vr04Wvjhml

[Anna Hoffman @AnalyticAnna]

been keeping this one a secret for a while.... SQL database in Fabric is now Public Preview!! Try it now! https://t.co/miyJzKnGap

[Bob Ward @bobwardms]

Announcing SQL Server 2025. Read all about it at https://t.co/mJo3DZ4cql #sqlserver2025 #sqlserver #sqlai

[Bob Ward @bobwardms]

On this day 26 years ago @Microsoft released SQL Server 7.0. This was 1.0 for many of us and has paved the way for the incredible industry force @SQLServer is today. https://t.co/BApJYY2vHm. #sqlserver #sqlhistory #microsoftlife

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

One of the plays of the first Trump administration was to do something egregious as a distraction while they did something else they didn’t want you to notice. So while everyone is fixated on the Gaetz AG nomination, don’t lose focus on what else they’re doing.

[Anna Hoffman @AnalyticAnna]

SSMS 21 IS HERE!!! Download it now!

https://t.co/9zW87qDqtL

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

Back to the scanner issue, I'd be frustrated if it delayed me casting my vote but reassured that there's provisions in place to make sure my vote still gets counted. I think sometimes people just like to look for issues where issues don't exist.

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

A lot of replies here saying "we need paper ballots!". I wonder if they looked up how it works in Cambria county. All ballots ARE on paper, which is then scanned. The issue wasn't with the paper ballots; it was with the scanners. (https://t.co/8fWyCVb682)

[Shaun Maguire @shaunmmaguire]

Any system that has software issues is insecure. Period.

No matter who wins this election, can we please switch to:

- paper ballots
- with voter ID
- in a one day election

We need a system that American's can trust

In a Cold War 2.0, that system is low tech

[Kendal Van Dyke @SQLDBA]

A lot of things sound good in concept, but when you sit down and try to figure out the details you'll likely come to the realization that reality is a different story. When it comes to today's election, I'm OK with accurate results over the need to know instantly.