Chris Lubbe

This is my PostgreSQL and R reference, how to's and things I've learned on my way...

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

@JuniorBuffett Well played 🤣

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

South Africa advance to the knockout stage for the first time! 👏

#FIFAWorldCup

[eNCA @eNCA]

[BREAKING] Ratings agency Fitch has upgraded South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings from 'BB-' to ‘BB’ with a stable outlook. This is the first upgrade from the ratings agency in nearly 21 years. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

😂

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Tomorrow, we launch.

At sunset tonight, Artemis II waits on the pad, ready to carry astronauts potentially farther than any humans have traveled in more than half a century.

The next era of exploration begins.

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

@HeidiGiokos 🦋

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

@Markosonke1 Mooikloof substation still off. Stopwatch already at 14 hours. Teams will only start attending at 8:00

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

@barrybateman @CityTshwane @Eskom_SA Mooikloof substation has been off for 13 hours.

[Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell]

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”

— C.S. Lewis

[Formula 1 @F1]

BREAKING: Both McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix

This is because the thickness of the rearmost skid of both cars was less than the required thickness

#F1 #LasVegasGP

[Mbekezeli @MbekezeliMB]

My colleagues at UCT Law did a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study of the Concourt’s efficiency in the Mogoeng (2010 - 2021) and Zondo 2022-2024) eras. The results, published in the CCR journal, are grim: judgments went from 120 days to 210 days on avg

https://t.co/gcqHR0HFmZ

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

Lucky Montana loses bid to file affidavit in R55m Sars lawsuit https://t.co/pv4m3F09c7 via @BusinessLiveSA

[Jordi Cabot @JordiCabot]

#geek #meditation

[mitsuri @0xmitsurii]

The CEO of Hermes on the difference between "Costly" and "Expensive".

[Karyn Maughan @karynmaughan]

We need a National Dialogue about the Proteas, the Boks and Dricus - because we can’t have another weekend like this. I refuse.

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

@mark_boikanyo @Meatman_WP @FrancoisRosso15 @CityTshwane @Action4SA @CityofTshwane Order was granted on 11 Aug 2025

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok 4 is now free for all users.

The free tier allows a small number of queries per day. Beyond that requires subscription.

[Sherwin Bryce-Pease @sherwiebp]

White House confirms “reciprocal” tariff rates for countries around the world. South Africa 30%, Canada 35%, Brazil 10%, India 25%…

See tables here 👇🏽

#sabcnews

[Chris Lubbe @sqlchrisblog]

@theteknosaur I’ll second that!!