Allan Hirt

Wishing those who are fasting for Yom Kippur a safe and easy fast. G'mar chatimah tovah.

To those celebrating, l'shanah tovah tikatevu

My new album, Not Live at Budokan Volume I, is out today and ready for you to stream or purchase. linktr.ee/allanhirtjazz

Horrible game.

To those observing Yom Kippur starting tonight, g'mar chatimah tovah. If you are fasting, I wish you a safe and easy one.

Wow #flyeaglesfly

NL East Champs!!!

Schwarbs. MVP

"Don't think your company's too small to be cyberattacked, because you're not," says disaster recovery expert @joeydantoni.com. "It just means they haven't decided to try you yet." virtualizationreview.com/Articles/202... #cybersecurity

#flyeaglesfly

5th sack #flyeaglesfly

Yes yes yes

2 in a row

Wooo!

Feels like a home game crowd wise. #GoBirds

Starting #nammshow off right

Saquon

Jake is going to keep me on edge.

Woo! #flyeaglesfly

So you're saying there's a chance ...

Observation: the turnaround that the Washington Commanders have had is something Jerry Jones can only dream of.

HOU largely has beaten themselves so far.

Yikes

Coke flight. L to R: Gingerbread Float, Coke Cinnamon, and Maple Spice Float. Maple Spice was amazing, Cinnamon was delicious and better than the one from a few years back, but Gingerbread was the sad trombone. Also a pic of a perfect snack.

On my way to Live! 360 where I have three sessions tomorrow, Thursday, Nov 21, including a panel with @sqlballs.bsky.social ans @mmarie.bsky.social, moderated by @thomaslarock.com. Hope to see you there!

Good morning, PASS Data Community Summit attendees. Hope to see you in my session "A Modern Approach to Patching, Upgrades, and Technical Debt" today from 9:45 - 11AM in 323-325. I won't be at Summit much past lunch, so come find me before I leave if you want to catch up.

Looking Back is in the top 100 for next week's JazzWeek chart. Amazing!

sqlha.com/looking-back... New album, new job, fall speaking engagements ... lots going on. Read about it all in my latest blog post.

My latest album Looking Back is out today. It hit jazz radio last week. The best way to support me is to purchase it at Bandcamp (link below), the only place to get a physical copy. You can also stream or purchase online at any of the major players. Https://allanhirt.bandcamp.com

Making progress ...

There's still time to register for the free NESQL meeting in Burlington, MA tomorrow night, Feb 21, where I will be presenting "A Modern Approach to Patching, Upgrades, and Technical Debt" www.meetup.com/nesqlug/even...

This weekend's activity ...

Did you know The Beatles released a new song today "Now and Then"? They used ML - not AI - to make it happen. My thoughts in a new blog post "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Are Not the Same Thing" sqlha.tips/beatlesaiml

Maybe it's just me, but you probably shouldn't do major (IT) architectural things without someone with knowledge vetting what you're doing. You also should actually create documentation, tell people what you are doing, monitor it, and ensure the relevant people have access to it.

You can now book your seat at #SQLBits Be quick to take advantage of the deals https://sqlbits.com/attend/pricing/

While on one hand part of me is looking forward to speaking at SQL Saturday Boston tomorrow, this feels similiar to showing up at PASS Summit years ago after another close friend passed away. It has been a very difficult week.

Hotbed topic I have been thinking about writing for years and finally got around to [Blog] Speaker Compensation sqlha.com/speaker-comp...

Remember to tell the people in your life you care about and appreciate them.

I know I have been largely silent on most platforms. Life has been busy and I have just not had time. More blogging, posting here and elsewhere will happen soon ...

Hello, world.