Devs: "My simple query takes over a minute to run, why does the server suck so bad" The execution plan of the query:

The public Azure Status Page sure is lying right now. Major issues with VMs and VMSS in eastus2. Service Health at least is telling the truth, but that requires having a login to the tenant to see it

Horse-show parent starter kit:

Anyone hosting your own #Wordpress sites - check your running processes. I got hit by a Cryptominer this morning that modified the wp-blog-header.php file and added the lines below. On latest version of WP and patched OS.

Thank you all for your interest and support for the book! Number 1 in Microsoft SQL Server!!! @SQLServer @AzureSQL @bweissman

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OUCH

Where are water cannons? Where are the attack dogs? Where’s the volleys of tear gas? Fuck white supremacy.

I didn’t know who still needs to hear this, but here’s a reminder about why the “counties 4 Trump” argument is bullshit.

And Yes, This is directed at Christianson and company, But honestly after they took over I’m not sure there really was a huge distinction between the organization and the for-profit company that effectively ran it

Seriously NOT cool, @sqlpass - Someone mind explaining to my why it’s OK for a company that’s shutting down in less than 30 days and possibly screwed their employees out of money to still be sending out 3rd party marketing emails?

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My Theory: The "Utah Monolith" is a repurposed Southwest Airlines lineup device. General look and numbering matches

I think Fox News just clicked on the “Follow this one weird trick to transform your station into a tabloid” link.

#PostmasterGeneral Nice (convenient?) of you to announce that you’re going to “suspend” policies that will prevent voting, but the damage has already been done and can’t be easily reversed. You should be ashamed of yourself. But that would require you to care first.

I want to send my deepest respect to my Wife, Karyn Walden-Forrest (@jelico8) for being the rock that she always is during these times, and for being the one to volunteer to deal with the nastiness entailed with such things. I do not know how to handle these things well at all.

and then will join her old kitty-friend Mean, and her other kitty-sister Becca, that she never got the opportunity to meet, at Rolling Acres Pet Cemetery.

There may not be any more tomorrows for her, but at least the suffering and pain are over with. We have many years of yesterdays to reflect back on and remember her for the amazingly sweet Ferret that she was. We love you, Snow and we will never forget you. She will be cremated,