Neil Chandler
@chandlerdba.bsky.social
Database Guy. Knows things.
Oracle. ExaCC. Stuff like that.
Oracle ACE Director.
I like cars and football too. #SAFC
Oracle. ExaCC. Stuff like that.
Oracle ACE Director.
I like cars and football too. #SAFC
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I can pinpoint the exact moment the UK went to the dogs and our society began to crumble. It wasn't a new PM, a specific law came in, or even a sporting tragedy.
It was in 1998 when Opal Fruits become Starburst!
38 years of UK childhood thrown under the wheels of international commercialism!
It was in 1998 when Opal Fruits become Starburst!
38 years of UK childhood thrown under the wheels of international commercialism!
January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I can pinpoint the exact moment the UK went to the dogs and our society began to crumble. It wasn't a new PM, a specific law came in, or even a sporting tragedy.
It was in 1998 when Opal Fruits become Starburst!
38 years of UK childhood thrown under the wheels of international commercialism!
It was in 1998 when Opal Fruits become Starburst!
38 years of UK childhood thrown under the wheels of international commercialism!
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Guys guys guys, I found the archive of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (it's not an achievement, they've not hidden them) - you can watch every single one since they started televising them in the 60s:
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
Watch the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES archive
Watch all the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES back to 1966, when the lectures were first televised.
www.rigb.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Guys guys guys, I found the archive of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (it's not an achievement, they've not hidden them) - you can watch every single one since they started televising them in the 60s:
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!
December 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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The count down for #UKOUGDiscover2025 in Birmingham has begun.
📅 30 November – 2 December 2025 Register Here: ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi...
@oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #UKOUG #purestorage
📅 30 November – 2 December 2025 Register Here: ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi...
@oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #UKOUG #purestorage
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The count down for #UKOUGDiscover2025 in Birmingham has begun.
📅 30 November – 2 December 2025 Register Here: ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi...
@oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #UKOUG #purestorage
📅 30 November – 2 December 2025 Register Here: ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi...
@oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #UKOUG #purestorage
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Just spotted this front door on a road near where I live 😊.
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just spotted this front door on a road near where I live 😊.
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My latest: Move over bat tunnel, here’s the wild story of how HS2 were forced to build a multi-million pound bridge for a road that… doesn’t actually exist.
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
martinrobbins.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
My latest: Move over bat tunnel, here’s the wild story of how HS2 were forced to build a multi-million pound bridge for a road that… doesn’t actually exist.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This is how a latch contention looks in real life. The @ora600pl.bsky.social way at #HrOUG2025
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is how a latch contention looks in real life. The @ora600pl.bsky.social way at #HrOUG2025
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Fundamentals of Oracle security (and some drinks) with @chandlerdba.bsky.social at #HrOUG2025
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Fundamentals of Oracle security (and some drinks) with @chandlerdba.bsky.social at #HrOUG2025
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Let's get off that f*** #Oracle #Exadata with @chandlerdba.bsky.social and #whiskey at #hroug25
@oracleace.bsky.social
@oracleace.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Let's get off that f*** #Oracle #Exadata with @chandlerdba.bsky.social and #whiskey at #hroug25
@oracleace.bsky.social
@oracleace.bsky.social
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I'll be speaking at #UKOUGDiscover2025 ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi... about how transactions in Oracle really work.
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
October 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I'll be speaking at #UKOUGDiscover2025 ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi... about how transactions in Oracle really work.
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
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I'm on the agenda for the #ukoug conference 2025.
9:00 a.m. on Monday morning (I tell myself that that's to encourage people to be on-site early enough to attend the opening keynote afterwards)
Abstract at:
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/public-appea...
9:00 a.m. on Monday morning (I tell myself that that's to encourage people to be on-site early enough to attend the opening keynote afterwards)
Abstract at:
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/public-appea...
October 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I'm on the agenda for the #ukoug conference 2025.
9:00 a.m. on Monday morning (I tell myself that that's to encourage people to be on-site early enough to attend the opening keynote afterwards)
Abstract at:
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/public-appea...
9:00 a.m. on Monday morning (I tell myself that that's to encourage people to be on-site early enough to attend the opening keynote afterwards)
Abstract at:
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/public-appea...
I'll be speaking at #UKOUGDiscover2025 ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi... about how transactions in Oracle really work.
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
October 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I'll be speaking at #UKOUGDiscover2025 ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi... about how transactions in Oracle really work.
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
The agenda is up and online, and most excellent sessionize.com/api/v2/kspp9...
Hope I'll see you in Birmingham on 30th November! #UKOUG25
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Only a couple of weeks to go until the #HrOUG2025 conference in Rovinj, Croatia.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
September 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Only a couple of weeks to go until the #HrOUG2025 conference in Rovinj, Croatia.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
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Looking forward to be at #HrOUG2025 🤩
A great conference, with excellent venue, content, speakers and attendees!
See all the details here: 2025.hroug.hr/eng
A great conference, with excellent venue, content, speakers and attendees!
See all the details here: 2025.hroug.hr/eng
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Looking forward to be at #HrOUG2025 🤩
A great conference, with excellent venue, content, speakers and attendees!
See all the details here: 2025.hroug.hr/eng
A great conference, with excellent venue, content, speakers and attendees!
See all the details here: 2025.hroug.hr/eng
Only a couple of weeks to go until the #HrOUG2025 conference in Rovinj, Croatia.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
September 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Only a couple of weeks to go until the #HrOUG2025 conference in Rovinj, Croatia.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
I am so looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful conference; full of fun and full of learning in an amazing location.
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Blog post for September 2025
SQL Developer isn't entirely CBO-friendly.
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/s...
SQL Developer isn't entirely CBO-friendly.
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/s...
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Blog post for September 2025
SQL Developer isn't entirely CBO-friendly.
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/s...
SQL Developer isn't entirely CBO-friendly.
jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/s...
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Just saw Mario turned 40 this week and so, once again, I present to you: the first level of Super Mario but all the sound effects are farts.
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just saw Mario turned 40 this week and so, once again, I present to you: the first level of Super Mario but all the sound effects are farts.
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Reform is essentially a really drunk Tory party.
September 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reform is essentially a really drunk Tory party.
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Another Tory has joined Reform you say? Why it would almost appear as of Reform were not an insurgent force of outsiders but … dare I say… the same old shit in a different package… by which I mean unutterable Tory wankers.
September 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Another Tory has joined Reform you say? Why it would almost appear as of Reform were not an insurgent force of outsiders but … dare I say… the same old shit in a different package… by which I mean unutterable Tory wankers.
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The two-button binary keyboard. The two keys are 0 and 1, and every 7 presses you get a character.
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The two-button binary keyboard. The two keys are 0 and 1, and every 7 presses you get a character.
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For the past 6 months I've been anonymously mailing collage cards i made to a café/art space in Nebraska. They're in a town with 40 people. I don't know them and I've never been there. I put a code on the back of the cards. If you figure it out it's my email address. They finally emailed me today!
September 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
For the past 6 months I've been anonymously mailing collage cards i made to a café/art space in Nebraska. They're in a town with 40 people. I don't know them and I've never been there. I put a code on the back of the cards. If you figure it out it's my email address. They finally emailed me today!
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On stage with an absolute Oracle legend @chandlerdba.bsky.social 😇 #POUG2025
September 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
On stage with an absolute Oracle legend @chandlerdba.bsky.social 😇 #POUG2025