Jes Chapman
@grrlgeek.bsky.social
Adventurer. Runner. Foodie. Bookworm. Coffee snob. Beer and bourbon lover. Data nerd. Dog and cat hooman.
Work at Microsoft/have my own opinions.
Base camp Louisville, KY.
she/her
Work at Microsoft/have my own opinions.
Base camp Louisville, KY.
she/her
GitHub Copilot is just as confused about PowerShell errors with braces as I am, so the machines are not taking our jobs yet.
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
GitHub Copilot is just as confused about PowerShell errors with braces as I am, so the machines are not taking our jobs yet.
It's a good day when I'm the only woman on the call and one man asks another to be the note-taker. Didn't even look at me.
September 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's a good day when I'm the only woman on the call and one man asks another to be the note-taker. Didn't even look at me.
I’m delighted that a writer has summarized my feelings about music albums of the last few years: sometimes, less is more. www.npr.org/2025/09/16/g...
Why don't artists let their albums breathe?
Justin Bieber released a sequel to his album Swag before listeners even had a chance to really sit with the original. The move is indicative of a broader trend.
www.npr.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I’m delighted that a writer has summarized my feelings about music albums of the last few years: sometimes, less is more. www.npr.org/2025/09/16/g...
Oh no. Oh, no no no.
I have just seen a coworker use "Gets" instead of "Benefits".
No.
I still refuse to acknowledge "Asks", we are definitely NOT going for "Gets".
I have just seen a coworker use "Gets" instead of "Benefits".
No.
I still refuse to acknowledge "Asks", we are definitely NOT going for "Gets".
September 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Oh no. Oh, no no no.
I have just seen a coworker use "Gets" instead of "Benefits".
No.
I still refuse to acknowledge "Asks", we are definitely NOT going for "Gets".
I have just seen a coworker use "Gets" instead of "Benefits".
No.
I still refuse to acknowledge "Asks", we are definitely NOT going for "Gets".
3:30 pm on a Friday before a 3-day weekend is NOT the time for me to try to do CIDR calculations on the fly.
August 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
3:30 pm on a Friday before a 3-day weekend is NOT the time for me to try to do CIDR calculations on the fly.
From the department of "I think I've seen it all, but just wait...", today I talked to a company that had over 400 Windows clusters. They were using File Share Witness for quorum. They had 400 2-core VMs on-prem - one for each cluster - host the witness.
August 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
From the department of "I think I've seen it all, but just wait...", today I talked to a company that had over 400 Windows clusters. They were using File Share Witness for quorum. They had 400 2-core VMs on-prem - one for each cluster - host the witness.
What a week to be on vacation.
July 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What a week to be on vacation.
Reposted by Jes Chapman
Let’s go racing 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 2-0 dub tonight ⚽️ great gal’s night with @grrlgeek.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Let’s go racing 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 2-0 dub tonight ⚽️ great gal’s night with @grrlgeek.bsky.social
Friday night was tiki bar and women’s football! Also @racingloufc.com won 2-0!
June 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Friday night was tiki bar and women’s football! Also @racingloufc.com won 2-0!
As a side project at work this year, I started a study group for the Azure Database UX Designers. We went through the Azure Data Fundamentals materials. Multiple UX designers passed this exam because I taught them, despite only one having a background in data. That was a huge win for me!
June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As a side project at work this year, I started a study group for the Azure Database UX Designers. We went through the Azure Data Fundamentals materials. Multiple UX designers passed this exam because I taught them, despite only one having a background in data. That was a huge win for me!
I really really really really REALLY miss training people, and creating materials to train people. It has always been the favorite part of my job.
June 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I really really really really REALLY miss training people, and creating materials to train people. It has always been the favorite part of my job.
I've thoroughly enjoyed a Friday afternoon with no (!!!) meetings and created wonderful diagrams to illustrate the many ways ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly can be used with Azure SQL DB/SQL MI.
June 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've thoroughly enjoyed a Friday afternoon with no (!!!) meetings and created wonderful diagrams to illustrate the many ways ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly can be used with Azure SQL DB/SQL MI.
Computers are terrible.
June 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Computers are terrible.
"We need to recover data from an Access 1997 database" are words I never thought I'd hear again, but here we are.
June 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"We need to recover data from an Access 1997 database" are words I never thought I'd hear again, but here we are.
The fucking table of contents in Microsoft documentation moved AGAIN.
Why.
I just got used to it being under the title.
FFS.
Why.
I just got used to it being under the title.
FFS.
June 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The fucking table of contents in Microsoft documentation moved AGAIN.
Why.
I just got used to it being under the title.
FFS.
Why.
I just got used to it being under the title.
FFS.
I can tell when people write things using Copilot and don't check it and it UPSETS me.
June 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I can tell when people write things using Copilot and don't check it and it UPSETS me.
I have my first Queen Bee badge, yay! #queenbee #spellingbee
June 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I have my first Queen Bee badge, yay! #queenbee #spellingbee
Down to 3 unread email in my inbox, must be time to end my week.
June 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Down to 3 unread email in my inbox, must be time to end my week.
Bought local coffee beans last weekend. Made an Americano at home with them today. Hearing colors at this point. Dang is that strong.
June 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Bought local coffee beans last weekend. Made an Americano at home with them today. Hearing colors at this point. Dang is that strong.
I just read “near the turn of the century” in a news article and realized…the author means 1999/2000 and not 1899/1900 and I am devastated.
June 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I just read “near the turn of the century” in a news article and realized…the author means 1999/2000 and not 1899/1900 and I am devastated.
I've heard Azure SQL called a lot of things over the years but "Azure Flexi SQL Server Db" is a new one.
June 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I've heard Azure SQL called a lot of things over the years but "Azure Flexi SQL Server Db" is a new one.
The decibel level from the cicadas today is 85-90. Our backyard is literally moving at all times. It's so weird.
May 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The decibel level from the cicadas today is 85-90. Our backyard is literally moving at all times. It's so weird.
The cicadas at our house are so loud I can hear them while indoors, with my headset on, listening to someone else talk. It's madness.
May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The cicadas at our house are so loud I can hear them while indoors, with my headset on, listening to someone else talk. It's madness.
I hate the "new" Outlook with the fire of a thousand suns.
May 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I hate the "new" Outlook with the fire of a thousand suns.
I love having house cleaners but, going by Murphy's Law, they always know when I'm presenting on an important call to start vacuuming right outside my office.
May 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I love having house cleaners but, going by Murphy's Law, they always know when I'm presenting on an important call to start vacuuming right outside my office.