Ben
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Ben
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Talks about Power BI and data visualisation even when you ask him to please stop.
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Guess what % of plastics have been #recycled? No prizes :(
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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This is horrifying - this leaves the door open for mass incarceration, within which would be the ever more disproportionate sanction of people (especially of colour) from working class communities
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
My ms master 3 broke, which is sad, but the ms master 4 is even more awesome.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Stakeholders reply like a free text field when the response I wanted was Boolean.
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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As a Microsoft MVP specialized on Microsoft Fabric, yesterday was the first time I ever heard of Fabric IQ. From the Microsoft Ignite keynote.

If you feel like you can't keep up, remember it's NOT YOU. None of us can. We barely have time to skim the surface before the next shiny thing is announced.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I do wish LinkedIn had a 'Jesus Christ, shut the fuck up' button.
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Took Friday off so I could enjoy the beautiful weather with a paddle until sunset.

#Kayaking
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Is the Power BI Core Visual project dead?

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November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
TIL there is a eating disorder called Pica which makes you chew.
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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If you are in Berlin tomorrow night (Tuesday, 4th of November) - join us at BrewDog Mitte for drinks and tech chats! Just an informal gathering of tech folks!

Register here! luma.com/6y4024hv
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
SpongeBob is almost ready for Halloween.
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I really enjoy how much this mask freaks out my wife.
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
MS: Should we implement auto column width on tables?
Users: Yes, but what if there's vertical scrollbar
MS: Fuck you, that's what.
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I would like to formally invite Direct Query mode to go and fuck itself.
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
When you start work on Monday morning and Jira is down.
a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .
ALT: a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .
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October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Things you find when you open your old Power BI files.
Congratulations to the Dutch, for finding that sweet spot.

#PowerBI #DataVis
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Keeping the workload manageable.
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you ever feel bad about making a mistake or falling short of your expectations, just remember — even Apple, one of the richest companies in the world with access to top engineers, created the Windows Apple TV app.
October 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Every country with English expat populations should retaliate.
October 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hate them, so very very much.
Almost ten years of working with Power BI and finally had a reason to build a paginated report.
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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It wasn’t naivety, it was shareholder greed.
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
apnews.com/article/ital...
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
apnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Almost ten years of working with Power BI and finally had a reason to build a paginated report.
October 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM