Bob Bryla
@exadatadba.bsky.social
Oracle DBA since a very low version ago. Big Data, especially on Exadata and ExaScale. LinkedIn instructor, occasional author. Too many keyboards.
Are #OracleAIDatabase #26ai autonomous databases not yet caught up with the new version numbering? (i.e., 23.26.0)? I just created a new 26ai autonomous database, but it looks like the version is an October 2025 RU update to 23.10.0.25.10 instead?
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Are #OracleAIDatabase #26ai autonomous databases not yet caught up with the new version numbering? (i.e., 23.26.0)? I just created a new 26ai autonomous database, but it looks like the version is an October 2025 RU update to 23.10.0.25.10 instead?
I was behind this city bus over the weekend, and I suspect this marketing campaign is going to backfire.
September 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I was behind this city bus over the weekend, and I suspect this marketing campaign is going to backfire.
Yeah, blowout sales always sounds like something painful after eating at Taco Bell the day before. I'm good with stores that have "fairly low prices". #TheOnion
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Mattress Store Experiments With Non-Blowout Sale
RICHMOND, VA—In a radical departure from its established tradition of total liquidation extravaganzas, Northside Mattress Warehouse on 112 Chamberlayne Rd. will use this coming weekend to test a sales...
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August 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Yeah, blowout sales always sounds like something painful after eating at Taco Bell the day before. I'm good with stores that have "fairly low prices". #TheOnion
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Aliases, relatives, and distances: oh my!
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A Vector Function by Any Other Name…
In my ongoing review of Oracle Database 23ai’s vector functions, there was some confusion about which distance functions are equivalent, what the aliases are for a few of the specific vector …
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June 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Aliases, relatives, and distances: oh my!
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Finally dipping my big toe into the intricacies of vector processing in Oracle Database 23ai with ChatGPT's help.
#OracleDatabase #23ai
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#OracleDatabase #23ai
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Visualizing Multi-Dimensional Vectors from Oracle Database 23ai
One of the key features of Oracle Database 23ai is creating multi-dimensional vectors and storing them alongside relational data in your tables. As I was investigating how vector datatypes were sto…
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June 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Finally dipping my big toe into the intricacies of vector processing in Oracle Database 23ai with ChatGPT's help.
#OracleDatabase #23ai
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#OracleDatabase #23ai
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Currently hanging out in 6-dimensional space. I guess I'm about 114.99 dimension-units from home. #OracleDatabase #23ai
June 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Currently hanging out in 6-dimensional space. I guess I'm about 114.99 dimension-units from home. #OracleDatabase #23ai
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Use code. No token tumbling. I know you need tokens to think.
(one of my LLM prompts today)
Use code. No token tumbling. I know you need tokens to think.
(one of my LLM prompts today)
April 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Use code. No token tumbling. I know you need tokens to think.
(one of my LLM prompts today)
Use code. No token tumbling. I know you need tokens to think.
(one of my LLM prompts today)
A1 is getting so powerful these days.
April 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A1 is getting so powerful these days.
I am attributing much of my success using #OracleDatabase this week to "Vibe Querying".
April 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I am attributing much of my success using #OracleDatabase this week to "Vibe Querying".
#twit @twit.tv #SecurityNow How I watch Twit shows! On the way to work or back home. Of course I don't take my eyes off the road, execept when Steve shows the picture of the week. 📷
March 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#twit @twit.tv #SecurityNow How I watch Twit shows! On the way to work or back home. Of course I don't take my eyes off the road, execept when Steve shows the picture of the week. 📷
I'm not giving up hope that Rawlings will show up in @theonion.com again.
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I literally LOL at least once for every @theonion.com email newsletter I get, such as this instant classic: 🦴
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And buy this book !
a.co/d/5uWipNz
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I literally LOL at least once for every @theonion.com email newsletter I get, such as this instant classic: 🦴
theonion.com/archaeologic...
And buy this book !
a.co/d/5uWipNz
As Of This Briefing, We Have Commenced Operation Global Penumbra
Good afternoon, gentlemen, Mei-Ling, Your Grace, Madame Secretary. Welcome to the Department for Special Acquisitions and Liquidations. May I entreat you to take your seats? I thank you all for arrivi...
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March 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm not giving up hope that Rawlings will show up in @theonion.com again.
theonion.com/as-of-this-b...
I literally LOL at least once for every @theonion.com email newsletter I get, such as this instant classic: 🦴
theonion.com/archaeologic...
And buy this book !
a.co/d/5uWipNz
theonion.com/as-of-this-b...
I literally LOL at least once for every @theonion.com email newsletter I get, such as this instant classic: 🦴
theonion.com/archaeologic...
And buy this book !
a.co/d/5uWipNz
(realizing this after 50 years while heating something up in the microwave):
OF COURSE it's not "bad luck" that an accidentally dropped buttered slice of toast falls butter side down most of the time. DUH center of gravity and density.
OF COURSE it's not "bad luck" that an accidentally dropped buttered slice of toast falls butter side down most of the time. DUH center of gravity and density.
March 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
(realizing this after 50 years while heating something up in the microwave):
OF COURSE it's not "bad luck" that an accidentally dropped buttered slice of toast falls butter side down most of the time. DUH center of gravity and density.
OF COURSE it's not "bad luck" that an accidentally dropped buttered slice of toast falls butter side down most of the time. DUH center of gravity and density.
Apparently a lot of people like "smooth jazz". Is there another group of jazz enthusiasts who like "rough jazz"? 🤔
February 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Apparently a lot of people like "smooth jazz". Is there another group of jazz enthusiasts who like "rough jazz"? 🤔
Yes, some day Rawlings will come out of hiding. Or break out of his writer's block! @theonion.com @onion20.substack.com
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You searched for rawlings - The Onion
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February 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yes, some day Rawlings will come out of hiding. Or break out of his writer's block! @theonion.com @onion20.substack.com
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RAWLINGS! RAWLINGS! RAWLINGS! We want RAWLINGS!
@theonion.com
@theonion.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
RAWLINGS! RAWLINGS! RAWLINGS! We want RAWLINGS!
@theonion.com
@theonion.com
Deepseek-r1 14b actually runs on my Raspberry Pi 5 with 16 GB. A bit slow, but I asked it two questions about Lollapalooza. Its "thought process" is rather odd, it's painfully slow on a Raspberry Pi, but it got the answer to both questions right. Eventually!
February 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Deepseek-r1 14b actually runs on my Raspberry Pi 5 with 16 GB. A bit slow, but I asked it two questions about Lollapalooza. Its "thought process" is rather odd, it's painfully slow on a Raspberry Pi, but it got the answer to both questions right. Eventually!
Well, this @theonion.com story is hilarious,
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but I suspect he's secretly the son of Dept. Head Rawlings,
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who apparently is still in hiding.
theonion.com/when-we-invi...
but I suspect he's secretly the son of Dept. Head Rawlings,
theonion.com/we-have-new-...
who apparently is still in hiding.
We Have New Intelligence Regarding The Identity Of The Counter-Spy Within The Department
Welcome, gentlemen. Please, make yourselves comfortable. I’m afraid Mei-Ling is picking out china patterns or planning a bridal shower or some such matrimonial matter this evening. Please feel free to...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Well, this @theonion.com story is hilarious,
theonion.com/when-we-invi...
but I suspect he's secretly the son of Dept. Head Rawlings,
theonion.com/we-have-new-...
who apparently is still in hiding.
theonion.com/when-we-invi...
but I suspect he's secretly the son of Dept. Head Rawlings,
theonion.com/we-have-new-...
who apparently is still in hiding.
@theonion.com Not sure how I've survived without my updates from GT for over 2 decades. -- Dept. Head Rawlings
January 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
@theonion.com Not sure how I've survived without my updates from GT for over 2 decades. -- Dept. Head Rawlings
Really, only Rawlings can save us now. Please come out of hiding!
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theonion.com/as-of-this-b...
As Of This Briefing, We Have Commenced Operation Global Penumbra
Good afternoon, gentlemen, Mei-Ling, Your Grace, Madame Secretary. Welcome to the Department for Special Acquisitions and Liquidations. May I entreat you to take your seats? I thank you all for arrivi...
theonion.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Really, only Rawlings can save us now. Please come out of hiding!
theonion.com/as-of-this-b...
theonion.com/as-of-this-b...
Free CoPilot with Office 365! Oh, but there's a catch. I have to use OneDrive. Fucking Microsoft.
January 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Free CoPilot with Office 365! Oh, but there's a catch. I have to use OneDrive. Fucking Microsoft.
Comparing free versions of #OracleDatabase #23ai in a local VM and #OracleCloud with some vector processing queries.
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Which Free Version of Oracle Database 23ai is Best?
It’s not an easy answer — which version is best for you? The Always Free Autonomous Database in the Oracle Cloud (currently on version 23.6.0.24.11) or the free developer edition for Wi…
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January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Comparing free versions of #OracleDatabase #23ai in a local VM and #OracleCloud with some vector processing queries.
exadatadba.blog/2025/01/01/w...
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