Gareth Western
@garethwestern.com
Personal interests: Family, the world in general, Norway and the UK in particular
Professional: Computers, clouds, platforms, data, and stuff
Professional: Computers, clouds, platforms, data, and stuff
I just learned about Google Earth Studio for making "zoom to location" clips. First attempt, using Holmenkollen ski jump: youtu.be/OIbVlAYGAXs earth.google.com/studio/
Google Earth Studio: Holmenkollen Ski Jump
YouTube video by Gareth Western
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May 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I just learned about Google Earth Studio for making "zoom to location" clips. First attempt, using Holmenkollen ski jump: youtu.be/OIbVlAYGAXs earth.google.com/studio/
Playing with Merlin in the back yard. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
April 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Playing with Merlin in the back yard. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Testing Databricks Lakehouse Federation against an Oracle database but getting ORA-00604 when testing the connection. Anyone encountered this before? Doesn't seem to be any way to modify the connection parameters (e.g. to set oracle.jdbc.timezoneAsRegion)
What is Lakehouse Federation? - Azure Databricks
Learn about Azure Databricks Lakehouse Federation and how to use it to run federated queries against multiple external data sources.
learn.microsoft.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Testing Databricks Lakehouse Federation against an Oracle database but getting ORA-00604 when testing the connection. Anyone encountered this before? Doesn't seem to be any way to modify the connection parameters (e.g. to set oracle.jdbc.timezoneAsRegion)
There's something a bit disturbing about the new duolingo art style...
February 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
There's something a bit disturbing about the new duolingo art style...
Reposted by Gareth Western
In 2021, I ran this poll on Twitter.
Today, would you cast the same vote as 4 years ago?
Today, would you cast the same vote as 4 years ago?
January 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In 2021, I ran this poll on Twitter.
Today, would you cast the same vote as 4 years ago?
Today, would you cast the same vote as 4 years ago?
Happy new year / godt nyttår / blwyddyn newydd dda!
January 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Happy new year / godt nyttår / blwyddyn newydd dda!
Sliding home for Christmas 🎶 #Skeikampen
December 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Sliding home for Christmas 🎶 #Skeikampen
I wonder how this compares to the Spark variant type (www.databricks.com/blog/introdu...). Something to play with after the holidays
December 23, 2024 at 8:10 AM
I wonder how this compares to the Spark variant type (www.databricks.com/blog/introdu...). Something to play with after the holidays
How does one generate an "app password" on BlueSky? The documentation points to an "advanced" settings submenu, but I don't see it. blueskyweb.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
November 24, 2024 at 2:07 PM
How does one generate an "app password" on BlueSky? The documentation points to an "advanced" settings submenu, but I don't see it. blueskyweb.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
Alright! I am now @garethwestern.com
Another great feature of BSky:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Time to create BSky accounts for all my domains 🥳
Another great feature of BSky:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Time to create BSky accounts for all my domains 🥳
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Alright! I am now @garethwestern.com
Another great feature of BSky:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Time to create BSky accounts for all my domains 🥳
Another great feature of BSky:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Time to create BSky accounts for all my domains 🥳
First post. Blue Sky view out of the back door.
November 20, 2024 at 11:20 AM
First post. Blue Sky view out of the back door.