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Shane O'Neill
@sozdba.bsky.social
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SQL Server Database Administrator
PowerShell automation
Coffee, whiskey, etc.
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Cons:
It doesn't work with multiple authors.
It doesn't work so well on non-Unicode chars.
It's too noisy.
It doesn't have all the functionality I want yet.

Pros:
I made it myself, piece by piece, 5 mins a night at a time😊

#Postgres #Golang
PowerShell output showing progress of inserting 300+ books into Postgres using Golang
August 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Eh, if this is my output for `go test . -v -cover`, then I think I've done something wrong...
Mangled text output of a `go test` command...
August 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Talking to all my cork friends today
Bomb disposal operative fully suited up in gear with a big stick to explode bombs...
July 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Today was... not great.
Before I battle tomorrow, I'm going to take tonight off.

Take care of yourself, folks.
A picture of a comfy leather chair, laptop, whiskey, reading light, and library
June 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Final session at #sqlbits before I head for my flight home is Bob Ward and SQL Server 2025 Community Edition
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June 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The Benefits of Mentoring at #sqlbits with @dgmelkin.bsky.social
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June 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The Flash, aka @claudioessilva.bsky.social is up at #sqlbits with X-Raying Schema Operations: Adding and Removing Columns
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June 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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And we have @funbucket.dev with Mind the Gap: Bridging PDFs and SQL Server with AI at #sqlbits
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June 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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We have a packed house for @kekline.bsky.social at @sqlbits.bsky.social
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June 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Kicking off day 2 at @sqlbits.bsky.social
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June 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Next up at @dataceili.bsky.social , we have @2meterdba.bsky.social
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June 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Packed out house for @funbucket.dev at @dataceili.bsky.social on "AI at Work"
Picture with the book "AI for Everyday IT" in the foreground, and the author and her slides in the background.
June 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Kicking off @dataceili.bsky.social with @sqlbek.bsky.social, @dgmelkin.bsky.social, and Sebastian
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June 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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We got bees 🤩
A bee that is about to fly into the flower of an apple tree.
April 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Galway is good sometimes
A view of Rusheen Bay with stone beach in the foreground, a clear blue bay in the middle, and hills and cliffs and blue skies in the background
April 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Attempting to get my cultúir on!
The cover of the programme with 2 male actors playing instruments with the title "Three Short Comedies" by Sean O'Casey
March 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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I rarely cook, but the gf says I do some things really well.
So, on the weekends, I try to do one of them for her.

Here's my pork-apple-potato ...eh... bake? #glutenfree #dairyfree
A casserole dish resting on a kitchen island filled with cooked pork, apples, and potatoes
March 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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@sqlclause.no happy pancake Tuesday! These are the best gluten- dairy free pancakes I've had!
A stack of 3 pancakes with honey and maple syrup
March 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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It's kinda crap, but damn if I amn't proud of this.
Mix of #Postgres and #Golang, with an excuse to use both and get better at both.
It's unwieldy af right now, but I gotta stop and write tests before I try to fix the bugs/make improvements
Output from a golang `go run` showing a list of books with title author editor and genre of each
February 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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On a bank holiday, there's nothing wrong with a little #MurderSheWrote for some R&R
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February 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Wow... I knew it had been a while, but ... damn!
A calendar view where the colour gets darker anytime a blog post is published. There are 2 spots; 1 in Feb 2024 and 1 in Jan 2025
January 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Finally, I got my finger out and started organising the library.

So, of course, procrastination dictates that I code it up using #golang and #Postgres.
A language and an RDBMS that I only have cursory introductions in.

I am the "I have no idea what I'm doing" dog.
VSCode showing some code in the background with outputs saying "successfully connected" and formatted print of "Book: Snowflake by Author: Nealon, Louise. Genres: Fiction, Novel"
January 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Deserved after a stressful Saturday? Today's Saturday? What?!
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January 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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I guess I'm officially a home owner now. First night in the new house
A counter top with 2 pizza boxes, a glass of champagne, and a can of fanta
December 27, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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For fields, yes. I'll see if I can find commotion 🤔
A book by Manchán Magan titled "Thirty-two Words for Field"
December 21, 2024 at 12:09 PM