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The Quiet Part
Apparently, Meta did what a lot of employees suspect their management will do: use AI to lay off people. In this case, there is a report (and lawsuit) that Meta used it’s AI-integrated HR platform to make decisions about who to let go in a layoff. The rumor is that the AI used productivity metrics to choose who was the target of the layoff. As with a lot of AI failures, this appears to be another case…
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Car Update: August 2026
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to showcase a few things I’ve learned about my cars since the last one. In this post: A Second EV: Lucid Gravity Efficiency and Tires on the Tesla Model Y Serendipity with a Suburban This is part of a series of thoughts on cars, just for fun. These are my thoughts and opinions based on my experiences. Our Second EV: Lucid Gravity We bought …
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Are You Working More Hours?
Recently, I noticed my son was coming home later and going to work earlier. He typically works a 9/80 schedule as a software engineer, but at times he might work extra hours on a deadline. His company tries hard to keep employees working a set schedule without overtime. Unless there is a need, after all, this is software. However, when they are on a deadline, management warns people, and they try to manage overtime to reasonable levels…
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TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting the Average. A user had posted their repro didn’t work, with no real comment. As a SQLNewBlogger FYI, that type of post shows poor communication and a lack of communication. I see that a lot and it’s a challenge in the modern world. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as…
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Finding Bad Queries
T-SQL Tuesday #200 was in July, hosted by Brent Ozar, and it was a great topic: How do you recognize a bad query? In the age of AI, when lots of people will get queries written by others (people or AIs), how can you easily and quickly review code? Review is already a challenge in the software world, and I am sure it’s going to be even more challenging as people let machines author more database code.…
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