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Sabbatical 3 – A week of work

Posted on August 4, 2025 by way0utwest

I hadn’t made many plans on the sabbatical, and that was fine with me. It’s been a busy year, and I wanted to be unwired and unwind. It turned out this has been a good test of retirement for me … Continue reading →

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Speaking at the PASS Data Community Summit

Posted on July 22, 2025 by way0utwest

I’m honored to be speaking at the PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle this fall. I’ll be delivering a Professional Development session (Blogging for the Tech Professional), which might be more interesting this year with so many people looking for … Continue reading →

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The PASS Summit on Tour in the Netherlands

Posted on July 15, 2025 by way0utwest

The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with the final date the first few days of October  in the Netherlands, Utrect to be exact. This is the first event in the series, and I’m excited to go back to … Continue reading →

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Sample Data with GenAI in Seconds

Posted on July 14, 2025 by way0utwest

A friend was asking for help with some data analysis. This was in PowerBI, and the source data was PII. I asked them to mask the data for me to work with but realized that’s a chore. I could mock … Continue reading →

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