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PgUS would like to thank Claire Giordano for her generous donation to our Diversity Fund! We greatly appreciate her support of our work to increase the availability of PostgreSQL education to under-represented members of our community! @clairegiordano.bsky.social

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New phrase: “An embarrassment of meetings” Definition: so many back-to-back meetings in one day that your bladder could mutiny and result in embarrassment Usage: “yesterday was such an embarrassment of meetings, I’m on cranberry juice today!”

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📣 All #PosetteConf CFP email notifications have been sent for accepted, declined, & reserve (waitlist) talks If you haven’t received it, please check your junk folder 🗑️ 👏 BIG THANKS 👏 to all who submitted proposals! Now is time to Save the Date. https://www.addevent.com/event/Vg23402148

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Very obliging demoiselle crane at Safari West near Santa Rosa, California. #birds 🐦

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We are excited to welcome Microsoft as a Partner sponsor of pgDay Paris 2025! We could not run this event without our sponsors. #postgres #postgresql #pgdayparis https://2025.pgday.paris/sponsors/

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In our latest episode of Talking Postgres, Robert Haas shared one of my all time favorite insights when dealing with written communications in online communities and beyond -- imagine the person "saying those things out loud in their voice". Listen more (at 50:42) talkingpostgres.com/episodes/why...

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TODAY, Sunday Feb 9, 2025 our #CFP closes at at 11:59pm PST! ⏰ 🐘 Submit your proposal for all things #PostgreSQL before the deadline. There is no time like the present. 🎁 https://posetteconf.com/2025/cfp/

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In this ep24 of the #TalkingPostgres #podcast, the (wonderful) Robert Haas shared how he got started as a new PG contributor. He was a user of #PostgreSQL & one day when running up against a problem, he asked himself, "Huh, I wonder how hard it would be to fix that??" 💥

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New episode of #TalkingPostgres #podcast #PostgreSQL committer Robert Haas joined to talk about mentoring in Postgres: why it matters, his own experiences, what would Tom Lane do, the new PostgreSQL Hackers Mentoring program, & more 🎧 talkingpostgres.com/episodes/why... 📺 youtu.be/4wSDnx8di6o?...

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Is the #CFP for the @posetteconf.com #PosetteConf virtual conference on your radar? The CFP is open until Sun Feb 9th—& if you're looking for inspiration about what #PostgreSQL talk proposals to submit, here are some ideas to get you rolling techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

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Happening Wed Feb 5 at 10am PST, a LIVE recording of Ep24 of the #TalkingPostgres #podcast w/guest Robert Haas, a #PostgreSQL major contributor & committer. Topic = Why mentor Postgres developers? Join us LIVE on Discord—or subscribe to the pod & listen after E24 is published aka.ms/TalkingPostg...

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If you're curious about backstories & want to understand why people do what they do & how they got there—then you'll like this episode of the #TalkingPostgres #podcast Ep23: How I got started as a developer & in #Postgres with the amazing Daniel Gustafsson: talkingpostgres.com/episodes/how...

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And if you're looking to give a #PostgreSQL talk this year, the #CFP (call for proposals) for #PosetteConf is still open until Sunday Feb 9 at 11:59pm PST! Carpe diem, what Postgres database 🐘 stories & expertise & experiences do you want to share? Boosts appreciated, so more ppl are reminded 🚀

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1/11. ParadeDB is now integrated with Postgres block storage. As far as we know, no one has integrated a search and analytics engine with Postgres storage before. This is a big deal. Here's why we did it, how we did it, and why you should care. 🧵

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🎉 pg_documentdb is open source I created the initial version with Vinod Sridharan (an absolutely brilliant engineer) at Microsoft a few years ago and it's come a long way since. It reimplements Mongo API with exact semantics in PostgreSQL. Already used by FerretDB! github.com/microsoft/do...

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Thinking about submitting to the CFP for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025? Have questions? First time speaker? Want feedback on an idea? Reach out to the team via the #posetteconf channel in the Microsoft Open Source Discord. Talks are a team sport! 💡🐘 aka.ms/open-source-...

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Saw this sticker on a car the other day & immediately thought of #PostgreSQL (& @posetteconf.com) friends who like chickens 🐔🐓🐤 in addition to Postgres! Which seems as good a reason as any to remind y’all that the #PosetteConf #CFP is open until Sun Feb 9! Carpe diem: posetteconf.com/2025/cfp/

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In #TalkingPostgres Ep23, #PostgreSQL committer Daniel Gustafsson offered advice to his younger self (which he says he prob would not have listened to)... to ask for help more often! // Also, book recommendations: dragon book, purple book, etc. Hope you enjoy this episode! (Boosts 🚀 appreciated)

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I thoroughly enjoyed our latest episode of Talking Postgres with Daniel Gustafsson that spanned everything from early experiences with Swedish computers, to Postgres, communities, conferences, and curl -- a wonderful listen for the weekend!

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New episode of #TalkingPostgres #podcast 🎙️ #PostgreSQL committer/contributor Daniel Gustafsson joined the show to tell the story of how he got started as a developer & in Postgres 🐘 (ft. curl & a big steel Datasaab M10 box) 🎧 talkingpostgres.com/episodes/how... 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvxD...

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Still working on your #PostgreSQL talk proposal for POSETTE? Our talk selection team (@clairegiordano.bsky.social, Daniel, KK, and Melanie) can't wait to see what you have in store. CFP is open until Sunday Feb 9th! 🐘 📣 🗓️ posetteconf.com/2025/cfp/

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If you're a #PostgreSQL dev, community member, or curious database user—you'll likely enjoy the #TalkingPostgres #podcast where we talk to ppl who work with Postgres—to learn why they do what they do & how they got there. Subscribe today so you'll never miss an episode! talkingpostgres.com/subscribe

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If you are a #PostgreSQL person, don't forget to submit your proposal for POSETTE before the deadline. February 9th is coming faster than you know it! #PosetteConf 🐘🗓️https://posetteconf.com/2025/cfp

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The #CFP deadlines for 4 different #PostgreSQL conferences are upon us! One of them, #PGConfdev, is this Mon Jan 6. So if you want to share your 🐘 Postgres stories, it's time to carpe diem ⏰ & submit your talk proposals. Boosts 🚀 appreciated to help spread the word #PGDayCHI #PGConfDE #PosetteConf

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The #CFP deadlines for 4 different #PostgreSQL conferences are upon us! One of them, #PGConfdev, is this Mon Jan 6. So if you want to share your 🐘 Postgres stories, it's time to carpe diem ⏰ & submit your talk proposals. Boosts 🚀 appreciated to help spread the word #PGDayCHI #PGConfDE #PosetteConf

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No matter how good you think you are, you gotta be coachable if you want to get better.

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Some good #PostgreSQL #CFP deadlines are coming up soon, as in today Dec 31st. Here is the list of awesome Postgres speaking opportunities below, along with the deadlines—please help to spread the word! 🚀

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If you're thinking about submitting a talk proposal to a #PostgreSQL conference, you're in luck. 💥 There are 6 conference CFPs open now! But some close as soon as Dec 31st, others in Jan or early Feb. So carpe diem: Submit that talk proposal & share your expertise/stories. Pls tell your friends too

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If you're thinking about submitting a talk proposal to a #PostgreSQL conference, you're in luck. 💥 There are 6 conference CFPs open now! But some close as soon as Dec 31st, others in Jan or early Feb. So carpe diem: Submit that talk proposal & share your expertise/stories. Pls tell your friends too

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Today Christoph Berg emailed to say I am now listed on the official Contributors page for the #PostgreSQL project! There are so many amazing ppl ❤️ in Postgres 🐘 who have helped me on this 8.5+ yr journey, both inside & outside of @microsoft.com. Thank you! 🙏 www.postgresql.org/community/co...

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Join us in Riga, Latvia on 21-24 October https://www.postgresql.eu/events/pgconfeu2025/news/join-us-in-riga-latvia-on-21-24-october-153/

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More & more #PostgreSQL people are joining Bluesky—& as of today @tchorix.bsky.social is here. Everybody please help me welcome Boriss Mejías! 👋

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Okay, be honest - how many browser tabs do you have open right now? 👀 If the answer is a lot (you know who you are 😛), did you know in chromium based browsers (like Edge & Chrome) pressing CTRL + SHIFT + A will bring up a searchable list of your tabs? + at the top it shows the ones playing media

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🗓️ Save the date for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025. Coming June 10-12, 2025! 4 livestreams. 44 unique Postgres 🐘 talks. #PosetteConf #PostgreSQL aka.ms/posette-cal

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Reminder ⏰ CFP for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres is OPEN now--until Feb 9th! 🗣️ Are you a first-time speaker? Ultra experienced? Everyone is welcome to submit their talks about all things #PostgreSQL #PosetteConf posetteconf.com/2025/cfp/

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Pics of #PostgreSQL people I admire. Karen Jex (@karenhjex.bsky.social) is an OG in the Postgres world, a talented Postgres speaker, longtime DBA, conference organizer, talk selection team chair, & works as a senior solution architect at Crunchy Data. I love collaborating w/Karen! & so do others

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