This week I'm at #SnowflakeSummit in Vegas. It's going to be a challenge to stay in control - especially when surrounded by so many exciting announcements, talks, parties, dinners... I'm ready to do it! And happy to share my ongoing collection of insights. What are yours?

I'd like to share a personal accomplishment - I lost 35lbs (16kg) in 4 months by learning how to use data for my own good: https://hoffa.medium.com/data-driven-weight-loss-how-i-shed-35-pounds-in-4-months-a4271581510a

Data-driven weight loss: How I shed 35 pounds in 4 months

Losing weight can be a challenge, especially when surrounded by unlimited delicious food. Here’s how a data focused approach helped me…

I almost gave up on Stack Overflow this week. But then - luckily for all of us - it's still my platform of choice to build a knowledge base together and help others. Longer story here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hoffa_i-still-love-stack-overflow-but-events-this-activity-7075230533634445312-zbW4

Btw, I did tweet in June. The whole thing is just imploding. The faulty stats are a reflection of the underlying problems: - No engineers to keep the systems working. - Management not paying their GCP bills. - ...

Twitter, Reddit, Stack Overflow next? It's sad to say goodbye to all the platforms that made my professional rep go up. Excited to learn about what's next. Everything is going to change.

Just noticed the Succession memes subreddit I created years ago (and forgot about) is now having a 25000% spike in traffic b/c people are trying to find the actual Succession subreddit — which shut down to protest Reddit’s policy changes. So I am using my mod powers to helpfully inform 🫡

Looking into kbin https://www.reddit.com/r/KbinMigration/comments/145bwof/_/

Thanks for the invite! I'd love show up to represent Snowflake ❄️ Now I need to figure out what's a good CFP to send before June 16 🤞

Thanks @spite.vc@imightbemary.bsky.social for giving me the honor of the first follower I get in this app <3