Notices by andyc (andyc@mastodon.me.uk)

@evan That's so true. I work for Oracle and see these new features like JSON duality and AI vector search announced and think I'll never need that but normally I do. Eventually. Never think you know everything.

@evan The DB developer VirtualBox image is useful if you just want to play with the functionality (rather than have to install XE). Plus it's the latest version (23AI) with vector search and improved JSON support.

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/databaseappdev-vm.html

@kevie @methoddan

A pub that stopped serving at 10pm and a restaurant that ran out of food at 6.30pm.

Still, I'm glad you enjoyed OggCamp which sounded interesting.

Screenshot of Web page showing a set of APEX reports (HR, Finance, Projects etc) accessing an Oracle EBS database. Pastel colours, pretty icons. Some of my best work 😉

Bad news - work is migrating to OneDrive/Sharepoint.

Good news - it's not till Autumn 2025 (at best).

@morph Funnily enough, we visited my daughter on the Saturday and took her 'Courgette Cake'. With lime icing, that is actually delicious.

That allotment menu in full...

Monday - roast courgette, accompanied by courgette, served on a bed of courgette
Tuesday - courgette fritters
Wednesday - courgette pasta
Thursday - more courgette fritters (just 37 left in the freezer).
Friday - courgette surprise

Working with a client project manager.

1. Has has a lovely mane of black hair either in a man bun or ponytail. Fine.

However, yesterday if was free flowing and Jesus H Christ, when I saw him on Teams I though 'Aargh - Russell Brand'.

2. He has this incredibly irritating habit of appending an exclamation mark to every single, fecking sentence !

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So tempted to reciprocate and see how he likes it!