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Ashton MacKenzie

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Knitting systems administrator learning how to program computers and connect with life, one wisdom at a time.
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You already use database normalization concepts to avoid food poisoning.

September 27, 2024April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

I give you a pizza. It was properly normalized, because of that the selection was efficient and you can be sure it is free of allergens and compliant with your dietary restrictions.

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Practicing SQL in leetcode – Game Play Analysis

November 27, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

I think if you zoom in, you can see semicolons in my eyes

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Forensic Maintenance in SQL Server

November 6, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

Querying metadata and knowing when to stop digging.

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a tangled mess of cables in a physical database location
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Want to hear something about query languages that will make you actually appreciate callback functions and promises in programming languages?

October 11, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

Thanks, I hate it

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SQL Server Tips I Learned This week

August 11, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

Always remember to name the SQL implementation when searching for how to write a query so that you can ask for how a thing you remember working in one implementation works for the one you’re landed with.

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Mastodon Out Of Space Diagnostics with tootctl

July 3, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

Tools I use to look for the underlying cause to see if it is something other than neglecting (optimistically) to turn on retention policies for remote content.

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So How’s The New Job Goin’

June 10, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

Honestly, this is about as soul-shattering as discovering that I liked (a proper, scratch-made) ranch dressing (on pizza, even). I think I might actually like Java.

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Cappuccino Crunch Bars

June 5, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

Cappuccino bar cookie at the office break room I made a version of Cappucino Crunch Bars for Monday, June 5, 2023. This recipe appeared in

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Shared Treats

June 4, 2023May 3, 2025 A MacKenzie

Hello, if you’ve landed on this page you have probably encountered a treat I brought to the office. I will be keeping nutrition blocks, photos, and recipes of the treats I bring here so that you can reference them and make them yourselves.

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How do you accidentally have a mastodon server?

June 2, 2023April 21, 2025 A MacKenzie

From 403s on every page to running my own mastodon instance, deploying is pretty hands off these days.

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