How To Reference Linked Services in Azure Synapse Analytics Notebooks
Learn how to reference linked services when writing Apache Spark code in Azure Synapse Analytics notebooks.
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tech
From Padawan to Jedi Master to Whatever Yoda Was: A Curated List of AI Learning Resources
Read on to discover a highly curated list of learning resources for artificial intelligence.
How To Stop Azure Monitor Alerts From Sending Redundant ‘Fired’ and ‘Resolved’ Emails
Learn how to configure Azure alert rules to stop getting two emails when an alert is fired and then resolved.
How To Create Dynamic Countdown Timer Messages Using Power Automate
Here’s how to create messages with a countdown timer to a given date using Power Automate.
Smart Cities Need Smart People, Not Just Smart Things
To solve pressing problems, smart cities need to focus on people.
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability: Exploring a Potential Digital Ecosystem for Smart Cities
Discover how Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability could empower sustainable urban development as a digital ecosystem for smart cities.
Roche’s Maxim: Essential Wisdom For Simplifying Data Transformation
Embrace the simple but powerful wisdom of Roche’s Maxim to enhance the way you approach data transformation.
How To Have Global Parameters in Azure Synapse Analytics
Unlike Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics doesn’t currently provide global parameters, but there are some ways to work around and achieve similar fu...
How To Have a Link With Spaces in Markdown
You can link to files, folders, websites, or anything with spaces in it, using this one simple Markdown trick (intentional built-in feature).
Dropping Database Objects During DACPAC Deployments Can Get Weird
Even with a pre-deployment script, BlockOnPossibleDataLoss, and DropObjectsNotInSource, SQLPackage may still refuse to let your stale objects die.
How To Retry Pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics
If at first, you don’t succeed, pick yourself up and make sure your Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics pipelines have adequate retry policies.
How To Check If It’s a Weekday in Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics
Sometimes your system needs to know if today’s a weekday. Here’s how to find out using Microsoft’s Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics.
Dynamic User Properties in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics
Your guide to dynamic user properties in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics.
entertainment
The Final Triumph: Attack on Titan Cements Itself Among the Greatest Anime of All Time
A grand journey, more than a decade in the making, culminated in Attack on Titan’s epic conclusion, solidifying its place among the anime greats.
From Fearsome to Floundering: Kang the Conqueror’s Disappointing Debut in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Jonathan Majors impresses as Kang the Conqueror, but the film’s lackluster conclusion leaves Marvel’s new lead antagonist ineffectual, unimposing, and hard t...
Interiors: A Review of Woody Allen’s First Ever Serious Film
In his first foray into serious filmmaking, Woody Allen delivers a deeply emotional dramatic masterpiece.
So What’s a “god” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Thor: Love and Thunder has only served to blur the lines on who and what a god is in the MCU.
miscellaneous
It’s Over 9000! Dragon Ball Z’s Message on Challenging the Limits of Corporate Leveling
Dragon Ball Z has a message for anyone feeling stuck by their corporation’s rigid (and likely flawed) leveling system.
Favorite Quotes
A collection of awesome quotes from various sources.
faith
Excerpts From The Imitation of Christ
Noteworthy excerpts from the Christian devotional The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis.
The Commands of Christ
A catalog of commands issued by Jesus Christ throughout the Bible.
books
A Timeless Thriller: James Dashner’s ‘The Maze Runner’ Proves Its Endurance as a Modern Classic
Putting aside its cinematic adaptation, “The Maze Runner” novel has aged gracefully into a classic of dystopian science fiction.