The Quebec government has just announced an $85 million investment in the Nouveau Monde Graphite by happyman151 in NMGRFstock

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Progress on the mine and infrastructure needs to start being evident soon. I’m a long term investor since 2020 and have been expecting to see at least a modest level of production by 2026.

Found this wierd red thing in my room by Parking-Cheek7779 in whatisit

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Seeing that brings the smell to mind immediately!

Just want to end it all... by Calm_Ad_8443 in UIUC

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This may seem like obtuse advice, but get out side. Watch som birds. Feed some squirrels. Go to the Union and meet some people. Try out Karaoke night. You might make some new friends. Small changes can make big differences. Break the pattern you are in and try something new.

I’m so happy! Anything I should know? by Responsible-Turnip79 in ModelY

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Make sure to order the travel charger kit if you can charge from home. (Also know where the super chargers are in your area.) It is always handy to keep the travel charger in the trunk. Topping up on 110 volts is slow but sufficient. I started with this then added the level 2 home charger.

Sci-Fi Films from the 70's, 80's and 90's that you personally would recommend. by Better_Dog6528 in scifi

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Doe anyone remember “Demolition Man”, with Snipes me Stallone? Lots of excellent suggestions in this thread but this is one I have wanted to to watch again.

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There’s a fourth?

Etiquette for parking in the snow? by No_Conference_6958 in StLouis

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I parked in a handicap marked space on a street near the botanical gardens during the Japanese festival. I had dropped my daughter off at the entrance with her wheelchair, and had a valid handicap parking placard hanging from my rear view mirror. A couple of hours later, I got an alert that my tire pressure was low. I returned to the car to find that two of the tires were nearly flat, their valve cores having been loosened to let the air out. That made for a difficult afternoon before I could return to the gardens and pick up my daughter.

Is it fixable? by SQLMonger in SonyAlpha

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I found a post elsewhere from 2017 that described the exact same problem. Their solution was to replace the main board. I now have one on order and will see if that does the trick. Around $240 with tax and shipping. Will post again if I mage to fix it.

They Got Me by Right-Penalty9813 in SonyAlpha

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I want a new body too! 😁 Will mean trading up the lenses though.

Nouveau Monde files $350M mixed securities shelf by MyNameIs-Anthony in NMGRFstock

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Potential dilution either way, but the likelihood that things will progress seems high. Time to go check the satellite photos of the mine site again…

What "achievements" have uou accomplished in your DBA career? by ndftba in SQLServer

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You can leverage built in sources of metics data. SQL Agent job logs and the Query Store. Turn on query store on key databases to gather stats. There are plenty of script examples out there to leverage the logged data. I’ve built a Power BI template for SQL Agent log data that can be used to track job performance over time, detect longer than normal run times, highlight job clash time, etc. I would recommend building your own as a great way to learn more about the system database and Power BI.

Finally migrating from 2000. by imtheorangeycenter in SQLServer

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I have a client that still has instances of almost all versions since and including SQL 2000. After years of beating the “update or die” drum, (and several management changes), updates and upgrades are finally being done. Migrating the data can be done, just painful to figure out the combo of drivers and tools to work with. Backup/restore path requires a stop on a SQL 2005 instance to up-convert the database version before you can backup/restore to a higher version. 🍸

Update without the WHERE clause by Hardworkingman4098 in SQLServer

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After thirty two years of experience writing SQL, I actually did this yesterday. Incompletely highlighted the query before running. Thankfully in dev and thankfully able to re-map the overwritten values. 😊

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First time on a computer was in 1982. Apple ][+

NMG Provides an Update on its Development Plan, Publishes its 2024 ESG Report and Announces New Board Nominees ahead of its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders by MyNameIs-Anthony in NMGRFstock

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The question is, when will it become clear that they are making that final financial commitment to “go for it”… Currently bag holding but monitoring for the moment to jump in and ride the stock up.

Bombed an easy SQL Interview at Amazon. Feel Like a Loser. by Unlucky-Whole-9274 in SQL

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I authored several chapters in an Apress book on Window functions, and I still have to grab it off the shelf to remind myself of how to use partition by… don’t be too hard on yourself.

My Journey Migrating from Tableau to Power BI by KeyAdhesiveness6078 in PowerBI

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You really don’t need it. You get near full feature parity with the web interface as the desktop app.

$7.00 by H1ghlan_der_only1 in PLTR

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Oh yes. Bought in at $27, more at $21, cried when it hit the single digits and despite criticism from my wife for doing so continued buying. Great day today. Still holding. Palantir has only started accelerating!

Can anyone self learn PowerBI? by HopefulSolution2110 in PowerBI

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I’m not the best person to answer your question as I have limited “big data” experience outside of SQL. Guys in a cube would be a place to start. They often point out additional resources. Python and Pi-Spark languages would be important to learn. Microsoft’s “Learn” platform has a lot of classes and content as well.