(All) Databases Are Just Files. Postgres Too.
DuckDB's file-native design is a first-class feature, not a limitation. File-native is good design. This article makes that clearer by pulling back the curtain...
Finds
Links worth reading, with a bit of commentary from me.
First we shape our social graph; then it shapes us
This article introduces the concept of a _milieu_: the particular set of influences that surround us. It goes on to state that our milieu not only defines our...
Gemini Protocol - An Alternative to the Web
Minimal, text-first, no ads, no tracking. An interesting counterpoint to the complexity of modern web infrastructure. We built the web to be "free", which...
Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week
Pure sci-fi reality. Human brain cells integrated into a silicon chip, and, of course, it runs Doom. This is mind-blowing and somehow mundane at the same time....
Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts
Follow-up to [Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right...
The First Multi-Behavior Brain Upload
Scientists mapped the brain of a fruit fly and built an emulator from it. That emulated brain behaves like a fruit fly.
Why Your AI Agent Needs a SQLite Task System
Someone else independently arrived at the same pattern I've been building toward: use SQLite as the coordination layer for local AI tools. That independent...
Writing as Communion
Good writing finds its shape by finding an audience and letting them tell you what matters. The feedback loop between writer and reader isn't marketing, it's...
You Can Choose Tools That Make You Happy
Tool choice is a value statement, not just a technical decision. For years, I've wanted to learn lesser-known languages like Erlang and Clojure. I find them...
I use offline LLMs a lot - how do folks choose?
I found this LinkedIn post right as I was digging into Ollama and local models. Dr. Robert Long shares his own criteria for selecting a local model and asks...