Dear DBMS, it's you who needs Integers. We need Strings. We spend way too much time optimising schemas because databases treat strings as second-class citizens. My take on this matter: swingbit.github.io/no-strings-a...

It must be irritating when the excuse you use for not admitting that you've been a total failure as a parent turns out to be just part of human decency. I'd be so furious.

A great way to demonstrate how a LLM is all about form and very little about content: "let's play chess". It will show a board, and then play like a 4yo would: - losing track of who should play next - making illegal moves - randomly changing a white pawn into a block one Please, remove the I from AI

At cwi.nl/en/events/dijkstra-awards/cwi-lectures-dijkstra-fellowship we awarded the Dijkstra Fellowship to Marcin Zukowski for his contributions to DB architecture in a full room & great speakers: Allison Lee, Viktor Leis, @andypavlo.bsky.social @hannes.muehleisen.org @madelonhulsebos.bsky.social

Listening to @andypavlo.bsky.social 's arguments about why the relational model is superior to all the past and present attempts to replace it is comforting and refreshing, and it supports all the core choices we made at Spinque.

Good question

Wait, what's that? Can it be... ? Let's if I can sneak on him from behind and have closer look.

Tigers are the best teachers