ChatGPT feels impressive when I’m asking it questions about a topic I don’t know anything about. But once I start asking questions about complex problems that I understand, it feels like I’m talking to someone who is just randomly Googling for answers to my questions.

Why GlassAnalytics chose Google BigQuery over ClickHouse glassanalytics.com/blog/bigquery-…

I wish I could customise the feed on X. Too many influencers and ‘it changed everything’ on my feeds.

All this AI stuff makes me feel old.

A couple of years back I noticed this ripple; July is often a positive month for NQ. Today concludes the end of that trade for 2025, expressed with a mixture of MNQ and NVDA. Up, waaaay up. Data analysed with KDB/q.

The decline of organic search vs AI overviews is going to make SaaS more expensive, as it all needs to be PPC.

krimo pieter.net

Why does Google set a $10 CPC floor for keywords with no bidders???

One of the problems with vibe-coding is that you very quickly loose the fluency of real code writing. Having had a stressful day, I decided to write some Elixir for the first time in ages. I found myself having to look up the basic syntax.

Having recently had surgery for sleep apnea made me realise I was also addicted to sleeping pills (zopiclone). Getting off these has been as life changing as the surgery itself. They depress mood and acuity in a way that I became normalised to.

Awesome & wholesome: Slashdotters were dunking on Steve Wozniak for selling his Apple stock… then he showed up in the comments with the most grounded reply. Gave away his Apple wealth, funds museums, pays his taxes, and measures life by joy: “Happiness is Smiles minus Frowns.”

Is it wrong to steal ClickUp's landing page? Who perhaps stole Monday's landing page?

Did I make a terrible mistake using BigQuery vs Clickhouse? userbird.com/blog/bigquery-…

When trying to integrate python into Elixir do you:

Vibe coded CLI order book visualisation in a single shot. Shocked it was so easy!

Trying to measure latencies from LOBs, and discovered that my Mac's clock frequently 100ms out. Strongly recommend ChronyControl by Bryan Christianson to sync NNTP.