20 August 2025

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128GB AI PC Showdown: HP vs Framework vs GMKTek! Ryzen AI 395+ PRO MAX

Dave explains and compares three of the newest Ryzen Ryzen AI 395+ MAX systems for desktop AI and other compute-heavy tasks! Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out my new merch store at: http://davesgaragemerch.com/ Check …

Running LanceDB on OCI

Lance DB is an open source vector database that can be used for multimodal data. It can handle things like text and images. Lance has either a serverless flavor that you can sign up for, or you can run it on your own using a number of back end option...

Sending Email Correctly in .NET

Get 30% off everything on Dometrain: https://dometrain.com/courses/?ref=nick-chapsas&promo=youtube&coupon_code=SUMMER30 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://nickchapsas.com Hello, everybody. I'm Nick, and in this video, Dylan Beattie will show you to pr…

AGENTS.md

AGENTS.md is a simple, open format for guiding coding agents. Think of it as a README for agents.

Fast-forwarding time

I heard this story. I don't know if it is true. A Somali man said that people in the West have longer lives, but they live shorter because they waste it all. It's an interesting thought. We...

Why You Should Add Indexes to Foreign Key Refs in PostgreSQL

Overview When building a data model for PostgreSQL, you're more than likely to have foreign keys to define relationships between tables. When you have those foreign keys, one quick way to optimize your queries and allow them to be significantly faster is to i…

Language Models as Thespians

Thinking of language models as actors is an effective way to understand their quirks, predict their failures, and get better results when using them.

Qutting GitHub

I’ve had this post sitting in my drafts since April. I decided to finish it in light of the news that GitHub is no longer independent inside Microsoft and going full-tilt into AI slop. I’ve decided to migrate all of my personal projects1 off GitHub— come join …

RAG-Shot Learning - Joseph Cooper

RAG-enhanced few-shot learning improves LLM performance by retrieving relevant labeled examples during inference, eliminating the need for fine-tuning while achieving comparable results.

How Large Language Models Parse Content

An insightful exploration into how Large Language Models parse and understand content, highlighting the importance of structure, verifiable claims, and semantic density in AI comprehension.

Optimising for trust

TDD, BDD, DDD, Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP… there’s a lot of ways to skin a cat write code in a professional environment. I take pride in being a person who is a non-ideologue when it comes to my code. There are many good ways of working, and they are all c…

Big Tech Employee Giving Program Tier List

Which tech companies offer the best employee donation matching programs? I ranked FAANG and other Big Tech firms by their charitable giving benefits to find out which employer helps their employees give the most.

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Thoughts about Software and Building Software