Nicolay Gerold
@nicolaygerold.com
Daytime: building ai systems & platforms @ Aisbach
Nighttime: hacking on generative ai
Host of How AI Is Built
Nighttime: hacking on generative ai
Host of How AI Is Built
Not sure whether Codex or Devin are saving me time.
The workflow is off.
They are made to push to the remote, which completely breaks the workflow (working directory -> staging -> remote).
So you push or make a pr, pull it down, check whether it's working or ...
The workflow is off.
They are made to push to the remote, which completely breaks the workflow (working directory -> staging -> remote).
So you push or make a pr, pull it down, check whether it's working or ...
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Not sure whether Codex or Devin are saving me time.
The workflow is off.
They are made to push to the remote, which completely breaks the workflow (working directory -> staging -> remote).
So you push or make a pr, pull it down, check whether it's working or ...
The workflow is off.
They are made to push to the remote, which completely breaks the workflow (working directory -> staging -> remote).
So you push or make a pr, pull it down, check whether it's working or ...
Garmin (yesterday) : you did a hard workout, minimum recovery 48 hours
Garmin (today) : time to run 24 minutes at 5k threshold pace
Garmin (today) : time to run 24 minutes at 5k threshold pace
May 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Garmin (yesterday) : you did a hard workout, minimum recovery 48 hours
Garmin (today) : time to run 24 minutes at 5k threshold pace
Garmin (today) : time to run 24 minutes at 5k threshold pace
OpenCode is really stepping it up. I love the sidebar stuff. Really plays well with nvim.
May 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
OpenCode is really stepping it up. I love the sidebar stuff. Really plays well with nvim.
i dream of a world with a single consistent markdown format
May 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
i dream of a world with a single consistent markdown format
@transistor.fm When I put and episode in "Draft" and then schedule it a few days out, the start date in the analytics should still be the day I post the episode not the day I created the draft
May 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@transistor.fm When I put and episode in "Draft" and then schedule it a few days out, the start date in the analytics should still be the day I post the episode not the day I created the draft
@howaiisbuilt.fm is back.
most AI conversations obsess over capabilities. This one focuses on constraints - the right ones that make AI actually useful rather than just impressive demos.
open.spotify.com/episode/1MbZ...
most AI conversations obsess over capabilities. This one focuses on constraints - the right ones that make AI actually useful rather than just impressive demos.
open.spotify.com/episode/1MbZ...
May 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
@howaiisbuilt.fm is back.
most AI conversations obsess over capabilities. This one focuses on constraints - the right ones that make AI actually useful rather than just impressive demos.
open.spotify.com/episode/1MbZ...
most AI conversations obsess over capabilities. This one focuses on constraints - the right ones that make AI actually useful rather than just impressive demos.
open.spotify.com/episode/1MbZ...
Why does only Zed have autocomplete in the chat
April 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Why does only Zed have autocomplete in the chat
Reposted by Nicolay Gerold
Thanks to @nicolay.fyi for giving me the opportunity to talk about @trustgraph.bsky.social on How AI Is Built!
Labels such as "facts", "observations", and "assertions" take on new meanings when we begin to consider time. Click 👇 to watch the full episode! 🎙️
youtu.be/VpFVAE3L1nk?
Labels such as "facts", "observations", and "assertions" take on new meanings when we begin to consider time. Click 👇 to watch the full episode! 🎙️
youtu.be/VpFVAE3L1nk?
Temporal RAG: Embracing Time for Smarter, Reliable Knowledge Graphs
YouTube video by How AI Is Built
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks to @nicolay.fyi for giving me the opportunity to talk about @trustgraph.bsky.social on How AI Is Built!
Labels such as "facts", "observations", and "assertions" take on new meanings when we begin to consider time. Click 👇 to watch the full episode! 🎙️
youtu.be/VpFVAE3L1nk?
Labels such as "facts", "observations", and "assertions" take on new meanings when we begin to consider time. Click 👇 to watch the full episode! 🎙️
youtu.be/VpFVAE3L1nk?
Does anyone have a clue about what data structure is used for Google Docs? Suggestions, comments, collaborative editing,...?
February 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Does anyone have a clue about what data structure is used for Google Docs? Suggestions, comments, collaborative editing,...?
EU mobilizes 200 billion Euros for AI.
Unless we have a massive political change that money will just go to waste.
For innovation to happen, we don't need money first, but deregulation.
We cannot work on breakthrough technologies, when we are at constant fear of being sued.
Unless we have a massive political change that money will just go to waste.
For innovation to happen, we don't need money first, but deregulation.
We cannot work on breakthrough technologies, when we are at constant fear of being sued.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
EU mobilizes 200 billion Euros for AI.
Unless we have a massive political change that money will just go to waste.
For innovation to happen, we don't need money first, but deregulation.
We cannot work on breakthrough technologies, when we are at constant fear of being sued.
Unless we have a massive political change that money will just go to waste.
For innovation to happen, we don't need money first, but deregulation.
We cannot work on breakthrough technologies, when we are at constant fear of being sued.
RAG is dead. Long live RAG.
LLMs suck at long context.
This paper shows what I have seen in most deployments.
With longer contexts, performance degrades.
LLMs suck at long context.
This paper shows what I have seen in most deployments.
With longer contexts, performance degrades.
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
RAG is dead. Long live RAG.
LLMs suck at long context.
This paper shows what I have seen in most deployments.
With longer contexts, performance degrades.
LLMs suck at long context.
This paper shows what I have seen in most deployments.
With longer contexts, performance degrades.
foqos.app
"Physically block distracting apps"
Grab a NFC tag, lock your app, throw NFC tag off balcony, start coding.
"Physically block distracting apps"
Grab a NFC tag, lock your app, throw NFC tag off balcony, start coding.
Foqos - Focus with NFC
foqos.app
February 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
foqos.app
"Physically block distracting apps"
Grab a NFC tag, lock your app, throw NFC tag off balcony, start coding.
"Physically block distracting apps"
Grab a NFC tag, lock your app, throw NFC tag off balcony, start coding.
I am dreaming up an Excel backend.
Excel as the frontend, Iceberg as the backend.
But how do you handle formulas, pivot tables, ...?
How do you malformatted sheets?
You probably have to put restrictions on what you can do with Excel so it's valid to be stored.
Excel as the frontend, Iceberg as the backend.
But how do you handle formulas, pivot tables, ...?
How do you malformatted sheets?
You probably have to put restrictions on what you can do with Excel so it's valid to be stored.
February 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I am dreaming up an Excel backend.
Excel as the frontend, Iceberg as the backend.
But how do you handle formulas, pivot tables, ...?
How do you malformatted sheets?
You probably have to put restrictions on what you can do with Excel so it's valid to be stored.
Excel as the frontend, Iceberg as the backend.
But how do you handle formulas, pivot tables, ...?
How do you malformatted sheets?
You probably have to put restrictions on what you can do with Excel so it's valid to be stored.
human clipboards is the best description I have heard for people who just copy and paste code and errors from and to ChatGPT
February 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
human clipboards is the best description I have heard for people who just copy and paste code and errors from and to ChatGPT
The more I learn about MLOps, the more it's ops first, ML second.
Start with:
- Build serverless apps
- Write infrastructure code
- Set up CI/CD
- Run VMs & databases
- Deploy Kubernetes
ML comes after you can build things that work.
Start with:
- Build serverless apps
- Write infrastructure code
- Set up CI/CD
- Run VMs & databases
- Deploy Kubernetes
ML comes after you can build things that work.
February 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The more I learn about MLOps, the more it's ops first, ML second.
Start with:
- Build serverless apps
- Write infrastructure code
- Set up CI/CD
- Run VMs & databases
- Deploy Kubernetes
ML comes after you can build things that work.
Start with:
- Build serverless apps
- Write infrastructure code
- Set up CI/CD
- Run VMs & databases
- Deploy Kubernetes
ML comes after you can build things that work.
TIL:
In Postgres, you can dollar quote strings with a lot of ' so you don't have to double each '.
$$Dianne's horse$$
$SomeTag$Dianne's horse$SomeTag$
In Postgres, you can dollar quote strings with a lot of ' so you don't have to double each '.
$$Dianne's horse$$
$SomeTag$Dianne's horse$SomeTag$
January 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
TIL:
In Postgres, you can dollar quote strings with a lot of ' so you don't have to double each '.
$$Dianne's horse$$
$SomeTag$Dianne's horse$SomeTag$
In Postgres, you can dollar quote strings with a lot of ' so you don't have to double each '.
$$Dianne's horse$$
$SomeTag$Dianne's horse$SomeTag$
That's probably one of the best websites I have ever seen and one of the best experiences on the web
www.stripe.press/poor-charlie...
www.stripe.press/poor-charlie...
Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Experience the wit and wisdom of Charles T. Munger online, for free. Originally published in 2005, this compilation of 11 talks by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman has become a touchston...
www.stripe.press
January 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
That's probably one of the best websites I have ever seen and one of the best experiences on the web
www.stripe.press/poor-charlie...
www.stripe.press/poor-charlie...
Dropping some new episodes on @howaiisbuilt.fm . Links below.
January 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Dropping some new episodes on @howaiisbuilt.fm . Links below.
New podcast with Alex Garcia on search in sqlite
January 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
New podcast with Alex Garcia on search in sqlite
TIL: Ionos has 1€ email for your custom domain.
January 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
TIL: Ionos has 1€ email for your custom domain.
Coming back and back again to the same question: How can I make it easy to experiment?
With genAI it will be easier to generate alternatives and options. So for almost anything, I want to generate a lot of options, vote for the best one, test it in a sandbox, A/B test, deploy it... (rollback)
With genAI it will be easier to generate alternatives and options. So for almost anything, I want to generate a lot of options, vote for the best one, test it in a sandbox, A/B test, deploy it... (rollback)
January 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Coming back and back again to the same question: How can I make it easy to experiment?
With genAI it will be easier to generate alternatives and options. So for almost anything, I want to generate a lot of options, vote for the best one, test it in a sandbox, A/B test, deploy it... (rollback)
With genAI it will be easier to generate alternatives and options. So for almost anything, I want to generate a lot of options, vote for the best one, test it in a sandbox, A/B test, deploy it... (rollback)
Really interesting paper.
Machine Learning: The High-Interest Credit Card of Technical Debt
static.googleusercontent.com/media/resear...
Machine Learning: The High-Interest Credit Card of Technical Debt
static.googleusercontent.com/media/resear...
static.googleusercontent.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Really interesting paper.
Machine Learning: The High-Interest Credit Card of Technical Debt
static.googleusercontent.com/media/resear...
Machine Learning: The High-Interest Credit Card of Technical Debt
static.googleusercontent.com/media/resear...
That's surprisingly on brand.
January 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
That's surprisingly on brand.
Good pipes beat perfect models.
January 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Good pipes beat perfect models.