Tobias Brandt
@tobiasbrandt.bsky.social
PRQL Evangelist, Chief Excel Officer, MAD* Scientist, Pythonista, Rustacian (*: ML, AI, Data)
This is awesome! The only thing better than being spoilt for choice is not having to choose at all.
pg_lake just went open source! (Apache 2.0)
pg_lake is a set of extensions (from Crunchy Data Warehouse) that add comprehensive Iceberg support and data lake access to Postgres, with @duckdb.org transparently integrated into the query engine.
Announcement blog: www.snowflake.com/en/engineeri...
pg_lake is a set of extensions (from Crunchy Data Warehouse) that add comprehensive Iceberg support and data lake access to Postgres, with @duckdb.org transparently integrated into the query engine.
Announcement blog: www.snowflake.com/en/engineeri...
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This is awesome! The only thing better than being spoilt for choice is not having to choose at all.
Lol 🦆🚀
Today I learned that Rome has an entire store dedicated to @duckdb.org merchandising!
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Lol 🦆🚀
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_V...
"... is an influential treatise written by Albert O. Hirschman. The work hinges on a conceptual ultimatum that confronts consumers in the face of deteriorating quality of goods and services: either exit or voice."
"... is an influential treatise written by Albert O. Hirschman. The work hinges on a conceptual ultimatum that confronts consumers in the face of deteriorating quality of goods and services: either exit or voice."
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_V...
"... is an influential treatise written by Albert O. Hirschman. The work hinges on a conceptual ultimatum that confronts consumers in the face of deteriorating quality of goods and services: either exit or voice."
"... is an influential treatise written by Albert O. Hirschman. The work hinges on a conceptual ultimatum that confronts consumers in the face of deteriorating quality of goods and services: either exit or voice."
Why wouldn't you play your favourite song on repeat until the marginal utility of one more play is less than that of the next best song? Neurotypicals are so weird!
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Why wouldn't you play your favourite song on repeat until the marginal utility of one more play is less than that of the next best song? Neurotypicals are so weird!
For anyone wondering about F3, here are links to the paper and current HackerNews discussion:
pdf: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/...
HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4543...
I haven't read it yet but based on the abstract and authors (incl. Wes McKinney & Andy Pavlo), I will be reading it.
pdf: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/...
HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4543...
I haven't read it yet but based on the abstract and authors (incl. Wes McKinney & Andy Pavlo), I will be reading it.
October 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
For anyone wondering about F3, here are links to the paper and current HackerNews discussion:
pdf: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/...
HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4543...
I haven't read it yet but based on the abstract and authors (incl. Wes McKinney & Andy Pavlo), I will be reading it.
pdf: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/...
HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4543...
I haven't read it yet but based on the abstract and authors (incl. Wes McKinney & Andy Pavlo), I will be reading it.
Grindr outage during Charlie Kirk memorial
buff.ly/nJuwZ88
2024: Grindr outage during Milwaukee RNC
buff.ly/JELMirt
2008: Sydney brothels say pope’s visit will help business
buff.ly/Ez96mBe
I guess the story of the Pharisees just hit different for me.
buff.ly/nJuwZ88
2024: Grindr outage during Milwaukee RNC
buff.ly/JELMirt
2008: Sydney brothels say pope’s visit will help business
buff.ly/Ez96mBe
I guess the story of the Pharisees just hit different for me.
Grind(e)r outages corresponding to Kirkapalooza are not causal or correlative
Needless to say a small sample size but amusing if only to ask about other such social networking sites. Perhaps apocryphal rather than apocalyptic. GROK The X post humorously links a Grindr outage…
www.dailykos.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Grindr outage during Charlie Kirk memorial
buff.ly/nJuwZ88
2024: Grindr outage during Milwaukee RNC
buff.ly/JELMirt
2008: Sydney brothels say pope’s visit will help business
buff.ly/Ez96mBe
I guess the story of the Pharisees just hit different for me.
buff.ly/nJuwZ88
2024: Grindr outage during Milwaukee RNC
buff.ly/JELMirt
2008: Sydney brothels say pope’s visit will help business
buff.ly/Ez96mBe
I guess the story of the Pharisees just hit different for me.
I've cancelled my @filmandseries.bsky.social subscription. "Sorry kids, but that orange 🤡 on TV is why we can't have nice things."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I've cancelled my @filmandseries.bsky.social subscription. "Sorry kids, but that orange 🤡 on TV is why we can't have nice things."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
Report on Burnout in Open Source Software
I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!
mirandaheath.website
September 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
September 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Watching the F1 Grand Prix at Monza, Italy this weekend, i was struck by how much the Parabolica resembles one half of the Circus Maximus.
Le plus ca change, le plus c'est la meme chose!
Le plus ca change, le plus c'est la meme chose!
September 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Watching the F1 Grand Prix at Monza, Italy this weekend, i was struck by how much the Parabolica resembles one half of the Circus Maximus.
Le plus ca change, le plus c'est la meme chose!
Le plus ca change, le plus c'est la meme chose!
Compromise is the shared hypotenuse of the conjoined triangles of success.
August 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Compromise is the shared hypotenuse of the conjoined triangles of success.
* Rome's Senate approved sweeping constitutional changes on the Ides of February, allowing for an indefinite dictatorial term and extending it to a lifetime appointment.
August 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
* Rome's Senate approved sweeping constitutional changes on the Ides of February, allowing for an indefinite dictatorial term and extending it to a lifetime appointment.
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
1/5. @paradedb.bsky.social has raised a $12M Series A to bring Elasticsearch workloads to Postgres. 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
1/5. @paradedb.bsky.social has raised a $12M Series A to bring Elasticsearch workloads to Postgres. 🧵
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat
WASHINGTON—Despite polls that show the American public overwhelmingly supports keeping the ancient burial chamber sealed, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday to pry open the evil tomb of Batibat, a ven...
theonion.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat
And HN thread here: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4424...
June 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
And HN thread here: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4424...
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
Database tables are unordered, but functional programming languages work best over ordered lists. Which should Morel prefer? Both! We now have "list" and "bag" types, and full relational algebra over both. blog.hydromatic.net/2025/06/06/o...
Ordered and unordered data
Despite what the relational model says, some data is ordered.
blog.hydromatic.net
June 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Database tables are unordered, but functional programming languages work best over ordered lists. Which should Morel prefer? Both! We now have "list" and "bag" types, and full relational algebra over both. blog.hydromatic.net/2025/06/06/o...
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
Is it possible to do serious programming (such as solving Wordle) in a query language? If not, what's missing? The video of my DataCouncil talk is posted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwFs...
More Than Query Future Directions of Query Languages, from SQL to Morel
YouTube video by Data Council
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Is it possible to do serious programming (such as solving Wordle) in a query language? If not, what's missing? The video of my DataCouncil talk is posted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwFs...
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
this is a pretty fun project!
it is basically a decentralized WordPress plugin package manager, using DID PLC as an identifier and store for package signing keys; and atproto for discovery/indexing of plugins in the ecosystem.
github.com/fairpm/fair-...
it is basically a decentralized WordPress plugin package manager, using DID PLC as an identifier and store for package signing keys; and atproto for discovery/indexing of plugins in the ecosystem.
github.com/fairpm/fair-...
We're delighted to launch the FAIR Package Manager with the Linux Foundation - read our announcement and come collaborate with us! #FAIRPM
www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
Linux Foundation Announces the FAIR Package Manager Project for Open Source Content Management System Stability
Linux Foundation announces FAIR Package Manager project, creating simplicity, security and consistency for the WordPress ecosystem
www.linuxfoundation.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
this is a pretty fun project!
it is basically a decentralized WordPress plugin package manager, using DID PLC as an identifier and store for package signing keys; and atproto for discovery/indexing of plugins in the ecosystem.
github.com/fairpm/fair-...
it is basically a decentralized WordPress plugin package manager, using DID PLC as an identifier and store for package signing keys; and atproto for discovery/indexing of plugins in the ecosystem.
github.com/fairpm/fair-...
Reposted by Tobias Brandt
The urge to start a podcast is equivalent to the urge to create a DSL*
* (a domain-specific language, which is something the most genius and widely loved programmers do, everybody's stoked when I do it)
* (a domain-specific language, which is something the most genius and widely loved programmers do, everybody's stoked when I do it)
June 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The urge to start a podcast is equivalent to the urge to create a DSL*
* (a domain-specific language, which is something the most genius and widely loved programmers do, everybody's stoked when I do it)
* (a domain-specific language, which is something the most genius and widely loved programmers do, everybody's stoked when I do it)
The journey of learning often feels like an intimate, and sometimes difficult, conversation. What follows are two voices in that dialogue
An homage to #TheNational and #Rust
# Hey Rust, I think I know just what the feeling is
snth.prose.sh/hey_rust
An homage to #TheNational and #Rust
# Hey Rust, I think I know just what the feeling is
snth.prose.sh/hey_rust
The National - Hey Rosey (Official Video)
YouTube video by The National
www.youtube.com
May 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The journey of learning often feels like an intimate, and sometimes difficult, conversation. What follows are two voices in that dialogue
An homage to #TheNational and #Rust
# Hey Rust, I think I know just what the feeling is
snth.prose.sh/hey_rust
An homage to #TheNational and #Rust
# Hey Rust, I think I know just what the feeling is
snth.prose.sh/hey_rust
Friday evening vibe (coding? optional) youtu.be/VcvPwGbP-Qk?...
Parra for Cuva & Senoy [LIVE] @ Urban Spree Berlin
YouTube video by ParraforCuva
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Friday evening vibe (coding? optional) youtu.be/VcvPwGbP-Qk?...