Erik Schmiegelow
@eschmiegelow.bsky.social
CEO Hivemind Technologies, passionate about FP, data engineering and web scale distribution, loves coffee and a good book, he/him
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Agentic GenAI isn’t just about prompts.
It’s about pipelines that adapt in real time.
On Sept 16 in Berlin, @eschmiegelow.bsky.social explains how they built it — live on stage.
→ RSVP here: www.meetup.com/applydata-be...
It’s about pipelines that adapt in real time.
On Sept 16 in Berlin, @eschmiegelow.bsky.social explains how they built it — live on stage.
→ RSVP here: www.meetup.com/applydata-be...
Data Builders’ Evening: Architecture, Engineering & Beyond | Berlin, Sep. 16th, Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Dear data-loving community, we can't wait to present to you our new Meetup event: This time, it will be a collaboration with RisingWave, a platform for real-time streaming
www.meetup.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Agentic GenAI isn’t just about prompts.
It’s about pipelines that adapt in real time.
On Sept 16 in Berlin, @eschmiegelow.bsky.social explains how they built it — live on stage.
→ RSVP here: www.meetup.com/applydata-be...
It’s about pipelines that adapt in real time.
On Sept 16 in Berlin, @eschmiegelow.bsky.social explains how they built it — live on stage.
→ RSVP here: www.meetup.com/applydata-be...
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🧠 Real-time isn’t a feature. It’s an infrastructure shift.
We teamed up with RisingWave to explore what streaming really looks like — from dev floor to production stack.
🛠️ Takeaways from two live sessions in Berlin
📚 Practical blueprints, no hype
Read: hivemindtechnologies.com/en/blog/risi...
We teamed up with RisingWave to explore what streaming really looks like — from dev floor to production stack.
🛠️ Takeaways from two live sessions in Berlin
📚 Practical blueprints, no hype
Read: hivemindtechnologies.com/en/blog/risi...
Unlocking Real-Time Data for Business Impact
Discover how RisingWave & Apache Kafka enable real-time decisions with scalable, SQL-native streaming pipelines.
hivemindtechnologies.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🧠 Real-time isn’t a feature. It’s an infrastructure shift.
We teamed up with RisingWave to explore what streaming really looks like — from dev floor to production stack.
🛠️ Takeaways from two live sessions in Berlin
📚 Practical blueprints, no hype
Read: hivemindtechnologies.com/en/blog/risi...
We teamed up with RisingWave to explore what streaming really looks like — from dev floor to production stack.
🛠️ Takeaways from two live sessions in Berlin
📚 Practical blueprints, no hype
Read: hivemindtechnologies.com/en/blog/risi...
#AuDHD ‘AuDHD: ‘How can you be extremely rigid and need routines and structure, but also be completely incapable of maintaining a routine and structure?’
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis?
Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#AuDHD ‘AuDHD: ‘How can you be extremely rigid and need routines and structure, but also be completely incapable of maintaining a routine and structure?’
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Italy will list £11bn bridge to Sicily as defence spending. That’s smart. I’d also add cycle lanes, additional public transport and the energy conversion to renewables from fossile fuels to the list.
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apple.news/AKpkMkiwnTpm...
Italy will list £11bn bridge to Sicily as defence spending — The Telegraph
Giorgia Meloni reclassifies ailing project so that expenditure can count towards new Nato goal
apple.news
June 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Italy will list £11bn bridge to Sicily as defence spending. That’s smart. I’d also add cycle lanes, additional public transport and the energy conversion to renewables from fossile fuels to the list.
apple.news/AKpkMkiwnTpm...
apple.news/AKpkMkiwnTpm...
With vibe coding all the rage, we can’t appreciate enough how genAI is changing software development. We shouldn’t underestimate the non-deterministic behaviour of genAI.
That puts secure tooling front and centre - CICD, automated testing and security checks in the software delivery process.
That puts secure tooling front and centre - CICD, automated testing and security checks in the software delivery process.
LLMs bring new nature of abstraction
A long-form article entitled: "LLMs bring new nature of abstraction"
martinfowler.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
With vibe coding all the rage, we can’t appreciate enough how genAI is changing software development. We shouldn’t underestimate the non-deterministic behaviour of genAI.
That puts secure tooling front and centre - CICD, automated testing and security checks in the software delivery process.
That puts secure tooling front and centre - CICD, automated testing and security checks in the software delivery process.
MPs vote to decriminalise abortions in England and Wales. Now it’s time for other countries, especially Germany, to do the same. #no218 #prochoice
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights
Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
MPs vote to decriminalise abortions in England and Wales. Now it’s time for other countries, especially Germany, to do the same. #no218 #prochoice
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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New blog post: @igallegosagas.bsky.social breaks down #Sangria and #PlayFramework — two popular HTTP frameworks in the Scala ecosystem.
When to use which? What to expect in production?
Find out here: medium.com/@hivemind_te...
#ScalaDev #GraphQL #ZIO #Http4s #Caliban
When to use which? What to expect in production?
Find out here: medium.com/@hivemind_te...
#ScalaDev #GraphQL #ZIO #Http4s #Caliban
Overview of HTTP frameworks for Scala (Part 2)
Sangria and Play Framework
medium.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
New blog post: @igallegosagas.bsky.social breaks down #Sangria and #PlayFramework — two popular HTTP frameworks in the Scala ecosystem.
When to use which? What to expect in production?
Find out here: medium.com/@hivemind_te...
#ScalaDev #GraphQL #ZIO #Http4s #Caliban
When to use which? What to expect in production?
Find out here: medium.com/@hivemind_te...
#ScalaDev #GraphQL #ZIO #Http4s #Caliban
So after so many deaths during the pandemic under Trump v1, we’re in for a resurgence of infections under Trump v2. There’s also a new variant coming up.
A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
wapo.st
June 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
So after so many deaths during the pandemic under Trump v1, we’re in for a resurgence of infections under Trump v2. There’s also a new variant coming up.
See you at booth #U1!
We're live at #CurrentLondon —
Talking real-time pipelines, GenAI integration, and how to simplify at scale.
✳️ Kafka
✳️ Streaming SQL
✳️ Apache Iceberg
Come by the Hivemind booth (U1) and let's talk.
#Kafka #GenAI @eschmiegelow.bsky.social #DataInfrastructure #RealTimeData #HivemindTechnologies
Talking real-time pipelines, GenAI integration, and how to simplify at scale.
✳️ Kafka
✳️ Streaming SQL
✳️ Apache Iceberg
Come by the Hivemind booth (U1) and let's talk.
#Kafka #GenAI @eschmiegelow.bsky.social #DataInfrastructure #RealTimeData #HivemindTechnologies
May 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
See you at booth #U1!
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What happens when you wire GenAI into a real-time streaming pipeline?
@eschmiegelow.bsky.social will break it down live — covering validation, scoring and system design using Kafka, LLMs and RisingWave.
Join us in Berlin on 15 May.
It’s GenAI, without the fluff.
🔗 www.meetup.com/empowering-d...
@eschmiegelow.bsky.social will break it down live — covering validation, scoring and system design using Kafka, LLMs and RisingWave.
Join us in Berlin on 15 May.
It’s GenAI, without the fluff.
🔗 www.meetup.com/empowering-d...
May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
What happens when you wire GenAI into a real-time streaming pipeline?
@eschmiegelow.bsky.social will break it down live — covering validation, scoring and system design using Kafka, LLMs and RisingWave.
Join us in Berlin on 15 May.
It’s GenAI, without the fluff.
🔗 www.meetup.com/empowering-d...
@eschmiegelow.bsky.social will break it down live — covering validation, scoring and system design using Kafka, LLMs and RisingWave.
Join us in Berlin on 15 May.
It’s GenAI, without the fluff.
🔗 www.meetup.com/empowering-d...
It was a blast! Yingjun and I covered what it take to build an efficient streaming Lakehouse with Kafka, Iceberg and RisingWave, all of that without breaking the bank!
Checkout our follow up event on May 15th in Berlin at WeWork Warschauerplatz!
meetu.ps/e/P3nbQ/Mdxh...
Checkout our follow up event on May 15th in Berlin at WeWork Warschauerplatz!
meetu.ps/e/P3nbQ/Mdxh...
May 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It was a blast! Yingjun and I covered what it take to build an efficient streaming Lakehouse with Kafka, Iceberg and RisingWave, all of that without breaking the bank!
Checkout our follow up event on May 15th in Berlin at WeWork Warschauerplatz!
meetu.ps/e/P3nbQ/Mdxh...
Checkout our follow up event on May 15th in Berlin at WeWork Warschauerplatz!
meetu.ps/e/P3nbQ/Mdxh...
Volkswagen is putting the Wurst case scenario into action
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
For Volkswagen, things go from bad to wurst
The carmaker’s sausage sales, at least, are on a roll
economist.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Volkswagen is putting the Wurst case scenario into action
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
’m very pleased and excited to co host this webinar with RisingWave’s Yingjun Wu!
Join us for a session on how to build state of the art streaming data platforms without breaking the bank!
Join us for a session on how to build state of the art streaming data platforms without breaking the bank!
🧩 Streaming isn’t magic
Building a real-time Lakehouse requires architecture, strategy – and experience.
In real life:
🔎 Systems break
🔎 Costs spiral
🔎 Teams get overwhelmed
Join #HivemindTechnologies + #RisingWave for a real-world webinar:
📅 8 May | 6–7 PM MESZ
🔗 www.meetup.com/streaming-st...
Building a real-time Lakehouse requires architecture, strategy – and experience.
In real life:
🔎 Systems break
🔎 Costs spiral
🔎 Teams get overwhelmed
Join #HivemindTechnologies + #RisingWave for a real-world webinar:
📅 8 May | 6–7 PM MESZ
🔗 www.meetup.com/streaming-st...
DIY Streaming Lakehouse on Iceberg: What They Don’t Tell You in Blog Posts, Thu, May 8, 2025, 9:00 AM | Meetup
**About**:
Let’s be honest - most blog posts about building a streaming lakehouse skip the hard parts. They make it sound easy until you try wiring streaming into your batc
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April 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
’m very pleased and excited to co host this webinar with RisingWave’s Yingjun Wu!
Join us for a session on how to build state of the art streaming data platforms without breaking the bank!
Join us for a session on how to build state of the art streaming data platforms without breaking the bank!
Reposted by Erik Schmiegelow
Applying the rule of law is the best defence against right wing extremism - what Germans call ‘wehrhafte Demokratie’, democracy that defends itself.
The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
economist.com/by-invitatio...
The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
economist.com/by-invitatio...
The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
The Oxford professor says it shouldn’t matter whether the verdict emboldens the hard right or not
economist.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Applying the rule of law is the best defence against right wing extremism - what Germans call ‘wehrhafte Demokratie’, democracy that defends itself.
The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
economist.com/by-invitatio...
The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
economist.com/by-invitatio...
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
This short instagram reel celebrates Caroline Haslett, a brilliant engineer who arguably invented the safest plug 🇬🇧 in the world, on of the little things that matter a lot.
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www.instagram.com/reel/DIMC3y-...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This short instagram reel celebrates Caroline Haslett, a brilliant engineer who arguably invented the safest plug 🇬🇧 in the world, on of the little things that matter a lot.
www.instagram.com/reel/DIMC3y-...
www.instagram.com/reel/DIMC3y-...
This paper summarises the security risks of #MCP adoption, notably remote code execution, credential theft, and malicious tool injection.
Don't get me wrong, MCP is a significant improvement, representing a standard approach to integration and composition.
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.23278
Don't get me wrong, MCP is a significant improvement, representing a standard approach to integration and composition.
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.23278
arxiv.org
April 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This paper summarises the security risks of #MCP adoption, notably remote code execution, credential theft, and malicious tool injection.
Don't get me wrong, MCP is a significant improvement, representing a standard approach to integration and composition.
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.23278
Don't get me wrong, MCP is a significant improvement, representing a standard approach to integration and composition.
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.23278
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Thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk
https://www.ft.com/content/4041b210-0f4a-4726-a964-6b17cfe1a6f4
https://www.ft.com/content/4041b210-0f4a-4726-a964-6b17cfe1a6f4
Thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Demonstrations mark the first big display of public resistance to president’s frenetic second term
www.ft.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk
https://www.ft.com/content/4041b210-0f4a-4726-a964-6b17cfe1a6f4
https://www.ft.com/content/4041b210-0f4a-4726-a964-6b17cfe1a6f4
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“For Canada to assist U.S. smugglers might seem an unfriendly act, but the U.S. tariffs are an unfriendlier act,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social:
Make Smuggling Great Again
Canada’s ultimate retaliation for Trump’s tariffs will be to turn ordinary Americans who cross the border to shop for cheaper goods into latter-day bootleggers.
bit.ly
April 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“For Canada to assist U.S. smugglers might seem an unfriendly act, but the U.S. tariffs are an unfriendlier act,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social:
Way to go: musk’s $25m candidate loses badly in Wisconsin:
“Losing this judge race has a good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the House. If you lose control of the House, there will be nonstop impeachment hearings. There will be nonstop hearings and subpoenas,”
on.ft.com/4lcHd29
“Losing this judge race has a good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the House. If you lose control of the House, there will be nonstop impeachment hearings. There will be nonstop hearings and subpoenas,”
on.ft.com/4lcHd29
Elon Musk-backed judge loses Wisconsin race as liberals surge
Republicans retain US House seats in Florida special elections but Democratic vote rises
on.ft.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Way to go: musk’s $25m candidate loses badly in Wisconsin:
“Losing this judge race has a good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the House. If you lose control of the House, there will be nonstop impeachment hearings. There will be nonstop hearings and subpoenas,”
on.ft.com/4lcHd29
“Losing this judge race has a good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the House. If you lose control of the House, there will be nonstop impeachment hearings. There will be nonstop hearings and subpoenas,”
on.ft.com/4lcHd29
March 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM