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The semantic layer needs many owners, but a good overview of the "so what" for these efforts cisr.mit.edu/publication/...
The Case for a Semantic Layer
A semantic layer is a system of technologies and techniques that organizes and maintains a consistent and unified representation of data from various sources that is interpretable by humans and…
cisr.mit.edu
As much as I like the convenience of AGE, looks like I need to start using DuckDB a bit more for graphs theconsensus.dev/p/2026/05/29...
Graph database-ball! Exploring the Game with the graph capabilities of LadybugDB, DuckDB and PostgreSQL - The Consensus
We compare neo-graph databases, Postgres, LadybugDB, and DuckDB, to understand the user experience and general performance.
theconsensus.dev
I've been experimenting with this for my projects and loving it for my agents www.pixeltable.com
Pixeltable - Multimodal AI Data Infrastructure
The only Python framework providing incremental storage, transformation, indexing, and orchestration of multimodal data. Build production AI applications with native support for images, videos,…
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I started working on these same challenges in 2019: so many good points made on knowledge graphs www.decodingai.com/p/keep-knowl...
How to Keep Your AI Agent's Knowledge Graph Clean
The resolution, deduplication, and review pipeline that keeps agent memory usable as it grows.
decodingai.com
Had a great time speaking at the Pasco Chamber of Commerce on AI topics today. I'm very excited about tech in this county and the Tampa Bay area.
In an era of GenAI's increasing use, it's important to understand the benefits of maintaining focus while surrounded by constant distraction and easy solutions academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital*
Abstract. Schooling may build human capital not only by teaching academic skills but by expanding the capacity for cognition. We focus specifically on cogn
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Ah! Such a good demo of fluid dynamics simulation with Godot! myzopotamia.dev/navier-stoke...
Navier-Stokes fluid simulation explained with Godot game engine ·
When I first stumbled upon fluid simulations in game dev I was amazed on how good the effect could be. I really wan...
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Super excited to be speaking to the Pasco EDC community on practical AI solutions for small business pascoedc.com/events/detai...
Practical AI
July 8, 2026 Date: Wednesday, July 08, 2026 Time: 6:00-7:00 pm Location: SMARTstart @ the Grove 6013 Wesley Grove Boulevard, Suite 202 Wesley Chapel, FL 33544 Speaker: Joe Blankenship, A Valid…
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I have rarely thought about it in this context, but this is a good article on the benefits of solutions engineering skills for technical folks maxhalford.github.io/blog/solutio...
My unvarnished guide to solution engineering • Max Halford
Introduction I joined Carbonfact as a first employee. In a nutshell, it’s software that takes in raw ERP and PLM data, and spits out environmental reports. I got pulled into many Sales processes …
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A great rundown on considerations between Hive and Iceberg approaches medium.com/@rongalinaid...
Why We Moved from Hive-Style Data Lakes to Apache Iceberg?
Introduction
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This is an older article (probably in need of an update in 2026), but still an insightful look at synthetic data mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
What is synthetic data — and how can it help you competitively? | MIT Sloan
Synthetic data offers the opportunity to test new ideas and develop new products without putting personal or health data at risk.
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I truly love Simon's work and he words this article very carefully, but it's important to keep in mind a great tool like ktx can still obfuscate how challenging semantic layer compliance is for consistent and rigorous agentic engineering www.ssp.sh/blog/agentic...
Beyond the Semantic Layer: Building a Context Layer for the Agentic Era
A context layer turns warehouse schema, metrics, and business docs into one governed place — so AI data agents like Claude or Codex query your stack reliably.
ssp.sh
I'm excited about the concept of orbital data centers, but the points on heat (in addition to the existing orbital "space trash" issues) present some very exciting challenges for engineers spectrum.ieee.org/orbital-data...
The Real Cost Of Cooling GPUs In Space Might Shock You
Shedding heat will require ingenious new designs
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I like the approach, but I've always thought of catalogs as one of the keys for interoperability (so long as people take the time to create quality metadata) roundup.getdbt.com/p/a-catalog-...
A Catalog Is All You Need
Last year I asked you to give Iceberg a REST. This year, it finally got one.
roundup.getdbt.com
CGRA technologies like Onyx are definitely game changers given the recent focus on FPGAs spectrum.ieee.org/sparse-ai
Can a Chip That Loves Zeros Make Huge AI Models More Efficient?
Sparse computing enables leaner, faster AI
spectrum.ieee.org
A great set of principles for building agents github.com/humanlayer/1...
GitHub - humanlayer/12-factor-agents: What are the principles we can use to build LLM-powered software that is actually good enough to put in the hands of production customers?
What are the principles we can use to build LLM-powered software that is actually good enough to put in the hands of production customers? - humanlayer/12-factor-agents
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A very interesting solution to a challenging communications situation spectrum.ieee.org/iran-interne...
Inside the Stealth Satellite Lifeline Beating Iran’s Internet Blackout
Files hidden in satellite TV broadcasts keep information flowing
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Definitely an important consideration for researchers and their data upstream.force11.org/what-is-the-...
What is the Future of Data Management Plans?
Recent developments from major US funders suggest a shift in how the vision of machine-actionable data management plans is being implemented. This post reviews the positive and negative aspects of…
upstream.force11.org
A good rundown of gotchas for SQLite in production blog.pecar.me/sqlite-prod/
Gotchas with SQLite in Production
What you need to know before putting SQLite in production
blog.pecar.me
I probably spent a bit too much time looking into PolarQuant, but so cool research.google/blog/turboqu...
TurboQuant: Redefining AI efficiency with extreme compression
We strive to create an environment conducive to many different types of research across many different time scales and levels of risk.
research.google
I love vector databases when the requirements call for it, but this read demonstrates that it's often the simple solution that can have the most immediate impact medium.com/@Micheal-Lan...
The Markdown File That Beat a $50M Vector Database
Three of the most successful AI agent platforms in production right now store memory the same way you store grocery lists. Here’s why…
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