LLMs reward expertise ^HN

The most important skill in prompting is expertise in the domain you’re prompting for.

Great article by Sean_Goedecke.

• SQLite in Production: Optimizing WAL Mode, Concurrency, and VFS Layers for Low-Latency App Servers #sqlite

looks like fm4 got a redesign recently. turns out, it launched in april, i just have noticed it today.

https://fm4.orf.at/

i didn't know Neal_Stephenson had a substack!

https://substack.com/@nealstephenson

The startup's Postgres survival guide: A guide to preventing Postgres from toppling over

https://hatchet.run/blog/postgres-survival-guide

postgresql

freeink

An open ecosystem for e-readers. Free Ink is an open-source collective building the software, firmware and hardware for e-paper readers. Every layer ships in the open, so anyone can pick it up, extend it, and make it their own.

https://freeink.org/ ^HN

readkinetic

speed reader. not sure if this works for me, but i want to try it.

https://www.readkinetic.com/ ^HN

• The kids (with phones) are alright
• The AI Whale Fall and Open Source
• LeMario: Super Mario Bros trained on a JEPA Model

The Tower Keeps Rising

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/13/the-tower-keeps-rising/