HN blogs - 30/6/25
Entropy of a Mixture https://cgad.ski/blog/entropy-of-a-mixture.html (HN source)
My Database Is My Application: Rethinking Webhook Logic with DuckDB and SQL https://www.hey.earth/posts/duckdb-webhook-gateway (HN source)
Designing with Dataclasses https://anderspoirel.net/posts/designing-with-dataclasses/ (HN source)
They don't make 'em like that any more: Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder https://kevinboone.me/dtc-700.html (HN source)
Building Scalable Systems While Paying the Bills https://eric.mann.blog/finding-balance-building-scalable-systems-while-paying-the-bills/ (HN source)
LLMs and Artists https://blog.brokk.ai/llms-and-artists/ (HN source)
PI(M)P Your Clock https://blog.broulik.de/2025/06/pimp-your-clock/ (HN source)
Why does everyone hate WebP? https://mattsayar.com/why-does-everyone-hate-webp/ (HN source)
Exploring Datapacks https://www.joshbeckman.org/blog/exploring-datapacks (HN source)
How often is the query plan optimal? https://vondra.me/posts/how-often-is-the-query-plan-optimal/ (HN source)
Create a Folder Bookmarking System in Bash with Goto and Bookmark Commands https://blog.msar.me/create-a-folder-bookmarking-system-in-bash-with-goto-and-bookmark-commands (HN source)
Prompt Smells, Just Like Code https://blog.surkar.in/prompt-smells-just-like-code (HN source)
The cost of ownership of a 1000 applications https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-06-27-the-cost-of-ownership-of-a-1000-applications/ (HN source)
1000 Days Without Drinking https://andrew-quinn.me/1000-days-without-drinking/ (HN source)
Building Accurate Address Matching Systems https://www.robinlinacre.com/address_matching/ (HN source)
After nine years, Ninja has merged support for the GNU Make jobserver https://thebrokenrail.com/2025/06/30/ninja-jobserver.html (HN source)
LLMs, but Only Because Your Tech Sucks https://aartaka.me/llms-suck.html (HN source)
Why would you use .gitkeep? https://joeblu.com/blog/2025_06_gitkeep/ (HN source)
My home servers are not a homelab https://blog.nradk.com/posts/homelab/ (HN source)
On Wanting to Believe https://www.carsengrote.com/2025/06/on-wanting-to-believe.html (HN source)
The Hard Problem of Prompt Injection https://alexcbecker.net/blog/prompt-injection.html (HN source)