Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

Project manager: "What's technical debt? Explain it to me like I'm 6 years old"

Devs:

(source: "Richard Scarry's Storybook Dictionary" : https://archive.org/details/1scarryRichardStorybookDictionary/page/n56/mode/1up )

People from Fujitsu and the Post Office need to be in prison.

#PostOfficeScandal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlkx6n15ero

The first #PostgreSQL #Edinburgh meetup was a success! Did you miss @vyruss delivering RAGTime with Postgres?

His comprehensive slides on learning about AI power with pgvector and Retrieval-Augmented Generation can be found here:

https://vyruss.org/computing/slides/postgresedi_ragtime_with_postgres.pdf

cc @PostgresEDI

#postgres #ai #aiops #llmops #llm #aiengineering #programming #opensource #tech #dev #devcommunity

If you need some distraction this Christmas Day, you're near Leicester or Loughborough and money is tight, then the Great Central Railway are running some special steam services where they're insisting that you only pay what you can afford. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/12/leicestershire-railway-to-run-pay-what-you-can-afford-steam-train-service-this-christmas-day.html

Curious what to expect at @pgconfdev in 2026?
Tune in to a new #TalkingPostgres episode with @clairegiordano, featuring an interview with our co-organizer @melanieplageman. They cover what’s new for PGConf.dev 2026, how to strengthen your CFP submission, and the thoughtful (and sometimes creative!) ways we work to make PGConf.dev welcoming for newcomers and experienced community members alike.

🎧 Podcast: https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/what-postgres-developers-can-expect-from-pgconf-dev-with-melanie-plageman
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHs10_qAtr0&list=PLixnExCn6lRrb_wV1yV9thFI1r7DOPhER

That’s a wrap on the first #PostgreSQL #Edinburgh #meetup! 🐘

Huge thanks to @intrbiz for the talk, @pgEdgeDistributedPostgres for the 🍕, and UoE for the venue.

Slides:
🔹 PG Tricks: https://nexteam.co.uk/files/talks/pg-tricks-postgresedi-meetup.pdf
🔹 RAGtime with #Postgres: https://vyruss.org/computing/slides/postgresedi_ragtime_with_postgres.pdf

We return Feb 12th and need speakers! 🎤 DM/reply if you have a talk idea or feedback!

Happy holidays! 🎄

#TechMeetup #OpenSource #Database