Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

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

Setting up...

Do you really need tsvector column? – select * from depesz; https://www.depesz.com/2025/11/03/do-you-really-need-tsvector-column/ #postgres

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@clairegiordano/115696174046989768

Thank you for the little nudge out of my comfort zone, @clairegiordano - I'm looking forward to joining you on the #TalkingPostgres #podcast

#Postgres #PostgreSQL
#DBA #developer #OpenSource #community

it's going great, y'all

*mic drop*
#LinusTorvalds #LinusSebastian #LinusTechTips #ElonMusk

Are you excited for the first PostgreSQL Edinburgh meetup in a week's time? Do you know the Postgres community is not just DBAs, but developers, data professionals, architects, students, and open source enthusiasts?
Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College!

RSVP here ▶️ https://luma.com/b9kv5fds

#postgresql #edinburgh #community #meetups #techmeetups #postgres #dev #developer #rag #ai #pgvector #openSource #database

Did you hear about the inaugural #PostgreSQL #Meetup ( @PostgresEDI ) in #Edinburgh, #Scotland?

Reserve your seat now! Two well-known speakers are on the agenda.

Date is Dec 11th, next week Thu. There will be 🍕.

https://luma.com/b9kv5fds

The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10K in 1971 to $106k today, an increase of 10x.

However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25K to $445k, an increase of 17x.

And the median cost of a car has gone from $3.6K to $50k, an increase of 14x.

The median cost of college has gone from $2.9k a year to $45k, an increase of 16x.

And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14.6k, an increase of 42x.

The average person is worse off today than in 1971.

🇺🇸🇪🇺👀 Landau: I knew many of these countries had tied their energy fortunes to Russia, but I had no idea of the extent of it, or how (collectively) it dwarfed their aid to Ukraine.

The money sent to Russia is in blue; the money sent to Ukraine is in orange

@ChrisMayLA6

ICYMI

The capitalist pyramid…

Plenty of people is blaming "AI" in the abstract for the recent RAM price spikes, but I haven't seen anybody around here point to the actual and direct culprit of it all: Sam Altman secretly bought 40% of silicon wafers (not even produced RAM, just the silicon wafers) from two of the biggest RAM manufacturers, at the same time. Not even with specific plans for what kind of RAM do with them. This is just to mess up with competitors.

Seriously, you can't hate OpenAI enough.

https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/sam-altman-s-dirty-dram-deal

Are you excited for the first PostgreSQL Edinburgh meetup in a week's time? Do you know the Postgres community is not just DBAs, but developers, data professionals, architects, students, and open source enthusiasts?
Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College!

RSVP here ▶️ https://luma.com/b9kv5fds

#postgresql #edinburgh #community #meetups #techmeetups #postgres #dev #developer #rag #ai #pgvector #openSource #database

In case you missed it, I put on my safety googles, hazmat suit and a novelty Xmas condom to test-drive the brand-new Microsoft-stewarded Web Install API. TL;DR, Credit where credit’s due: Well done, Edge team!

https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/a-first-look-at-the-web-install-api/