Pigsty Blog Articles
Yes, I Use AI to Write
April 07, 2026 in AI
AI is a multiplier. It amplifies depth and mediocrity alike. In an age where answers are cheap, questions are the real currency. There is nothing to hide about writing with AI.
AI is a multiplier. It amplifies depth and mediocrity alike. In an age where answers are cheap, questions are the real currency. There is nothing to hide about writing with AI.
Local AI's Inflection Point: 2027
April 07, 2026 in AI
When subsidies fade, hardware catches up, and open models mature, all three lines cross in 2027. "Build your own AI" goes from idea to reality.
When subsidies fade, hardware catches up, and open models mature, all three lines cross in 2027. "Build your own AI" goes from idea to reality.
LLMs Have Emotions: Claude's Internals Reveal Steerable Emotion Vectors
April 04, 2026 in AI
Anthropic's new research gives us the first direct look at causally steerable emotion vectors inside a large language model. That should change how we think about AI.
Anthropic's new research gives us the first direct look at causally steerable emotion vectors inside a large language model. That should change how we think about AI.
Pigsty v4.2: 12 Kernels
February 28, 2026 in Pigsty
GitHub Release | Release Note v4.2.0 Release Note Highlights Aligned with PostgreSQL out-of-band minor updates: 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, 14.22. Total PostgreSQL extension coverage reaches 461 packages. Kernel updates across Babelfish, AgensGraph, …
GitHub Release | Release Note v4.2.0 Release Note Highlights Aligned with PostgreSQL out-of-band minor updates: 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, 14.22. Total PostgreSQL extension coverage reaches 461 packages. Kernel updates across Babelfish, AgensGraph, …
Palantir's 'Ontology' Hustle
February 21, 2026 in Database
Ontology is database modeling. The word's only function is to make people who don't understand databases think they're looking at something new — and happily pay a thousand times more for something old.
Ontology is database modeling. The word's only function is to make people who don't understand databases think they're looking at something new — and happily pay a thousand times more for something old.
MinIO Is Dead, Long Live MinIO
February 14, 2026 in Database
MinIO's repo is officially archived and abandoned. And how AI Agents helped bring MinIO back from the dead.
MinIO's repo is officially archived and abandoned. And how AI Agents helped bring MinIO back from the dead.
Pigsty v4.1: Day-Zero 18.2 Support
February 12, 2026 in Pigsty
Same-day production support for new PG minors is the core message of Pigsty v4.1. In this release cycle, Pigsty and AWS/EDB were among the very few to announce production readiness for PG 18.2 on day one.
Same-day production support for new PG minors is the core message of Pigsty v4.1. In this release cycle, Pigsty and AWS/EDB were among the very few to announce production readiness for PG 18.2 on day one.
When Coding Becomes Cheap, What Still Matters?
February 10, 2026 in Database
Codex 5.3 xHigh pushed my workflow past a tipping point: writing code is no longer the scarce resource. The real leverage is design quality and engineering acceptance. This is the practical loop I use to ship reliable software with AI agents.
Codex 5.3 xHigh pushed my workflow past a tipping point: writing code is no longer the scarce resource. The real leverage is design quality and engineering acceptance. This is the practical loop I use to ship reliable software with AI agents.
The Agent Moat: Runtime
February 06, 2026 in Database
A mediocre local who knows the terrain beats a genius parachuted into unknown territory. Intelligence without context is idle. An agent without a runtime is vapor.
A mediocre local who knows the terrain beats a genius parachuted into unknown territory. Intelligence without context is idle. An agent without a runtime is vapor.
AI Ripped the Skin Off Software
February 05, 2026 in Database
Software stocks are melting down. Who survives? Who rises? AI stripped away software's skin, exposing the database skeleton underneath. The market isn't panic-selling — it's repricing.
Software stocks are melting down. Who survives? Who rises? AI stripped away software's skin, exposing the database skeleton underneath. The market isn't panic-selling — it's repricing.