built the Epstein database

The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most ...

Netanyahu Posts ‘Proof of Life’ Video as A.I. Sows Doubts About What’s Real

The unusual video is the latest demonstration that artificial intelligence is undermining trust — even in footage that is authentic.
IEEE

AES-SQL: Text-to-SQL Based on Adaptive Prompting and Intelligent Example Selection

Abstract: Large Language Models have greatly enhanced the Text-to-SQL task. In this paper, we propose AES-SQL, an LLM-based approach based on few-shot Learning. We adjust the structure of the adaptive ...
GitHub

A coroutine-first SQL toolkit with compile-time query validations for Kotlin Multiplatform. PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQLite supported.

sqlx4k is not an ORM. Instead, it provides a comprehensive toolkit of primitives and utilities to communicate directly with your database. The focus is on giving you control while catching errors ...
Harper's Magazine

Do Cartels Exist?

Drug Cartels Do Not Exist: Narcotrafficking in U.S. and Mexican Culture, by Oswaldo Zavala, translated by William Savinar. Vanderbilt University Press. 206 pages. $34.95. The Dope: The Real History of ...
IEEE

To RAG or Not to RAG, That Is the Question: Effective Text-to-SQL Generation Under Ambiguity

Abstract: Natural language interfaces to databases promise to democratize data access, yet current Text-to-SQL systems fail to address a fundamental challenge: user questions are often ambiguous.
Quad-City Times

Dems, GOP sometimes work together. Here are examples from Iowa: Des Moines Dispatches

DES MOINES — Politics and government in 2026 are primarily marked by polarization, disagreement and the inability of either major political party to reach a consensus on almost any major issue.