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New comment by empireofdust in "Ontology vs. Semantic Layer"

empireofdust — Sat, 23 May 2026 13:20:49 +0000

Although I agree with the separation being argued here I don’t find the practical implications that helpful especially in an age where LLMs will be writing a proportionally increasing amount of queries. In the same way a semantic layer can be inconsistent with itself, a semantic layer can be inconsistent with a written ontology that doesn’t technically tie to your actual system. What are the actual best ways that ontologies have been implemented? Ive heard of how it works at Palantir but are they the exception?

New comment by empireofdust in "I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night"

empireofdust — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:36:22 +0000

Do you use an alarm? Does this affect your wake up?

New comment by empireofdust in "Plex's price hikes prove I was right to switch to Jellyfin"

empireofdust — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:34:54 +0000

Ah interesting. I had a 5 year break from them. Just picked up the beam 2 home theater setup and they sound decent + was easy to use.

New comment by empireofdust in "Plex's price hikes prove I was right to switch to Jellyfin"

empireofdust — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:20:13 +0000

What made you turn off of sonos?

New comment by empireofdust in "Snorting the AGI with Claude Code"

empireofdust — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 01:30:29 +0000

What’s the best implementation of junior training or teaching/mentoring in general within tech that you’ve seen?

New comment by empireofdust in "The Renegade Richard Foreman"

empireofdust — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:37:18 +0000

Do most physicists think of Feynman as having been a renegade? I know he was quite eccentric.

New comment by empireofdust in "Fivetran to acquire Census"

empireofdust — Fri, 02 May 2025 12:39:02 +0000

Airbyte’s not an alternative for reverse-etl though. Also your pricing page also says $1k per month.