Sinjo
@sinjo.dev
Perilously online computer toucher. Enjoyer of hiking, photography, and gaming.
Blog: https://blog.sinjakli.co.uk/
Elsewhere: https://sinjo.dev/
he/him ✌🏻💖
Blog: https://blog.sinjakli.co.uk/
Elsewhere: https://sinjo.dev/
he/him ✌🏻💖
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Postgres uses TOAST to store large, variable-sized data values like JSONB and TEXT.
Using it impacts performance, so you gotta know the tradeoffs.
Using it impacts performance, so you gotta know the tradeoffs.
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Postgres uses TOAST to store large, variable-sized data values like JSONB and TEXT.
Using it impacts performance, so you gotta know the tradeoffs.
Using it impacts performance, so you gotta know the tradeoffs.
For anyone waiting for the video: my #SREcon talk is now up!
Lots of deep details in there about how hard it is to store data reliably and how tiny mistakes can turn into big problems.
Lots of deep details in there about how hard it is to store data reliably and how tiny mistakes can turn into big problems.
How do Postgres and MySQL achieve data durability?
Our very own Chris Sinjakli spoke at SREcon about how this works and the many engineering challenges it presents.
Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGN...
Our very own Chris Sinjakli spoke at SREcon about how this works and the many engineering challenges it presents.
Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGN...
SREcon25 Europe/Middle East/Africa - The Computer Wants to Lose Your Data
YouTube video by USENIX
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
For anyone waiting for the video: my #SREcon talk is now up!
Lots of deep details in there about how hard it is to store data reliably and how tiny mistakes can turn into big problems.
Lots of deep details in there about how hard it is to store data reliably and how tiny mistakes can turn into big problems.
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How do Postgres and MySQL achieve data durability?
Our very own Chris Sinjakli spoke at SREcon about how this works and the many engineering challenges it presents.
Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGN...
Our very own Chris Sinjakli spoke at SREcon about how this works and the many engineering challenges it presents.
Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGN...
SREcon25 Europe/Middle East/Africa - The Computer Wants to Lose Your Data
YouTube video by USENIX
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
How do Postgres and MySQL achieve data durability?
Our very own Chris Sinjakli spoke at SREcon about how this works and the many engineering challenges it presents.
Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGN...
Our very own Chris Sinjakli spoke at SREcon about how this works and the many engineering challenges it presents.
Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGN...
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You have to give Great British Railways extra credit for hitting the @xkcd.com "Standards" number right on the nose
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
You have to give Great British Railways extra credit for hitting the @xkcd.com "Standards" number right on the nose
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Just realised we’ve reached the point in the year where I only want to listen to jazz. Something about the cold days and long nights puts my brain in that place 🍂
Today it’s the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Last Time Out
open.qobuz.com/album/088644...
Today it’s the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Last Time Out
open.qobuz.com/album/088644...
Open Qobuz
open.qobuz.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just realised we’ve reached the point in the year where I only want to listen to jazz. Something about the cold days and long nights puts my brain in that place 🍂
Today it’s the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Last Time Out
open.qobuz.com/album/088644...
Today it’s the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Last Time Out
open.qobuz.com/album/088644...
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wifes love asking shit like "Honey, what is the Blowjob Olympics?" and "Why is 'Blowjob Olympics' listed on our CC statement like 14 times"
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
wifes love asking shit like "Honey, what is the Blowjob Olympics?" and "Why is 'Blowjob Olympics' listed on our CC statement like 14 times"
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PlanetScale Insights is amazing.
Correlating schema/config changes and performance has never been easier.
The perfect tool for squeezing every ounce of performance out of your database resources.
Correlating schema/config changes and performance has never been easier.
The perfect tool for squeezing every ounce of performance out of your database resources.
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
PlanetScale Insights is amazing.
Correlating schema/config changes and performance has never been easier.
The perfect tool for squeezing every ounce of performance out of your database resources.
Correlating schema/config changes and performance has never been easier.
The perfect tool for squeezing every ounce of performance out of your database resources.
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Turns out you can communicate across containers via 63-bits of available space in a shared lock you acquire on /proc/self/ns/time that all processes have access to.
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Turns out you can communicate across containers via 63-bits of available space in a shared lock you acquire on /proc/self/ns/time that all processes have access to.
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
life hack: if your company enforces a return-to-office policy, you can get two badge scans for free every week by crashing on the sofas after going drinking at the weekend
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
life hack: if your company enforces a return-to-office policy, you can get two badge scans for free every week by crashing on the sofas after going drinking at the weekend
not a huge fan of being jumpscared by fireworks during savasana!
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
not a huge fan of being jumpscared by fireworks during savasana!
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All the IOPS you can eat, now on a smaller plate.
Coming soon: $50 PlanetScale Metal and the ability to dynamically allocate CPU and memory independent of storage size.
planetscale.com/blog/50-doll...
planetscale.com/blog/50-doll...
$50 PlanetScale Metal — PlanetScale
Introducing $50 PlanetScale Metal
planetscale.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
All the IOPS you can eat, now on a smaller plate.
microsoft teams is more of an everything app than x will ever be
siri send tweet
siri send tweet
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
microsoft teams is more of an everything app than x will ever be
siri send tweet
siri send tweet
they should make 1password 4 again
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
they should make 1password 4 again
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Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!
“yes, I want to restart my computer now”
buddy, “want” is a strong word, but we both know you’re gonna make me
buddy, “want” is a strong word, but we both know you’re gonna make me
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“yes, I want to restart my computer now”
buddy, “want” is a strong word, but we both know you’re gonna make me
buddy, “want” is a strong word, but we both know you’re gonna make me
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This is my favorite article on B-tree internals.
Jeremy Cole has done MySQL at Twitter, Google, and Shopify. One of the most knowledgeable MySQL engineers in the world, and his blog is an information goldmine.
blog.jcole.us/2013/01/10/b...
Jeremy Cole has done MySQL at Twitter, Google, and Shopify. One of the most knowledgeable MySQL engineers in the world, and his blog is an information goldmine.
blog.jcole.us/2013/01/10/b...
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is my favorite article on B-tree internals.
Jeremy Cole has done MySQL at Twitter, Google, and Shopify. One of the most knowledgeable MySQL engineers in the world, and his blog is an information goldmine.
blog.jcole.us/2013/01/10/b...
Jeremy Cole has done MySQL at Twitter, Google, and Shopify. One of the most knowledgeable MySQL engineers in the world, and his blog is an information goldmine.
blog.jcole.us/2013/01/10/b...
damnit, I thought I was safe, but my prusa core one hasn’t updated its clock
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
damnit, I thought I was safe, but my prusa core one hasn’t updated its clock
Haul of interesting #coffee from my Dublin trip, along with @jameshoffmann.bsky.social’s latest book that was waiting for me when I got home 💖☕️
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Haul of interesting #coffee from my Dublin trip, along with @jameshoffmann.bsky.social’s latest book that was waiting for me when I got home 💖☕️
when I was growing up, I always thought it was crazy that old people still called it a marathon instead of a snickers
recently, I’ve learned that I will always call it a retweet, no matter which platform I’m on
recently, I’ve learned that I will always call it a retweet, no matter which platform I’m on
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
when I was growing up, I always thought it was crazy that old people still called it a marathon instead of a snickers
recently, I’ve learned that I will always call it a retweet, no matter which platform I’m on
recently, I’ve learned that I will always call it a retweet, no matter which platform I’m on
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raising funds for my new startup which sells a device that detects customers taking phone calls on speaker in coffee shops and directionally EMPs their table
i’m looking for 1% at a $10b valuation
i have no idea how to build any of this but i’m sure you agree it’s important
i’m looking for 1% at a $10b valuation
i have no idea how to build any of this but i’m sure you agree it’s important
October 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
raising funds for my new startup which sells a device that detects customers taking phone calls on speaker in coffee shops and directionally EMPs their table
i’m looking for 1% at a $10b valuation
i have no idea how to build any of this but i’m sure you agree it’s important
i’m looking for 1% at a $10b valuation
i have no idea how to build any of this but i’m sure you agree it’s important
the height of technology in my bed is wool and a lot of springs. you don't need all this bullshit if you start with breathable materials
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto
The AWS outage caused chaos for owners of Eight Sleep’s Pod3 mattresses as they had no offline mode and were stuck at high temperatures.
www.dexerto.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
the height of technology in my bed is wool and a lot of springs. you don't need all this bullshit if you start with breathable materials
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
[extremely bbc news reporter voice] if you think back to the ever given blocking the suez canal, this is similar to that, but on the information superhighway
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
[extremely bbc news reporter voice] if you think back to the ever given blocking the suez canal, this is similar to that, but on the information superhighway
the people who say software can be finished have very obviously never owned a house
maintenance up the wazoo
maintenance up the wazoo
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
the people who say software can be finished have very obviously never owned a house
maintenance up the wazoo
maintenance up the wazoo