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I went through hell and back migrating to TimescaleDB. I didn’t last two weeks.
I went through hell and back migrating to TimescaleDB. I didn’t last two weeks.MongoDB vs TimescaleDB Performance: Real…
October 3, 2025
I tested Mswing, “the one indicator to rule them all”. It didn’t work.
I tested Mswing, “the one indicator to rule them all”. It didn’t work.A Cautionary Tale to Doubt What You Read OnlineAus…
August 16, 2025
How I used this well-known technical indicator to beat the market by more than 100%
How to use the Simple Moving Average to Outperform the Market I saw a "TikTok guru" make an outrageous claim. And it tur…
August 15, 2025
GPT-5 Mini is the BEST AI Model for Complex Reasoning Tasks
GPT-5 Mini is the BEST AI Model for Complex Reasoning TasksGPT-5 may have disappointed. But its "mini" model punches abo…
August 12, 2025
I Tested Every Major LLM for Algorithmic Trading. There is One Clear Winner
I Tested Every Major LLM for Algorithmic Trading. There is One Clear WinnerIt’s not Gemini Pro or GPT-5. It’s something…
August 11, 2025
I tried my best to like GPT-5. I just can't. It fucking sucks.
I tried my best to like GPT-5. I just can't. It fucking sucks. OpenAI lied to us, over-promised, and (severely) under-de…
August 10, 2025
OpenAI just released GPT-oss, its first open-source model since GPT-2. Is it as good as they say?
OpenAI did something that even Raven Baxter couldn’t predict… They returned to their open-source roots. Today, OpenAI…
August 6, 2025
Last year, I used GPT o1 to create a trading strategy. It is the WORST strategy I’ve ever seen
Last year, I used GPT o1 to create a trading strategy. It is the WORST strategy I’ve ever seenA 40% paper loss, a 52% dr…
July 12, 2025
I tested every AI Model on a complex SQL Query Generation Task. Here’s where Grok 4 stands
I tested every AI Model on a complex SQL Query Generation Task. Here’s where Grok 4 standsI spent $200 to test every lan…
July 11, 2025