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Re:RIP, vector database by _peregrine_ on Thursday October 01, 2026 @02:54PM (#49925616)
confirmed - we still write by hand
Re:RIP, vector database by croemer on Thursday October 01, 2026 @06:35PM (#49927875)
This one sentence sounds very LLMish:

> Object storage as the source of truth gave the economics, and tiered NVMe SSD/memory caches gave the performance.

Re:RIP, vector database by mediaman on Thursday October 01, 2026 @08:27PM (#49928564)
Yes, that construct is, like em dashes, something that humans have been writing for a long time. That's the problem with triggering on one isolated tic. The tic comes from human practice, it's not like they invented it!
Re:RIP, vector database by croemer on Saturday October 03, 2026 @09:03AM (#49943919)
I'm not sure I've ever read a sentence like this before LLMs. Maybe I didn't pay attention, possible. I should do a search of pre-LLM writing for this construction.