AI
Why I’m Building Basekick (And What Comes Next)
After years building products across data, AI, and infrastructure, I’m starting a new chapter, one focused on value, not billable hours. This is Basekick.
Ignacio Van Droogenbroeck
AI
When AI Goes to War: Building a Strategic Combat Simulator in Python
I built a Python war simulator where GPT, and DeepSeek command real-world armies. The result? Absurd alliances, ruthless economic warfare, and surprising lessons about how AI thinks when its only goal is to win.
Databases
Long Time No See Redis. Exploring RedisTimeSeries
In this post, I explore Redis as a time series database using Docker, Python, and RedisInsight. From monitoring my Mac in real time to querying time series data with blazing speed, this hands-on guide walks through the unexpected power of Redis Stack for time series workloads.
AI
Why Your AI Forgets Everything You Say (And What Context Has to Do With It)
Ever wondered why your AI assistant forgets what you just said? Let’s talk about context length, the hidden limit behind LLM memory and what makes some models feel like Dory from Finding Nemo.
Databases
Building a Hybrid Search App with Qdrant: A Technical Walkthrough
A fun dive into hybrid search with Qdrant! From clustering to reranking, see how we built a search app using dense and sparse vectors.
Opinión
Why I left AWS
I left AWS after a few months, not because it’s a bad company, but because it wasn’t the right place for me. I thrive in dynamic, flexible environments where culture is lived, not watched in a video. This is my honest take on what I value, and what I’m building next.
Opinión
Why We Shouldn't Fall in Love with Technology: Lessons from 20 Years in Tech
Getting too attached to tech tools? After 20 years in the industry, here's why we need to stop falling in love with our tech stack.
Python
Machine Learning for Voice Recognition: How To Create a Speaker Identification Model in Python
How to build a robust speaker recognition system with Python and PyTorch. This guide covers data preprocessing, model training, and feature extraction. Ideal for developers implementing voice recognition and speaker identification in machine learning projects.
Python
Time-Series Data Meets Blockchain: Storing Time-Series Data with Solidity, Ganache and Python
Learn how to build a time-series data storage system using blockchain with this fun guide. Explore setting up Ethereum with Ganache, deploying smart contracts with Solidity and Truffle, and using Python to store and retrieve time-series data like temperature and humidity.
Databases
Milvus Unleashed: A First Dive into Vector Databases
Milvus is a powerful open-source vector database that excels at managing unstructured data such as images, video, and audio. This article explores Milvus's capabilities, including an image similarity search use case using Python.
Python
How to track vessels with Python, ClickHouse and Grafana
In this article, you'll learn how to track vessels using the AisStream API, Python, ClickHouse, and Grafana to visualize the information.
Docker
Pique #33: Como modificar un archivo de un contenedor parado / stopped
Hoy, me paso que hice una modificación a un archivo dentro de un contenedor y esa config estaba mal, el resultado, el contenedor no arrancaba. Una de las opciones era crear un contenedor nuevo, montando los volúmenes existentes y listo, pero no, decidí por una mas rápida y no tan