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RIP, vector database

397 points · 116 comments · razin

  1. OutOfHere · · focus · HN ↗
    It would be nice to have a page that actually loads. This one doesn't. RIP.

    UPDATE: It loads now, but it didn't when it was first posted. Traffic load on the server does matter.

    1. throwawy0352 · · focus · HN ↗
      Loads really fast for me. (MacBook Air, average internet)

      If you still have issues, try <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20261001100105&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;turbopuffer.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;rip-vector-database" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20261001100105&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;turbopuff...

      1. wilj · · focus · HN ↗
        It has a pagespeed insights score of 55 and noticeably sluggish on my m3 max.

        And what&#x27;s with the throwaway account for this one comment? Is this becoming reddit with throwaway shills now?

        1. phoghed · · focus · HN ↗
          fucking shills, making helpful comments and promoting seemingly nothing, what&#x27;s this place coming to?
        2. throwawy0352 · · focus · HN ↗
          Yes, I get big money from the Internet Archive to promote their services. It&#x27;s the new scheme that shills like me go for.

          The reason is that I have no account on HN and rarely comment. I create a new account a few times a year because I don&#x27;t remember or care about my previous account.

          I could have made an account named john2026 and you would not think twice. Instead, I let people know upfront what type of account this is. Quite the opposite of what a true shill would do.

          I got a Lighthouse score of 99 in Chrome. Believe it or not, I won&#x27;t spend more of our time on this. (relevant XKCD: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;386&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;386&#x2F; )

          First Contentful Paint 0.7 s

          Largest Contentful Paint 0.9 s

          Speed Index 0.7 s

          It makes a lot of requests, and some are stopped by my ad blocker, but most of them don&#x27;t seem to make an difference. It is almost instant from my point of view. I disabled the ad blocker and didn&#x27;t notice any visual difference.

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