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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Big news for the #DuckDB community today: @ducklabs.com got acquired by AWS! 🫨 Full statement here: ducklabs.com/news/2026/08...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 26/08/2026

.@ducklabs.com is joining Amazon Web Services (AWS), expected to be effective by early Sept. This move gives DuckLabs the resources and reach to bring #DuckDB, DuckLake, and the Quack protocol to many more developers and orgs – while keeping our commitment to OSS Read the full announcement here:

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DuckLabs to Join AWS, Projects to Remain Open Source

DuckLabs provides services around the DuckDB in-process OLAP data management system directly from its main developers.

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My painting GREAT PLAINS STORM

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Another GraphGeeks newsletter almost in the books and this was the song that got me there: "Neon Thrills" by LukHash open.spotify.com/intl-es/trac...

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Neon Thrills

LukHash · Better Than Reality · Canción · 2019

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

of course I found this in Sebastopol

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

People never ask me what music I listen to when writing the GraphGeeks newsletter, so here's me sharing the secret sauce anyways: It's "NIAMOS" from Andor. (Of course it was going to be.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wL...

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ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 15/07/2026

The Princess and the Pea xkcd.com/3271/

Comic. [Line graph with many mattresses per pea pointing to the left, many peas per mattress pointing to the right, and 1:1 mattress-to-pea ratio in the center. Existing Hans Christian Andersen story is circled between center and left wit ha stack of mattresses and one pea with princess on top. Arrows for potential sequels/reboots point to a mountain of mattresses further left, and to the right in order a single mattress with one pea underneath, a princess sitting on a bed holding a bowl of peas, and the mattress sitting on a huge pile of peas.]

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Vera Kober Art @vera-kober-art.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My painting of garden flowers Floral art Vera Kober www.verakober.com/floral

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Them: "So what do you do for work?" Me:

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Steve Hedden @stevehedden.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Open Knowledge Graphs (OKG) just crossed 2,000 entries 🎉 The catalog now covers 2,011 ontologies, vocabularies, and graphs. Here are some cool recent additions 🧵 openknowledgegraphs.com

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Open Knowledge Graphs

Browse ontologies, controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, and semantic software from a daily-refreshed RDF catalog.

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Currently learning more about @duckdb.org and the world of analytical databases. Who else in my network is using DuckDB? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.

Small rubber duck on a laptop wearing pink sunglasses (the rubber duck is wearing the pink sunglasses, not the laptop)

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Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And don't forget: we don't have to help Bezos get richer. A lot of products on the Amazon site can be purchased directly from the vendor on their own website.

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"Scotland" by palette knife painter Georgia Hart

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gdotv @gdotv.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

[release notes:] Another gdotv release is here! Amir breaks it down for you: Apache HugeGraph, #GoogleSQL, #SHACL constraints, graph viz fixes, CALL subquery syntax for @awscloud.bsky.social Neptune + more in the April release. Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/eKDpw... Read: gdotv.com/blog/gdotv-r...

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release notes: HugeGraph, GoogleSQL, SHACL + more

YouTube video by gdotv – graph database IDE

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gdotv @gdotv.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Oof, this edition of the Weekly Edge hits different. Here’s the news the last week delivered to our door, including not just the hits 🎶 but also the obits 🪦 of the #graphdatabases world: 🧵👇

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gdotv @gdotv.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

It's time for another edition of the Weekly Edge Here's what's been happening in the graph tech ecosystem this week 🧵👇

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 11/09/2025

Biology Department xkcd.com/3140/

Comic. [Building with large sign in front of it[ SIGN: Welcome to the *Biology Department* It has been [changeable sign: 3] days since we discovered something existentially horrifying about bugs that makes you question your whole reality

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

New graph algorithm just dropped, public endpoints in #AWS Neptune, and more graph database news in this week's Weekly Edge via @gdotv.bsky.social: gdotv.com/blog/weekly-... #graphdatabases #graphanalytics #MCP

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

tbh, if you read all of the articles I curated this week, your graph game would seriously level up 💪🏻

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

to all my #graphdatabases folks out there, I'm tuning into this livestream with Arthur from @gdotv.bsky.social and @neo4j.com talking about the next generation of IDEs for graph database devs hop on here if you'd like to join us: www.linkedin.com/events/neo4j...

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Neo4j Live: G.V() - A Graph-Native IDE for Neo4j | LinkedIn

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The Knowledge Graph Conference @kgconference.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Introducing our new video series "Knowledge Bites" featuring KG & AI experts on what's hot and what's coming (& maybe a bit about why they love attending KGC). Up first: KGC Co-Founder François Scharffe shares his thoughts on the future of #knowledgegraphs and more: www.youtube.com/shorts/wBXqJ...

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Knowledge Bites with KGC | François Scharffe

YouTube video by The Knowledge Graph Conference

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

In my headphones today on ENDLESS REPEAT: Age of Nano by STARFORCE www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HiM... #synthwave #retrowave

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Age of Nano

YouTube video by Starforce - Topic

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Over the past year, if there has been one book that has helped me navigate the ups and downs of irregular employment and the uncertainty of the world at large, and in the face of it all determine to still develop myself, it would be _Analects_ by Confucius. #amreading #confucius #booksky

The book "Analects" by Confucius and translated by Edward Slingerland sits on a desk

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Catch this edition of the Weekly Edge, wherein: - I quote Mugatu: "That GraphRAG is so hot right now" 🔥 - I compare @pacoid.bsky.social to the Gandalf of Graphs 🧙🏻‍♂️ - I share a free book by former #Neo4j colleagues 📕 - A bit of helpful stuff too gdotv.com/blog/weekly-... #GraphRAG #graphdatabases

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The Weekly Edge: GraphRAG with Neptune, Kuzu, & Neo4j [25 July 2025]

Discover what’s new in the world of graph technology this week, including GraphRAG resources for multiple graph databases, a GQL book, and a gdotv release.

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gdotv @gdotv.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

This week’s top news and resources in the graph tech space: Graph Power Hour podcast by @pacoid.bsky.social Free GraphRAG Essentials book for @neo4j.com Improving GraphRAG with Kuzu by Prashant Rao and more Read it all in this edition of the Weekly Edge: gdotv.com/blog/weekly-... #GraphRAG #GQL

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The Weekly Edge: GraphRAG with Neptune, Kuzu, & Neo4j [25 July 2025]

Discover what’s new in the world of graph technology this week, including GraphRAG resources for multiple graph databases, a GQL book, and a gdotv release.

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gdotv @gdotv.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The Weekly Edge: Kuzu Release, GraphRAG Course, Graph Theory, & More [18 July 2025] by @bwmerkl.bsky.social @gdotv.bsky.social Catch this new blog series with a weekly roundup of timely and interesting graph tech news every Friday. gdotv.com/blog/weekly-... #Kuzu #GraphRAG #Neo4j #Cypher

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The Weekly Edge: Kuzu Release, GraphRAG Course, Graph Theory, & More [18 July 2025]

Discover what’s new in the world of graph technology this week, including a new GraphRAG course, a Kuzu release, a podcast on graph pathfinding, and more.

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Them: Try not to bring up anything political. It’s just a Fourth of July barbecue Me: Okay, promise Also me: #🍉 #IndependenceDay

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

New York establishment Democrats literally doing the full Skinner.

Graph showing huge youth vote for Mandani

Simpsons no it’s the children who are wrong meme

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Woke up with hair like this so please give me ideas for a new villain name 😈

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

This book, _Art & Faith_ by Makoto Fujimura, has been my #Eastertide reflective reading. Fujimura writes a lot about how slow #art and slow #creativity are a much-needed response to capitalistic consumerist culture. It’s been a treasure to re-read during this #Easter season.

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My new foolproof plan to beat inflation just dropped

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

20,000 leagues below sea level is in outer space.

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The 30 Rock building is giving “Listen up, fives, a ten is speaking” energy #30rock #nyc #jennamaroney

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 22/05/2025

Work on your critical thinking skills and learn as much as you can. Train your own model.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 22/05/2025

Buried in the tax bill: "no State or political subdivision thereof may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act."

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Just ran across arXiv Xplorer yesterday, a semantic search engine for arXiv, bioRxiv and medRxiv. Now I can finally find and read "PaperTitle" by @pacoid.bsky.social Figured my graph and semantic folks would appreciate this: arxivxplorer.com

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arXiv Xplorer

Semantic search for arXiv.

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Bryce W. Merkl Sasaki @bwmerkl.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Almost finished with _This Is Strategy_ by @sethgodin.bsky.social Highly recommended for anyone seeking to make change: in business, in culture, in your life. #amreading #sethgodin #booksky

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Tuesday evening reminder: Write the book. Make the zine. Pack the shelves. Fill the world with so many stories they'll never be able to silence us all.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

“Who taught you this?” “Bro, I have a brain, man.” The kids are alright. www.instagram.com/reel/DJnHryl...

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