Chris Simpson

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Chris Simpson writes about software development, search systems, and infrastructure.

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Curved space, flat index #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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Sep 19, 2026
The rotation should have been learned #SoftwareDevelopment #Infrastructure #Learning
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Sep 12, 2026
The cheap part got cheaper #Tech #Software #Infrastructure
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Jul 17, 2026
Code mode is batched retrieval #SoftwareDevelopment #Infrastructure #Tech
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Jul 15, 2026
A field guide to vector similarity measures #VectorSearch #AI #DataScience
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Jul 7, 2026
Near both, on neither: why single-vector search fails high-intent queries #Search #VectorSearch #SoftwareDevelopment
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Jul 5, 2026
Why I'm betting on AI Engine Optimisation #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #Search
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Jun 16, 2026
A new chapter #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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Jun 15, 2026
Optimising for AI search #AI #Search #Tech
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Jun 13, 2026
Where did all the traffic go? #Tech #Software #Analysis
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Jun 11, 2026
Citations are the new ranking #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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Jun 9, 2026
Retrieval inside an LLM is still retrieval #AI #LLM #InformationRetrieval
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Jun 7, 2026
The disappearing search engine result page #Search #Tech #WebDev
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Jun 5, 2026
How I actually use the web in 2026 #Web #Technology #Future
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Jun 3, 2026
Asymmetric query quantization in DiskBBQ #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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May 27, 2026
SMART: late interaction without retraining #SoftwareDevelopment #MachineLearning #AI
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May 26, 2026
Faster similar-document search in Elasticsearch 9.4 #Elasticsearch #Search #Dev
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May 21, 2026
SID-1: Train the loop, keep the index #SoftwareDevelopment #Infrastructure #Search
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May 20, 2026
The harness is mostly retrieval #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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May 18, 2026
xAI algorithm through a search lens #AI #Search #Tech
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May 16, 2026
Could TurboQuant Unlock Late Interaction Retrieval? #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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May 15, 2026
What to make of TurboQuant #SoftwareDevelopment #Infrastructure #Tech
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May 14, 2026
The pattern goes all the way down #SoftwareDevelopment #Infrastructure #Patterns
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May 13, 2026
Everything has changed in search. Nothing has changed in search. #Search #Tech #Software
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May 5, 2026
A primer on late interaction #SoftwareDevelopment #Infrastructure #Tech
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May 2, 2025
Today, Vimeo goes public #Tech #Business #Venture
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May 25, 2021
FOSDEM 2015 #Tech #Conference #Software
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Feb 2, 2015
I've Joined Vimeo #Tech #Software #Career
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Apr 7, 2014
DueDil raises further $17 million of funding to fuel growth and expansion #Funding #Business #Tech
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Mar 3, 2014
Elasticsearch 1.0 launched: An overview #SoftwareDevelopment #Search #Infrastructure
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Feb 12, 2014
FOSDEM 2014: a retrospective #Tech #Conference #Software
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Feb 2, 2014
Elasticsearch Marvel: Monitor and Manage your Elasticsearch cluster #Elasticsearch #DevOps #Monitoring
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Jan 28, 2014
Elasticsearch Snapshot Restore Overview #Elasticsearch #Database #DevOps
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Jan 5, 2014
Elasticsearch Aggregations Overview #Elasticsearch #Data #Dev
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Dec 18, 2013
London Elasticsearch User Group Presentation #Elasticsearch #Tech #Dev
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Sep 10, 2013
Elasticsearch "Yellow" cluster status explained #Elasticsearch #DevOps #Databases
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Apr 20, 2013
DueDil completes Series A funding and announces $5m in new investment #Tech #Startup #Funding
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Apr 11, 2013
Using Elasticsearch on Amazon EC2 #Elasticsearch #Cloud #DevOps
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Jan 26, 2013
DueDil: Trust the data #Data #Software #Infrastructure
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Dec 29, 2012