11th June 2026
Research
Running untrusted queries: Datasette/SQLite vs psycopg/PostgreSQL
— Exploring how untrusted SQL queries are safely run in Datasette (using SQLite) and whether similar protections can be applied with psycopg and PostgreSQL, this project shows that both can provide robust safeguards against data corruption and resource exhaustion. Datasette leverages hard read-only file modes and a VM progress handler for query timeouts, while PostgreSQL's privilege system enforces SELECT-only access and its `statement_timeout` cancels resource-intensive or sleeping queries.
Recent articles
- A Fireside Chat with Cat and Thariq from the Claude Code team - 21st July 2026
- Kimi K3, and what we can still learn from the pelican benchmark - 16th July 2026
- The new GPT-5.6 family: Luna, Terra, Sol - 9th July 2026