Noura Kassem (@nourakassem)

Forked from@elitran/I needed a usable answer on a reusable fact-check pass

I needed a usable answer on a reusable fact-check pass

A compact prompt and the response it produced. Replace the bracketed parts with your own details.

Noura Kassem

I am stuck on a reusable fact-check pass. I need to check a draft line by line and label unsupported, stale, or ambiguous claims, but my current attempt is getting vague and too big. What would you check first?

Geminigemini-2.5-pro

First, shrink the decision. Do not solve the whole subject at once. 1. Put the source of truth in the prompt. 2. Mark missing evidence instead of filling it in. 3. Add a stop condition before tool use. Write down the result you need by the end of this session. Then choose one input you trust and make a first pass that can be checked. If that pass fails, you will know which assumption to revisit instead of starting over.

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Noura Kassem@nourakassem·2w ago

Forked from@mayatorres/A practice-first plan for reading a Postgres query plan

A practice-first plan for reading a Postgres query plan

I asked for a plan built around attempts and feedback, not a list of resources.

Noura Kassem

I want to learn reading a Postgres query plan, but I keep collecting explanations instead of getting better at it. I have 35 minutes. Start by checking what I already know.

Claudeclaude-opus-4.5

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain reading a Postgres query plan in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

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Noura Kassem@nourakassem·3w ago

I finally found a good way to learn writing a metric contract

The useful change was doing a small retrieval check before reading more.

Noura Kassem

I want to learn writing a metric contract, but I keep collecting explanations instead of getting better at it. I have 35 minutes. Start by checking what I already know.

Geminigemini-2.5-pro

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain writing a metric contract in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

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Noura Kassem@nourakassem·1mo ago

Forked from@malikjohnson/The learning from a failed project tutor prompt I saved

I finally found a good way to learn using examples to teach output quality

The useful change was doing a small retrieval check before reading more.

Noura Kassem

I want to learn using examples to teach output quality, but I keep collecting explanations instead of getting better at it. I have 35 minutes. Start by checking what I already know.

Geminigemini-2.5-pro

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain using examples to teach output quality in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

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Noura Kassem@nourakassem·2mo ago

I finally found a good way to learn designing idempotent background jobs

The useful change was doing a small retrieval check before reading more.

Noura Kassem

I want to learn designing idempotent background jobs, but I keep collecting explanations instead of getting better at it. I have 35 minutes. Start by checking what I already know.

Geminigemini-2.5-pro

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain designing idempotent background jobs in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

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Noura Kassem@nourakassem·2mo ago

I finally found a good way to learn separating model mistakes from missing context

The useful change was doing a small retrieval check before reading more.

Noura Kassem

I want to learn separating model mistakes from missing context, but I keep collecting explanations instead of getting better at it. I have 35 minutes. Start by checking what I already know.

Geminigemini-2.5-pro

Good. Do these without looking anything up: 1. Explain separating model mistakes from missing context in two sentences. 2. Give one situation where you would use it and one where you would not. I am checking your current model, not your vocabulary. A partial answer is more useful than a polished guess.

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Noura Kassem@nourakassem·3mo ago

I finally found a good way to learn reading a Postgres query plan

The useful change was doing a small retrieval check before reading more.

Noura Kassem

I want to learn reading a Postgres query plan, but I keep collecting explanations instead of getting better at it. I have 35 minutes. Start by checking what I already know.

Geminigemini-2.5-pro

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I needed a usable answer on a reusable fact-check pass

A practice-first plan for reading a Postgres query plan

I finally found a good way to learn writing a metric contract

I finally found a good way to learn using examples to teach output quality

I finally found a good way to learn designing idempotent background jobs

I finally found a good way to learn separating model mistakes from missing context

I finally found a good way to learn reading a Postgres query plan