#information-retrieval

• Combining BM25 and embeddings instead of using semantic search everywhere

  Dec 25, 2025 5 min
• Designing retrieval systems around top-5 user experience

  Dec 25, 2025 6 min
• Why Retrieval Systems Do Not Need Perfect Recall

  Dec 25, 2025 4 min
• Small embedding models plus rerankers can outperform large embeddings

  Dec 25, 2025 5 min
• Why small embeddings plus rerankers often beat giant vector models

  Dec 25, 2025 5 min