March 1st, 2011 |
Published in
Database, Tech Talk | No Comments
Ah, query hints. For all those times when the database isn’t doing what you want, they’re a useful tool for forcing the query optimizer to perform your bidding. But in this case, not only is the road to Hell paved with good intentions, it’s paved with a frictionless slide directly into a wood chipper that empties handily into an active volcano. With query hints, be careful what you wish for, because—to the detriment of all you hold dear—you just might get it.
February 28th, 2011 |
Published in
Database, Tech Talk | No Comments
Ok, so I’ve already corrected gaudy and horrible behavior [intlink id="postgresql-for-newbs"]part and parcel[/intlink] with default PostgreSQL installs, but what about that… other open-source SQL database? Is it wrong too? Sure is!
December 3rd, 2010 |
Published in
News, Tech Talk | No Comments
About a week ago, my website and email vanished off the face of the internet. I think this deserves a certain amount of explanation, lest someone think I’m incompetent in my own field. Not too long ago, I switched off my colocated server because I don’t need my own personal machine for two websites, a couple very small databases, and a low-volume email server.
August 13th, 2009 |
Published in
News, Rant | No Comments
Well, I’ve officially decided to abandon KDE. Why after all this time, you ask, when they’ve done so much work already to alienate and annoy former fans with the rather abrupt 4.x tree?
