Thread: Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...

Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...

From
"Kevin Grittner"
Date:
Mladen Gogala  wrote:

> I'm 6'4", 235LBS so telling me that you disagree and that I am more
> stupid than a computer program, would not be a smart thing to do.

Even if you had used a smiley there, that would have been incredibly
inappropriate.  I've never seen a computer program do anything so
stupid, actually; so I'm quite sure you're not always operating to
the level they can manage.

-Kevin

Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...

From
Robert Haas
Date:
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote:
> Mladen Gogala  wrote:
>
>> I'm 6'4", 235LBS so telling me that you disagree and that I am more
>> stupid than a computer program, would not be a smart thing to do.
>
> Even if you had used a smiley there, that would have been incredibly
> inappropriate.  I've never seen a computer program do anything so
> stupid, actually; so I'm quite sure you're not always operating to
> the level they can manage.

Beep, time out.  Everybody take a step or three back and calm down.

--
Robert Haas
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The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...

From
Greg Smith
Date:
I direct anyone who thought Mladen was making a serious comment to
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/08/2009-01-08_misunderestimate_tops_list_of_notable_bu-3.html
if you want to get his little joke there.  I plan to start using
"misunderestimate" more in the future when talking about planner
errors.  Might even try to slip it into the docs at some point in the
future and see if anybody catches it.

--
Greg Smith   2ndQuadrant US    greg@2ndQuadrant.com   Baltimore, MD
PostgreSQL Training, Services, and 24x7 Support  www.2ndQuadrant.us
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Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...

From
Andrew Dunstan
Date:

On 02/02/2011 07:17 PM, Greg Smith wrote:
> I direct anyone who thought Mladen was making a serious comment to
> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/08/2009-01-08_misunderestimate_tops_list_of_notable_bu-3.html
> if you want to get his little joke there.  I plan to start using
> "misunderestimate" more in the future when talking about planner
> errors.  Might even try to slip it into the docs at some point in the
> future and see if anybody catches it.

My wings take dream ...


cheers

andrew