jerrysievert

re: columnar - https://github.com/hydradatabase/hydra/tree/main/columnar

a much updated fork of citus' columnar using Postgres tableam.

re: duckdb handling storage - https://github.com/hydradatabase/pg_quack/tree/branch-0.0.1

an earlier implementation

they seem to still be getting in new releases, at least as of the end of July:

https://bendblockbuster.com/new-releases/

the Alaska blockbuster did close though.

https://www.amazon.com/Kodak-photo-paper-matte-count/dp/B0B5... according to the link.

> where in the blog?

the blog is listed in the first paragraph of the linked article: https://chemisting.com/2024/03/15/an-open-source-diy-flow-ba...

as someone allergic to the bulk of blood pressure medications (currently taking some very old ones that don't affect me as much as the new ones that "don't have side effects"), hell yeah I'd cheat a blood pressure test if I could.

the difference between being a little dizzy and not being able to walk more than 10 feet without having to stop and throw up is huge.

what I add depends entirely on what I am able to find at the moment. depending on the flavor profile I'm going for, I'll either start with a base of Fresno or jalapeño, and adjust with other peppers from there. I find that Thai peppers or habanero give a decent heat, but using something like sugar rush peach can give you both heat and additional flavor if you are careful with your amount used.

as for "when" - put them in the brine with the rest of the peppers, wait your couple of weeks, then blend.

peppers are a fruit and there are a ton of varieties that add slightly different flavors, ranging from vegetable, chocolate, peach, pineapple, etc - you just need a good combination of peppers that work well together, they don't have to be spicy.

personally, I'd add a little more than bell peppers, which tend to have a more vegetable flavor. there are some Italian peppers that have a nice sweetness without heat, for instance.

if you're looking for more of a sriracha flavor, add some garlic in there! there's just as much of a world of peppers to explore that isn't burning hot as there is super hot varieties.

I lacto-ferment hot sauce on a regular basis (and give most of it away).

my go-to brine is by weight, which eliminates a bunch of issues:

* 400g water

* 26g salt

this makes for a great brine without trying to estimate or "taste" it to see if it's ok.

in addition, I sometimes use adjuncts:

* garlic - this adds a lot of flavor to the sauce, but could add yeast if you're not careful

* carrots - adds some vegetable flavor and a little bit of sweetness without adding sugar directly

I also don't pasteurize it (heat it up after it's done, or add vinegar), since I prefer the natural change that the sauce has over time. I also don't "thicken" it, you can get a better sauce by using the correct amount of brine when you go to blend it at the end, if all else fails, any leftover brine can be used for other things (I have some great pickles that were started with a partial batch of brine).

it's a fun hobby, but make sure that you can find a home for the extras if you aren't an avid hot sauce eater!

editing to add some tips:

1. if you're dealing with hot peppers, use gloves - they help a lot!

2. the seeds and the pith add a lot of heat - you can remove them and get yourself delicious flavor without the pain.

> Or has Apple TV+ itself started doing that

Apple TV+ shows, on the Apple TV app, on the Apple TV hardware now often (not every time, but very often) have ads in the front the show, and before you ask, yes with a paid Apple TV+ subscription.

and yes, of course the other shows that can play in the Apple TV app also show ads at the beginning, but they do that in their own apps on the Apple TV hardware as well.

can I just note that calling hardware, app, and service the same thing is a bit confusing?

perhaps you don't see the ads that apple forces when you watch an appletv (the service, not the hardware) on the appletv (the hardware, not the service).

plus almost every other app follows suit on the appletv (hardware, not the service), so that all apps on the appletv (hardware, not the service) end up having ads, not just the appletv (service, not the hardware) app on the appletv (hardware, not the service).

nope, not confusing at all, but still lots of ads.

> My car knows how fast I am going and it now knows what the speed limit is

does it really know what the speed limit is?

apple maps in Oregon is frequently wrong about speeds - there are rural routes near me that are 55mph, that apple labels 25mph and refuses to change.

I managed to get an Apollo on auction while working at ncd in the early-mid 90’s, mine had a very high res black and white monitor and a very weird Unix implementation that appeared to let you choose between bsd and AT&T environments at boot.

Mostly I remember it for the amazing monitor and the laser mouse and the mirrored mouse pad with the grid - truly amazing to me at the time.

you fully missed a bullet not working with MUMPS. my favorite "issue" when dealing with MUMPS was failure to run in production because a line wrapped into a second 4k "page".

that pretty much all medical records go through MUMPS scares the hell out of me after spending time moving broken web products off of MUMPS.

I managed to find a couple in my price range, as low as $-0.80 each (free with a rebate of 80 cents) - once you've messed with it a few times, there appear to be some bugs with the math as you might of noticed.

it appears to be a real 80386SX embedded in the SoC, which also bundles the bridges, so i would not expect the math coprocessor from the 486, nor the amount of cache (this is an SX after all).

see https://www.cpushack.com/ULi.html for more information on this (not new) SoC.

my recycling bin got stolen multiple times in Portland, but mostly because they are handy totes.

locally, garbage companies (not sure if just some, or all) scan the barrels and verify they are both at the right address and paid before picking them up.

this happened to me last Monday. it took over 2 days to recover.

it gobsmacked me that I needed space on a filesystem to make space on a filesystem.

> That's a different species of bacteria altogether.

likely hence the "out-compete", by a different species

having collected through the 90's, I can attest that there are a lot less specialty parts now, but in recent sets that number appears to be growing again. almost every fairly large set I've purchased in the last 2 years have had 10-12 new-to-me parts in it, and the other sets continue to include those same parts as well.

mostly, they've been pieces to make some change for SNOT, but there seem to be so many of them now that it feels like we're going back to that 90's mentality.

some of those sets:

    * batman shadow box (with my first ever missing piece!)
    * dune ornithopter (great build)
    * loop rollercoaster (not counting those loop tracks)
    * orient express (my least favorite build in the last few years)

> I mean even the name choice "Tropic Haze" kind of hints at sailing the high seas

1. We know this woman is a witch because she looks like one.

2. We know this woman is a witch because she dresses like one.

3. We know this woman is a witch because she has a wart.

4. We know this woman is a witch because she turned someone into a newt.

5. One burns witches.

6. One burns wood.

7. Witches burn because they are made out of wood.

8. Bridges are made of wood.

9. However, bridges are multiply realizable. They can be built from stone. [Implied] Building a bridge out of the woman will not determine that she is made of wood.

10. Wood floats in water.

11. A duck floats in water [bread, apples, very small rocks, cider, gravy, cherries, mud, churches, lead].

12. If the woman weighs the same as a duck, then she is made of wood.

13. The woman weighs the same as a duck.

14. Therefore, the woman is a witch.

more leaps of logic.

[editing to add: with apologies to https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/06/27/monty-python-witch-tri...]

aha, that would explain the distinction, my 3rd party RF lenses are all manual focus.

my favorite of the latest crop has been a 50mm f/1.4 tilt lens, manual focus of course.

I don't know if it was a "start letting", but I have multiple 3rd party RF lenses purchased through normal retail, not grey market.

sadly only available for Sony and Leica currently.

my father had a similar focused ultrasound treatment for tremors. he went from spilling everything that he tried to carry to rock solid with his right hand. it was a life-changing event for him, and now he is impatient for the treatment for his left hand.

he was even able to go back to his woodworking hobby, that he thought he'd never be able to do again.

they did multiple MRI's to make sure they could hit the exact location, and they appear to have done so.

spacex isn't the only company that he has a stake in that is now leaving Delaware. the fact that he has majority of voting rights just makes this one easier.

> what is SpaceX giving up in this move?

likely a lot of future money and shares that will be going into Elon's pockets - the Delaware hate came from the courts responding to a shareholder lawsuit about his pay package.

indeed! my first tulip plantings had additional tulips coming up several inches from where I planted them, as well as the original tulip bulbs planted. how did I know they weren't some random tulips? because I planted some very beautiful specialty bulbs I had never seen before, and that's what came up.

really looking forward to spring to see them all come up again.

I have some good news for you! While tulips do not reliably come back every year, sometimes skipping a year, they are actually perennials.

pljs (https://github.com/plv8/pljs) is a postgres language plugin that also uses quickjs. given how much faster the startup is compared to v8, and that most postgres functions are very small and do very little compared to a node.js program, it is quite good.

I can definitely see aws' lambda operations gaining quite a bit from this.

I use my (factory installed) fog lights only when the conditions are bad enough that I need a downward facing light to be able to see the lanes or obstructions. mine turn off if I turn on high beams, which do not have the very close reflections. they make a significant difference in specific circumstances. why I see some people drive with them on under all conditions, I will never know.