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psilocipher··on Computer Files Are Going Extinct
What is this magical "high-end" database that operates without the use of any "files"? Certainly not Oracle or Sybase. Sure, they have "data partitions", but the database executables are distributed and stored in files. And what is the magical file-less operating system that they run on? Ooooh we're in "files are extinct land". Where nothing needs files.
psilocipher··on Computer Files Are Going Extinct
And therefore files will eventually go extinct?
psilocipher··on Computer Files Are Going Extinct
And the database will at a lower level consist of ..... files.....
psilocipher··on Computer Files Are Going Extinct
Files will never go "extinct". Files exist. They will continue to exist. You people are insane.
psilocipher··on A new abnormal: It is still 2 minutes to midnight
I couldn't get past the horribly annoying two-column format of the document. Opened the PDF hoping it would be different. Nope.
psilocipher··on What You Can't Say (2004)
The teacher felt strongly that the student's gender was biological and not something the student could arbitrarily choose to change. The teacher felt that using a pronoun other than a biologically consistent one was "lying", and it was against the teacher's religion to lie, so the teacher would not use the student's chosen pronoun. Did I miss something?
psilocipher··on What You Can't Say (2004)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/teacher-fired-refusi...
psilocipher··on Slow walking at 45 'a sign of faster ageing'
My point, albeit made sarcastically, is maybe some people just like to walk slowly. I was taught as a young man that walking slowly is a sign of wisdom and confidence. It means you know where you are going, you left on time, and you're not in a hurry.
psilocipher··on Slow walking at 45 'a sign of faster ageing'
So, if you feel older than you really are, walk faster. Problem solved. Got it.
psilocipher··on Crontab.guru – cron schedule expression editor
Java Spring documentation also claims to support the question mark vs. asterisk character, however it seems that some versions treat them identically, where the ? is supposed to be a random value and the asterisk is supposed to mean every value...

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30341067/difference-betw...

psilocipher··on Birthplaces of Software Developers in U.S.
Amazing that there are so many 2-year-old software developers, or did their parents pre-ordain their future careers? ;)