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2011-06-23 14:38:57

codahale on cap, harvest and yield. everyone designing distributed systems should read this

2010-09-28 23:08:25

jeremy cole has finally solved the mysql swapping-for-no-reason issue. very nice work [via ph]

2010-08-19 14:15:52

thanks to kastner for pointing me to this thread from 6 years ago. guess what retarded commenters? i was right all along. see also: everything written on large distributed databases since then.

2010-08-16 21:30:47

noting these down for later reference - two excellent answers on quora from adam d'angelo on why quora uses mysql instead of postgres or a nosql solution. he says everything i've been saying for the last few years, but more eloquently

2009-10-24 09:18:10

a couple of interesting alternatives to phpMyAdmin, both simpler: sqlbuddy looks like a really well done minimalist effort, while phpMiniAdmin like like PMA from 10 years ago.

2009-03-20 21:28:40

the movie timeline is a lovely compilation of dates

2008-09-18 11:17:46

in a joe stump talk at the expo - had not heard of base before, as an alternative to acid in our new cap world. flickr is pretty base