Comments on: Log Buffer #142: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs http://www.pythian.com/news/1919/log-buffer-142-a-carnival-of-the-vanities-for-dbas/ News and views from Pythian DBAs Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Edwards http://www.pythian.com/news/1919/log-buffer-142-a-carnival-of-the-vanities-for-dbas/#comment-354683 David Edwards Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:16:44 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=1919#comment-354683 Okay---<a href="http://prodlife.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/first-international-nocoug-sql-challenge/#comment-2789" rel="nofollow">Singer Wang stepped up</a> with an idea based on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem" rel="nofollow">central limit theorem</a>. He's more of a <em>theorist</em>, however, so we're still waiting on the code. Okay—Singer Wang stepped up with an idea based on the central limit theorem. He’s more of a theorist, however, so we’re still waiting on the code.

]]> By: David Edwards http://www.pythian.com/news/1919/log-buffer-142-a-carnival-of-the-vanities-for-dbas/#comment-354532 David Edwards Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:57:31 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=1919#comment-354532 1. Chen, I intended no offense. I only meant "old" in the sense of your having been a guest editor of Log Buffer before. And that you are, let's face it, no spring chicken anymore. 2. Yeah, what about that?? 1. Chen, I intended no offense. I only meant “old” in the sense of your having been a guest editor of Log Buffer before. And that you are, let’s face it, no spring chicken anymore.

2. Yeah, what about that??

]]> By: Chen Shapira http://www.pythian.com/news/1919/log-buffer-142-a-carnival-of-the-vanities-for-dbas/#comment-353854 Chen Shapira Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:57:15 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=1919#comment-353854 1. I object to being called old! 2. No one from Pythian is participating in the NoCoug challenge? 1. I object to being called old!
2. No one from Pythian is participating in the NoCoug challenge?

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