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mwcremer
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Comment · 18 days ago
What, no Trixie or Chim-Chim?
Comment · 2 months ago
Thanks, I had not spotted that. I guess "better SQL" claim makes it seem like it is something more novel.
Comment · 2 months ago
Looks a lot like 6NF (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_normal_form
)
Comment · 2 months ago
Lakes Powell and Mead would like a word...
Comment · 3 months ago
Appears so:
https://beyondloom.com/decker/lil.html
Comment · 3 months ago
Reminds me of The Beer Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_distribution_game
Comment · 4 months ago
Might also be a reference to the Homestead strike et al. Pinkertons were often employed as strikebreakers.
Comment · 8 months ago
“I work hard to avoid ~~even~~ only the appearance of impropriety.” —-Not Rep. Richard Hanna
Comment · 11 months ago
Sorry, did you mean "Summers unironically wrote" or "capitalist economist types unironically believe" ?
Comment · 1 year ago
Proclamation 4311.
Comment · 1 year ago
And the baby food jars of Parmersan and chili flakes, with nail holes poked in the lid.
Comment · 1 year ago
To point 2, even regular user interface can be hazardous:
https://www.folklore.org/Do_It.html
Comment · 1 year ago
https://folklore.org/The_Grand_Unified_Model.html
Comment · 1 year ago
At least it gets you out in the fresh air.
Comment · 1 year ago
For the record, the movie was comedic but the book was not.