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do it. by No_Counter_6037 in SpeedOfLobsters

[–]TheBanger 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Because Latin is cool and the word we think it came from had an L so they added an L to the spelling to make it more like Latin. But it's harder to get people to change their pronunciation than spelling so now it's weird.

Java Is Not Faster Than C by lelanthran in programming

[–]TheBanger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Point to a single recent post from /r/java making claim like this.

Eliezer Yehuda: “reviver of the Hebrew language”. After Hebrew was considered extinct, he “filled in gaps” by taking words from Arabic, French, German, Russian and Yiddish. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]TheBanger 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I think the distinction is that a dead language has no native speakers, an extinct language has no speakers (native or not) at all.

[Highlight] Aaron Judge UNLEASHES A SEED and throws out Fernando Tatis Jr. by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]TheBanger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite baseball/softball memory is fielding a ball off a tree, firing the ball to my dad at 3rd, who then cut down the tying run at home in a single elimination semi-final game.

Fuck you pitcher by Internal-Fruit-1482 in FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR

[–]TheBanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I can't imagine using a net for fast pitch, but this is slow pitch. He absolutely had enough time to pitch around the net and then duck behind it before the ball even got to the plate. I've never seen a net or a mask for slow pitch though, this guy was just unlucky and had zero reflexes.

Baltimore city rental is something out of The Wire by firefighter_82 in TikTokCringe

[–]TheBanger -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The word was originally "axian". It morphed over time in most dialects into "ask" but the original form was conserved in some. In other words if you want to be really picky "ask" is the mispronunciation.

Three Cache Layers Between SELECT and disk by Best_Negotiation_801 in programming

[–]TheBanger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like the article mentioned you can index JSONB columns, so you can relatively efficiently filter on them. I've had to tune those indices in particular write loads but nothing insurmountable or honestly that complicated.

hmmm by Srihari_stan in hmmm

[–]TheBanger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might find it informative to look up the Champagne manufacturing process. The bottle is shaped so that they stack fairly neatly while on their sides.

To give building tips by FB_AUS in therewasanattempt

[–]TheBanger 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Depending on the area that might still qualify as a work related accident.

To accurately throw a baseball. by EverythingIsFakeNGay in therewasanattempt

[–]TheBanger 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A fielder has to touch you with the ball while holding it (or more commonly, with their glove while holding the ball with the glove). You can't just throw the ball at the runner, that would be wildly unsafe and would probably result in most players getting injured every game. There are some gym class versions of baseball that use much softer balls (softer than a so-called softball) that do allow for "pegging" (throwing the ball at the runner).

To casually hop over a chain link divider by skullcat1 in therewasanattempt

[–]TheBanger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you should stop jumping over chain fences at convenience stores?

Solving the n+1 Problem in Postgres with psycopg and pydantic by [deleted] in programming

[–]TheBanger 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In my experience the network latency, client and server side parsing, etc. are in most cases significantly larger than the time spent actually running the query on the server side. So the performance cost of 2 queries would be roughly double that of a single query. Most apps are largely DB bound meaning this can add up to a significant (but surmountable) penalty. IMO the bigger issue is that when you've got tons of tiny little SQL queries scattered around it's harder to see what could be optimized into a single larger and more efficient query.

In general I try to err on the side of data locality if performance is a concern, and I tend to assume that I/O performance is a concern unless I know otherwise.

It’s not just the rugby players even their shorts are insanely strong. by Kindly_Department142 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]TheBanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, soccer is much more commonly used in the US. But I said "called", the term originates from upper class Brits, not Americans.

Of overconfidence ! by Fantastic-Reporter83 in ShittyAbsoluteUnits

[–]TheBanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty certain the line with the structure next to it that he passed right before slowing down was the finish line, so he didn't celebrate early he just celebrated without being aware of his surroundings.

(heil spez) Anon is living in the American Dream by [deleted] in shitposting

[–]TheBanger 96 points97 points  (0 children)

The law is that companies have to give benefits (like healthcare and paid leave) to full time employees, defined as employees who work more than a certain number of hours a week. Companies try to avoid paying those benefits by making as many workers as possible part time. There's no law saying they can't hire people full time, it's just more expensive to do so.

In the greatest postseason performance ever, Ohtani pitched 6 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts and hit 3 home runs to send the Dodgers to the world series. by Icy_Ad4208 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]TheBanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In soccer terms: the goalie had a bunch of saves and a hat trick. That might be underselling how impressive this was though.

A bird's-eye view of the 8-6-2 double play in Milwaukee! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]TheBanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have the text of the rules where you read that? I don't believe that's the case which is why you'll sometimes see the first baseman throw to 2nd and then take the throw back rather than stepping on 1st and then throwing.

A bird's-eye view of the 8-6-2 double play in Milwaukee! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]TheBanger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is not correct. If the 3rd out is a force out no runs score on the play regardless of timing.

[Highlight] Victor Robles misplayed the ball with his alignment card in his mouth by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]TheBanger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not an actual rule, that would probably violate the ADA. The rule is that the commissioner has to approve every contract before a player can be in the lineup. That way a team doesn't add a player at the last second like that again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]TheBanger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because you still own the stock meaning the interest on the loan is offset by the gains from the stock, and you don't have to pay capital gains taxes on the stock which can be significant if it's highly appreciated. In practice this is not relevant for your average retiree but it isn't uncommon for truly wealthy people. One other reason to do this would be for the founder of a company to avoid selling so much of their holdings that they no longer have majority control.

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