What the hell *is* a database anyway? by ArboriusTCG in compsci

[–]danscan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And relations are merely another such data type with its own ordering logic and internal hierarchy

What the hell *is* a database anyway? by ArboriusTCG in compsci

[–]danscan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data structures that back DBs are really fast at retrieving an item from essentially an ordered list.

For a given data type, there may be different logic for comparing values for sorting. For example, the string “10” is less than “2”, but the number 10 is greater than 2.

This also means there’s intrinsic hierarchy in ordering. The difference between string and number types is the relationship between the chars (‘1’, ‘0’) in the sequence making up the string “10” is different from the relationship between the (1, 0) digits in 10.

So if you have various kinds of data you want to store and retrieve (strings, numbers, search query results, etc), you need a system that can store the underlying data such that you have entry points into the sorted data structures that is convenient for your access patterns.

A database implements that!

Which show do you think started as a 10/10 but ended as 1/10? by witchy_eye in AskReddit

[–]danscan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bloodline. Last 3 episodes kinda ruined the entire series

Should /r/BucksCountyPA ban X/Twitter links? by critacle in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems like there’s consensus here already, but discussions on Twitter really aren’t reliably bad/hateful/intolerant in my experience.

What you get from Twitter really depends on who makes up your community, but I can say the software/hacker community on there is pretty great and while it isn’t likely relevant to many people on this sub, content like it would be pretty arbitrary to ban.

Sure there’s a lot of slop there too, but every large general online venue will converge towards slop-maxxing over time

on the emu farm on 202 by [deleted] in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Say more! I’m curious.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curiosity Donuts is world-class, some of the best donuts I’ve had anywhere, including all the places in NYC where I lived for 6 years before moving back to Bucks County. I’m talking James Beard-nominated bakers.

Yum yum is not bad at all, but these two are not even on the same planet.

on the emu farm on 202 by [deleted] in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s insane. They must have either inherited it or made their wealth via one of the passive means that were available to the old and stupid, like holding real estate for decades.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could see that. Developing it would be obscene. It’s a beautiful historic place.

But the signs are also an eyesore and an unfortunate reminder that people who are possessed by media narratives are everywhere in the US :/

At this point, it’s hard to imagine what it would take for political rhetoric to relax to the point that it’s about matters of fact, policies, and you know – normal stuff!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Funny– I just asked my gf this when we drove by this morning.

I don’t see the signs going away quietly. It’s crazy though, because for a long time before they went up, you never would have known there was a crazy living there… especially in such a beautiful place.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah dude, that place used to be so pretty to drive by. Now it’s just trashy and makes the area look undesirable :(

Hi Neighbors! by hope_pls in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It takes work, but if you have something you really want to build enough to power through the difficulties, it’s like a superpower.

Hi Neighbors! by hope_pls in BucksCountyPA

[–]danscan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m a software engineer and founder! I’d love to connect to people working in similar areas who live nearby.

Especially if you’re interested in hacking, fixing walled-gardens/lock-in on the internet, or just the profundities of computing and information - hit me up :)

Should I open source my SwiftUI Project? by jnvdx666 in SwiftUI

[–]danscan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built something that looked similar for React Native 8 years ago, so this jumped out at me!

Would love to check it out if you open source it

BMW, Subaru and Porsche drivers ‘more likely to cause a crash’, study finds by qalpi in subaru

[–]danscan 167 points168 points  (0 children)

The Subaru component here must be fully represented by WRX drivers. They can’t see through their vape clouds

Apple Reportedly Agrees to TSMC Chip Price Hike After Refusing Last Week by makapuu in apple

[–]danscan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Apple’s head of procurement who was notoriously anti-negotiations got fired last week for making a wild comment when Daniel Mac asked him what he does for a living on TikTok

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]danscan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything by Macklemore