Notices by Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com), page 4

Since you can run into race conditions, you want to implement SQL transactions. Transactions are probably the only "special" thing outside of normal coding you'd worry about in this system.

Thing is, I don't think you could pull this off in most languages. You'd have to override how the language performs the basic action of creating object members, fetching them and storing them. If you make a new field, you'd need the parent class to somehow override how the memory is accessed in fields.

If I create a table in the DB, that should immediately appear as an object in the special root object. If I read an array element that hasn't been cached in memory, a new SELECT query with a range LIMIT clause should fetch the relevant rows. Think of it like virtual memory for databases. It swaps the pages in as you access that bit of memory.

What I would like to have is a database that pretends to be an in-memory object graph, but is actually keeping in lock-step with a relational database behind the scenes.

If I make an object and stick it in an array that I assign to a special root object, that array should immediately become a table, or attempt to attach to a table that already exists in the DB schema.

1. Begin to write node.js back-end with bare-bones SQL queries.

2. Realise that representing entities as JS objects would be handy.

3. Begin to write code that resembles an ORM.

4. Stop, because ORMs are already a thing.

5. Check for JS ORMs online. They're all vaguely as horrible as Hibernate and expect you to define your entities in some kind of internal data structure.

6. Start dreaming about a relational database that seamlessly integrates with JS so you don't even notice it's there.

@natecull Also, they have a live Kiwi there! New Zealanders up close. How exciting!

@philcolbourn

@natecull Also, they have a live Kiwi there! New Zealanders up close. How exciting!

@philcolbourn More often than not, figures of speech in Norwegian translate fairly directly to English, or are similar enough that you can treat them the same.

@philcolbourn Oh, maybe that figure of speech isn't used in English? A tense person tends to raise their shoulders a bit. In Norwegian, the figure of speech "lower your shoulders" means to relax and/or act casual.

SYSADMIN: The site is down. I tried to call the customer, but they didn't answer. Can't do anything yet.

OUR BOSS: That's a bit too passive. We know there's a guy named X in the IT department there that Y thinks is bright. Try to get hold of him. Their turnover is 1 billion dollars, by the way.

I think this kind of proactive mentality is why bosses become bosses. Much like a good programmer doesn't give up so easily with computers, a good businessman doesn't give up so easily with people.

Arrow's impossibility theorem:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/arrows-impossibility-theorem.asp

So, basically, in an instant-runoff voting system (where voters rank candidates by preference), the outcome (who the winner is) could change if one candidate wasn't running, even if that candidate hadn't won if they did participate.

My immediate conclusion is that instant-runoff voting systems work best if there is an abundance of good candidates, and voters can always pick the best ones for them, not the ones they hate the least.

Arrow's impossibility theorem:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/arrows-impossibility-theorem.asp

So, basically, in an instant-runoff voting system (where voters rank candidates by preference), the outcome (who the winner is) could change if one candidate wasn't running, even if that candidate hadn't won if they did participate.

My immediate conclusion is that instant-runoff voting systems work best if there is an abundance of good candidates, and and voters can pick the best one for them, not the ones they hate the least.

@blaha They say Trådfri bulbs should now work with the Hue gateway, but users are reporting random glitches. I've been looking at USB home automation radio modules. I've been developing my own software to control my bulbs.

Finding a shop in Oslo that has a two-pack of Philips Hue colour light bulbs isn't easy. They like to sell them one by one, because they can charge more that way.

When I bought this system, IKEA Trådfri and third-party hubs didn't exist, or I might've got those instead; since they're way less expensive. Yes, LED bulbs are cheaper in the long run and I haven't needed to replace any bulbs in this system so far, but the upfront cost...

Finding a shop in Oslo that has a two-pack of Philips Hue colour light bulbs isn't easy. They like to sell them one by one, because they can charge more that way.

When I bought this system, IKEA Trådfri and third-party hubs didn't exist, or I might've got those instead; since they're way less expensive. Yes, LED bulbs are cheaper on the long run and I haven't needed to replace any bulbs in the system so far, but the upfront cost...

@kf @coldacid I'm typing up my own lyrics as we speak...

Maybe I should record a song about the Fediverse. 😆

@encarsia What these immigrants know about Norway is that there's money here and a good welfare system, but they don't understand how introverted the culture is here.

@encarsia What these immigrants know about money is that there's money here and a good welfare system, but they don't know how introverted the culture is here.

@encarsia Being an old man, he's probably quite settled in his ways, and disapproves of what he sees instead of trying to adapt, like most old people do.

@encarsia I think his problem is that he's frustrated because nobody talks to him. He wasn't just complaining about me. He didn't say "uncivilised person" but "uncivilised people", meaning that he was referring to this country.