As the markets tank... Some Benchmark Stuff to distract you from the collapse...
Not really a technical support thread. A poster linked an ADT Magazine article about database benchmark results, and the discussion centred on the observation that Informix IDS doesn't appear in published benchmarks at all, with speculation that IDS using RTL and the Time Series datablade would do very well if it were entered. No explanation is given for IBM's absence from the benchmarks, and no resolution is recorded. The thread quickly drifts off-topic into the 2008 financial crisis, US politics and hunting ammunition prices.
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On Sep 29, 2:27 pm, InDeep <ind...@indeep.com> wrote: > http://adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=23330 And this surprises anyone? Granted the article's author clearly has a Microsoft bias and probably a woody in his shorts when he hears Bill Gate's name mentioned. But the point is that for some reason, no one wants to do this benchmark. Where's IDS's entry? If you think about it, if IDS were to use RTL and Time Series, it would crush the benchmarks. -G
Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > On Sep 29, 2:27 pm, InDeep <ind...@indeep.com> wrote: >> http://adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=23330 > > And this surprises anyone? > > Granted the article's author clearly has a Microsoft bias and probably > a woody in his shorts when he hears Bill Gate's name mentioned. > > But the point is that for some reason, no one wants to do this > benchmark. > > Where's IDS's entry? > > If you think about it, if IDS were to use RTL and Time Series, it > would crush the benchmarks. > > -G Well, I think you got the point instantly. There's no benchmark out there of IDS. Hey, by the way, any jumpers in your neighborhood from the market tanking? We had a few here, lots of people sky diving into wind mills, screaming "Its OVER!" Dramatic, and to the point. *<8o)
> From: indeep@indeep.com > Subject: Re: As the markets tank... Some Benchmark Stuff to distract you from the collapse... > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:12:22 -0700 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > > > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > On Sep 29, 2:27 pm, InDeep <ind...@indeep.com> wrote: > >> http://adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=23330 > > > > And this surprises anyone? > > > > Granted the article's author clearly has a Microsoft bias and probably > > a woody in his shorts when he hears Bill Gate's name mentioned. > > > > But the point is that for some reason, no one wants to do this > > benchmark. > > > > Where's IDS's entry? > > > > If you think about it, if IDS were to use RTL and Time Series, it > > would crush the benchmarks. > > > > -G > > Well, I think you got the point instantly. There's no benchmark out there of IDS. > > Hey, by the way, any jumpers in your neighborhood from the market tanking? > > We had a few here, lots of people sky diving into wind mills, screaming "Its OVER!" > > Dramatic, and to the point. > > *<8o) Sorry, the only panic I've seen are the tourists and soccer moms who are walking down Mag Mile. Also the blue collar workers stumbling out of a bar after the Sox win! Seriously, its the people who don't understand that this isnt' a bailout of the banks/financial institutions, but of the economy to ensure that there is liquidity. There was a lot of frustrations and I urge everyone who lives and can vote in the US, to look at how their congress critter voted in the House and if they voted no, toss them out of office. They failed to understand the issue, and they failed their constituents concerning themselves with vote getting. The funniest thing I saw on TV last night were news crews interviewing CBOE traders as they walked out of building last night. I don't think any of them called their congress critters a nice word for failing the world. (yes the world. If the US economy tanks, say good bye to your own economy. Except the kiwis. They have their girlfriends and mint sauce to survive. ;-) [Yes a blatant sheep joke to keep OTC happy.] Thank god my money is tied up in good farm land. I can always sell everything, move down south in to a double wide and start growing my own food and raising my own beef. ;-) And I'm really thankful that my wife's aunt's taught her how to can fruits and vegies. Its $1.00 plus per cartridge that is going to be hard to take. (Anyone price a premium .300 Win Mag, or 7mm Rem Mag round these days? ) -G _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/
"Ian Michael Gumby" <im_gumby@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.0.1222804986.607.informix-list@iiug.org... >> Anyone price a premium .300 Win Mag, or 7mm Rem Mag round these days? Mrs Palin is quite switched-on about these matters, I believe ...
On Sep 30, 5:04 pm, "Neil Truby" <neil.tr...@ardenta.com> wrote: > "Ian Michael Gumby" <im_gu...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:mailman.0.1222804986.607.informix-list@iiug.org... > > >> Anyone price a premium .300 Win Mag, or 7mm Rem Mag round these days? > > Mrs Palin is quite switched-on about these matters, I believe ... I'm not sure if she could handle a .300 Win Mag without a muzzle break. Nor a 7mm Rem Mag, although with a muzzle break, its pretty tame. Now if we're talking shotguns, she could probably handle a 12 ga Mag autoloader. Pump gun? Not so much. (Try 00 buckshot in a 16ga pump.Or full load slugs) But back to the point... premium hunting rounds in a Magnum caliber are north of the $1.50 a round.