Random Musings from Randal

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d’Armond Speers spoke only Klingon to his child for the first three years of its life.

It’s true that a good portion of MySQL would be safe even if Oracle decided to kill it. Those “safe” bits have already been forked as MariaDB, a project run by former MySQL creator, Monty Widenius. A separate “fork in spirit” also exists with Drizzle, led by former collegue of Monty, Brian Aker. It’s also true that many open-source alternatives exist to MySQL. For example, the PostgreSQL database is a viable alternative (and considered by some to even exceed MySQL in many ways).

So, the notion that the EU would kill this deal over fear about MySQL seems… odd to me. There must be something else motivating this. I wonder where to look?

My response to the EU’s killing of the Oracle buying Sun deal

Each member pays $25 per month to use the café and does not have to pay for the pot they smoke. Instead, they get it free over the counter from “budtenders,” according to Reuters. The café will also serve food, but has no liquor license.

Or when these wives do try varied sex positions or acts which their husbands particularly desire, they do so reluctantly, listlessly, and guiltily, thus taking away all their husbands’ satisfaction.

Prostitutes, on the other hand, are in the business of satisfying their customers. For a stipulated fee, they will do almost anything a male desires; and will do so, in most instances, freely, guiltlessly, with verve.

“merely canadian!”

Oh yeah, I’m so getting one of these for my wall.

Just needed a bit more cowbell, but otherwise, had me in stitches.