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• Post #1972667

  @thegibson ever searched your desk for a forgotten fizzy drink to see the most expensive power supply you've got releasing its magic smoke, and in utter disbelief continue the search until you realize that the magic smoke will turn to flames at some stage unless you act *right now*? Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. In aviation it's called the startle response, and despite being trained to not kill myself and my passengers, I am fully aware it applies to me as well.

• Post #1972665

  Way back in 1993, I tried to get my name attached to an amicus brief for USL vs BSDi. Apparently, I missed my target as there is no mention whatsoever of my name in the docket for 832 F. Supp. 790 (1993). But if today you are using MySQL or any of its derivatives, and enjoy having an alternative to the 800 pound (albeit very nice) gorilla that PostgreSQL has become, you may want to review this petition: https://letter.3306-db.org I just signed it. And it's weird to name an open source...