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Off to MySQL Con

I’m presenting a 25-minute talk on “Thinking about Performance” on Wednesday, around 5:25p at the Percona Performance Conference. My plan is to talk about performance testing and how to go about useful optimizations. This will be in the context of the PostgreSQL Performance Pad testing, and the performance-focused talks Mark Wong has been giving at Portland State University. Stop by if you get the chance – and you’re in San Jose! It’s free.

Robert Treat will be giving a talk on PostgreSQL at 11:15am that should be good, and we’re having a BoF during MySQL Con at 7:30pm. Quite a bit of Postgres-focused content at MySQL Con on Wednesday 🙂

I’m sad that I’ll be missing the Open Source Bridge Town Hall tomorrow night, but you should go! 🙂

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twittering on 2009-04-20

  • RT @Mark_Antony: Environment is finally right for PostgreSQL ascendancy! #
  • @leandrod I think people will seriously consider Postgres. #
  • @leandrod yes, and to have a say in the community and development process. #
  • @stewartsmith i’ll buy you a drink 🙂 #
  • RT @brianaker: No porting to AIX! #
  • @poopmcpooperson there’s a bit of consciousness raising happening today 🙂 happy to help with migrations! #
  • great link @Mark_Antony – http://bit.ly/bvcpd great analysis of what it all means for Free Software #
  • @jdub i’d say partnership 🙂 #
  • @ahockley sort of already are if you’re using innodb 😉 #
  • @mherrick66 fantastic news! shows that you’re doing things right to encourage contribution/community. #
  • best wishes to @jnyp32 and @adamd! 🙂 #
  • RT @ryansnyder: @donpdonp Ice Condor featured as a Best New Mashup today at ProgrammableWeb – http://bit.ly/1uAM7y #
  • RT @snaga:Back to 2005,Josh’s article gave me insights why we use community-based opensource.http://tinyurl.com/cnxjmh #postgresql #mysql #
  • happy b-day @schwern 🙂 #
  • RT @znmeb: Researchers: Databases still beat Google’s MapReduce http://ow.ly/3kWh (stonebreaker: original dev of Postgres) #postgres #sql #
  • @kscaldef heh. you should join our !mvcc happy hour next thurs. we’re going to discuss papers. #
  • @jkuramot yes, there’s some discussion happening 😉 #
  • At #MySQLCon this week? We’re having a #Postgres BoF on Wednesday, 7:30pm http://www.mysqlconf.com/mysql2009/public/schedule/detail/8983 #
  • @gobansaor just echoing others: #Sun doesn’t contribute much to #postgres. last prominent Pg contributor left last month (peter). #
  • @gobansaor jignesh shah is still there, but few others are vocal, active. #
  • @grigs *blush* lol bring on the migrations! #
  • @dkeskar want to have a BarCamp session? also, PDXPUG. will start a wiki page of resources and post later. #
  • RT @Crad: <3 default config options in 8.4. No more –enable-integer-datetimes, customizable block and segment sizes are neat too! #postgres #
  • any pdx tweeps want to meet for lunch in NE for database gossiping? probably 12:30pm #
  • @Theory 5th quadrant lompoc? #
  • pdx peeps: database gossip tweetup @ 5th quadrant lompoc, 12:30pm http://tr.im/jfF2 (have 4 ppl so far, lemme know if you’re coming) #
  • heading out to database gossip tweetup http://calagator.org/events/1250457012 #
  • At Lompoc! #
  • great lunch with @donpdonp, @igalko, @gorthx, @jmelesky, @Theory, @manimal. database gossip FTW! #
  • @verso now i have the magnetic fields stuck in my head. which, isn’t so bad 🙂 #
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twittering on 2009-04-17

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twittering on 2009-04-16

  • glad that @gorthx made some cake. #
  • so, @osbridge website is gonna go down for a few minutes as we are migrated to a shiny, faster server. thanks @igalko and Network Redux! #
  • RT @linuxplumbers: #LPC 2009 Call for Proposals has been posted! Submit today. 😀 http://tinyurl.com/lpc2009cfp #
  • @ rontom’s discussing surveillance, sponsors, and forms #
  • @Metroknow I feel your pain. Mine is in the form of a WEP bridge to my wireless network that somehow, just won’t work now. #
  • @turoczy i have this bridge i wanna sell you… #
  • @turoczy @igalko you guys. it’s not like we started a side project that took over… hey.. wait a minute! #
  • @b3gl sure! be sure 2 get latest version of gcc, see bridge-bugs list for patches & don’t step on that rake on your way through the yard.. #
  • @ramereth not just next. inevitable! #
  • coffee + sun == win #
  • RT @timoreilly: Good question from @ninaksimon: Why don’t all professional conferences have an “institutional change” track? #mw2009 #
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twittering on 2009-04-15

  • @leandrod i ended up using pgAdmin 🙂 #
  • Join us for an @osbridge sprint this weekend to work on coding, testing, wikis, copywriting, and more: http://tr.im/iSbi (via @igalko) #
  • trolling work IRC with url shortener propaganda. #
  • OH: It’s like they’ve NFS mounted the disk from Novosibirsk over a rusty pipe. #
  • @ramereth are you trying to get @osbridgebot into the conference? and the answer is, no, your additional speaker does not have to pay. #
  • tee hee i made it into the release notes! 🙂 http://tinyurl.com/c6zt8c #
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twittering on 2009-04-14

  • open office: i’m not liking you right now. #
  • content committee still going at it for @osbridge #
  • and we’re done for the night 🙂 thanks @brianfelder, @thekirbster, @znmeb , @cheeseinspector! @spinnerin & i have some work to do tomorrow. #
  • @kristinatufte field trip! awesome. #
  • RT @osbridge: Pssst! Next Open Source Bridge Town Hall is April 21. Pass it on. http://is.gd/sqyP #
  • sometimes, my office feels like my old VW: in an icebox with my foot on fire. #
  • @igalko @reidab @spinnerin will we have a codesprint this weekend? #
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twittering on 2009-04-13

  • @reannatugiri it’s the america’s test kitchen one 🙂 yummy. #
  • @reidab your mom rules! #
  • wishing @opb’s inhouse was still on. #
  • “Sometimes,if you aren’t sure about something,you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down”-DanielleSteel #srsly #
  • RT @lauracowen: just written a new blog post about the in-development Gallery 3 & the consumability of Gallery 2: http://tinyurl.com/dgfk5w #
  • @puppetmasterd +1 on moving to pdx 🙂 #
  • @chasebockman cool on the electric cars. that’ll be our next one 🙂 mostly i ride my bike. #
  • @atreat wish I could join 🙂 #
  • @ahockley congrats! #
  • @phillips wow! best wishes to you and Nisha 🙂 🙂 #
  • @philips sorry about the mispelling 😉 and best wishes again. #
  • @OPB_Updates thanks for the tip! #
  • soup tastes pretty good. #
  • @turoczy could we get some by next monday? or are those not a present for me? 🙂 #
  • @kissmehere kiss @mildwail #
  • @xolotl what is surgical bankruptcy? GeneCo comes to mind… #
  • RT @ahockley: leading a WordPress Tips/Tricks discussion at the @pdxwp meeting Thurs: http://is.gd/seYN – join us, bring ideas, learn! #
  • @xolotl ah, here I was thinking it was a movie reference. sad. #
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twittering on 2009-04-12

  • totally excited that @osbridge is starting to match up volunteers with opportunities. thanks @morganpdx! #
  • thinking that there really should be a foss framework drinking game. #
  • @kindrawoo jealous of beach-going! #
  • made lemon chess pie for easter dinner. packing up for sherwood! #