Re: cache vs keep buffer pool

Niall Litchfield wrote:
>
> "Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
> news:3d6e27a3$0$29908$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> > In article <akiuht02q4u_at_drn.newsguy.com>, you said (and I quote):
> >
> > > First time I got to England I was reduced to drinking Fosters (yes, I
> know, I
> > > should hang my head in shame) before I found some English ales that were
> worth
> > > drinking. But what was really good was the steak and kidnewy pie, chips
> (not
> > > fries!) and mushy peas. That's worth a trip back just by itself!
> >
> > Hmmm, warm beer has a taste all of itself, I reckon. You gotta forget
> > the pils stuff and go for the lagers. They have a body that goes well
> > with the warmth. Like a good single malt. Never used ice with those.
>
> What can I say. I'm disappointed in the pair of you.
>
> Lager is cold,bland, easy to keep and pretty well consistent wherever you
> go.
> Ale is warm, alive, complex and rewarding but difficult to keep well and
> maintain.
>
> One of these is the SqlServer of the alcohol world it does the job but...
> And one of them resembles a different RDBMS far closer to my heart.
>
> Next time either of you is in (preferably the south of) England drop us a
> line and I'll see if we can't educate you properly.
>
> Single Malts of course should be drunk neat, whilst blends should be poured
> away untouched.
>
> --
> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK
> *****************************************
> Please include version and platform
> and SQL where applicable
> It makes life easier and increases the
> likelihood of a good answer
>
> ******************************************

One huge advantage of pubs back home is many (in Western Australia at least) have non-smoking policy...Not something you find in UK pubs!

Then again, Oz doesn't have a Beer Festival at Kensington Olympia either!

-- 
==============================
Connor McDonald

http://www.oracledba.co.uk

"Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue..."