Re: Enable 32K Block in 8K Block DB

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:36:39 -0800
Message-ID: <1080632177.922772@yasure>

Howard J. Rogers wrote:

> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1080618879.842540_at_yasure...
>

>>Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Mike Ault" <mikerault_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>news:37fab3ab.0403291707.6f43b737_at_posting.google.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Let's examine these allocations objectively shall we?
>>>
>>>
>>>We can try for objectivity, but you'll have to leave your "We Love Mr

>
> B."
>

>>>button at the door.
>>
>>I would like to suggest that all concerned leave their "We Love" and
>>"We Hate" at the door.
>>
>>This discussion could be very valuable if everyone stays professional
>>and sticks to facts. Can we see benchmarks such that we can all test
>>what each side of this debate posts and determine these matters on
>>our own hardware and operating systems.
>>
>>Please lets not let this degenerate as it has in the past into
>>name calling. Those of us watching and reading will draw our own
>>conclusions and don't need to be spoon fed dirt.
>>
>>Thank you.

>
>
> Why don't you actually let the discussion develop before leaping in?
>
> I made no nasty comments about Mike. And I made no personal comments about
> B.
>
> And I posted facts and figures to back up my point.
>
> It is fine to not want things to degenerate. It is even fine to
> oh-so-quietly suggest, as my comment above to Mike was attempting to do,
> that a discussion on the technical merits is fine, but a blind defence (or
> attack) of Burleson is not.
>
> It is not fine to pass judgement about the content of a thread before it has
> even begun in earnest. Especially when you then go on to snip the very
> technical content you say you are looking forward to reading.
>
> Bide your time, I think.
>
> HJR
Being an American I felt obliged to stage a pre-emptive strike. ;-)

In short ... I wanted to draw the line before anyone crossed it. I was not my intent to imply that you, or anyone else, had done so.

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Received on Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:36:39 CST