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6 votes
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Tell me your worst experience with database performance (as a developer)
I’d like your help – and your stories! I’m working on an article with a tentative title of “Tales of the Crypt: Horror stories (about your past) where database performance caused a real problem.”...
I’d like your help – and your stories!
I’m working on an article with a tentative title of “Tales of the Crypt: Horror stories (about your past) where database performance caused a real problem.” It’s meant to be schadenfreude nostalgia, about your late nights coping with a performance issue (with, hopefully, a happy ending of “…and this is what we did to fix it”).
So, what happened? Tell me about it.
I do want to quote you, but we can be oblique about the attribution – especially because sometimes these stories are from a previous employer and do not represent any current affiliation. But I do want the verisimilitude that demonstrates that these tales-of-woe come from real people. As a result, I’m fine with writing, “Kim’s first job was as a mainframe programmer at a hotel chain, where database transactions required tape changes. ‘Yada yada story,’ says Kim, who now is CIO of a Midwest insurance firm.” Real person, but you don’t need to worry about getting anyone to approve your words. (Though if you’re happy with full name, company, and role, I’m even happier; send in a private message if you prefer.)
I used an ancient example above, but I’m hoping for more recent database performance stories. Ideally some of the “here’s how we fixed it” become practical suggestions for developers who are enduring such a situation today.
7 votes -
Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 23
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
8 votes -
Things I noticed while visiting the ICU
9 votes -
I'm going to spend 12 days doing new things. Day 1: Town firsts
5 votes -
I climbed inside a giant robotic parking garage
1 vote -
Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains
2 votes -
Box office: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ crushes franchise record with $73.5 million opening weekend
12 votes -
Cold, remote and short of women – a portrait of life on the Faroe Islands
1 vote -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
1 vote -
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
1 vote -
Once praised for its generous social safety net, Denmark now collects troves of data on welfare claimants
8 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 27
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
3 votes -
Warhammer 40k: 10th edition | Cinematic trailer
3 votes -
"Outstanding Content on Tildes" Competition
I want to try something new. The post quality on Tildes is way above average. I myself only post articles/videos on Tildes if they meet my internal quality threshold, of which Tildes is the...
I want to try something new.
The post quality on Tildes is way above average. I myself only post articles/videos on Tildes if they meet my internal quality threshold, of which Tildes is the highest of any social media I post to.
I want to try to surface some of the quality. So, to that end, I'm trying a game. If it's successful, it'll happen recurringly.
The rules
Respond here with a post containing 1, 2, or 3 Tildes links. You are encouraged to give a short description of them and why you think they're of exceptional quality
- The links must ALL be Tildes links.
- The links can be of any type: Article, video, self-post, or even a truly outstanding Tildes comment. They can be very old or posted minutes ago.
- At least one of your links must originate from someone who isn't you.
How to win
Every game must have a winner. For this iteration, whichever post is top-rated by "most votes" as of 2 weeks after this submission will win (excluding myself and any meta posts). And because every game needs a prize, I'll give them a selection of my many unused steam keys.
You are yourself encouraged to vote for replies that contain submissions you especially find of the highest quality!
14 votes -
Would building a Dyson sphere be worth it? We ran the numbers.
4 votes -
Adam Sandler honored with Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
5 votes -
The long history of the figurative 'literally'—and eight great writers who used it
2 votes -
China on edge as Mongolian boy is hailed as new Buddhist lama
7 votes -
Yann LeCun: From machine learning to autonomous intelligence
4 votes -
The art of the copyist
2 votes -
Robot learns to see in thirty minutes (2022)
3 votes -
Top Ten Fallacies About RISC-V
4 votes -
Why I haven't played Hades
6 votes -
Judge decides against Internet Archive
20 votes -
Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland's centre-left Sosiaalidemokraattien
3 votes -
Megathread #3 for news/updates/discussion of AI chatbots
The hype continues. Here is the previous one.
12 votes -
Framework announces 13th generation Intel update for laptops, new AMD options, and a 16-inch model with modular, upgradeable graphics and keyboards
19 votes -
Gordon E. Moore, Intel co-founder behind Moore’s Law, dies at 94
8 votes -
Why game archivists are dreading this month’s 3DS/Wii U eShop shutdown
10 votes -
Jonathan Majors arrested for alleged assault, rep says actor “has done nothing wrong”
3 votes -
German monks create world's first powdered beer
7 votes -
Taskmaster | Series 15 trailer - starts 30th March
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 20
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
6 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
6 votes -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Walt Disney’s biggest box office gamble
2 votes -
Victoria Alonso weighing legal action against Disney, Marvel over sudden firing; “serious consequences” promises lawyer Patty Glaser as Mouse House points at “indisputable breach of contract”
3 votes -
My channels were hacked, streamed crypto scams, then deleted last night
12 votes -
Tildes Pop-Up Game Event: Demo Disc Days
Pop-Up Event: Demo Disc Days Today we are going to take a trip back to the 90s, when the best way to try out new games was to use a now-antiquated piece of magical circular plastic that you might...
Pop-Up Event: Demo Disc Days
Today we are going to take a trip back to the 90s, when the best way to try out new games was to use a now-antiquated piece of magical circular plastic that you might have gotten along with your subscription to something like PC Gamer, PlayStation Underground, or the Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine.
The demo disc offered gamers a small taste of a variety of different games, letting you try out the beginning levels of lots of different titles in hopes that you'd find ones you like and buy the full games.
One of the most iconic demo discs actually came with the PlayStation console itself, and featured its games laid out in a grid. This is the format we'll be exploring in this pop-up: it's our taste of the 90s, but with the games of today or yesterday or ten years ago.
Community Task: Together, we will create our own modern demo disc by filling in cells in the grid below. To fill in a cell, you must "demo" a game, which consists of:
- playing the beginning of a game,
- that you have never played before,
- for at least 30 minutes.
Choose an unfilled category below, find a game to demo that fits it, and report back here with your thoughts once you've done so! Once you successfully demo a game, it gets put into that slot.
At the end of the pop-up, we will have what may very well be the first demo disc of the 2020s featuring a spread of 42 games across multiple styles and genres!
Arcade RPG Strategy Puzzle Racing Platformer Simulation Casual (casual arcade) (casual rpg) 112 Operator Tricky Towers (casual racing) Lunistice shapez Colorful (colorful arcade) (colorful rpg) (colorful strategy) (colorful puzzle) (colorful racing) (colorful platformer) (colorful simulation) Story Rich (story rich arcade) (story rich rpg) (story rich strategy) (story rich puzzle) (story rich racing) (Reserved) Lakeburg Legacies Retro (retro arcade) (retro rpg) (retro strategy) Zombie Night Terror (retro racing) (retro platformer) (retro simulation) Dark (dark arcade) (dark rpg) Ring of Pain (dark puzzle) (dark racing) (dark platformer) (dark simulation) Great Soundtrack (great soundtrack arcade) (great soundtrack rpg) (great soundtrack strategy) (great soundtrack puzzle) (great soundtrack racing) (great soundtrack platformer) X4: Foundations
Additional Info: The styles and genres have been taken from among the list of Steam's most popular tags (with a slight preference for things that give a more 90s feel). You can use Steam's search tool or Steam's library filtering to find games that fit two tags simultaneously.
If you don't use Steam, that's fine too! A game doesn't have to be "officially" tagged to fit its category. If you feel the game fits, then go for it -- no matter what platform you're playing it on. PC games are fine; console games are fine; emulated games are fine; web games are fine; phone games are fine. Any and all games are welcome on our demo disc!
Also, the game does not have to be a modern game -- just new to you. If the game is playable today and can be demoed, then it works for our demo disc!
Finally, it is fine to demo more than one game for the event. In fact, please do! We’ve got a lot of slots to fill!
Uh, what is this exactly?
It's a temporary event aimed at getting members of the Tildes community to individually participate in something built around a common theme or goal.
Check out the previous Pop-Ups for other examples:
Ludonostalgia! for ~games
Feelin' 22 for ~music
Twenty-Twenty Vision for ~movies13 votes -
Loreen – Tattoo (2023)
5 votes -
What did you do this week (and weekend)?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
6 votes -
A beginner's guide to Soviet animated cinema
4 votes -
Studio Killers – Underneath My Raincoat (2023)
3 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
4 votes -
T-Pain - War Pigs (On Top of the Covers, 2023)
5 votes -
A love letter to the monobloc
7 votes -
The temptation of high oil prices is shaking Norway's climate commitments
3 votes -
Digman! - Season 1 premiere | Full episode
4 votes -
Rap artist Afroman sued by officers who raided his home
11 votes -
Best mobile plant identification apps: a comparative review
9 votes