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Selective control in autonomous AI systems: Why governing every decision breaks autonomy—and how runtime control actually works at scale
There's been a kind of persistent myth regarding Postgres since I first started using it seriously over 20 years ago: "Postgres doesn't support user variables." This hasn't really been true since version 8.0 way back in 2005. Part of this stems from the fact it doesn't do things the same way as other common database engines.Why don't we spend a little time exploring the functionality that time forgot?What Everyone Else Is DoingBefore I delve into the Postgres approach, let's take a look at th...
I remember one time I had this guy call me up, wanted to pitch me, right?
Wanted to sell me stock. So I let him. I got every fuckin’ rebuttal outta this
guy, kept him on the phone for an hour and a half. Towards the end I started
askin’ him buying questions, like what’s the firm minimum? That’s a buying
question, right there. That guy’s gotta take me down. It’s not like I asked
him, what’s your 800 number? That’s a fuckoff question. I was givin’ him a run
and he blew it. Oka...
PGX is stepping in to maintain pgBackRest as pgxbackup, ensuring critical fixes and PostgreSQL compatibility for the industry-standard backup tool.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks…
