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Re: by mathewpregasen on Monday July 21, 2025 @12:27PM (#44637076)
Yeah, in general, I think a lot of businesses would love to skip ETL pipelines if possible / consolidate data. Postgres is a very much a neutral database to extend upon, maybe a wild analogy but it's the canola oil of databases
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Re: by strbean on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:20PM (#44637768)
Total tangent, but I think "Canola is a neutral oil" is a lie. It's got the most distinctive (and in my opinion, bad) flavor of the common cooking oils.
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Re: by retakeming on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:27PM (#44637868)
What would you say is the most neutral oil then?
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Re: by ahartmetz on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:04PM (#44638365)
Sunflower oil? It seems to very reliably taste like nothing.
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Re: by mathewpregasen on Monday July 21, 2025 @07:06PM (#44641384)
Personally I have Canola and Sunflower oil tied. Vegetable Oil I guess deserves a mention here too.
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Re: by ahartmetz on Monday July 21, 2025 @07:40PM (#44641637)
If canola oil tastes like something, it's really disgusting IMO. I kinda hate the stuff even though my dad made good money growing it. OTOH, the very sweet smell of the plant's flowers is pleasant enough if pretty basic and the honey is similar.
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Re: by zombodb on Monday July 21, 2025 @08:53PM (#44642158)
Shout out to grapeseed oil
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