mjoksimovic
Re:(Republished from 2021): Your legacy database is outgrowing itself
on Sunday September 07, 2025 @06:55AM (#45157088)
This article was originally published on January 2021 (link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25730778) but it had somehow unfortunate story and ended up vanishing from the Internet. This is may attempt to revive the article that I think contained some really useful info!
My Journey into Microsoft
Art of Finishing Things
Re:Book Depository is shutting down on April 26th
on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @04:48AM (#35451188)
No clue :( Apparently Amazon decided to shut them down.
Book Depository is shutting down on April 26th
Forget the work/life balance and focus on fulfillment
Re:Show HN: We replicated Canva's functionality in 7 days with Midjourney
on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @07:05AM (#35338759)
I'm not sure what to think of this honestly :)
What you created looks cool and interesting, but I'm failing to see how you "replicated Canva's functionality"? You seem to have replicated the Templates, yes, but I'd be doubtful about the functionality (which is quite a thing).
Also, what I'm curious is - what's the general idea of this and what does it have to do with fact that you were rejected?
Re:Hi, I'm Paul Randal, and I'm an alcoholic
on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:31AM (#35337482)
I just want to add that, as a massive fan (and part of Paul's mentoring class of 2023), this makes me even more of a fan of Paul.
I never had problems with alcohol, but I did have my set of issues with Mental Health and as someone who talks publicly about it, this really and I mean REALLY requires massive courage.
So yes, I'm incredibly proud of my mentor for publishing this.
Hi, I'm Paul Randal, and I'm an alcoholic
Building Snowman Using Transaction Isolation Levels
Re:MIRC 7.72 has been released (2022)
on Friday March 17, 2023 @06:13PM (#35203597)
I'm planning to get it tomorrow as well! And hell I have to buy that license since I used it for free back in 2000s ^_^
EDIT: bit more words
Re:MIRC 7.72 has been released (2022)
on Friday March 17, 2023 @06:00PM (#35203471)
I was recreating some old memories from 2000s and I obviously mentioned mIRC being awesome at the time. And then I googled it purely out of fun and ... well holy crap - mIRC is STILL being actively developed, to this day, by the SAME guy (Khaled Mardam-Bey). And he's still charging $20 for a licence ...
If you are of the older generation, I hope you will find this more than amusing :)
MIRC 7.72 has been released (2022)
Re:Database Sharding explained through infographic
on Saturday March 11, 2023 @05:17PM (#35113354)
If you're the person behind these infographics -- I'm absolutely amazed by work you are producing. Like, point blank astonished. Honestly. Great job!!!
Database Sharding explained through infographic
Writing Windows Debugger in Rust – Part 1
Proper way to multi-task (and achieve more)
Show HN: Deep-Dive into Containers, for People in a Hurry
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13vyoHrc3bvAG480GTFDl4Xs1mfJP5PqP/view?usp=share_link
Hi folks,I created series of, what I call "Bitesized" graphics on the topic of Containers.This was primarily done as I was actually interested in the inner-workings of them, and is presented in a simple-to-digest manner in which I would have hoped someone showed it to me. As I usually like to say - these are made so that they can be consumed from your toilet :)Finally, for those interested - I...
Deep-Dive into Azure Functions Security
COW (Container on Windows) that escaped the Silo
Deep-dive into Container Image content (with Pictures)
Binary Exploitation Notes
How do COWs (Containers on Windows) work?
Re:SQL Server's Storage Internals for People in a Hurry [pdf]
on Sunday September 25, 2022 @01:31AM (#32969178)
Hi all,
I published a series of posts on SQL Server's Storage Internals and eventually had them converted into a PDF file :)