Some time ago I came across the following letter by Henry baker regarding relational databases. It made interesting reading.
Perhaps there is an element of 'when your only tool is a hammer, everything is a nail.' to relational databases. They are certainly so pervasive now that any idea of using something different would be seen as taking a HUGE risk.
There are already many 'established' discrepancies to the Standard Model: for instance that neutrinos have non-zero mass, and the Higgs mechanism by which masses are created.
Well, the Higgs mechanism is a CRUCIAL part of the standard model. So it is hardly a discrepency. And the standard model makes NO predictions regarding neutrino mass.
The Standard Model is somewhat an old fart among many, partly contradictory theories in particle physics.
It may be old, but it does make predictions. It also fits existing experimental data. This is why it stands out.
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Alan Cox keeps talking about "putting away a few pints at the pub" (he is English) on the linux kernal mailing list.
Well, I guess that proves Alan doesn't read slashdot. He is Welsh. BIG difference. Especially when it comes to things like Rugby.
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Some time ago I came across the following letter by Henry baker regarding relational databases. It made interesting reading.
Perhaps there is an element of 'when your only tool is a hammer, everything is a nail.' to relational databases. They are certainly so pervasive now that any idea of using something different would be seen as taking a HUGE risk.
There are already many 'established' discrepancies to the Standard Model: for instance that neutrinos have non-zero mass, and the Higgs mechanism by which masses are created.
Well, the Higgs mechanism is a CRUCIAL part of the standard model. So it is hardly a discrepency. And the standard model makes NO predictions regarding neutrino mass.
The Standard Model is somewhat an old fart among many, partly contradictory theories in particle physics.
It may be old, but it does make predictions. It also fits existing experimental data. This is why it stands out.
Alan Cox keeps talking about "putting away a few pints at the pub" (he is English) on the linux kernal mailing list.
Well, I guess that proves Alan doesn't read slashdot. He is Welsh. BIG difference. Especially when it comes to things like Rugby.