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To: Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>
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Subject: Re: Partitioning documentation example 
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Comments: In-reply-to Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>
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Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:35:43 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org> writes:
> On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 12:25:59PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> That won't actually work.

> I think it's still worthy as an example.

I think what we have here is a failure to communicate.  How are you
going to do performance measurement on something that does not work?

			regards, tom lane